Jean Servantie, Vétérinaire, Ostéopathe, Acupuncteur équin

THE TREATMENTS

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The osteopath aims to give meaning and hierarchy to the Symptoms

Its treatment often begin by dysfunction the worst experienced by the horse : poll for a nervous , worried or even aggressive horse, and the pelvis and a sacro-iliac to a strong discomfort in hind quarter movement. Or on the contrary, some dysfunctions are so painful that they may only be approached or understood after multiple adaptative corrections : the goal is to relax the horse, to understand the merits of our approach and finally acceptance. In this case the horse gave in and finally agreed to lift a hind leg he would not give for 6 months, to manipulate a painfull poll prohibiting normal bridling for one year; In any event, the horse often shows the way forward for those who can see it. Communication is subtle but far from esoteric.

How to watch a horse and see things as they are? According to Arnaud Desjardins , 3 possible levels
The mind, liar often refers to what I believe should be
The intelligence or intellect that sees this is as it is, clearly and usefully
intuition, which etymologically means, not a kind of flair, but something thinner than intellect.

As the horse relaxes and accepts the proposed treatment. He surrenders, drops its resistance, chews, yawns and give a deep sigh, signs described by the riders in Cession de machoire described by Baucher.

The techniques used are structural and sensory. Manipulations are often accompanied by physical noise : the decoaptation of an articular gas bubble suddenly decompressed, not essential to the success of treatment, but certainly less than the welfare provided to the horse.

The treatment is often caudal to cranial, even if nothing is fixed, it's all about keeping one's ears open and attuned to patient care.

SENSORY OSTEOPATHY

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The base: palpation of the Primary Respiratory Movement (MRP), general cellular vibration and smooth or pulsed production of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) at choroid plexus passed through the dura mater inelastically to all fascia.

The MRP, or CRI, Cranial Rythmic Impulse is palpable everywhere but requires a long learning of our proprioceptive touch. An agreement allows the mind to review all structures of the body, vertebrae, viscera, skull ...

Sentitive Osteopathic correction : instead of properly repositioning the obstacle to facilitate movement of fluids, it amplifies the movement of fluids to reposition the barrier that hampers their smooth flow, this manipulation is very relaxing in the horse.

STRUCTURAL OSTEOPATHY

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fine palpation of the freedom of mobility of joints in all three planes: flexion-extension, rotation and bending.

Demand the education of osteopathic feelling very intuitive and dynamic

Structural osteopathic correction : principle of the hand brake. Overcoming the deadlock in the easiest direction, generally not painful, often indicated by the horse guard and calmly returns to freedom and harmony. It guides the horse in a position just felt like (experience) and strong reaction at the end of the gesture moved the guts ... (Thrust).

The horse itself make the physical effort! In any case, it is possible to manipulate a horse (500 kg) without cooperation (sedation is fully against inappropriate!)

Whatever the technique, the goals are the same:

Search for the mobility perfectly adapted to uncorrectable conditions.

Allow the body to heal itself through the movement of structures, a good blood supply and the smooth functioning of the autonomic nervous system.

ACUPUNCTURAL APPROACH

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The points are identical, visceral translation is the same, the treatment uses needles, often facilitating the flow of chi, translated by the word energy, along the meridians running along fascia forming the link with the locomotor . see diagram of Dr Molinier