Less is more

In the broadest sense, what this system of therapy does is identify an area of altered function and/or pain (through muscle testing, palpation, visual analysis, history or other means) and determine what input to the central nervous system will change the output of the nervous system to rebalance function and diminish pain. This is done by stimulating specific fields of nerve receptors which require relatively little to be stimulated.

There is no better place to emphasize “do less”, not in the amount of techniques you are offering the horse, but in the force each action is done with. It takes very little pressure or force to create a significant change, if done correctly. This contradicts the idea that some part is “out” and needs to be put “in”.

We are restoring nervous system function so that the outputs of the central nervous system result in changes that support improved motor supply to muscles and improve the autonomic system to regulate body functions.

We are not finding parts that are “out” and putting them back “in”. 

We are restoring nervous system function. Stimulate the nerve receptors and the output changes, allowing the motor and autonomic functions to improve. 

Less is more. 

An analogy that I use is that we are finding reset buttons  to reboot the central operating system back to optimal original (or factory)  settings. This implies that the system is electrical which is, in fact, correct though of course animals are NOT computers or machines. Although we are thinking in terms of an electrical analogy, we are not ever trying to correct problems with movement and pain through mechanical means. By mechanical, I am referring to pushing, pulling, and otherwise forcing change in the physical alignment or structure of bones.

We are not using force. I acknowledge that there are multiple other windows to find and fix any of these functional problems. I appreciate and honor all of the other modalities that support improvements in function.

What I am describing is the best that I know and can do at this time. This is an ongoing endeavor to improve and refine. My hope is that this particular system of therapy offers an important and uniquely powerful addition to these other modalities.