Equine Testimonials

EQUINE TESTIMONIALS

I have 6 horses & 2 dogs all have their own different issues.Helen has helped 3 of my horses & 1 of my dogs using Bowen Therapy & Homeopathic Remedies.My dog Jedda & my Horse Josh have nervous and anxiety issues. They are scared of thunder & fireworks and any loud noises. Helen recommended giving them an essence remedy which has helped them deal with their issues.Helen also used Bowen Therapy on my three horses, Josh, Chloe & Moscow. Moscow has had recurring problems with stifle lock & chronic arthritis. He was having difficulties just walking from A to B and was very depressed.Helen used Bowen & Homeopathic remedies on him and he is doing great now walking nicely once again. Chloe had a pinched nerve down the back of her leg & always seemed to collapse. She also had Bowen Therapy and after a couple of treatments she improved and is also doing well now.

Josh had a few problems both with his stifle and a recurring sore back. Helen worked on Josh 3 or 4 times and Josh has not had a problem since. We also looked at a proper saddle to enable me to ride him once again as he had improved so much. Keep up the good work Helen thanks for everything you have done. You have been my life saver for my animals. I was at the end of my rope and didn't know what to do… then I found Helen.
Thank you so much for all your help.
Sam King, Silverdale , NSW

Ned as we call him was an ex race horse that did not have the speed at the track. When we got him, he was quite edgy and very sore through the back and hindquarters in particular. He had passed through a number of people before he arrived with us, so we were never really sure what he may have experienced or what problems he really had. We asked Helen to assess him and see if there was a chance to improve his behaviour and health. Helen recommended essences to help with his adjustment to the change in his role and circumstances. She also identified key pain points and stress patterns in his body using Bowen and Kinesiology and after 3-4 treatments, Ned certainly improved. Helen also suggested some Arnica, a homoeopathic remedy to help with recovery from muscle soreness and pain. She also showed us some stretching and acupressure techniques to help with overall flexibility and wellbeing. With the reduction in soreness and the use of the essences, Ned’s anxiety reduced and he was much more trusting in our day to day handling of him. Today some months on, Ned is a different horse; he looks well, is more engaging and has a new interest in life! We have a new found appreciation for the use of natural and holistic therapies.
Thank you Helen.
K. Baker - Southern Highlands, NSW

Molly was running around the paddock one day with my other 2 horses and had an accident where she damaged the muscles that hold the shoulder to the body as well as the nerve to that area. When it first happened Molly could not walk on all four legs she was hopping and dragging the front leg. It looked at first as if she had popped her shoulder out as the swelling had hidden the collapsed muscle. I originally arranged for a chiropractor to see Molly. The chiropractor said that her shoulder was a little out, but the muscle tear and nerve paralysis was the worse he had ever seen and that I should be kind to her and put her down.At the time I also had a vet examine Molly and he confirmed that she had "sweeny shoulder" and also believed it was best to put her down.

He said that whilst she was not in pain she would never walk properly again let alone trot or canter. I decided to look into what sweeny shoulder was and get a second opinion. Sweeney shoulder is cWhen this nerve is damaged which was the case with Molly the muscles around the shoulder started to waste away, so much so that you could put the whole of your hand behind her shoulder blade! Her movement was greatly impaired. In liaising with another vet he indicated the prognosis was varied, but if Molly was to improve she needed lots of rest and time and this may take a few years. 5 months had passed and Molly finally started to put pressure on the leg, which was a good sign however her whole body was aching because of having to compensate. She was sore and starting to get cranky, wanting to bit & kick. There was still major muscle wastage and I was concerned about what to do next to help Molly. It was at this stage I heard about Helen and her work with Bowen Therapy and decided to try this modality with Molly. Helen worked with Molly over a period of 10months, treatments were fortnightly in the early stages but as Molly started to improve the treatments were less frequent. Molly was starting to do her own rehabilitation, she was keener to move around and engaging with the other horses, she was also in less pain. Now 18months after the initial injury, Molly is walking so much better and she is even trotting and cantering, which is so pleasing to see. Her condition has greatly improved, her muscle bulk and strength has improved, her demeanour and outlook on life and interaction with the other horses back to normal. She is now only recovering from a contracted heel. The vet also believes that I may be able to ride Molly within the next 12 months; her improvement has been so amazing. What I have realised is that natural therapies certainly have something to offer our beloved horses. I am so glad that I found Helen and tried Bowen Therapy and that Molly is an active part of my life once again.
Stacey Bunt, Bringelly NSW

I have known Helen Anderson for probably about 7 years and she has helped various dogs of mine over that time. My ex-racehorse, Strider, recently became very lame. I suspected that he had slid over in the mud and injured his shoulder. He had a lot of trouble walking back to his stable and could only put a small amount of weight on the inside of his right forehoof. I asked Helen to come and look at him as soon as possible and, as usual, Helen came over the next day to work on Strider. Helen found that, not only had he strained his shoulder but his back and neck were also strained. Poor Strider could hardly move. Helen worked on Strider for about an hour. During this time he yawned a lot and sighed and groaned and yawned some more. After his session Strider could walk out of the stable into his yard. He looked as surprised as us!

As Helen was going on holidays the next day for a fortnight, Strider didn't have any more sessions but he was so good he didn't need any anyway. Strider made a full recovery within a very short period of time. I can't speak highly enough of Helen and Bowen Therapy and would recommend Helen (and I have numerous times) to anyone whose horse, dog or cat had any problems.
Josie Kimpton, East Kurrajong NSW

Helen has worked on a number of my horses and I think the work she does is amazing.
I live in the Sunshine Coast hinterland north of Brisbane, Helen lives in Sydney. Yet my horses have improved as a result of her kinesiology work being done at a distance. My older horse Dallas is now much better in his gait since Helen worked on him - so much that i have invested in some boots for him so that I can get him out doing more trail rides. Up until then I felt that he was too sore in the sacrum area to do more than short walks. But now that I see him galloping around the paddocks again I've decided he can get back into some more extended trail rides.
My younger horse Finnegan has been traumatised by a incident in the forest which affected him physically, emotionally and mentally. Helen did lots of Kinesiology work on him and recommended homeopathic and flower remedies. His knee returned to its normal size and he gradually let go of many of his new found fears. Helen's work also balanced him physically and I was amazed at how much she picked up that was going on for him physically. A stifle problem is considerably improved. It's amazing, and it works.
Anne Winning, Sunshine Coast QLD

Henry & Indra have been clients of Animal Equilibrium for four years.

Indra attended the Equine Bowen Therapy Essentials weekend workshop in 2012 and since then she has kept Henry healthy, flexible, subtle and sound using her new found skills!

Says Indra “Henry loves his Bowen, and Bowen Therapy has helped relax Henry and improve his overall movement . Helen has treated Henry for 4 years and now I feel so pleased to be able to use some of these skills myself.

I have a much better feel for when he is not right and have Bowen moves to help correct the imbalances, which have been invaluable".

Indra Agnitrotri, Schofields NSW

Romy has been treated and managed by Helen for about a year now with Bowen Therapy. He previously suffered severe back and neck soreness even though the saddle had been fitted and he had regular chiropractic sessions. Bowen Therapy has meant that we have been able to continue to enjoy riding him , knowing that he is pain free thus allowing my 13yr old daughter to learn and compete at a high level in dressage. Before we started the Bowen Therapy we were about to retire him as we just could not get him right no matter what we tried. Helen’s intuitiveness with Romy allows her to understand what it is he requires in a treatment. Recently he has been on flower essence remedies to help with his anxious nature and within a couple of days my daughters and I had noticed a calmer sweeter horse. We also have 4 other horses that we compete with in dressage and through the use of Bowen Therapy and Homeopathy and even Kinesiology , we have been able to see sustained improvements in our horses health and performance. Thank you so much Helen.
Rachelle Evans , Glenorie NSW

I just wanted to write and thank you again for running a great Module 1 in Bowen last weekend in Sydney. I tell all my horsey friends about it and recommend it to them all! Andrew and I are very keen to do Module 2 - could you please keep us in the loop if a course is going to run in Sydney? I also wanted to share a "good news" story with you that has arisen from our practice of our new skills! We have a 12 year old Thoroughbred mare, Katey, who fractured her pelvis in 2007 after a bad fall in the paddock As a result of the injury, Katey has adopted a gait that involves some "pulling" herself along with her front legs to supplement the loss of power from behind, and the outcome of this pathological gait pattern is that she tends to get sore all over. After one treatment of Bowen we have already noticed differences in the way she moves and runs around the paddock with the others. Her demeanour has changed as well. I am sure as we continue to use our Bowen skills from the course , further improvements will be achieved. Thank you again!!!
Rochelle Nicol - Melbourne, Victoria

Bambie is a 15yr old warmblood that has arthritis and ongoing hoof issues. Theresa was particularly concerned for Bambi after a recent move to a new agistment centre where she seemed worse in her movment and her general demeanour had changed.
Theresa says
“Helen gave Bambie Bowen Therapy and a number of homeopathic remedies to help with her arthritis and to help with her hoof health and flower essences to help with her adjustment to the new paddocks. Over a period of 6 weeks and after 3 Bowen treatments, Bambie is back to her normal self. The arthiritis remedies we have reduced and she no longer takes the flower essences".

Thanks Helen for your ongoing support with Bambie
Theresa - Kemps Creek, NSW

It is now 6 weeks since stating on the homeopathic remedies and the lymphatic treatment that you gave Raven . Physically he has not come out in any more of the cysts on his neck or any where else that I have noticed, which is a hugh improvement. We also do not have any sign of hoof issues, abscesses in particular which has also been part of the chronic infections he seemed to always get. He does seem to be brighter in himself and interested in what is going on around him a bit more than he has been lately. Certainly interested in his feed which he has not been in the past. I am happy with his progress so far. He seems to be going in the right direction.
Thanks for all your help.
Barbara Lewry - Appin, NSW

Babycakes the hormonal mare

Prior to contacting Helen I had taken my horse, Babycakes to the vets several times , scanned, blood checks, ultra sounds due to her persistent hormonal attitude. She would go from stallion like behaviour to    where she was so hormonal she would literally rape the fence , her stable wall anything that stood solid she would thrash up against them and bang her hips. Her overall behaviour was all over the place , I had also noticed she had a large lump in the throat which became larger when she was in season. Vets scoped her and said nothing was wrong and all tests undertaken came back normal other than her being an overly hormonal mare.
It was recommended I put her on Regumate, in order to help , however I elected not to as I was concerned of possible side effects. I tried Chase Berry and whilst it gave some help it was short lived and I kept looking for alternate treatments as I knew Babycakes was a good girl but just needed help to deal with her hormonal issues. It should also be noted that throughout all of this I was unable to ride her due to her unpredictable behaviour.
It was thanks to a dear friend who put me into contact with Helen that Babycakes life has turned around. During our introduction when I described Babycakes    Helen was the first person who picked up on the lump in the throat, everyone else said it was nothing to worry about and there was no correlation with her hormonal issues, how wrong they were.
Helen sent me our homeopathic remedies, particularly Lachesis in different potencies. The initial dosage was given over a course of five days, first thing in the morning and always prior to food. I noticed slight changes in behaviour and she did appear to be more settled. Coming into season she reverted back to her old self    , thrashing against all and sundry , following Helen’sr instruction I gave her the stronger dosage, which worked a treat. This was the first time Babycakes was able to stay in her stable of a night whilst in season and not thrash the wall. With the stronger dosage I still give her one dose the first day she comes into season and that is all that is needed to reduce her symptoms. With Helens help I have been able to get Babycakes to the trainers, where she spent four weeks and did not put a foot wrong. I now have her at home and we are working towards getting out and competing in the dressage arena.
I can not thank Helen enough for all she did for us, Babycakes is going from strength to strength.
Bronwyn Macrae - Richmond, NSW