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We think nothing of regularly scanning our computers for viruses to keep them running smoothly. How would you like to enhance your healthy options by scanning yourself, or your horse, for stress? by Shari Frederick


ith quantum biofeedback, you


may be able to reduce the stress factors that impact overall health.


SIGNS OF STRESS In the horse, the first sign of stress is alarm. Adrenaline is produced to bring about the fight or flight response.


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Initially the autonomic nervous system kicks in via sweat and increased blood pressure. Horses are, by nature, FLIGHT animals, a carryover of their early predatory survival skills.


Te second sign of stress is adaptation (resistance) which ends in gradually depleting your horse’s resources. An ex- ample might be a horse eventually be- coming lame in the front while compro- mising for an older injury to the back.


Exhaustion is the final stage of stress, whereby your horse may be unable to maintain normal function. Your horse may have an increased heart rate and sweat. Long term damage may result if extended time passes with no relief and your horse’s immune system is exhausted. Diseases such as ulcers and other digestive disorders, and depression can manifest in your horse.


STRESS MANAGEMENT


hink of quantum biofeedback as stress management and prevention support. Te


were relief for a dying horse, recognizing a horse with EPM, and identifying an emergency with an elder horse who had fallen and was in distress. I now consider biofeedback a valuable tool in my emergency response support, as well as an integral long-term support for challenging cases.


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biofeedback device does not treat disease, but in reducing stress (identified by the American Medical Association as a powerful risk factor for disease), you and your horse will maximize the body’s own healing abilities.


I have had firsthand encounters with quantum biofeedback, making me a believer in this invaluable support tool. Te specific cases I initially witnessed


implistically, biofeedback finds your horse’s energetic imbalances (through energy flow, skin


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temperature, brainwaves, relaxation responses) and communicates balancing information through the same channels to gently re-educate your horse’s body. Glynn Sidney, a Quantum Biofeedback Specialist (QBS) in Oregon says, “Te goal is holding on to these new patterns” through re-education, so your horse can maintain internal equilibrium in a stress-reduced environment. “Horses may show reactions to stress or may not (seemingly) react at all,” Sydney adds. “It all depends on how long they have been dealing with that particular stressor. We want the horse’s body to be able to acknowledge the stress and then to be able to move the stress out in a way that does not compromise the body.”


QBS Dharma Gaynes of Glen Rose, Texas, explains that “the device can relieve stress at the source which frees your horse’s immune system to do its natural work...keep the body healthy!”


When you’re ready to try biofeedback with your horse, you may want to plan


Holistic Horse™ • June/July 2010 • Vol.16, Issue 67


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