Bodywork Archives - Barbara Breckenfeld

Foundations of equine bodywork

By Barbara Breckenfeld|2019-10-07T12:28:02-07:00October 7th, 2019|Bodywork, Learning bodywork|

I was delighted to present a workshop on Tui-na at the Animal Bodyworkers Conference near Seattle in September, 2019. Any technique we practice carries our energy and intent, so I began by […]

Regaining balance

By Barbara Breckenfeld|2018-08-01T19:18:29-07:00August 1st, 2018|Bodywork, Equine Health|

I moved to my farm two months ago. Packing, moving, selling my house has been all consuming. Okay, controlled chaos. Oh, and my […]

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

By Barbara Breckenfeld|2018-03-02T21:05:28-07:00March 2nd, 2018|Bodywork, Horse Stories|

I hadn’t seen the mare in six months. She began to release as soon as I arrived.

Usually when a horse does that I chalk it up to my presence being new input in […]

Notes from the barn

By Barbara Breckenfeld|2018-03-06T14:30:03-07:00February 21st, 2018|Bodywork|

I left the barn relaxed and happy—if chilled—after doing a bodywork session with a lovely Quarter Horse gelding.

It’s shedding season, and the arms of my black shirt are covered in white hair. I’m […]

Putting horses at ease

By Barbara Breckenfeld|2018-02-13T17:18:55-07:00February 13th, 2018|Bodywork, Equine Health|

How can we behave in ways that put our horses at ease? And why would we want to do that?

To answer the second question, when our horses are relaxed and at ease […]

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"Horses' Sense of Touch - Equine Sensitivity Requires Our Thoughtful Handling" appeared in the August 2019 Northwest Horse Source magazine's Equine Wellness column. Read the article here

"Horse Sense(s) - How Horses Taste, Smell, and Hear" was published in the Equine Wellness column of the January 2019 Northwest Horse magazine. Read it here

"Through Your Horse's Eyes - Understanding Equine Vision" appears in the Equine Wellness column of the December 2018 Northwest Horse magazine. Read it here

"Horse Nature - Why Horses Think and Feel as They Do" was published in the Northwest Horse Source's Equine Wellness column in November 2018. Read it here.

"The Autonomic Nervous System - Understanding Your Horse's Reactions" appears in October 2018's Equine Wellness column of the Northwest Horse Source. Read it here.

"Equine Body Language - Can You Speak Horse?" was published in the Equine Wellness column of the March 2018 issue of the Northwest Horse Source magazine. Read it here.