QiEquine

15/07/2025

This is so interesting, particularly the mention of inherited trauma which actually has a lot of scientific evidence behind it.
Personally I do feel my struggle with self belief and speaking out is ancestral.
I am also pretty sure that Morgana has inherited trauma (her mum was “difficult”) that has further complicated things for her.
Becks later shared a book on this very subject, if you don’t follow her (and you should!!) this is the link to the book
🔗 https://amzn.eu/d/cSp2XNF

He wasn’t naughty
He wasn’t an a**hole
He wasn’t “just being difficult”

He was however so skeletally compromised that a comfortable ridden life was never going to happen and time was against him. Not every horse is suitable to be ridden just the same as not every human is compatible with being an athlete. We need to normalise that behaviour is communication. We need to accept that there are many things in a horses body that make riding super hard for them.

This horse went through two breakers before his owner very diligently persisted with positive reinforcement training. He did make excellent progress, that is to be commended! But here’s my issue, positive reinforcement sometimes still masks these issues. It became obvious to his owner that he was becoming more internalised and less happy even in the paddock. Horses will try harder if you ask them nicely and there’s rewards for good behaviour. I’m not saying positive reinforcement is bad, it’s a great tool….im just saying it can mask serious issues. The biggest give away was how seriously assymetric he was. This is something I have felt many times while ridng these types. Asymmetry is normal but riding a horse that has wildly different left and right reins is not normal.

This is so complex on so many levels, so many.

Ever met a horse that was odd from birth? I believe inherited trauma is also a real factor, if you haven’t read the study on mice and how it took many generations to stop passing along, I suggest you do. It’s now well documented in humans too. Link below.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fearful-memories-passed-down/

This guys story is available on patreon.

https://www.patreon.com/collection/1606429in

11/07/2025

🥵 HEATWAVE 🥵

As we head into a very hot weekend it’s worth resharing Elemental Acupressure ‘s information on acupoints that are another tool that can help our animals cope with the intense heat 🔥

https://elementalacupressure.com/heat-pts/

I’ve rearranged tomorrow afternoons appointments as wouldn’t be fun for anyone - horse or human.
Keep hydrated folks 💦 otherwise you’ll end up being on my lithotripsy machine having your kidney stones blasted 😜

10/07/2025

Lots of goodies in the thistle patch ❤️

09/07/2025

So proud to have trained with this amazing lady. Equine Fascia and Trauma Release - Liza Kimble totally changed the way I work with horses, 💯 for the better! Really happy to see her getting the platform and recognition she deserves.
Liza Kimble you’re the best 😘 x

I will be presenting at the Fascia Congress this year, on the 14th of August.

Shake it off! Fascia the emotional tissue: understanding the link between Fascia
and Trauma through neurogenic tremoring is the title.😊

08/07/2025

There’s always a reason……..

The perception of “laziness” can be a byproduct, a symptom of so many restrictions to and within a horses body. 💭

07/07/2025

When you pick up a book from the Amazon locker on the way to the yard that’s so exciting you have to start reading it straight away 😂
I love learning from John Sharkey, a true Fascia champion and yes he works with horses too! Me thinks this might be an all nighter, not that I’m obsessed or anything 🙈

07/07/2025

What an amazing community to be part of 😍

06/07/2025

Just 4 weeks to go until QiEquine’s first acupressure workshop specifically for equine therapists 😀.
Visited the venue for the first time today and it’s a wonderful healing space with some fantastic horses all of whom deserve some acupressure TLC for the important job that they do 💜
It’s exciting to be spending the day with fellow professionals and even better to know that we’ll all be giving something back to help this little charity.

06/07/2025

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05/07/2025

My horse gets regular physio / “the back man”, massage, so they’re fine! But is this really enough?

Le Tour de France 🇫🇷 🚴‍♀️ 🇫🇷 starts today and for decades it’s been highlight of my summer. Tour riders have access to THE BEST physios, trainers, doctors and performance coaches. But there’s obviously something missing and it breaks my heart to see the mental struggles of so many of these elite athletes😔. Hopefully it’s getting better and, from an outside perspective at least, current tour riders do seem more supported.
We need to look more holistically after our horses too if we are going to stop them breaking down emotionally and physically. We may not be able to counsel our horses but we can add gentle, mindful trauma informed therapies to help them. We can make sure their basic requirements of friends, forage and freedom are met. Physical therapy on its own is simply not enough!
Bradley Wiggins is our local hero, he trained on the same roads as me, my husband, and my dad. He’s even overtaken me when I was driving my car 😂. I’m sorry for what this cost him, I’m also glad he’s found the help he desperately needed but was denied through his cycling career. We’ve booked to see him speak in Salford in October and I’m so looking forward to hearing his story in his words ❤️

https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling/hes-one-of-the-main-reasons-im-doing-well-today-bradley-wiggins-thanks-lance-armstrong-after-rough-period?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwLWK5JleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHk3TDZGNZcmUFBmO2dhufztWB6ch3YQyo6t6NcUTm0jmNrigFU3UZ7pt1QeQ_aem_sS0HK0WYe6PgZTitMO-aaw

Bradley Wiggins is one of the greatest legends in British cycling history both on the road and on the track. However the 45-year old went through a very rough period in the years following his retirem...

05/07/2025

Real life, so true 🙈