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How to do Equine Breathing with your horse

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 by doing One Nostril - 1N
  • 1N is safe and simple - for more advanced techniques see below

  • 1N requires no special equipment

  • can be learned by following simple directions available  free  (see below)

  • is enjoyed by the horse

  • can be done by most people on most horses including foals

  • encourages healing at a gentle rate

  • extraordinarily easy to do and yet can have significant benefits

Horses relax and enjoy 1N  

 

 Equine Breathing

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For more information buy the Equine Breathing Starter Guide for only £4.95.  

 


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If you find 1N helps your horse and you want to use Equine Breathing more effectively then

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Equine Breather

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'Group'  Equine Breather sessions save time

 using a Breather training program

All Breathers come with full instructions for a safe and effective Equine Breathing training program. 

The All Weather is the easiest Breather to use. It has the mildest effect and can be used over long periods in any weather conditions which makes it very useful in the relief of hay fever, sweet itch etc. 

The Grazing Breather is more powerful in effect so can be used in shorter sessions if required but can also be used over long periods in dry conditions.

The Equine Breather is the most effective Breather and is used in designated Breather sessions of an hour or so which is useful if you only see your horse once a day.

Features of the All Weather, Equine and Grazing Breathers

  • Recommended if the horse has moderate to severe symptoms 

  • Recommended for long term and difficult conditions

  • Healing can be more intense

  • Full training for use is provided by on accompanying DVD 

  • Provides a versatile and more powerful Equine Breathing effect for little effort

  • For use on horses 2 years of age and upward

  • Enjoyed by horses

Advantages

  • Ideal for busy people - saves time and can be fitted in to your schedule

  • Can be used flexibly depending on the situation

  • Can be used at crucial times as a powerful 'intervention' to change habits

  • Can be used to reduce fear and stress in difficult situations

  • Can be used to help recovery from injury or illness

  • Can be used to improve performance

  • Helps improve safety of horse and rider

  • More than one horse can be breathed at the same time

  • One Breather can be used on several horses

All Weather Breather

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Successful in trials for sweet itch, hay fever, headshaking, COPD, wind sucking, separation anxiety and phobias.

Horses find it very relaxing as shown by Calico here in her first Equine Breather session. Calico usually was very sensitive about things on her head, even head, collars but found wearing the Equine Breather soothing and enjoyable. 

One of the benefits of regaining normal levels of carbon dioxide in the lungs is that more oxygen is available to the body. see How it works

 

 

 

 

Using your management regime to help your horse

More natural living conditions best supplement the horse's recovery of normal breathing and health using Equine Breathing. The following are helpful;

  • full turn out with continuous grazing

  • Barefoot

  • Good hoof trimming

  • use of horse's own coat only for good thermoregulation

  • unrefined salt freely available

  • natural horsemanship handling (increases trust which helps reduce breathing)

  • plenty of exercise in balance with horse's inclination

On the other hand, factors in the management regime that encourage over breathing, counteract the healing effect of Equine Breathing. Its impossible to say how much of a detraction this will be. You may wish to discuss the options with your professional advisors such as your vet, but if at all possible avoid the following;

  • stabling, box rest or box weaning

  • Incorrect hoof management

  • feeding of concentrates with gaps in between meals

  • rugging and clipping

  • stressful situations 

  • unnecessary drugs and chemical treatments.

 

Prevention is better than cure

Clearly its better to try and avoid deterioration in your horse's breathing pattern.  Understanding the role of triggers that increase breathing helps you to do this.

Triggers for over breathing include

  1. emotional and physiological stress
  2. inactivity
  3. over eating rich food
  4. over heating
  5. toxic stress
  6. copying other horses or humans

If you are lucky enough to have a foal consider bringing the foal through stressful events such as weaning and travelling with 1N Equine Breathing to help keep their breathing at the normal volume. 1N may also facilitate training.

 

Taking part in Equine Breathing trials

If you would like to help build up a body of experience and case study data on Equine Breathing you might like to participate in  trials.

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The contents of this website are not a substitute for veterinary advice. If the reader has any concerns they should seek independent professional advice from a vet.