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www.shamansociety.org9CarlyHilliertouchasoulthemostintimatepartoanybeingtobetrustedatthislevelisjustsuchanhonorandIeelsoluckyandblessedtobeabletohelpinthismanner.InmyworkIhaveoundthatpastlieexperiencesaswellascurrentlieexperiencescanwoundthesoulbringingtheemo-tionsintothislietoberesolved.Anownerapproachedmewithageldingthathadseparationanxiety.Whilstitisnotusualoranyhorsetobehappywhenseparatedromtheherdtheownereltthatthisparticularguyneededsoulhelp.AterconsultingwithspiritIgotthegoaheadandtookLegendonajourney.Ittranspiredthathissoulrequiredhealingoamemorythatincludedhimasaperormingmareinacircusrememberingheroalbeingedtothelionsbyheroalskeepers.IliveinIrelandwherethemainstreamapproachtoequinesisprettytraditional.AhorseissickCallthevet.Diagnoseandthenputthehorsethroughaairlystiregimeopharmaceuti-caldrugs.ChiropracticandotheralternativeswhilstbecomingmoreknownarestillrelativelyrareandwiththerecessionhittingIrelandprettyhardtherearenotundstodeviateromthenorm.Alsothecurrentmainstreamreligiondoesntacknowledgetheexistenceosoulswithinanimals.RealizingthatinthisverytraditionalmarketIwasnotgoingtobeabletoreachmanyhorsesthroughtheshamanicapproachIthenlookedoramoremainstreamsciencebasedapproachthatthemarketwouldbeabletorelatetoarontmaniyoulike.FlippingthroughahorsemagazineIwasdrawntoanarticleonherbsanduponspyingthewordZoopharmacognosyIcouldnttakemyeyesoit.TewordjumpedoutatmeandgrabbedmeandIjustsimplyhadtofndoutmore.AsaresultItrainedwiththeIngrahamAcademyintheUKandqualifedin2011.Zoopharmacognosyroughlytranslatedasanimaldrugknowingisaconceptthatisasoldaslieitseltheabilityoananimaltosel-selecttheplantsneededtorestorehealthroutinelypracticedbynon-domesticatedanimalsandbirdsonadailybasis.Tisapproachallowsthehorsetosel-selectandsel-dosewithessentialoilsmaceratedherbsandplantextractsthatarese-lectedortheirsecondarymedicinalcompounds.Plantsproducethesethemselvesaspartotheirowndeensesystemandbecomeconcentratedwhenextractedthroughdistillationandmacera-tion.Tisapproachappealstomeasiteectivelygivesthepowerbacktotheanimaltochoosetheremedyandthedosage.Ital-lowstheanimaltogetbackintouchwithitsownabilitytosel-medicate.Andonceahorserealizesyouareworkingalongsideasopposedtoahierarchicalpositionmagichappens.Empoweringstu-justlikeshamanism.Tiscombinedapproachusingherbstogetherwithsha-manismhasmeantwecanworkromtheoutsideinandtheinsideout.Askingthespiritsotheplantsaswellasthespiritothehorseaddsanotherdimensiontothehealing.Aswithallshamanicworkintentionisimportantasisdroppingtheegoandexpectations.EasiersaidthandoneandsomethingIstillstrugglewithromtimetotime.ButmyhelpersinalltheirdierentgloriousormsarealwaystheretokeepmeontrackeveniIdogocrosscountryeverysootenHorseownersthatseekoutapersonwithashamanicconnec-tionwouldbethosethatwouldseekashamanthemselvesandwhilstthisnumberisgrowingitstillisairlysmall.Allomyworkcomesthroughwordomouth.Irelandisasmallcountryandyoucantgoanywhereinthehorseworldwithoutmeet-ingsomeonethatyouareconnectedtoinsomewayoranother.Managingexpectationscanbearealchallengewhenworkingwithhorsesthatareownedbypeoplethathavelittleornoconceptothewaysospirit.IamotenaskedCanyoumakemyhorseperormbetterWhatatrickyquestionthatoneis.IwanttosayYesbutwithacompletesetodisclaimersattheready.Yesitislikelythatasaresultoshamanicworkyourhorsewillimproveinaholisticsense.YesitispossiblethatyourhorsesperormancewillimprovebutwillitwintheGrandNationalnextweekPossiblybutdontputyourliesavingsonit.Andiyoudoanditdoesdrinksareonyou.Overcenturieshorseshaveservedusinsomanywaysortransportationinbattleascompanionsandevenasood.Teybringqualitiesohonestystrengthandhearttoourlives.Andnowitismyhonortoservethem.YesMr.ChurchillIconcedetheoutsideoahorseisgoodortheinsideomanasistheinsideoahorsegoodortheinsideothiswomanABOUTTHEAUTHORCarlyHillierborninEnglandmovedwithheramilytoHongKongattheageo12.Herinitialinterestinthehealingartswaswithengshuiandspaceclearingwhichlateropenedthedoortohomeopathykinesiologyreikiandothertherapeuticmethods.HavingalwayshadaconnectionwithhorsesCarlyboughtasmallarmintheWestoIrelandtobringupherchildrenandbreedhorseswhileearninganhonorsdiplomainEquineScienceatLimerickUniversity.Aterstartinghershamanictrainingin2005shethenbecamequalifedinEquineZoopharmacognosytocomplimenthershamanicwork.CurrentlyshelivesandworksatWhitethornEquineHealthintheNorthWestoIreland.www.whitethornequinehealth.com