The Path to Spiritual Connection Between Horse and Human.
Contact:
Jaime Huber
EquiZen Training
603-930-9155
EquiZenTraining@aol.com
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Improving a horse's physical balance not only improves performance, but also behavior.
EquiZen’s Shifting Energies Groundwork helps the horse to develop flexibility and balance. It helps to establish a solid foundation for ridden work as the horse learns true self-carriage. The horse learns how to use his body more effectively without placing unnecessary stress on the joints or muscles.
Balance is a state of body equilibrium or stability, where the horse is distributing his weight equally on all four legs, and he is able to move and shift his balance as required when in movement.
Self-confidence and self control are influenced by self-carriage. As ground exercises improve physical balance and coordination, the horse moves into a more balanced mental and emotional state. He becomes less reactive and more responsive.
The horse that is Physically out of balance will tend to be more Emotionally reactive, and more Mentally scattered, resulting in behavioral and performance problems.
Introducing EquiZen's:
Shifting Energies is an easily taught system of precise movements and ground exercises. It provides humans with gentle, yet potent techniques to effect mental, emotional and physical functioning in horses. The techniques provide ways to gently shift the horse’s inner environment of mind and body.
Shifting Energies for the Horse:
Improves physical balance, mental focus, and emotional control.
Calms and stabilizes horses that are flighty, fearful, and over reactive.
Re-Programs problem behavior.
Changes emotional response and opens communication: horses who are shut down, come out of themselves and begin to trust again.
Shifting Energies for the Human learn:
An approach to training that is based on cooperation rather than domination; and on understanding rather than force.
Ground exercises that develop concentration and balance.
How to reduce fear in horses, relieve tension and anxiety.
How to teach your horses to be obedient, patient, balanced, coordinated, focused, and in self control.
About Shifting Energies:
Many behavioral issues are caused by:
Miscommunication/Misunderstanding
Fear/Stress/Anxiety
Pain/Soreness/Tension
Trauma - Training or Injury Related
"Programmed” Behavioral Response
These negative behavioral responses are repeated over and over again because they are "programmed" into the horse’s neural patterns, which exist just below the surface. This mental/emotional “program” operating beneath the horse’s awareness habitually repeats (or continues) a “negative” behavioral response.
Re-Programming Behavioral Response
Shifting Energies uses non-habitual movement, and ground exercises that bring such habitual responses to the surface, in non-threatening ways. It brings the horse into present awareness, where the mind and body can break up the old "programing" and form new more, positive responses. Both horse and human possess the ability to “reprogram” old habits and emotional response, and move towards more efficient and healthy functioning.
Problem Behavior
Re-Programming "Bad Habits"
Injuries/Pain/Soreness/Holding Patterns
When pain or impaired muscle function disable a part of the body, Shifting Energies causes the horse to activate any available alternate neuromuscular pathways to restore function. This can produce some dramatic benefits during rehabilitation.
Injuries often leave a holding pattern of pain and impaired function in the injured area. The pattern stays just below the surface, long after healing is complete. The horse continues to avoid using that body part, and thereby creates stress on other areas, which must overwork to compensate. Such chronic distress affects general health, "mood" and behavior.
Quality over Quantity
Shifting Energies is especially useful in the rehabilitation and restoration of function following injury. By focusing on “Quality over Quantity”, and slow, precise movement, Shifting Energies enlists the resources of the horse’s mind and body into its own rehabilitation. The horse is led to activate movement and choose an optimum "what works best feels best" mode.
"Shifting Energies in midstream is an acquired skill. The more we become aware, cognizant, and proactive about our moment to moment choices, the more impact we have on ourselves, our horses, and the energy we put out into the world." Jaime Huber
“I am so grateful to you for developing this work and for sharing it so freely. I have told you about my horse Miracle, and what a difference it has made to his life. Actually I don’t think he would be alive today without EquiZen, or my husband and I either. We never realized how much pain he was in, and the more we tried to be “alpha”, the more dangerous he became. What a difference your Shifting Energies has made to all of us. It is such a gentle and kind approach; he has really started to trust us. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!” - Lisa Caravelli
Shifting Energies for Rehabilitation
"Several years ago I rescued an off the track Thoroughbred. When I started riding him, we immediately began having problems. He was always above the bit, and he would brace against any action of the reins. Pretty soon he was throwing his head everytime I attempted to take contact. He couldn't come under himself with his hindend.
Other trainers told me to "push" him forward into the bit, and take a stronger contact. He started rearing!
Soon, he started giving me problems when I went to saddle him. He would bite when I went to girth him up, and got really upset on the crossties.
I NEVER REALIZED HE WAS IN PAIN!
I started working with Jaime doing shifting energies. What a difference! We practiced the balance exercises on hills, and over rough ground. I watched him gain strength and coordination in his hind end, almost daily. He is happy to go out with me anywhere I want to go. I have never seen him so engaged!
We have just started riding again, and what a difference in his attitude. I am taking it very slow, but so far: IT IS GREAT!"
