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by Cookson Beecher, Capital Press Staff Writer
A nonprofit organization devoted to rehabilitating neglected or abused horses, Kuitan cares for the horses until they're ready to be adopted by a suitable home. Visitors to the open house enjoyed seeing a full range of traditional and alternative therapies and training methods. Lined up along a fence, they gave TTouch practitioner Shannon Finch their undivided attention as she used several of the rescued horses to demonstrate some life-saving techniques that can be used on sick or injured horse until the vet arrives.
Farrier Brad Gibbs was happy to share some tips on hoof trimming and shoeing, while sharing insights about horses. Lifting up a horse's hoof and pointing to the frog, he told his audience that the frog is the horse's "second heart." And there was music - deep tones resonating from a colorful Slide Didge, similar to the Australian didgeridoo, floated across the fields to where the horses were grazing. When asked if this was an instrument that could be used as a form of horse therapy, Tones said he was sure it would have a beneficial effect.
Caption for above photograph: Sara Light-Waller, MA., LMP, LAMP, SAMP, E.S.M.T., of Seattle, uses precision calibrated tuning forks on veterinarian Ray Bradbury to relieve tension and free up energy. Light-Waller uses sound therapy on horses to calm them down, establish trust, and restore energy. More Press and
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first dubious, but then delighted, they watched Sara Light-Waller, ESMT-TEM,
use her precision calibrated tuning forks to soothe a nervous horse
After her demonstration, some of the visitors lined up to experience the
therapy themselves.