Acutonics for Horses

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Welcome to my sound healing page for horses.

In 2000 I decided to add sound healing to my massage and teaching practice. I felt it would be an invaluable way to help animals that did not trust touch as a way to soothe their bodies and minds. Healing with sound is an ancient practice, extending back to the Egyptians, Greeks, Tibetans, Chinese, Japanese, Australian aborigines, native Hawaiians, and some of the native American cultures. In many cultures it has been used right through to the present day. As I began to integrate it into my practice I was amazed and delighted with the results. It has far exceeded my expectations as a valuable healing tool.

By healing sound, I mean pure tones and harmonics produced by such things as tuning forks, Tibetan singing bowls, bells, and cymbals, gongs, drums, rattles, didgeridoos, and toning with voice. In my own practice I use precision calibrated tuning forks, tingshaws (Tibetan cymbals), Tibetan bells and my voice to produce healing sounds.

I began by integrating sound therapy into my TEM massages. Immediately, I noticed that the animals enjoyed it and reached an even deeper level of relaxation. Over the past months, I have used it more and more and have seen remarkable results with the sounds applied on or near the body. For tense and nervous animals, sound offers a wonderful new option for soothing and relaxing as well as for building trust. For flighty animals it can add grounding, helping them to concentrate better on their lessons and competitions. For aged, dull, or lost animals it can bring a sparkle back into their eyes and energy back to their bodies.

The pictures below will take you through two sample sound therapy sessions. In the photos you will see me use tuning forks of either different colors or with different colored "feet." The colors represent different notes and the forks in combination represent different harmonics, as are appropriate to the condition of the body or mind of the animal. Sometimes you will see the forks used on the body and sometimes above it. Overall, animals are more sensitive to sound than we are. For many sensitive animals, sound applied over the body will be as effective (and more comfortable) for the animals then feeling the vibration applied directly on the skin.

Thanks for coming by! I hope you enjoy the pictures. If you have any questions or would like to set up an appointment please contact me.

Acutonics ® in Action


Acutonics tuning forks	My first client is Serenity, a 15 yr old Welsh pony mare. Serenity tends to have stiff shoulders, lower back and hips. I begin by using sound to relax the length of Serenity's back.

Then I move into the shoulder area.

And onto the base of the neck and wither area.	Then down the back to the lower back, specifically to the area behind the saddle.


This spot is very good for soothing any hind limb problem, like stiffness.	*Working in* *the hip area.*

A satisfied client!		Ziggy Stardust, a yearling Appaloosa filly, waits for her sound therapy session.		*I begin my sessions by letting the animal listen to the sounds of the* *forks. Many times they try to touch them with their whiskers. Here Ziggy listens to the forks.*

I'm working over Ziggy's neck area.		Although she hasn't yet had a saddle on her back, Ziggy is helping me demonstrate specific places that can get sore and tired from under saddle work.

Sound therapy in the girth area can help ticklish, "girthy" horses. Sound applied in this area can also help anxiety and depression.	Relaxing the hamstring area can help with stiffness issues in the hock and hip.

These two places on the front leg can be used together to settle emotional disturbances such as anxiety, ungroundedness, depression and fear.			After her session Ziggy is ready for a nap.

Many thanks to my husband Matt who took the pictures, my assistants Lisa and Leah, and my models, Serenity and Ziggy!

Thanks Matt!	Thanks Lisa & Serenity!	*Thanks Ziggy!*	Thanks Leah!
To read the Acutonics article "Working in Herds" click here. To read the Acutonics essay, "Saving Miss Molly," click here.