Stress Relief for Your Horse
Is your horse displaying distressing
physical or emotional symptoms as a result of these
circumstances?
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chronic arthritis pain
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birthing trauma
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medical procedures
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relocation
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breeding
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transportation
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long term illness
Some of these
symptoms of stress may be despondency, eating disorders,
cribbing, aggression, skin disorders, and lack of energy.
B.M.E. Stress Management for Horses addresses your
animal's physical and emotional stress to create an effective
treatment plan that will help you manage their stress.
Stress relief is
achieved through the use of situational stress assessments,
environmental recommendations,
Therapeutic Touch treatments, and owner/trainer after-care.
Referrals may be made to other practitioners i.e. massage
therapist, chiropractor, acupuncturist, veterinarian or
hydrotherapy clinic.
B.M.E. Stress Management Assessments©
and treatment plans are done on location. They involve
collecting and analyzing information about physical conditions,
environmental factors and emotional influences that may be
contributing to the animal's current symptoms, illness or
behaviours.
Follow-up appointments are scheduled to monitor and re-assess
the continued effectiveness of the plans and progress of the
horse.
After-care may
involve environment changes, physical activity, schedule changes
and behavioural supports.
Chronic Stress Management
On-going quarterly
B.M.E. Stress Management Assessments
and treatment plans are available to manage chronic stress
conditions in Highly Sensitive Horses.
Palliative Care
We provide in-home or hospital
stress management for patients and their families to help manage
the stress of medical procedures and pain management, emotional
stress, cancer treatment, grief and loss, chronic pain and
depression.
Martha Hoey is a B.M.E.
Stress Management
Specialist. She works
with facility
owners
and their horses to help
them manage the stress
caused
by their sensitivity
to environmental challenges.
She also
works with highly sensitive people
and
horses.
Martha Hoey, B. Ed., B.F.A., R.T.T.P.T., Equine Health and
Disease Prevention, University of Guelph
Client Referrals
"I came to Martha because my race
horse was becoming aggressive and sometimes very despondent.
His symptoms were sore points along his withers and leg splints.
Martha was able to come on very short notice to assess and treat
my horse in his stall. Follow-up sessions helped to fully
settle my horse and he is continuing to do well. Thanks, Martha
for your stress management skills." R. W.
Therapeutic Touch©
is a treatment that helps to release the stressful energy of
tension and shock that can cause distressing physical and
emotional symptoms.
Appointments are
available to prepare a horse for a new situation as well as to
assist recovery from a stressful experience.
Therapeutic Touch
is a stress management healing practice commonly used in
hospitals and hospices to help alleviate the on-set of stress
and pain associated with many standard treatments and
procedures. It is used at Columbia
University Hospital in heart surgery, to relieve pre and post
operative stress, thereby significantly improving recovery time.
