Trials and case studies

Curyghan had severe headshaking and hayfever with nose rubbing, and violent snorting every 10 seconds. He was unable to graze for more than 5 or 10 minutes at a time.

The red markers on the chart show that the headshaking and allergy symptoms reduced in a few days (in the height of summer) and disappeared.

Before the trial, Curyghan also had separation anxiety making him difficult to handle, poor hoof quality, a long term abscess (despite veterinary treatment), and he refused to allow his ears to be touched. These symptoms also disappeared during the trial.

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Three year old Meg's sweetitch was severe. Treatments had failed to relieve it and Meg had become dangerous to handle as a result of her distress. Owner Debbie was considering putting her to sleep because the sweet-itch was causing so much suffering.

Debbie reported that Meg started to improve from day one. After six weeks use of the Equine Breather Meg was itch free, her coat had grown back and she recovered her gentle disposition.

This 15 year old Grand Prix showjumper developed a cough 3 years ago and despite the best veterinary and husbandry care it persisted, so he could no longer compete. He is an anxious horse to the extent that he’s always been too highly strung to ride out and could only be ridden in an enclosed space.

In this case study Kristina Koudelova practised 1N daily with him for 4 weeks. He made a remarkably quick recovery from the cough, and the anxiety significantly reduced to the point where he could be ridden out for the first time in his life. These results are perhaps not unexpected with Equine Breathing. However Kristina, who is highly qualified Equine Bodyworker and Osteopath was especially impressed with how much the 1N also benefited his movement patterns, abilities and posture “with amazing transformations”. She said;

“To sum it all up, something extraordinary happened every week during the one-month trial. I have learned so much from this wonderful horse. It was truly eye-opening. I witnessed a transformation from an anxious, tense, and coughing horse to a more confident, self-regulated, and relaxed horse that rarely coughs and uses his body more effectively.

To breathe is to live. This case study highlights that breathing is far more than a simple gas exchange. It has a profound impact on whole-body physiology, bodily functions, the nervous system, biomechanics, and posture. It brings to mind what Dr. Lewit, world authority on musculo-skeletal medicine said:

*If breathing is not normalised, no other movement pattern can be. Respiration is our primary and most important movement pattern… and also the most dysfunctional.*

I realise now that I hadn’t fully appreciated the depth of these words until I was introduced to Equine Breathing and saw with my own eyes the changes in the horses on so many levels.”

Read Kristina's full report here; https://www.equinebreathing.com/horse-breather and scroll down to Horse Breather 76 Cough and Anxiety 1N trial

After 4 weeks of 1N, Artie recovered from asthma and cough. Artie, a 7 year old warmblood was diagnosed with moderate asthma and intense itchiness which the vet considered to be a general allergy symptom.

Romana did a 1 month 1N case study with Artie as part of her training to become an Equine Breathing Trainer. At the end of it the vet found that Artie was great and had no sign of asthma anymore. His itchiness also reduced but didn’t disappear completely.

Read Romana's full report here; Horse Breather and go to article 73 - Asthma recovery with 4 weeks 1N

Jacky’s horse suffered from seasonal headshaking and sweet itch for the three years that Jacky has owned him. Various treatments failed to relieve the symptoms so Jacky decided to try Equine Breathing and started a 1N trial in March.

Her records show that through the period when the head shaking normally becomes “distressing” (scores of 4 and 5) Jack’s symptoms remained mild and at a level that caused no problems for him. In addition Jacky noticed an improvement in his stamina and fitness.

Jacky said, "Equine Breathing has undoubtedly helped Jack. 1N is definitely effective. 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. I am very happy with the overall results at the trial end. 1N has proved to me that it does work."