Equine Shiatsu
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Equine Shiatsu is a "bodywork therapy" for horses derived from the human form of Shiatsu
.
Although Shiatsu was invented in the early 20th century, transference of the technique to horses is relatively recent. The popularisation of Equine Shiatsu in the last twenty years can largely be attributed to the late Pamela Hannay.
can treat any disease; it is based on biologically-implausible ideas about yin and yang
.
Equine Shiatsu is based on the same principles as its human counterpart; the rotations on limbs, stretches, and pressure points have been adapted to horses, although equine anatomy is very different. The meridians
used on people have been mapped onto the equine body.
there is no official governing body for Equine Shiatsu. However, the Equine Shiatsu Association maintains a list of accredited practitioners who have achieved a set of standards in their practise of the technique.
There are now a number of schools in the UK running courses in this increasingly popular technique.
Shiatsu
Shiatsu is Japanese for "finger pressure;" it is a type of alternative medicine consisting of finger and palm pressure, stretches, and other massage techniques. There is no scientific evidence proving that shiatsu can treat any disease, but shiatsu practitioners promote it as a way to help people...
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Although Shiatsu was invented in the early 20th century, transference of the technique to horses is relatively recent. The popularisation of Equine Shiatsu in the last twenty years can largely be attributed to the late Pamela Hannay.
Principles
There is no scientific evidence proving that shiatsuShiatsu
Shiatsu is Japanese for "finger pressure;" it is a type of alternative medicine consisting of finger and palm pressure, stretches, and other massage techniques. There is no scientific evidence proving that shiatsu can treat any disease, but shiatsu practitioners promote it as a way to help people...
can treat any disease; it is based on biologically-implausible ideas about yin and yang
Yin and yang
In Asian philosophy, the concept of yin yang , which is often referred to in the West as "yin and yang", is used to describe how polar opposites or seemingly contrary forces are interconnected and interdependent in the natural world, and how they give rise to each other in turn. Opposites thus only...
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Equine Shiatsu is based on the same principles as its human counterpart; the rotations on limbs, stretches, and pressure points have been adapted to horses, although equine anatomy is very different. The meridians
Meridian (Chinese medicine)
The meridian is a path through which the life-energy known as "qi" is believed to flow, in traditional Chinese medicine. There is no physically verifiable anatomical or histological basis for the existence of acupuncture points or meridians.- Main concepts :...
used on people have been mapped onto the equine body.
In the UK
In the UKUnited Kingdom
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there is no official governing body for Equine Shiatsu. However, the Equine Shiatsu Association maintains a list of accredited practitioners who have achieved a set of standards in their practise of the technique.
There are now a number of schools in the UK running courses in this increasingly popular technique.