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21.01.2022 CRIBBING IN HORSES Cribbing in horses is a big deal, quite often people wish they hadn’t purchased the horse because they didn’t know it cribbed, don’t buy a ho...rse that cribs/wind sucks and the many other negative comments that abound regarding these horses and they have a bad reputation. They are addicts and addicted to the release of the feel-good hormones that get released into their system due to the constant daily practice of sticking teeth on wood and sucking in air. There are many theories as to why horses do this and there are many treatments, some of them quite horrific and don’t really help the horse. Horse specialists from around the world have varying and different opinions as to the wherefores and the why fores as to why this happens, but no one really has any solid information. I was asked the other day to connect with a horse called Nancy, who has the habit of cribbing. She was wearing her teeth down and it was causing her all sorts of issue such as dysfunction of the Temporal Mandibular Joint, restrictions through her poll, and the list goes on. When communicating with Nancy, and looking at trauma with her, it was very clear that her cribbing was a direct result of trauma she had when she was a foal. She had had 5 major traumas’ in her life and some associated minor traumas in correlation to all of them. Her traumas were: 1) Just prior to her being born when she was in utero and what ever happened at that precise moment, stopped the mare’s labour although she did recommence, and it took many hours for the mare to foal. Nancy was coming, ready to be born and then nope, world is too scary as mum has stopped labour. This was classed as two traumas in one. Nancy was also two weeks overdue. 2) Once the foal was born, Mum didn’t want anything to do with her and would not allow her to drink, and she constantly tried to kick Nancy to push her away. Nancy became very tired and weary and she was then bundled up and both mare and foal were taken to the vets, who then tubed Nancy in order to get food down into her little tummy. In the process of this, Nancy had to have stitches in her nose. Mum got over her shock and trauma of the having the foal and began feeding the foal after three days. 3) Everything was going great until weaning time came. Nancy (unbeknown to her person) was too immature to be weaned and wasn’t mentally ready for this process to happen. Mum was taken away and Nancy was left to fend for herself at a really young mental age. Although Nancy was with other horses, Nancy ran up and down the fence line for days trying to search in vain for her mum. Nancy’s person did everything by the book and loved her with all her heart and did what she thought was the best thing, it is after all what a lot of people do. Mum was brought back after a period of time and they still live together to this day. 4) At the age of 18 months, Nancy had another major trauma which then brought to the fore her previous trauma’s and she started to crib in order to calm herself as she did not know how to self-regulate. When we look at Nancy’s story, this is all about Nancy not being able to digest life, and teeth are about not being able to take a bite at life. Teeth are little battery packs for the Chinese Associated Meridian lines which have a major impact on many aspects of ones body. Nancy has a history of ulcers and stomach disorders, not being able to put on weight as well as other issues and it all started with her lips, of her not being able to suckle first up, being displaced and trauma. The lips and teeth are the first part of the digestive tract. Luckily for Nancy, she is still with the same person who bred her and could confirm all of my findings and we can treat her appropriately for trauma related cribbing and hopefully we can help her so she will have some teeth left into her old age. This involves clearing the trauma from her system, Vibrational essences and a change of diet. Next time you see a horse cribbing, there is always an underlying cause for it and not just some habit they happened to pick up, so when you have the time, it is wise to listen to their story and look at the greater picture than what it is you only just see. Please book an appointment if you believe your horse has trauma related issues. I am certainly able to help you and can do it over skype. Mary Hitchcock Sacred Whispers

19.01.2022 Covid 19 Restrictions are in force in Victoria, but we are still open for business. We are still able to do house visits for horses and when that is not possible, we are able to do online sessions for bodywork for both horse and human... Bookings are essential..

18.01.2022 **The following post shows images of an equine stomach post mortem. ** STOMACH SIZE I get asked all the time about feed and all manner of horse care topics. Alo...ng with all of the usual discussions about type of feed for particular horses, weights of feed etc... there is the topic of HOW MUCH to feed. How many dippers of chaff, how full should the 20litre bucket be, 1 feed per day or two??? Through the amazing process of dissections we have been involved in, we always look at the stomach. Sometimes finding ulcers or bots and varying degrees of health of the stomach lining. One thing I’ve noticed is that the larger horses of mixed breed (say between 14-17hh) is that the stomach size doesn’t vary all that much. Horses are grazing animals, we know this. Horses do well on smaller feeds more often, we also know this. A lot of people struggle to truly grasp this until they see it or it is explained thoroughly enough for them to fully understand from an anatomy perspective. Here I will show you a stomach (approx 15.2hh tb mare) she had had a normal breakfast but also a big special bucket of carrots and apples right before being laid to rest (not her daily feed, just a one off treat bucket) and then the contents of that stomach in relation to a very average sized 15 litre tub. I will also show you the absolute MAXIMUM sized feed I would ever feed a horse of that size. There are plenty of great articles around that talk about overflow of undigested feed into the hindgut and the subsequent problems, feed sizes and ulcers, gut health in all forms but I’m not here to talk about that. I am simply sharing in order to give the average horse owner a deeper understanding of the relative lack of size of the average sized horses stomach ** This post is not about what to feed or even how often. That will be very specific to each horse, it’s environment and situation. Please seek advice from your trusted equine veterinarian or independent nutritionist. ** Dissection with thanks and in conjunction with Southern Holistic Equine & Ev’s Equine Services

16.01.2022 I Love this.... Movement is such an integral part of adulting, and being like a child and relearning to move in a way that our bodies are intended to move. The exploration of movement is a wondrous thing. How you move in your day to day life, affects how you ride. If you are stiff, uncoordinated, inflexible and not willing to explore movement in your own body. You take this into the saddle.... It is also so important to note, that horses also explore movement, through play with other horses, galloping in the paddock, interactions with other horses. When we look at how horses are kept today, in small yards, with no company and the inability to play sometimes reflects our need to control and our fears, rather than allowing the horses the experience full movement. Stiff tight riders on stiff tight horses..... Learn to explore your body movement, allow your exploration to overflow into that of your horse and see what magic you can create.

12.01.2022 Excellent video showing the progression of distortion that happens gradually over time when someone repeatedly trims heels too low on a horse. This is an epidem...ic problem among domesticated horses. This is what we in TACT trimming work to reverse those distortions and restore the heel buttress. This video was made by one of our mentors where English is not her first language so you will have to understand there will be some words mis-spelled See more

12.01.2022 Great article on scrambling

12.01.2022 Horse people be aware of the effects of horse wormer on dogs

10.01.2022 Come and join myself and Bob Franz, Horse Dentist as we discuss all things Teeth, TMJ and the effects on the horse. Topic: Horse Dentistry Time: Sep 2, 2020 07:00 PM Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney... Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/93198978296

08.01.2022 Just a reminder for our talk tonight at 7.00pm on all things related to horses teeth. Look forward to seeing you there.

05.01.2022 Great information on dog growth plates and being spayed too early

05.01.2022 Girthy horses is a common issue amongst horses and from a Biomechanical medicine perpsective there are multiple reasons horses can be girthy that lead to the narky behaviour resolving as soon as the pain is relieved. Many people try and do behavioural modification training and look at the behaviour as to the real underlying issue, however before doing any behaviour modification ensure you have the horse checked by a vet or body worker. Possible underlying areas of musculosk...eletal dysfunction are; - Thoracic verterbral restrictions (wither and base of wither) - Pectoral scarring from old pectoral tears - Rib restrictions /diagphragm restrictions and/or lung issues - Fascial restrictions - Hoof imbalance - Postural imbalance and not being able to correctly use the thoracic sling - Other possible causes are; - Improper saddle fit - Improper girth alignment of the saddle girth points with the horses natural girth groove - Incorrect girth type - incorrectly fitting bit - unbalanced rider See more

01.01.2022 We are now going Live with Bob Franze