8/ SEPTEMBER 2019 THE RIDER MY SPIN: Meditating With Our Horses
tv - watching your horses enjoying the day out in their pasture. I’m sure most horse owners know the benefit and have experi- enced the joys of putting your arms around your horse’s neck and taking a deep breath in. Ah, that wonderful smell of horse. It also goes hand in hand with enjoying the last few days of summer. I think most horse
owners do know the fact that meditat- ing with your horse or simplying being with your horse has a therapeu- tic effect. I believe that is one of the reasons why we do have horses. I was reading my paint horse
magazine Chrome (Fall 2019) and they had a lovely article titled “Belly Breathing” by Megan Brincks, which talks about meditation practises with your horse. They go into quite a lot of
detail about the various practises. I loved the section title called Unlearn Busyness. The article quotes Jini Patel
Thompson of Langley, BC (listentoy-
ourhorse.com) as saying: “Horses spend 40 percent of their time in a breathing and meditative state, so they’re already used to this state.” They have section head titles like Hand-Grazing Meditation, Medi-
tation in Motion, Meal Meditation, and Free Practise. For many years, I’ve put a bench or chair in a horse’s pasture field to just sit, meditate and watch my horses grazing. A quick look on amazon for
books on meditation with horses lead me to adult coloring books with horses. I suggest you might go to Jini’s website for more information. Whether you get into more spe-
cific meditation practises or just zon- ing out with your horse, I believe it can only benefit us horse owners to re- duce the day to day stress of our busy lives.
Putting My Spin on Meditating Reinersue @KISS Reiners
By Susan Dahl.
Meditating With Our Horses I was going to call this article “Un-
learned Busyness” but I didn’t think read- ers would get the idea that I meant meditating. I’ve always had a problem with not “stopping to smell the roses” and so I’m always looking for ways to learn to meditate better. Learning to appreciate life. And of course that means hanging out with my horses. Imagine a nice warm late summer
day with the sun shining and the weather being so nice and you’re watching horse
About Susan Dahl Susan Dahl, ORHA/NRHA past multi- ple champion, writer, blogger, author and clinician, retired certified profes- sional horse trainer. Owner of Foun- dation Reining Training Centre in Durham, ON. She specializes in effec- tive horsemanship, and reining. For more information on her
services: judging, clinics or resale horses, please contact her on face- book, her website:
www.reinersue-
horsemanship.com
or
reinersue@hotmail.com Equine Medication Control: Cannabis And Your Horse
Ottawa, ON, Aug. 23, 2019 – Equestrian Canada (EC) would like to advise the community of the rules regarding equine use of cannabis, CBD, THC and hemp products.
THC Please note that as of Sept.
1, 2019 the presence of THC in an equine medication control sample collected from a horse competing at an EC sanctioned
competition results in a Class 2 Infraction, as outlined in the EC Schedule of Fines and Penalties.
CBD Until Dec. 31, 2019, written
warnings will be issued if the presence of CBD is detected in equine medication control sam- ples from a horse competing at an EC sanctioned competition. After Dec. 31, 2019, the
presence of CBD in equine med-
ication control samples will re- sult in an infraction to be deter- mined by the Equine Medication Control Committee (EMCC). Confirmation on the infraction will widely communicated once confirmed.
Additional Info: THC, CBD & Hemp • THC and CBD are prohibited substances as per the EC and CPMA equine medication con-
trol programs. • It is illegal for any veterinarian to prescribe CBD or THC prod- ucts to treat any animal. • No products containing CBD are licensed for veterinary use. All CBD-based products have to be considered as supplements, which are not held to the same quality control and content analy- sis as licensed veterinary prod- ucts. • It is not possible to issue elimi-
nation guidelines for products that contain CBD, because: a) Very little scientific evidence exists. b) CBD products are not licensed for use in horses. • Because of the psychotropic ef- fects of THC (altering of mind, emotions, and behaviour), the use of THC in horses could result in physical injuries to the horse or its rider/handler(s). • For more information on the use
of hemp products, please see the Hemp Oil Fact Sheet on
https://www.equestrian.ca
Questions, Comments? Questions or comments concerning EC’s Equine Medication Control Program can be directed to: Shauna Curran-Cooper Coordinator, Technical Programs – Equine Medication Control
equinemeds@equestrian.ca Toll Free: 1-866-282-8395 x 117
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