EQUINE ASSISTED THERAPY
The Science of the Magic
By: Wendy Firmin-Price
For anyone who has truly experienced the magical and miraculous life changing effects of equine assisted therapy and coaching,
the common question asked is, “how does it work?”
the common question asked is, “how does it work?”
There are many guesses, theories and assumptions. My personal theory, as a Metaphysical Equine Assisted Practitioner, working with horses and humans for over 30 years, is that it all boils down to energy and the strict laws of the Universe (and a little bit of magical mystery).
We know from Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawkins that the whole Universe is made up of energy vibrating at different frequencies giving the appearance of things solid, fluid, visible or invisible. Alongside that there are very precise laws like Cause & Effect, Law of Attraction, Law of Reflection, Law of Mental Equivalents to mention a few, but these are the most pertinent ones in Equine Assisted Therapy, Learning and Coaching.
MAGNETIC VIBRATION
Every belief, emotion, assumption, coping strategy, behaviour, pattern, programming etc. carries a certain magnetic vibration to it, according to the underlying emotion or thought process behind it.
We know from Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawkins that the whole Universe is made up of energy vibrating at different frequencies giving the appearance of things solid, fluid, visible or invisible. Alongside that there are very precise laws like Cause & Effect, Law of Attraction, Law of Reflection, Law of Mental Equivalents to mention a few, but these are the most pertinent ones in Equine Assisted Therapy, Learning and Coaching.
MAGNETIC VIBRATION
Every belief, emotion, assumption, coping strategy, behaviour, pattern, programming etc. carries a certain magnetic vibration to it, according to the underlying emotion or thought process behind it.
“You can fool humans, but you cannot fool horses, they feel the humans hidden thoughts and reflect them in their demeanour!” Anonymous
To go straight into an example to illustrate, one of my clients came to me to change the pattern of attracting Mr Wrong all the time. She was invited to choose a horse to work with. Five times she chose a horse that was unavailable, unhealthy or unsuitable either through lameness, being a livery (privately owned) horse or some other reason. When asked what pattern these choices may have been highlighting for her, she realised she was always going for men that were unavailable, unhealthy or unsuitable.
So how did that happen? Because her energy field was sending out the vibration of unavailability, the Law of Attraction and Reflection kicked in to draw her to horses (and men) who were unavailable. She attracted the lame ducks, the addicts, the commitment phoebes, the married ones and others who were generally dysfunctional in some physical or emotional way. The choices she was making with the horses became a massive metaphor as the horses mirrored back to her, in no uncertain terms.
With further support from the horses, we explored how to release her root cause fears of having an available, healthy and functional relationship. We also explored how to raise her vibration to attract these into her life. This was illustrated by my client working with Caesar, a horse that had trust issues too. By noticing what she had to change about her posture, thought process and energetic vibration to get Caesar to trust her, she could see and more importantly feel, what her new programming needed to feel like in her body.
ENERGETIC RESONANCE
Time and time again I see clients that have been abused in some way become attracted to the horses that have come from abusive backgrounds as well. Once more, the scientific rationale is that there is an energetic resonation at work here. In an unhealed situation the emotional trauma physically resides at the cellular level in the body of the human or the horse, thus giving off a certain vibration. The Law of Attraction manifests as like energy to like energy.
So how did that happen? Because her energy field was sending out the vibration of unavailability, the Law of Attraction and Reflection kicked in to draw her to horses (and men) who were unavailable. She attracted the lame ducks, the addicts, the commitment phoebes, the married ones and others who were generally dysfunctional in some physical or emotional way. The choices she was making with the horses became a massive metaphor as the horses mirrored back to her, in no uncertain terms.
With further support from the horses, we explored how to release her root cause fears of having an available, healthy and functional relationship. We also explored how to raise her vibration to attract these into her life. This was illustrated by my client working with Caesar, a horse that had trust issues too. By noticing what she had to change about her posture, thought process and energetic vibration to get Caesar to trust her, she could see and more importantly feel, what her new programming needed to feel like in her body.
ENERGETIC RESONANCE
Time and time again I see clients that have been abused in some way become attracted to the horses that have come from abusive backgrounds as well. Once more, the scientific rationale is that there is an energetic resonation at work here. In an unhealed situation the emotional trauma physically resides at the cellular level in the body of the human or the horse, thus giving off a certain vibration. The Law of Attraction manifests as like energy to like energy.
The law of attraction is completely impersonal so will always give precise feedback of what yours, your clients or other people’s energy field is emitting. Coming back to the horses, because it is their innate nature to read and respond to energy fields all the time, they too can give you an accurate forensic readout of your energy.
Another client was recently working with me doing some inner shadow work with 3 horses that represented 3 parts of herself that she was struggling to integrate (the good, the bad and the ugly). We explored what beliefs, vows and programming were preventing her from loving and accepting herself unconditionally. The horses were mainly at liberty in a grassy arena (so completely free to go where they wanted). My client assigned walking over a tarpaulin with Billy, one of the horses, to represent changing the belief about herself.
Initially Billy was going nowhere! No amount of bribery, cajoling or coercing would make Billy move. However, as my client really delved into her root cause programming, and then learned how to change it, she was able to imagine what it would be like to love and accept herself fully. At this point, not only did Billy move forward, but also Rosie and Bill who had been happily munching the grass, suddenly with no prompting at all, miraculously came over and followed Billy over the tarpaulin.
Naturally my client was blown away.
So, what may have happened scientifically with that magical experience? The lower the vibration you are coming from the more your energy field emits blocks to that flow. Perhaps think of it like thick sludge trying to flow down a river. It would move slowly, feel dense, easily be stopped or redirected by obstacles in the river. As you get into alignment with Truth and Love, your energy field vibrates faster, lighter, higher and has more flow to it. Now think of that sludge turning to pure water and how quickly it can now flow around and over obstacles. Going back to the Law of Attraction and Reflection, when my client aligned her vibration to love, that is when the horses’ energy field was magnetically attracted to that higher attunement. That loving energy then embraced everything around it and drew like to like.
PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE
Working with horses and clients to heal their past, create a new future or learn how to get present in the now, is truly the most thrilling, astonishing job I have ever had the privilege to do. I have numerous stories and memories similar to the earlier examples I shared, but for me, just as a magician wows the audience with
the ‘not knowing how it’s done’, so too, I just love being in the magic of transformation with the horses without letting my metaphysical scientific head take over! When you are in alignment with Truth and Authenticity, miracles happen.
Another client was recently working with me doing some inner shadow work with 3 horses that represented 3 parts of herself that she was struggling to integrate (the good, the bad and the ugly). We explored what beliefs, vows and programming were preventing her from loving and accepting herself unconditionally. The horses were mainly at liberty in a grassy arena (so completely free to go where they wanted). My client assigned walking over a tarpaulin with Billy, one of the horses, to represent changing the belief about herself.
Initially Billy was going nowhere! No amount of bribery, cajoling or coercing would make Billy move. However, as my client really delved into her root cause programming, and then learned how to change it, she was able to imagine what it would be like to love and accept herself fully. At this point, not only did Billy move forward, but also Rosie and Bill who had been happily munching the grass, suddenly with no prompting at all, miraculously came over and followed Billy over the tarpaulin.
Naturally my client was blown away.
So, what may have happened scientifically with that magical experience? The lower the vibration you are coming from the more your energy field emits blocks to that flow. Perhaps think of it like thick sludge trying to flow down a river. It would move slowly, feel dense, easily be stopped or redirected by obstacles in the river. As you get into alignment with Truth and Love, your energy field vibrates faster, lighter, higher and has more flow to it. Now think of that sludge turning to pure water and how quickly it can now flow around and over obstacles. Going back to the Law of Attraction and Reflection, when my client aligned her vibration to love, that is when the horses’ energy field was magnetically attracted to that higher attunement. That loving energy then embraced everything around it and drew like to like.
PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE
Working with horses and clients to heal their past, create a new future or learn how to get present in the now, is truly the most thrilling, astonishing job I have ever had the privilege to do. I have numerous stories and memories similar to the earlier examples I shared, but for me, just as a magician wows the audience with
the ‘not knowing how it’s done’, so too, I just love being in the magic of transformation with the horses without letting my metaphysical scientific head take over! When you are in alignment with Truth and Authenticity, miracles happen.
What is your vibration like today?
Go and chat with a horse.
They will let you know! ~*~
Go and chat with a horse.
They will let you know! ~*~
