Tag: Windsucking

  • A look at Control and Chronic Conditions

    A look at Control and Chronic Conditions

    Control, in the world of chronic conditions, is an interesting topic. I am using the term chronic as ‘something that persists for a long time’ and/or is ‘constantly recurring’. Wanting to control is prevalent in all areas of human society, and when it comes to chronic conditions we want to be able to control it,…

  • Opening up to a conversation

    Opening up to a conversation

    Timmy and I have done a lot together to build up our mutual trust, release and heal traumas, and learn to just be together in his environment. We have also done some work on finding and sharing the ‘present moment’ in the playpit / arena. Now, after a summer of rest and processing it is…

  • The next step of our cribbing journey

    The next step of our cribbing journey

    Timmy learning to trust that he will be listened to… Over the summer Timmy and I have done quite a few sessions together where we have shared being in the present moment with each other. For him this is a huge step in trusting humans. We have released a level of trauma, a level of…

  • One step forward…A little celebration

    One step forward…A little celebration

    Timmy did not crib today after eating his bucket feed. I took the bucket feeds out to the herd and just observed this morning. (19th July 2022). When Timmy walked off after his bucket, I followed to see if he had gone to crib on his post, which is the normal behaviour. I kept well…

  • The cycle of habitual reactions

    The cycle of habitual reactions

    Patience and Persistence is a requirement.. This is a short post mostly for me to record two days of habituated reactions. (14th and 15th July 2022). The videos are long and are a record of the different reactions I am seeing in Timmy as we progress. There seems to be a ritual at times as…

  • Applying, and working with, the nicotine patch

    Applying, and working with, the nicotine patch

    A look at replacing the cribbing behaviour with something else…. A nicotine patch is something that helps smokers break their habit once they have agreed within themselves that they would like to give up the habit. Is this idea potentially something that could help with cribbing? I am not sure. It is something that I…

  • Acknowledging the cribbing habit

    Acknowledging the cribbing habit

    Progressing with Timmy after releasing trauma and frustration and finding trust in the conversation.. We have released the trauma and processed. We have worked with the Tiger that was released and made peace with the frustration that emerged amongst other things. On the 4th July 2022 I decided to start to try and engage with…

  • Timmy – A change

    Timmy – A change

    Small but significant… Today Timmy approached me and said “Can I have some of that peace please?” It is so lovely when they start coming to you for this instead of going to them to ask them to be peaceful. We have come to a different place. And after about 15 minutes he asked me…

  • Timmy : letting go of shared experiences

    Timmy : letting go of shared experiences

    A few days ago I had a very interesting experience with Timmy. We have been working together to try and find some level of peace with his cribbing. This time I put his head collar and rope on and asked him away from his cribbing post. We walked slowly to the barn. I was considering…

  • Timmy really needed to heal today..

    Timmy really needed to heal today..

    In the last two days, and particularly after the session yesterday with his leg and back, I have not observed Timmy cribbing. Isn’t that wonderful? I did wake up sensing I would need to reinforce his ability to find a present moment to help him with any emotional or physical issues instead of cribbing, but…