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12 horses at Prestonwood
In February 1992 I was invited to stay at Prestonwood, a Thoroghbred flat-racing farm near Lexington KY.
This farm is directed towards producing yearlings and two-year-olds for the big sales in Lexington. They also
have a training barn which handles layups.
The people who own Prestonwood are friends of mine and were curious about TEAM. They asked me to
demonstrate on one of the yearlings in their barns. I was delighted to have an opportunity to introduce TEAM
because the racing industry is very traditional, and seldom takes into account the interconnectedness of
mental and physical well being of the horse as a factor in the success of the horse.
I chose a young horse who had a reputation as a troublemaker. After doing a quick exploration I pointed out
several problem areas and proceeded to ease the tension away and relax the horse using various touches.
Then I demonstrated teaching the young horse to lead quietly using TEAM positions. These youngsters are
led in and out every day, but are very rowdy and difficult to manage.
After one short session the horse was quiet and relaxed when I entered the stall, was calm and cooperative
for haltering, for leading to the paddock and for turnout.
In the training barn I worked on one horse recovering from chipped knee surgery, one with swollen ankles,
one nervous biter and one who reared and wheeled away when released and jumped out of the paddock
when left alone. On the two horses with leg problems I used cold therapy, raccoon circles, and python lifts.
On the biter I found great reactivity in the poll, ears and forehead. I used clouded leopard, raccoon circles,
and ear work and mouth work Ttouches. After a couple of sessions, the biting stopped.
In every case I saw positive results. Swelling and heat were diminished in the horses with leg problems. The
nervous biter stood quietly in his stall to be handled, and the nervous filly walked quietly to the paddock and
stood calmly after I removed her lead rope until I patted her and walked away.
In February 1992 I was invited to stay at Prestonwood, a Thoroghbred flat-racing farm near Lexington KY.
This farm is directed towards producing yearlings and two-year-olds for the big sales in Lexington. They also
have a training barn which handles layups.
The people who own Prestonwood are friends of mine and were curious about TEAM. They asked me to
demonstrate on one of the yearlings in their barns. I was delighted to have an opportunity to introduce TEAM
because the racing industry is very traditional, and seldom takes into account the interconnectedness of
mental and physical well being of the horse as a factor in the success of the horse.
I chose a young horse who had a reputation as a troublemaker. After doing a quick exploration I pointed out
several problem areas and proceeded to ease the tension away and relax the horse using various touches.
Then I demonstrated teaching the young horse to lead quietly using TEAM positions. These youngsters are
led in and out every day, but are very rowdy and difficult to manage.
After one short session the horse was quiet and relaxed when I entered the stall, was calm and cooperative
for haltering, for leading to the paddock and for turnout.
In the training barn I worked on one horse recovering from chipped knee surgery, one with swollen ankles,
one nervous biter and one who reared and wheeled away when released and jumped out of the paddock
when left alone. On the two horses with leg problems I used cold therapy, raccoon circles, and python lifts.
On the biter I found great reactivity in the poll, ears and forehead. I used clouded leopard, raccoon circles,
and ear work and mouth work Ttouches. After a couple of sessions, the biting stopped.
In every case I saw positive results. Swelling and heat were diminished in the horses with leg problems. The
nervous biter stood quietly in his stall to be handled, and the nervous filly walked quietly to the paddock and
stood calmly after I removed her lead rope until I patted her and walked away.
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