About Equine Wellness Touch
Mary Traverse, DC, has been certified in the practice of animal chiropractic by the American Veterinary Chiropractic Association, since 2007. Since that time, she has been graced by a stellar reputation in the Central Texas horse community for her gentle, effective, and profound equine (and canine!) touch applications.
“Dr. Mary” has developed a proprietary touch system that can help a horse change behaviors and outlooks. It helps that individual become more calm, more resilient, more trusting, and more flexible. It has been at the core of her work for many years, and now Dr Mary is teaching horse owners to be able to apply this work to their own horses. Her goal is to share this significant work with a broader section of the horse community, for the benefit of horses everywhere.
Dr. Mary will share her skills for enhanced tactile sensitivity, learned over her many years (since 1997) of human chiropractic practice.
What it is: Equine Wellness Touch is a simple, light touch application that helps a horse be in coherence—the natural resting state of an open, calm heart. We humans can also achieve coherence, as our horses do, and EWT helps us all get there!
EWT is a powerful tool that can be used to create calm and receptivity in almost any circumstance with a horse—-before a vet or farrier visit, for example, or prior to hauling, showing, grooming or any kind of riding, or any type of additional bodywork.
EWT is a trust-building tool that becomes a foundation for everything you wish to accomplish with your horse.
A calm, focused, and trusting horse is a more flexible, cooperative, and resilient partner with its human.
EWT is a training method you can use every day, or in demanding situations, to create ease and elasticity in your horse.
EWT allows your horse to be more open and agreeable for anything else you wish to do next!
EWT is a path to wellness—-that state of well-being and calm energy that creates the opportunity for happiness.
What it is NOT: EWT is not chiropractic. It is not osteopathy. It does not correct or address subluxations, the holy grail of the chiropractic adjustment.
EWT is not an effort to correct disease.
INTRODUCTORY CLASSES:
Who can attend: Anyone who owns a horse, or has access to a horse to practice with.
What you will learn:
How to connect with your horse before you begin doing anything
How to visually assess a horse, including postural evaluation, tips and tricks
Equine anatomy, physiology, neurology
Quantum and mechanical physics applications
Physiological components and systems
When to use these training techniques
What are the realistic outcomes and goals of this work
Tactile skills:
Each student will gain tactile sensitivity, through awareness, practice, and education. Continuing practice will further this skill.
How to know, through your hands, what you’re feeling, and touching.
How to touch what your touching—lots of tactile and sensory awareness tools
How to touch to be deliberately and specifically felt!
Understanding tension and types of tension, and what they feel like.
The concept of affinity
How to sequence your touch for greatest effectiveness
How to assess the touch’s effectiveness (“did I get it right?”)
Upcoming Class:
When: Saturday and Sunday, April 27th and 28th.
9-5 Saturday, 9-4 Sunday
Show up early Saturday (8 AM) for a complementary human table session with Dr Mary.
Fee: $995
Early Bird Discount: $895 if deposit paid by March 15th.
$100 non-refundable deposit holds your place
Balance due by October 1st, unless other arrangements are made.
Aduit fee for previous attendees: $250
Place: Dr Mary’s & Greg’s Ranch, Bertram, Texas
We will be working in the shade of our covered arena.
Bring your lunch and snacks, we will provide ice in coolers to keep your food fresh. Coffee, tea and water provided.
You may be able to bring your own horse, please contact Dr Mary if you wish to do so.