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Equine Breathing is still new but more and more people are getting extraordinary and very pleasing results. 

Share your experience of using Equine Breathing on this page.

Here is a selection of feedback

Sent: 17 June 2010

Hi Clare!

 I do only have good news for you - isn't that great? Nelly seems to be getting better every day - there is no coughing any more since 2 weeks. I do a bit of walking and horsemanship exercises 3 days a week for approx. 1 h and she likes it. As I wrote above - there is no coughing any more, but something new -> she yawns, chews and pokes her tongue out while walking. I have never seen that before. Nelly definitely relaxes while walking - her head is very low, sometimes she even touches the ground with her upper lip while walking! In addition, she is very attentive and responds to every little sign I give her! She breathes slowly and gentle! Her breathing afterwards is very good. She breathes slowly without any noises!!!!! She still has her All Weather breather on continously and I will not change that.

So above all - Equine Breathing  is and will always be on our minds! :-). I feel very very happy how everything developed!   

love, Michi, Austria

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April 2010

Yesterday I really shouldnt have ridden .(chest and throat awful ).. but I so love to take Jack out , that off we set..  jack was absolutely full on ready to go ... he felt very powerful and alot of horse under me .. and as we crossed the road the thought did occur that perhaps I should return home...  well I carried on , my arms ached and my whole upper body had no torque or posture at all .. and  whilst Jack isnt heavy in his mouth at all I was having to summon all the strength I had to ride in a very basic way. UNTIL .... thoughts took me back to the tips in Horse Breather 42 and 43 and I really concentrated on my breathing .

Slowly all my tension left my arms , my chest eased and I tried to hum out the air so it was as slow as possible , like you had written.... jack responded ... the pace kept the same but he became light in my hand and softer through his whole frame .   I sat  there riding him (doing an extra loop of forest ride as it was so good  !) and thought to myself if only more people could realise it can be like this , by only changing their breathing !!!!!!!!!!!!  

Natalie, Hampshire UK

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March 2010

Dear Clare,

 I have been sleeping with my mouth taped every night – including the night on the plane, and I have been finding that my sleeping is more restful, deeper, no coughing and I wake feeling refreshed in the morning.  I think that I have more energy too during the day.  So, even though I have been sure that I do not open my mouth during the night, I must be doing so.  

Lots of comments about wearing the “breather” as I went to gym and used the mask so as to not cough, which, with the exertion, I’m sure that I would have been doing.  I have been wearing the mask when walking the dogs and driving the car.  And when we went out for supper last night, although the comments about how I was going to eat with a mask on occasioned lots of mirth.  I just say that it helps me not to cough, and since no-one around wants to get sick from me coughing on them, I think they are quite relieved!  

I just cannot get over how comforting wearing the mask and the tape are.  It’s like being held.

Merle, South Africa

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January 2010

Hi Clare

Today the new pony went out with the herd. When she arrived her and Starlight bonded very quickly. Starlight has spent most of the day keeping the rest of the herd away from the pony. When I went to bring Starlight in she was neighing and kicking her stable door - very upset that she was not with the pony. She did not have the breather on today as it was the day off. 

I thought “What shall I do? I know …”   I put the Breather on and let her out on line  to re-establish my leadership. I was so surprised, it took only about 10 mins and she was so relaxed. I brought her back in and tied her up and groomed her and rasped her feet. Fantastic ! I did want to share this with you and to share with other people.

Jackie, Bristol, UK

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more details on Nelly's recovery from severe respiratory problems

see Horse Breather issue 42 for tips on how to improve your breathing as Merle has done

5 November 2009

The boys are doing v well with their breathing - no excess mucus - itching has decreased dramatically and their coats are lovely and soft and shiny - they look so well.

Jack is now seemingly pain free with his sinus's - he now loves having his face massaged gently and I can touch his ears with no problem.  He still has itchy nostrils after a session but he looks so much more relaxed.  Poor thing I never even thought he had blocked sinus's - so glad we are doing the breathing.

Need the All Weather Breathers as the weather has now gone v wet and the Grazing breathers get v wet v quickly.

Will let you know how we get on - plan to use both types of breathers according to weather.

My breathing is coming on slowly - I can tell when I have gone back to breathing though my mouth - my stomach aches, dry mouth and feel drained!!!  Its a work in progress.

Linda, Southport UK

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2 September 2009 

Hello Clare 

We have had no rain, other than a few brief showers, since last year in June and we have no grass growing, lots of dust and very dry conditions. Dr. Boots the 22 yr old TB was doing ok on grass hay - but then it was gone (and scarce this year too) and I started him on bits of alfalfa hay ...and between that and the dryness and dusty-ness has aggravated his COPD quite badly in the last couple of weeks... 

I treat him herbally and homeopathically but nothing seems to be working too well.   

He was coughing a very deep cough and passing air (anally) just standing...and heaving quite strenuously. After putting on the Grazing Breather (after he tried to rub it off) his breathing seemed to calm down... he only coughed once this evening... and trotted in from the field (quickly) with no cough or wheeze (he had it on all evening while grazing) The heave line on his abdomen seems to be not so pronounced and is not being used as long or protractedly as it was earlier today. His breathing is still shallow and quick but is definitely different than before. So he will use it until he doesn't need it or until it rains.

5 September 

Boots is doing much better....I have some Bronchial herbs and a special Homeopathic Dust for him and it seems to be doing the trick for him as well as the Grazing Breather... He certainly doesn't mind it on.... but is rather rough on it. I am sure that the GB - has contributed to his feeling much better and I will continue to use it. His breathing is much more normal (for an old heavey horse) and his coughing is very minimal (tonight anyway) 

I am a firm believer that the GB has helped Boots overcome this distressing time.

Maureen, Alberta Canada

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26 August 2009

Hello Claire

Some time ago I bought your booklet on Equine Breathing and started 1N with a new horse, an 18 year old Connemara x TB mare (Tamdhu). Over the last 8 months we have got rid of the shoes, grown new hooves, disposed of the rugs and she has adapted to living out 24/7. She has changed from being grumpy and bossy to pleasant and calm.

Elder daughter has been working with the youngster (4 in September) and this evening I rode Tamdhu and daughter rode Millie - just a walk down a stony track, round a small circle and back up again. Millie is doing well and has been very calm, never had any trouble putting on a saddle and bridle etc. So we had a little trot for the last stretch home which Millie found, possibly, exciting (?) and for the first time ever bucked and bronc-ed three times, the third time daughter came off. Millie charged off, Tamdhu also panicked but luckily for me never races off. I cut up the side track to our house and Millie, on noticing, turned and followed.  

After daughter had picked herself up we took the ponies into the round pen and she climbed back on, walked and trotted, etc. Whilst she was doing that, Tam stood so close to me and pressed her nostril against my bare arm and just stood there. I could feel the pressure from her, it seemed to be she was deliberately seeking to do 1N on herself. I couldn't believe it. So when she eased away I did a bit more on the other nostril for her. I presume the antics from Millie had unsettled her? Would like to hear your views on this.

Anyway, it reminded me about 1N which has been pushed to the back of my mind with work load so tonight I got back on your website and am going through all your articles.

Paula, UK

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The Grazing Breathers are fantastic - we are all going to enjoy these - did first session yesterday evening. Teach took to it like a duck to water - when I removed it this morning he followed me from the top of the field to the gate and stood as if to say 'I want more' 

Jack kept trying to get it off with his legs, on me, on the ground - so we do his sessions supervised so that I can move him when he is doing that and leave him be when he is grazing. His session this morning was much better - very little trying to dislodge it.  And we did a session in the stable with him in the Grazing Breather and what a difference - he loved it and will soon be looking for the sessions and the Grazing Breather as Teach is doing.

Both are now off antihistamines and are only a little itchy - will be interesting to see what happens, if anything, ie clearing. I think Jack has major blocks in his sinus's - that seems to be his main problem - his sarcoid has dropped off since we have been doing the 1N so I have high hopes that his sinus's will be clear and possibly pain free very soon.

Teach and Jacks relationship has changed - Teach is much more pleasant to Jack - he never was brutal to him but always moved him on or away from me - last week I stood in the field with both of them by me stroking there noses - I was ecstatic.

All visitors to the yard remark on how chilled and laid back my 2 are - they are more confident and as a result are becoming happier.

I have treated my self to the Asthma dvd to learn more for me. We will all be breathing properly by the end of it all.

Thank you - so glad you developed this technique and I will pass the message on when I can.

Linda, Southport UK

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April 2009

Claire, thank you SO MUCH for getting this information out and into the hands of those of us who need it. I'm sure it will help the horses I work with, but, in just one day, I can tell this is going to be life-changing for me. In just concentrating on breathing through my nose, after a very busy day that would have had me wiped out and crabby, I came home HAPPY :-)

Dianne, USA

I forgot to add that I lunged my filly with ME doing nose breathing, and I could tell she knew something was different.

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Hi Clare

Thanks for your prompt reply. My horse started with a snotty nose 10 days ago - no temp - does not look or act ill - but also a minor cough with it. I soak all hay and haylage - all I can think of at the moment is that there is v little grass on the winter grazing and it has been v dry - therefore lots of mud. He is a little better with anti histamines but thought there could be a better way forward. Have been practising the 1N method according to the video on your website.

Has a v dramatic affect on lowering his adrenalin levels - have another pony and have started it on him too. Both relax have a sneeze occasionally and seem to have less snot!!! Always a good thing.

Now I just need to learn how to breathe properly!!! I definitely over breathe. Just done 40 mins long lining my boy and tried to keep my mouth closed - out of breathe very quickly. Looking forward to seeing the results in my boys and myself. Need to find the time to get it rolling for me - as usual I come last. Shouldnt cause if I dont get it right then they will just continue to mimic me!!! 

Thanks

PS Have just mucked out both stables with my mouth shut and dont feel as tired

Linda, Southport UK

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Trudi in Australia started Equine Breathing with her elderly pony in April. Trudi always found it difficult to control Oakey’s weight in spring and had to resort to a grazing muzzle. This spring after 8 months of Equine Breathing, things are very different – Oakey is 100kg lighter without use of the “abhorred grazing muzzle”.

3 October

I have just put them in a new field and the spring grass is quite long and lush looking so I am watching with interest as to whether I will have to get out the abhorred grazing muzzle if the thick cresty neck appears but I am not sure it will be needed this spring. It is only four days that they have been in the new (very lush) field but he can put weight on faster than the speed of light. He’s 458 kg’s by the weigh tape which is about 50kg lighter than he was last year at this time and he just doesn’t seem to eat so methodically and with such apparent starvation at the moment? I am guessing this is a direct result of the breathing. Each day makes me more confident that the grazing muzzle will gather dust this spring or if I do pull it out it will be for a very short time, this time last year he was VERY fat  weighing in at around 520kg. I am watching him carefully as the rain and warmth are getting the grass really popping.

12 November

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October 2008

Hi Clare!
I have tried your breathing techniques on a couple of occasions for my self and it really works. I trimmed one of my horses that always is a restless soul and walks away and pulls her leg away. This time, with me controlling my breathing and not talking to her, the whole thing was done really quickly and she just stood there. What a difference. 

And also I tried it when I went to a dance class at the gym. I was sweaty and hot at the end but when the session was finished my breathing was back to normal almost straight away and I wasn't tired. 

Wow!

Carina

Sweden

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September 2008

Derby's symptoms were breathing difficulties, a persistent cough, no energy, head shaking and his immune system always seemed to be down. "He was such an adrenaline junky and had been since I got him. He also had nearly all the symptoms described for horses that breathe wrongly" (in “Over breathing signs to look for” in issue 4 of ‘Horse Breather’ eg dislikes being groomed).

I have to say I have a new horse or a normal horse now. No one would know it is the same horse at all. There have been a ton of improvements.

Roni Leaf

BC Canada

To read Roni's account of how she got these improvements using 1N click here

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September 08

Having searched for years Natalie despaired of finding a way to help her horse recover from post viral lethargy, poor immune response, over weight and irritability - see entry below, July 08. After 3 months of using a Grazing Breather Natalie reported the following.

I would never have believed that by using something that on the face of it looks such a basic item  could change a horses whole being , I see it as a totally holistic change to him.. mind body and spirit ! ..his behaviour, attitude to work, overall physiology show that the Grazing Breather has undoubtedly.. in my opinion been 100% effective.  

I have to pinch myself that he DOES have energy now.. and a vitality.. which he hasn’t had for 5 years and I never thought he could get back. 

Natalie Lascelles

Hampshire, UK  

For more details click here for Natalie’s initial report   and 6 month report

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August 2008

My pony who suffers from Sweet Itch during the hot weather was finding it a particularly bad day and was rubbing her left shoulder very intensively against one of the fence posts. This was a determined scratch that was done at a 45 degree angle with one front leg crossed under the other. I moved her from the post a couple of times but she immediately went back. The Grazing Breather was put on and she returned to the post to resume her scratching. However the remarkable thing was that she arrived at the post (probably 10 sec after the breather was fitted) and suddenly realised she no longer wanted to scratch. She wandered off and started grazing. The immediate effect the breather had on her was quite noticeable. 

Her condition has improved no end since starting the breathing and I hope that in time she won’t feel the sunny days to be a problem as they have been in the past.

Rose, Hampshire, UK

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July 2008

Having searched for years Natalie despaired of finding a way to help her horse recover from post viral lethargy, poor immune response, over weight and irritability. After starting Equine Breathing she emailed;

 "I can’t tell you how much you are helping me and Jack and feel that I have found the lifeline I have been searching for...

 I feel like I am 'seeing' a different horse under my very nose each time I go to the farm.. and each new day I wonder what has in store for us both ... :-) " 

Natalie Lascelles

Hampshire, UK

For more details click here for Natalie’s report

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16 April 2008

“I use the Grazing Breather on several of my horses who were wary of human contact around the head area. One mare in particular who has breathing problems and head shaking during the spring and summer really enjoys wearing the grazing breather and relaxes completely when it's on.

In fact she even walked over to the fence when I was putting it on
another pony and seemed to ask to wear it herself. I did put it on her
and she walked off and went to sleep. Her headshaking has improved
immensely as has her general demeanour around the other horses. Where she previously had been grumpy and aggressive, she is now much calmer and doesn't react to every situation as if it was a life threatening situation.”

Jane, Hampshire, UK

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1 March 2008

“Puzzle has recently arrived on my yard and with more than a few issues!!!  Puzzle is a delightful 16.1 chestnut wbxtb type and he told me in no uncertain terms from the very beginning that life made him pretty anxious. I left him with the herd for about 2 weeks to chill and make friends and then began very gentle groundwork with him (he has been backed but no one has been on him for 3 years) 

To begin with everything made him scared, cross or both but we took it all slowly. We were in the round pen and he wasn't listening and his energy levels were sky high when I suddenly thought of you. 

We quietly began 1N and after a short while his breathing  relaxed. We both stood there enjoying our moment together and by the end of it his head was lowered and he was the most relaxed I'd seen him. 

Now we regularly have a little bit of this special time together and I'm convinced he looks forward to it. (I know I do :-) ) 

So thank you from Puzzle and myself for showing him how to breath again.”

Rosemary at NagTrader

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January 2008

Trudi decided to use Equine Breathing to help her 14 year old Thoroughbred PJ. Trudi bought PJ (an ex racehorse) 12 weeks ago and is very pleased with him overall but found he had one problem - separation anxiety - as she explains below. 

"The only problem I have with him is that when I take his paddock buddy out for a ride without him he gets very stressed. This can range from running the fence line and just getting lathered up while neighing out loudly (think screaming!!) to just standing at the gate and singing out a little bit. At the moment I put him in a small yard and give him a little feed to try to distract him but it doesn’t have the effect I would like ie: that he puts his head down and just eats. At the moment I go out for no more than 10 minutes and then back again, I have tried coming and going but that just seems to escalate the situation."

..."I did the 1N technique for the first time last night and was impressed with the change in him just in that short time. 

I did two sessions of 5 minutes on each nostril and then when I took him back to the paddock his buddy nickered out (Oakey doesn’t suffer from any anxiety about being left behind and it is rare for him to even say hello like that), normally PJ would light up a little in the sense that his ears would come forward and he would look at Oakey but this time he just marched along beside me with his head well below his wither height and this lovely relaxed look in his eye. 

I also noticed that at the end of the second 10 minutes I could get him to lower his head almost to the ground which is something that just wasn’t possible before, he always seemed to get so far down then he would pull his head right up as if he felt much safer with it high (which of course he would). A pleasant result, so far. I will keep it up and look forward to a generally more relaxed calm horse."

Trudi

Australia   

update 2 weeks later;

Yesterday (and the day before) I managed to do 30 minutes 1N with him and then took Oakey for a little walk, PJ didn't make a sound and when I came back I could barely wake him as he rested at the gate!!  He didn't greet Oakey as he normally does when he comes back into view or anything.  Quite amazing!

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Trudi and PJ

Hi there,

Read your article with great interest.

Let me introduce you to our 12.2 show pony "Fairy". She is the most beautiful little pony, everyone loves her....BUT....she can be so much trouble we don't know where to start!

When left in her stable she rears and starts to get very upset. She tries to barge out of the stable when we go in and generally quite unruly.  When ridden she runs away in her paces and then when she's had enough she shakes her head so violently that she begins to nap and nothing more can be done with her. When I try to lead her she will throw her head at me, which if my daughter leads her can cause a nasty head butt. 

All this leads to a sad day at the stables, it doesn't make owning a pony fun. I have owned this pony since she was two and have always loved and cared for her, where have I gone wrong?

We have had up 4 other ponies since getting her with no problems at all with them. Fairy is 14yrs now and after my daughter’s disastrous ride last night and your article I thought why not give it a go...what have we got to lose?

Can we please be involved in your trial.  We would love to record her behaviour to see if they improve. But after 12 years of silly behaviour she'll be a hard nut to crack!! Look forward to hearing from you

Jane S, UK

Jane sent a second email a few days later:

Hi Clare,

I read (the1N participant’s info pack) with interest and would love to give it a go.

I did try it the other day and the first 5 mins she was trying to bite me and was trying to toss her head to move my hand away, the second 5 mins on the other nostril was similar but then the third 5 mins back on the first nostril was much better.

At the end of the thirty mins her head was down by my knees!!  I was nearly falling asleep with her!

Now I know it must take a good few sessions before you notice any changes, but she was different after the first. We walked in and out of the stable and she didn't try and barge us out of the way....coincidence?  I don't know.. because she's never done that before!

So yes we want to give it a real go and will start next week.

Cheers, Jane

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3 October 2007

Pauline and Lin started doing 1N 3 months ago with their 10 year old Connemara x TB, Sam. Three years ago Sam was diagnosed with allergic airway disease following a viral infection. Despite treatment and careful management Sam continued to have breathing difficulties (double respiratory movement and heaves) that were at times distressing and even life threatening.  

“Lin and I are extremely happy with the results to date. We couldn’t believe how well Sam has continued to improve. Completing endurance set speed ride in June and no ill effects and then training days attended are things we would not have even contemplated this time last year. Great isn’t it!  

Mates at the yard can’t believe how well he has improved both physically and mentally over the past 3 months. We are now accompanying others out on forest rides and hacking regularly, which we would not have done before due to Sam’s breathing difficulties.

Its difficult to believe that what you can see is happening and how quickly progress was made even though Sam has had a few set backs due to outside interventions ie annual jabs, picked up virus from field. He is still continuing to improve and this winter will tell us more.”

Pauline and Lin, Hampshire, UK

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23 April 2007

Equine Breathing is an astonishing, impressive and powerful healing method. It has certainly done a lot for Skruven (20 year old Shetland pony).  

And in a very subtle way it also does a lot for those who use the method on their horses.

Ulrike Hermelin, SHP Sweden

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Hallo

First of all thank you very much for your extremely interesting lecture. It all makes so much sense to me. You see, I have been practicing Hatha yoga since almost 20 years now, and have also been doing pranayama - breathing techniques. 

This morning I trimmed a couple of customer horses. One of them, a six months old filly has really been a problem - very insecure, hopping and fiddling around all the time. 

After almost giving up I thought that I'll try 1N on her. And it worked! I am so impressed! 

She immediately became relaxed, almost fell asleep, and for the first time I could lift her hooves and trim them in peace. She did not once pull them away from me. 

I did it on the other horses as well, and they reacted with lots of snorting, runny noses, yawning and, well, actually farting :-)
I would like to learn everything about the technique, as soon as possible. Do you give courses? 

I am very much looking forward to your reply. 
Kind regards

Ulrike Hermelin, SHP Sweden

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Mies Kloos has an event horse that is competed internationally by her daughter Ellen. The following is an extract from a report written up in Horse Breather 22, September 06

......  Although Miss Galena was in very good shape, there were still some problems that we never could solve. Because of her stomach and gut problems, she was a bad eater. Furthermore she was a medium wind sucker, always reacted very irritated when groomed or saddled and had a permanent nose rash.  Miss Galena has a heavy working schedule so we decided to implement it on a very extensive basis, monitoring her carefully and keeping her under close supervision of my vet. 

Within a couple of weeks we already saw some noticeable improvements:  Her fitness improved and she seemed happier and was more attentive at what was going on. Her recuperation time after a heavy training was faster and also her heart rate went down more rapidly after a cross country. In Holland the horses heart rates are checked before and within 10 minutes after a cross country, so I was able to document this improvement: before I started the breathing programme, she had a heart rate of 72 to 75 beats per minute, 10 minutes after finishing a cross country. Now she had around 60.  Furthermore her nose rash vanished, she reacted less irritated when groomed and saddled and even her wind sucking seemed less.  

After about 3 months the most astonishing result started showing itself: her eating improved. Miss Galena always had trouble digesting the high quality food that is ideal for a high performance. Now slowly she started to eat more and more and she also reacted impatiently and hungrily during feeding time. 

I can fully conform that even a strong and healthy horse can benefit from the equine breathing method

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June 06 Pam Eustace has made the following observation about flies seeming to be less attracted to horses when they are Equine Breathing. Has anyone else seen anything like this?

"Something I noticed today which I thought was quite amazing. I put the breather on Megan then worked on Cas cleaning her up etc and doing Equine Touch for an hour then put the Breather on her. There were a lot of horse flies about and she ran over to me in the field to get me to scratch her belly like she usually does but here is the odd thing. While she had the breather on she hardly swished her tail she did twitch her body at times but the strangest thing was that the horse flies went for me and Megan. Only the odd one flew round Cas and most didn’t settle on her. My conclusion is that when we are worried about something or get stressed then we give off some sort of scent which in turn attracts either danger or flies in Calico’s case. mind you Megan was the same when she had it on. Not many flies either.

best wishes Pam"

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Jacky has recently participated in a 1N trial to help her horse recover from head shaking. June 06 

“Equine Breathing has undoubtedly helped Jack.  I know the head shaking symptoms would, at times, have shown themselves in a more severe manner if I had not been treating him. The symptoms so far this year appear to be less severe and less frequent. When they are present I am able to lessen them or even to stop them by doing 1N.

 1N is definitely effective. I feel this has to benefit every horse with or without problems, the relaxation alone is great. If you can relax your own mind it can give you a peaceful rest too.

I have no hesitation in saying it is worth the effort. I would certainly recommend it to others, particularly those who have tried and failed with more conventional methods as at that time they are usually more ready to take on a larger commitment. It makes you think it is almost too simple to be effective.

 People ask - if it is free, can it really be any good. YES it can and YES it is. But you need patience and commitment.

 (Equine Breathing is) mystical to the non-science based average Joe! I am very happy with the overall results at the trial end. 1N has proved to me that it does work.

 My dilemma is not whether to continue to breathe – there is absolutely no question about my not doing so, I couldn’t allow Jack to go backwards, but how to better manage things so that I can continue to breathe.

 I also want to start on my other cob.  He is highly-strung and nervy, (the field boss!) I did a few minutes on him at the weekend and he relaxed really well. The obvious answer is to buy a  Equine Breather"

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Mike Hollingworth is a barefoot trimmer in Yorkshire, UK with 200 horses on his books. He is also an equine Bowen therapist

“I have just started using the breathing technique in conjunction with my trim clients on some horses that would rather play come dancing when they are having there feet trimmed, I have to say that the results so far are very favourable as I know you would expect. I would rather spend 10 minutes calming the horses down prior to trimming than may be spend an hour or so struggling with the horses during trimming. I will let you know how I do with this as I work on it more, but it is looking good. I very much look forward to meeting up with you again shortly on possibly one of your workshops.”     March 2006

 for more details on Mike’s practice email 

mike@emrt.fsnet.co.uk

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Ellie has recently completed an 8 week 1N trial with her Icelandic pony Bjork.  Bjork had a distressing, chronic, constant, unilateral nasal discharge and developed hay fever, a hay allergy and cough on exercise. Bjork also had runny eyes and had become lethargic. 

Following 8 weeks of 1N Ellie commented;

 “I noticed a profound effect of the 1N breathing on Bjork right from day 1. She is almost over the discharge, though not completely yet. She barely has any discharge now when she is resting and the discharge she gets after exercise has gone from green and frothy to a slight white discharge.

The other main difference I saw in her was her energy level throughout the 2 month period.  At first, she was lethargic, but as her symptoms improved, she got more and more sprightly.

Not only did 1N treat the main physical symptoms but Bjork has become calmer, happier, less nippy (in fact not at all, though I’d like to wait until her seasons start again to be sure!). Bjork is in a good mood all the time now and seems very content with life. She has had her smile back for a while now, and that coupled with her nose pretty much better, is filling me with joy!

I have found Equine Breathing an easy thing to do.  I enjoy that quiet time spent with Bjork and love the fact that she really seems to enjoy our sessions.  Sometimes it can be difficult to fit all the sessions in, but I have actually welcomed the breathing as something to do on those dark nights after work when you don’t feel like much else.  It’s a great thing for the winter as you know you’re doing something positive even though you’re not always exercising.  I am mostly able to find the space and time to do it.”

Ellie, Edinburgh

February 2006

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Ellie and Bjork

I have been using the Equine Breathers so regularly as possible, but last week only about 60 minutes per day. First my stallion did´nt like it, he tried to move his nostrils all the time, but now he is standing quite quiet with it.
I have not had vet to examine after using this, but I think the breathing of stallion is some better. Quite good it isn´t yet, but I am planning to continue with that 60 minutes per day. Do you think it is ok? Anyway he feels happier as earlier.

The other horse had also something in his breathing and when I began with the Breather he was coughing out some mucus and I think he is better now. But I can see many times that he really is overbreathing. Thank you very much for the advices. 

I have noticed that it is also a good moment to be with horses.

With best regards
Marjatta
ps. the video is very good!

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The vet is really "sold" on your equine breathing now. she commented on how brilliantly sadie breathed all through the anaesthetic, and was amazed that post -op her chest was clear as a bell, apparently older horses (- and frequently younger ones too) usually get a lot of fluid on the lungs.

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"I have used Equine Breathing with some clients horses (I need to order a Breather from you) with great results, particularly a mare that is on long term box rest and was getting extremely upset!

The mare had been on box rest for few weeks before I saw her, she was used to living out and wasn't coping at all with confinement.  It was also unfortunate that she was stabled very close to some stallions which she tried to get to when they were bought past her box.  In general she was extremely hyper and very unsettled and sometimes too dangerous for the owner to be in the box with her.  I went and saw this lady and worked with her using a host of techniques.  

One of the techniques I showed her was Equine Breathing, despite the initial objections the horse really enjoyed the breathing technique and was beautifully calm and relaxed afterwards.  The owner has continued with all the exercises that we explored on the day including Equine Breathing and the mare although still on box rest several months later is significantly calmer and easier to deal with. the owner has also remarked that she has found that the exercises including Equine Breathing have really improved the bond between them."

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"Before discussing the Equine Breathing Technique, I was beginning to despair of ever being able to compete with Sam. Sam was a 5 year old when I bought him, with very little experience of anything. Within 3 months he developed a lameness that lasted over a year. During this time, under veterinary supervision (the lameness was pinpointed to the joint between his coffin bone and his short pastern) he had 3 months in his box and was turned out for 9 months with no improvement. I was faced with the vet’s advice of either a plaster cast for 3 months, expensive exploratory surgery with no guarantee of success or putting him to sleep!

 Sam also had an acute behavioural problem that caused hyper tension, which meant that he could never relax fully and gave the impression that his whole mind was elsewhere. This behaviour was particularly bad within sight of cows.

 Since using the Equine Breathing Technique, not only has the lameness disappeared (at the point of writing he has done 4 months of work and is now fit enough to compete at a pre-novice event), but his ‘cow phobia’ has also been improving day on day, to the extent that he can go past a field of cows without a fit.

 Although clinically it is impossible to prove that the Equine Breathing Technique has made these changes, I honestly feel that without the Equine Breathing Technique I would still have a lame horse with an acute cow phobia. I have a much better understanding of my horse and the things that concern him, and a set of tools to help me manage and address these concerns and make him more comfortable within himself".  Matthew, Oxfordshire

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Following use of the Equine Breather for sweet itch; "I am very pleased, had tried all sorts of lotions etc and was getting to the point where I did not want her suffering any further so I was contemplating having her put to sleep. Now she is itch free and she started to recover from the first day."  Debbie, Berkshire

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"Kingscliffe is making good progress with his rope phobia and general wariness/spookiness.  He is now back to being a friendly, laid-back character.  His brother is regaining his coltishness and vibrancy and the quality of his hooves has improved really well in the last month". Wendy, Oxon

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Following use of the  Equine Breather for chronic cough that failed to clear up with conventional treatment; "I genuinely believe that the Equine Breather healed my pony, when medication was unable to help"  Wendi, Preston

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