Article below by LaVaughn
Hengst, German Acupuncturist for Animals and EFT Practitioner,
Furnishing More Information and
an Example how EFT Can be
Used successfully with a Horse
Even
though it is accepted that animals do have meridians and acupuncture
points, the best way until now to do the Tapping Technique (Emotional
Freedom Technique, EFT) for animals was by surrogate or proxy
tapping. This means you tap on yourself to make the changes in the
animal happen. It is commonly thought that animals don’t like to be
tapped on and no one knows where the points on the animals are anyway,
or???
WRONG!!! I work with animals as a holistic animal therapist and often
use acupuncture and acupressure to stimulate healing for physical
problems. I also have to deal quite often with behavior problems.
Because I am already familiar with the points, it was easy to apply EFT
to animals using the same rules as for humans. I tap on the animals
themselves.
In the
course of my experimenting, I have found that:
*The important points are easy to find
*Horses and other animals rarely object to the tapping
*Tapping shows RESULTS.
There are certain points on every meridian that balances the meridian,
also on horses/dogs/cats.
Horses also have all the
meridian endpoints close to the hoof;
they can also be balanced here.
Not only that, there are certain acupressure points which deal with
FEAR.
There are also certain points which have a direct influence on
aggression, anxiety, jealousy, overeating (animals also have eating
problems) and other problems as well.
Let me tell you about Fee,
my 22-year-old Trakehner
mare. In Germany,
Trakehners are known for being a little “crazy” more often than not,
which is unfair to the breed. In my opinion, they are beautiful and
sensitive animals and if one knows how they tick, they will outperform
any other breed.
In her youth, Fee was more than a little sensitive, when she even
suspected that there was danger ahead she would jump in the air, tear
the reins out of my hands, turn on a dime and gallop madly in the
opposite direction all at once! She is also very sensitive to changes in
the weather and becomes very nervous when a storm is approaching.
Just
last week, Fee and I took a “relaxing” stroll in our nearby forest and
took a path that we’ve been on at least 100 times in the course of the
past
15 years. Next to the path is a 10 yard stretch of trees, then a busy
street, and then more trees and a meadow on the other side. Well, there
just happened to be a nasty old plastic bag lying on the other side of
the street (a good 30 yards away!) and my horse spied it and started
getting nervous.
As I insisted that we continue, the nervousness escalated until I felt
like I was sitting on a stick of dynamite waiting to explode. Then, to
make matters worse, some insensitive hunters had tied another (large!)
plastic bag on a tree on OUR side of the road to mark a tree that was to
be cut down. When Fee saw that, she planted all four and refused to go
any further.
I could feel her heart beating through the saddle and she was snorting
like a bull. If I hadn’t had my legs tightly clamped around her, she
would have been off like a flash. Then, because the weather was
obviously changing, the wind started blowing and guess what happened to
the plastic bag!
This must all seem ridiculous to all of you non-riders but actually it
isn’t funny because many horses and riders have similar experiences
every day. I was totally exasperated because we had had such problems
before even though Fee usually knows that plastic bags carry carrots and
apples more often than not. I decided to use EFT, and, as always, used
it on MYSELF first. When my energy system is unbalanced, how can my
horse function in the correct manner? Our energy systems and auras are
connected physically and mentally.
I tapped for my impatience and my own nervousness as to what my horse
was going to do next. I tapped that I would keep a clear mind and not
get angry with Fee, as she was only reacting as a horse that is
protecting itself from predators. After all, plastic bags have indeed
been known to jump out of trees on occasion.
Then I jumped down and tapped on the hoof points as well as I could, as
Fee was still very nervous and agitated. I then decided to tap on all of
the fear points and then tapped on myself again. It doesn’t matter how
well a horse is trained, when it fears for its life, a high strung horse
will run away from danger. In this case, it didn’t take very long until
we were both calmer. I then lead her past the terrible bag with no
problem. Instead of making a loop as usual, we then took the same path
back home. Even though we zoomed past the demon (just to be safe), Fee
didn’t shy or come to a screeching halt upon seeing the troublesome bag.
In
addition to using EFT for behavior problems, one can also use it to
prevent behavior problems, as with horses that take part in tournaments,
or, for that matter, show dogs. One can tap on a pet before it has to go
to the vet or before a vacation, the possibilities are endless.
I use this method quite often in my praxis. Clients understand the
method, find it easy to use and see results. The results are even better
when the pet owner taps on himself, as many knowingly or unknowingly
support or allow the offensive behavior. For example, fearful horses
usually have an owner who is afraid of falling off the horse. 2 fighting
cats in the same household often have owners who quarrel themselves –
the cats can’t stand the tension.
If you’d like to know where the animal points are, please give me a
mail.
I’ve compiled an E-book (see below) for everyone who would also like to help their
pet.
After all, pets are part of the family, or, in some cases, ARE the
family!
Book
Information, only $10
This E-book is written in clear,
accessible language, with many photographs and easy-to-follow
directions. When you buy this E-book, you will be have:
• A brief description of Acupuncture and Acupressure and how it
works
• How EFT is currently applied to animals and how and why I do it
differently
• Very good Illustrations of the points that balance the meridians
according to
the Traditional Chinese Medicine. Two other alternative sets of
balancing points are also illustrated, you can choose the set that
your animal accepts the most
• Illustrations of various points for aggression, anxiety, fear,
jealousy, hyperactivity, nervousness, stage fright and violent
temper explosions.
• How to test out which points your animal needs
• When EFT doesn’t seem to help - reasons and cures
• What to do when your pet (most likely your cat) doesn’t want to be
“treated”
Note: Marie Griffith of
BuyHorseProperties.com has gained success
with EFT and looking forward to using LaVaughn book in detail
for more work.