Equine Bowen Therapy

Yes, it was a complete waste of £40. She was highly recommended by a couple of horsey friends that I trust, they are very happy with the woman and have her regularly. I have no idea what magic she weaved over their horses, but she came and basically just laid her hands on my horse - you would not even call it a massage, never mind anything else.
 
yes, horse has had it and i am regularly treated too!

Excellent, horse loves it, i love it - but i have an exceptionally good practitioner (who is also recommended by local Mctimoney/physio) who has trained in a number of therapies and tends to use a lot of different approaches.

My beast has come on leaps and bounds through physio, Bowen and work.

I've had massive issues with tension in my shoulders - went to physio, chiro and acupuncture but it never helped. Had Bowen probably a year or so ago and i haven't looked back, my tension is gone, i am more aware of what my body is doing and it is soooo relaxing to have done!!! So much better than a massage! :D

Is there a particular issue that you are trying to overcome?
 
BigRed said:
Yes, it was a complete waste of £40. She was highly recommended by a couple of horsey friends that I trust, they are very happy with the woman and have her regularly. I have no idea what magic she weaved over their horses, but she came and basically just laid her hands on my horse - you would not even call it a massage, never mind anything else.
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:rolleyes: it isn't massage. In laymans terms, it is basically the therapist "flicking" the muscle at certain trigger points which stimulates blood flow through that muscle and allows it to perform as it should.

It is very strange to watch (especially to see your horses reaction!) and have done but I really rate it. Although i do know i am very lucky to have such an excellent therapist.

I wouldn't swap it for normal physio though. :)
 
My new horse is quite stiff on the right rein and struggles with inside bend - I had originally put this down to him being a bit one-sided due to being an ex-racer. I rode him the other night and he rode brilliantly on the left rein but was stiff and hollow on the right rein. He had choppy strides and was very tense.

A livery on the yard said she was getting someone out to look at her horse's back, so I agreed to an appointment presuming it would be a Chiro or Physio - she has since text me saying I need to contact my vet and let them know I have an appointment with a Bowen Therapist.

I have never heard of Bowen Therapy before and have no idea what to expect! She said it will take approx 1 1/2 hours and costs £50..
 
Rosie041390 said:
My new horse is quite stiff on the right rein and struggles with inside bend - I had originally put this down to him being a bit one-sided due to being an ex-racer. I rode him the other night and he rode brilliantly on the left rein but was stiff and hollow on the right rein. He had choppy strides and was very tense.

A livery on the yard said she was getting someone out to look at her horse's back, so I agreed to an appointment presuming it would be a Chiro or Physio - she has since text me saying I need to contact my vet and let them know I have an appointment with a Bowen Therapist.

I have never heard of Bowen Therapy before and have no idea what to expect! She said it will take approx 1 1/2 hours and costs £50..
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I would get a proper physio out for this to rule out issues.

Bowen is likely to reactivate muscles that haven't been used for a long time. For example: a close friends horse had really bad sacroilliac issues to the point where she wasn't using the right muscles to work and move (unridden). Physio came and addressed the horses problems but said horse was so used to using the wrong muscles that physio alone would not work and horse would go back to moving in a way that she'd learnt to cope with the pain (horses have excellent muscle memory) Bowen made the horse aware that the unused muscles "were there and ok" and the horse started moving correctly again. Using BOTH was what got this horse (who had been condemned and was told to be PTS by Sue Dyson at Newmarket) back to a state where she is ridden, comfortable and competing at dressage.

Of course getting the right therapist is key but physio/mctimoney will be able to point you in the right direction with regards to why your horse is struggling as you say. I would never swap one for another, imo you use them together to get the best results :)
 
Yes and my Bowen therapist is brilliant, she has worked on both of my horses and they both love it and feel great afterwards. I prefer it to any other McTimmoney/Chiro/Osteo and Physio, however if they need additional treatment then they do get it in addition.
 
My horse and I have both had it - its simple and gentle, not much to watch or much of a massage but you cannot deny its relaxing and effective. My horse and me improved so for me it does not matter what the treatment was or how the improvement was caused but that it had the desired effect! It did so i would have it again! (I did have 3 sessions though - my horse was so tender the first session was not much fun but by the third she nearly slept though it!) You cant say that its placebo effect with a horse like you can with humans - At the end of the say dont we all pay out huge amounts of money to try things that will make our horse go better with out any extra work from ourselves??? bits, numnahs gadgets etc? Yet people dont get uppity about you spending £100 on a posh springer bit in a posh metal but the same as the one you have that cost you just £20? They say well if it works or you its worth the money ;)
 
Have for horses and ourselves. My OH had some very bad health issues that Drs could not get to bottom of. Bowen was a godsend to him.
 
If you believe in it & it makes you feel good plus you have money to burn, go ahead I expect it will do no harm except to your bank balance. For me, I think there are far too many of these 'Witchcraft' cures about & a lot of gullible people.
 
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