How does equine acupuncture work?
It does not work via nerves or a physical chemical response. Within the body are flowing “airs” — chi, or life-force. Acupuncture has mapped these in detail and learned how to make use of them.
Practical and reflective pieces by Allan Moffatt on how equine acupuncture works, what it is (and is not), and specific techniques.
It does not work via nerves or a physical chemical response. Within the body are flowing “airs” — chi, or life-force. Acupuncture has mapped these in detail and learned how to make use of them.
Acupuncture does not involve injections. No substance is in the needles. Injections of Vitamin B12, Traumeel etc. are not acupuncture — though the insertion of a needle itself can activate an energy response.
Western science is still catching up with what the Ancients knew. In a dead horse you can find the fascia and the point locations — but not the points themselves, and not the chi.
Acupuncture channels run down the leg and end near the coronet band at the ting points. Weak or blocked energy in a channel can leave that part of the hoof under-nourished and uneven.
A traditional Chinese technique that can clear even severe, leather-like scarring in about two weeks. Simple, inexpensive, and uses moxibustion. Nothing to sell — just a method that works.
Traditional Chinese Medicine, including acupuncture, forms a polarity to modern Western medicine and homeopathy. Its roots lie in centuries of observation without dissection of the dead body.
The earth rises into the form of the horse, given heart and spirit. The acupuncture points are points of movement of life-force and life-blood — with a reflection in the sacred places of the Earth.
Notes on the use of acupuncture in cows with downer syndrome.
Wounds on horses can show striking results using traditional Chinese medicine techniques of acupuncture and moxibustion.
Practical notes on using acupressure to help prevent or address lameness.
Read more →Approach this by lengthening out the spine to start to open the gaps, needle between the vertebra and around them add moxibustion( warmth) to clear any chill . Then use the points directly opposite on abdomen that have knots.
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