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MY VISION AND BELIEFS: When I started working with horses, I was inspired by the old masters like Ray Hunt, Mark Rashid and Buck Brannaman. Their way of not "working" - but connecting with their horses felt so pure and true, I could feel it in my bones. I thought; 'This is what I want to learn, this is what I will pursue.' Now, over 10 years later, I have a passion. To help those who otherwise cannot be heard, to give them a voice and give them their lives back. Setting yourself up for succes or failure Horses are too spiritual and too pure to just grab them, hop on their backs and ask for something without ever giving anything in return, like partnership, comfort, respect and an appropriate environment to live in. Somehow, along the way, we've lost our ability to emphatize, to put someone else's needs before our own. We do this when we have children, we make the best choices possible and put our own lives on hold, just to support them. So why not with horses? When you're setting goals, or having dreams for your horse, how long does it take you to get to the things that really matter? It's not about the lessons, your tack, your fancy outfit and brand new trailer. It's about making sure your horse is willing and able to do the things you ask from him. Not afraid of the consequences when he fails, but asking for guidance when things get tough. Like true partners. Working & living with horses: More than our eyes can see Over the years, while working with all kinds of horses in The Netherlands and USA, I have tested my theories (yes, I have many!) about partnership as the main ingredient during my rehabilitation program. These horses all had different backgrounds, like racehorses, cutting horses, hunter jumpers, reining horses, warmbloods, coldbloods, thoroughbreds. All with often one thing in common: a complicated and heart-breaking past, which has made them either angry at - or afraid of - people. Just physical training and care aren't the right tools for these horses. They'll need much more support and guidance on an emotional and spiritual level. Like humans and other animals, horses have several energy fields. Humans have four (physical, emotional, mental and spiritual), horses have three: physical, emotional and spiritual. Each layer has a cellular memory, in which all kinds of impressions are being stored during their lives. The physical layer is their body, with the cellular memory of wounds, trauma and disease. The emotional layer exists a little outside the body, and carries feelings, emotions and emotional trauma. The spiritual layer is the most distant, with humans this is the layer that carries our karmic lessons and trauma we're carrying from a life we've lived before. Since horses don't carry anything with them from past lives, this layer represents the Spirit itself, the horse's gift to the world. It's the horse in his highest, purest form. As you can see, horses do not have a mental layer. So why is that? Horses are not able to have negative thoughts or feelings about themselves, or limitative thoughts. They don't hold grudges, they just forgive and let go. However. Horses àre able to carry guilt, fear, all empathetically taken on from the humans it serves. Which means that when you're buying a new horse, they might have some energy blockages due to taking over the emotions from their previous owner(s). Since horses, like most animals, are more grounded than us humans, they are masters in empathetically taking on a humans emotion and then release and clear it very quickly. But if the horse's own needs aren't met, like lack of interaction with other horses, the wrong diet or even neglect/abuse, it gets harder and harder to channel all that (negative) energy. At this point, you'll have a horse that is (either) physically, emotionally or spiritually out of balance. These horses always show typical behavior like cribbing, biting, bolting, shoving, not cooperating, low energy, rearing, bucking or sometimes even attacking. Integrated Energy Therapy A great tool (for me) while working with these types of horses, is Integrated Energy Therapy (IET). This is a beautiful and safe way (since I don't necessarily need to be near the horse)to get the energy in their cellular memories flowing again. For example, a little insight in IET from one of my study books: "The cellular memory in the area of the throat and lungs is where feelings of shame about self-expression are suppressed. There is a great deal of strength in the throat center of a horse. This is conveyed by the archetypal image of the horse standing very proud and regal, with no sense of pride or boastfulness. Horses have a tremendous ability to be expressive and spontaneous. They have a very large range of expression."  "Energy can be suppressed into the horse's throat center, when a horse chooses to become "domesticated" so that it can enter into the path of service to humans. Some of the energy of a horse's wild spirit is suppressed into the throat center. When the horse is not serving humans and is allowed to be free, this spirit can flow through the cellular memory of the throat center and the horse's true spirited nature will be expressed. By Energizing and Integrating the horse's cellular memories, we are able to imprint and restore the right energy that allows the horse to remain strong and true. To me, an essential part of working with horses.
"The Human possesses the one thing that means more to the horse than anything in the world, and that is peace and comfort." - Buck Brannaman
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Aren't you just a teeny, tiny bit curious about how this horse changed from photo 1 to photo 2, in just three short sessions?
I thought you would be!
The horse in the photos is a big, young Quarter Horse mare with a history of abuse, including bad trailer experiences, with some ending in serious injuries.
Her response to too much pressure/feeling pressured or fear/fear of pain, is to start a physical "challenge" by pulling, rearing or even charging - if we have to believe previous owners.
It took me three short sessions, lots of breathing work ànd the use of some little helpers that I'm about to share with you:
They're called Linden blossom, Hop, Rue and Valerian and they all party in the same bottle:
Relax Compositum
🌺🌸🌼
I thought you would be!
The horse in the photos is a big, young Quarter Horse mare with a history of abuse, including bad trailer experiences, with some ending in serious injuries.
Her response to too much pressure/feeling pressured or fear/fear of pain, is to start a physical "challenge" by pulling, rearing or even charging - if we have to believe previous owners.
It took me three short sessions, lots of breathing work ànd the use of some little helpers that I'm about to share with you:
They're called Linden blossom, Hop, Rue and Valerian and they all party in the same bottle:
Relax Compositum
🌺🌸🌼
How does it work?
  | Relax compositum supports the horse during stressful events, like a visit from the farrier or vet or moving to a new location. It's an herbal tincture, made with plants that have soothing abilities that help the horse to relax during inner turmoil. It's not recommended for long-term use, since the Compositum will only help fight symptoms of the problem It is however, a great tool to use while safely figuring out the roots of the problem. Start by giving your horse or pony a dosage of 20 - 30 drops, two to three times daily. You can easily cover some treats with the tincture, or drop the oil over their feed. *It is not suitable for lactating horses or during pregnancy. |
The "Relax Compositum" in action:
🌟Stress-free trailer loading for Lucky in three sessions 🐴🌴
She's had some bad experiences so I'm working with her to get her to load safely and without stress.
🌿I'm using the Relax Compositum from De Groene Os to help the horses "calm down" more quickly. It allows their mind to breathe, open up and actually learn, process AND apply what we are doing.
Lucky is infamous for her ability to shut down mentally and emotionally - due to people abusing her - and just physical work only, will not help break these bad habits and walls down 🔨
For a horse like Lucky, there has to be room for emotional, mental and spiritual support, by creating a low energy/high frequency bubble for us to work in, supported by the powerful, all-natural Relax Compositum tincture 🙏🏽
🌟Stress-free trailer loading for Lucky in three sessions 🐴🌴
She's had some bad experiences so I'm working with her to get her to load safely and without stress.
🌿I'm using the Relax Compositum from De Groene Os to help the horses "calm down" more quickly. It allows their mind to breathe, open up and actually learn, process AND apply what we are doing.
Lucky is infamous for her ability to shut down mentally and emotionally - due to people abusing her - and just physical work only, will not help break these bad habits and walls down 🔨
For a horse like Lucky, there has to be room for emotional, mental and spiritual support, by creating a low energy/high frequency bubble for us to work in, supported by the powerful, all-natural Relax Compositum tincture 🙏🏽
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Day one was all about focusing on being calm and in the present around the trailer.
20 minutes before we started this session, I gave her some treats with drops from the Relax Compositum tincture.
I definitely witnessed her emotional state becoming softer after a correction, instead of harder. This offered her more time to take a few breaks and process what we just did.
During this session, she loaded safely with two legs in the trailer.
We actually worked these sessions with three people (me, my horse-savvy husband and the owner of the mare/ranch) to make sure she has support outside and inside the trailer.
It took some practice but after just a few minutes we were perfectly in tune and ready to team up.
As soon as two legs inside wasn't that much of a problem anymore, I started asking for a calm back-up. First by lowering her head, then by gently but firmly adding pressure against her chest and releasing as soon as she moved away.
I watched closely to see if and when her head moved up even a few inches, to respond by stopping her, petting her and talking to her. Then I asked her to drop her head again and after a few times she backed up nicely.
Enough for session one.
Day two was a very interesting day. I never focus on getting the horse in the trailer, I rather focus on creating and maintaining a positive flow for the both of us to work in. Where there is room to safely explore and communicate.
Again, this is exactly the spectrum where the Relax Compositum offers support. Just like the day before, I sprinkled the drops over some treats and after 15-20 minutes we headed towards the trailer.
We worked a lot on backing out (with still just two legs in). She panicked as soon as her ears hit the roof/walls, so in hindsight it was definitely a good call to not load her with all four legs already.
We worked on this, the same way we did during the first session and ended when she started to walk into the trailer herself!
Day three was the day where she finally - and safely! - loaded with all four legs.
We picked up where we'd left off the day before, and so did the mare. She again offered to walk into the trailer herself. We praised and cheered her on and built from that.
It didn't take long for her to - one time, literally - run inside and happily eat her hay and apples. Since we had lots of time left, we turned on the engine of the truck, closed the doors/window and ALL was fine.
20 minutes before we started this session, I gave her some treats with drops from the Relax Compositum tincture.
I definitely witnessed her emotional state becoming softer after a correction, instead of harder. This offered her more time to take a few breaks and process what we just did.
During this session, she loaded safely with two legs in the trailer.
We actually worked these sessions with three people (me, my horse-savvy husband and the owner of the mare/ranch) to make sure she has support outside and inside the trailer.
It took some practice but after just a few minutes we were perfectly in tune and ready to team up.
As soon as two legs inside wasn't that much of a problem anymore, I started asking for a calm back-up. First by lowering her head, then by gently but firmly adding pressure against her chest and releasing as soon as she moved away.
I watched closely to see if and when her head moved up even a few inches, to respond by stopping her, petting her and talking to her. Then I asked her to drop her head again and after a few times she backed up nicely.
Enough for session one.
Day two was a very interesting day. I never focus on getting the horse in the trailer, I rather focus on creating and maintaining a positive flow for the both of us to work in. Where there is room to safely explore and communicate.
Again, this is exactly the spectrum where the Relax Compositum offers support. Just like the day before, I sprinkled the drops over some treats and after 15-20 minutes we headed towards the trailer.
We worked a lot on backing out (with still just two legs in). She panicked as soon as her ears hit the roof/walls, so in hindsight it was definitely a good call to not load her with all four legs already.
We worked on this, the same way we did during the first session and ended when she started to walk into the trailer herself!
Day three was the day where she finally - and safely! - loaded with all four legs.
We picked up where we'd left off the day before, and so did the mare. She again offered to walk into the trailer herself. We praised and cheered her on and built from that.
It didn't take long for her to - one time, literally - run inside and happily eat her hay and apples. Since we had lots of time left, we turned on the engine of the truck, closed the doors/window and ALL was fine.
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So, as you probably can tell I am a HUGE fan of this supplement. I am a true "plant-power hippie" and always looking for the best way to support the wellbeing of the horses that are under my care.
The Relax Compositum is available online!!!! Although, since it's a Dutch company with a Dutch website, I understand if you're having difficulties.
That's why I'm making this EASY by letting you know that you can simply send me an email with your order and I will take care of the rest.
The Relax Compositum is available online!!!! Although, since it's a Dutch company with a Dutch website, I understand if you're having difficulties.
That's why I'm making this EASY by letting you know that you can simply send me an email with your order and I will take care of the rest.
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Website: www.zoevanmourik.com / www.degroeneos.nl
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Website: www.zoevanmourik.com / www.degroeneos.nl
I've worked with several horses who were showing typical signs of stomach problems, although they were in good physical condition which was very confusing for the owners.
They tried everything, from changing the feed to monitoring possible ulcers 🤔nothing worked.
After just one session of Energy Therapy, the horses were ALL calming down, processing everything we just went through together, with room to move on and leave this hurtful behavioral patterns behind 🙏🏽👋🏽
I'm always grateful for being asked to work with these horses, the ones that need a voice the most. A voice of their own 🔥
If you'd like to know more about the use of various types of Energy Healing, feel free to send me a message with your questions 😊
They tried everything, from changing the feed to monitoring possible ulcers 🤔nothing worked.
After just one session of Energy Therapy, the horses were ALL calming down, processing everything we just went through together, with room to move on and leave this hurtful behavioral patterns behind 🙏🏽👋🏽
I'm always grateful for being asked to work with these horses, the ones that need a voice the most. A voice of their own 🔥
If you'd like to know more about the use of various types of Energy Healing, feel free to send me a message with your questions 😊
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🌟Stress-free trailer loading for Lucky this morning 🐴🌴
She's had some bad experiences so I'm working with her (and another horse) this week to get her to load safely and without stress.
🌿I'm using the Relax Compositum from @de_groene_os to help the horses "calm down" more quickly. It allows their mind to breathe, open up and actually learn, process AND apply what we are doing.
Lucky is infamous for her ability to shut down mentally and emotionally - due to people abusing her - and just physical work only, will not help break these bad habits and walls down 🔨
For a horse like Lucky, there has to be room for emotional, mental and spiritual support, by creating a low energy/high frequency bubble for us to work in, supported by the powerful, all-natural Relax Compositum tincture 🙏🏽
And apples 🍎 there were also Apples involved 😂
⚠️If you're interested in the oils, tinctures and more all-natural products that I use for horses ànd pets, please send me a DM and I will be more than happy to help you 📥🙋🏻♀️
She's had some bad experiences so I'm working with her (and another horse) this week to get her to load safely and without stress.
🌿I'm using the Relax Compositum from @de_groene_os to help the horses "calm down" more quickly. It allows their mind to breathe, open up and actually learn, process AND apply what we are doing.
Lucky is infamous for her ability to shut down mentally and emotionally - due to people abusing her - and just physical work only, will not help break these bad habits and walls down 🔨
For a horse like Lucky, there has to be room for emotional, mental and spiritual support, by creating a low energy/high frequency bubble for us to work in, supported by the powerful, all-natural Relax Compositum tincture 🙏🏽
And apples 🍎 there were also Apples involved 😂
⚠️If you're interested in the oils, tinctures and more all-natural products that I use for horses ànd pets, please send me a DM and I will be more than happy to help you 📥🙋🏻♀️
Pictures of today (Day One of Two)
Follow Lucky's progress on Facebook!
Facebook: The Horsewoman / De Groene Os
Instagram: zoevanm / de_groene_os
Website: www.zoevanmourik.com / www.degroeneos.nl
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Website: www.zoevanmourik.com / www.degroeneos.nl
Adaptonicum - De Groene Os 🌟
Gemaakt van het kruid Ashwagandha: "The King of Ayurverdic herbs" 🌿
Deze plant bevat sterke anti-oxidanten en biedt een ondersteunende werking bij angst, stress, slapeloosheid, etc. Ashwagandha heeft sterke adaptogene effecten, maar wat houdt dat nou precies in? 🤔
🌿Adaptogenen zijn kruiden die hun functies binnen ons lichaam kunnen aanpassen naar onze persoonlijke, specifieke behoefte. Verstoringen worden direct opgemerkt, tevens bieden adaptogenen vergelijkbare, positieve effecten op onze gemoedstoestand (zoals het in balans brengen van ons hormoonstelsel).
🙋🏻♀️Ik ben al geruime tijd fan van Adaptogenen. In poedervorm mix ik ze door mijn thee, sap of smoothies, waardoor het oplost en een soort tonic wordt 🍹Mijn huidige Tonic is gemaakt van Cacao, Maca, Cayenne, Kaneel en Pink Salt (allen biologisch). Een combinatie ter ondersteuning van de algehele vitaliteit van Lichaam en Geest en om deze laatste in het Hier en Nu te kunnen laten zijn ☯️
ℹDe tinctuur van De Groene Os is verkrijgbaar in vloeibare vorm (100ml), makkelijk over het voer te druppelen en kan worden gebruikt bij langdurige verschijnselen zoals stress of ter verbetering van het prestatievermogen. Deze tinctuur ga ik gebruiken bij mijn eigen paard, een rescue merrie met nog altijd wat opborrelend oud zeer en alle bijbehorende emoties.
Gemaakt van het kruid Ashwagandha: "The King of Ayurverdic herbs" 🌿
Deze plant bevat sterke anti-oxidanten en biedt een ondersteunende werking bij angst, stress, slapeloosheid, etc. Ashwagandha heeft sterke adaptogene effecten, maar wat houdt dat nou precies in? 🤔
🌿Adaptogenen zijn kruiden die hun functies binnen ons lichaam kunnen aanpassen naar onze persoonlijke, specifieke behoefte. Verstoringen worden direct opgemerkt, tevens bieden adaptogenen vergelijkbare, positieve effecten op onze gemoedstoestand (zoals het in balans brengen van ons hormoonstelsel).
🙋🏻♀️Ik ben al geruime tijd fan van Adaptogenen. In poedervorm mix ik ze door mijn thee, sap of smoothies, waardoor het oplost en een soort tonic wordt 🍹Mijn huidige Tonic is gemaakt van Cacao, Maca, Cayenne, Kaneel en Pink Salt (allen biologisch). Een combinatie ter ondersteuning van de algehele vitaliteit van Lichaam en Geest en om deze laatste in het Hier en Nu te kunnen laten zijn ☯️
ℹDe tinctuur van De Groene Os is verkrijgbaar in vloeibare vorm (100ml), makkelijk over het voer te druppelen en kan worden gebruikt bij langdurige verschijnselen zoals stress of ter verbetering van het prestatievermogen. Deze tinctuur ga ik gebruiken bij mijn eigen paard, een rescue merrie met nog altijd wat opborrelend oud zeer en alle bijbehorende emoties.
Zelf ga ik over op een Adaptogenen Tonic die òok van Ashwagandha is gemaakt! Overige ingrediënten zijn Gember, Kardemom, Kaneel en Pink Salt, een mix die zorgt voor toename van vitaliteit en gevoelens van blijdschap🙏🏽🤸♀️
Ik ben heel benieuwd en nieuwsgierig naar de resultaten van Ashwagandha, bij zowel mijn paard als bij mij zelf 😊🤞🏽Het verloop, de resultaten en mijn bevindingen deel ik uiteraard ook met jullie op Social Media.
Stay tuned!💙
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Instagram: zoevanm / de_groene_os
Website: www.zoevanmourik.com / www.degroeneos.nl
✴Vergeet niet de Stories/Verhalen van Facebook en Instagram èn InstagramTV, op zowel mijn kanaal als dat van De Groene Os!
Ik ben heel benieuwd en nieuwsgierig naar de resultaten van Ashwagandha, bij zowel mijn paard als bij mij zelf 😊🤞🏽Het verloop, de resultaten en mijn bevindingen deel ik uiteraard ook met jullie op Social Media.
Stay tuned!💙
Facebook: The Horsewoman / De Groene Os
Instagram: zoevanm / de_groene_os
Website: www.zoevanmourik.com / www.degroeneos.nl
✴Vergeet niet de Stories/Verhalen van Facebook en Instagram èn InstagramTV, op zowel mijn kanaal als dat van De Groene Os!
Dus... wàt zat er nou in die doos, die gisteren in onze brievenbus zat..? 🤔😁
In samenwerking met De Groene Os mag ik drie producten gaan gebruiken, ter ondersteuning bij mijn rehabilitatie werk met de paarden, hier in Amerika 👏🏽😍
💘Ik ben helemaal happy met deze samenwerking, De Groene Os is al jaren actief op het gebied van ondersteunende middelen voor (huis)dieren op natuurlijke basis. Niet alleen kunnen hun producten ondersteuning bieden bij fysieke stress, maar ook bij emotionele, mentale of spirituele onbalans. Helemaal mijn ding dus!
1️⃣Het eerste product waar ik mee aan de slag mag gaan, is Groene Leem.
"Een kruidenpasta met verkoelende, verzachtende en herstellende werking van de gevoelige huid." Het wordt veel gebruikt bij wondverzorging, maar ook wij mensen kunnen er iets heel leuks èn nuttigs mee.. 😁
In samenwerking met De Groene Os mag ik drie producten gaan gebruiken, ter ondersteuning bij mijn rehabilitatie werk met de paarden, hier in Amerika 👏🏽😍
💘Ik ben helemaal happy met deze samenwerking, De Groene Os is al jaren actief op het gebied van ondersteunende middelen voor (huis)dieren op natuurlijke basis. Niet alleen kunnen hun producten ondersteuning bieden bij fysieke stress, maar ook bij emotionele, mentale of spirituele onbalans. Helemaal mijn ding dus!
1️⃣Het eerste product waar ik mee aan de slag mag gaan, is Groene Leem.
"Een kruidenpasta met verkoelende, verzachtende en herstellende werking van de gevoelige huid." Het wordt veel gebruikt bij wondverzorging, maar ook wij mensen kunnen er iets heel leuks èn nuttigs mee.. 😁
2️⃣ Relax Compositum
Een kruidentinctuur gemaakt van planten met een rustgevende werking. Biedt een kortdurend, snel effect bij innerlijke onrust.
3️⃣ Adaptonicum
Een tinctuur van het kruid Ashwaganda, ondersteunt bij langdurige fysieke/mentale/emotionele/spirituele stressverschijnselen.
3️⃣ Adaptonicum
Een tinctuur van het kruid Ashwaganda, ondersteunt bij langdurige fysieke/mentale/emotionele/spirituele stressverschijnselen.
🙋🏻♀️🐴Verspreid over de komende maanden zal ik in de vorm van een vlog en blogs met beeldmateriaal, mijn bevindingen en de resultaten met jullie delen. Ik laat zien hoe en wanneer ik de producten gebruik, bij welke paarden en in welke situaties.
Dit allemaal kun je volgen via:
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Instagram: zoevanm / de_groene_os
Website: www.zoevanmourik.com / www.degroeneos.nl
✴Vergeet niet de Stories/Verhalen van Facebook en Instagram èn InstagramTV, op zowel mijn kanaal als dat van De Groene Os!
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