Thought Field Therapy (TFT) for Horses & Pets
He has had a treatment of Thought Field Therapy a week before this session. This took place in the stable and we worked with a saddle, girth, stirrups and a breastplate. The results were surprsing and he has been very different in himself since. The result was he was totally fine with the stirrups even when swung on his flanks and with saddle being taken on and off. His eye is softer and kinder and he seems less irritated and more engaging with his work and with people around him. He also was walking out with a swing tail rather than a kinked tail.
We wished we had filmed the difference, so decided to film this time. It is important to work in different environments and with different equipment. He really dislikes this saddle pad and it's girth and this is the field we originally started him under saddle and where he repeatedly broncoed. We were surprised that the TFT work we did the week before had generalised to this situation. He shows very little white and his move away responses are mild. His tail is kinked though and he does move away so the fear is still present when we begin.
If you are interested in a TFT session for your horse or pet, please contact me so we can discuss this in detail.
The animal's welfare is of key importance and your vet must give permission.
Using TFT to help a horse who is afraid of tack
The horse in the film below is afraid of tack due to experiencing pain from a saddle, girth, breastplate and bridle when first beginning his education. The reason this happened was that the horses had sarcoids, which are a type of cancer. Some of the sarcoids were under the skin in the position of the girth and breastplate and bridle cheek pieces and were unseen at the time the horse was first introduced to tack. The horse was broncing with the tack on although there was nothing to be seen on the skin. The horse was started by riding bareback and then later when the sarcoids became evident he was given time off and his immune sysytem was boosted while the sarcoids treated. The treatment was very painful and he was then given time off for full recovery. A number of methods have been used to help him gain confidence around tack and having tack put on and used (sat on or manipulated) and none of them have really worked in that he always still has to move away, shows the whites of his eyes and over responds when ridden to movement of tack or sight of tack. As you can see from the film the same methods of training such as positive reinforcement and using techniques such as approach and retreat have made him a confident and knowledgeable horse about ropes around his feet. The areas he finds difficult are girth, back, front of chest, flanks, between front legs and his eye and cheeks.