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EQUINE After our discussions yesterday I was very mindful of Myst this morning. Interesting to say the least. Both sides of her rump show disturbed hair so I guess she has been rubbing. When I stood up on a crate and politely asked if I could uise my elbow she pinned her ears and stepped away, especially the off side. She was extremely defensive about the girth today – the worst I have experienced – was she aware that I was hyper vigilant this morning and took advantage to SPELL THINGS OUT? I thought her a bit pottery in the front end but she warmed up after a longish trot on a grassy surface. She pinned her ears when I dismounted. The saddle appears to have scrubbed a little at the back she has been a bit lethargic lately and gets the puffs if she exerts herself. So reflecting on our conversation I decided to treat her front end with the red light – the shoulder, top of the leg, wither and saddle points plus Bai Hui and to offer the torch and see where she wanted it. She wanted near side behind the ear and the near side area where the girth buckle sits. The results were stunning. First she totally immersed herself. I have never seen her so involved – eyelids fluttering, lips twitching and quivering, breathing deep and she rarely was distracted by what was going on outside. If I took the torch away too soon from a point she stepped right back into it. If I left it too long she stepped away. At one point she jerked out of her reverie quite violently and threw her head up and pinned her ears at me. I didn’t do any of the hind end points but closed her and she was sweet and calm and wanted me to scratch her wither – something she rarely asks for. Then she took herself away. The last two or three weeks she has insisted that I scratch the inside of her ears, today she didn’t. I think she knows I’m there for her, just a bit slow on the uptake sometimes.
Sandra Burr

EQUINE Thanks you for letting me know about Natalie’s work. I have called her and she and Matt came over Friday which was just fantastic. They are the nicest people and kind words about my horse were shared which warmed my heart. I love the work that Natalie did on Dante. He wasn't very comfortable with the torch on several points, particularly up the front end. After moving around a lot, being unsettled and often looking around to see what Nat was doing to him, he finally settled and seemed to love the stretching. The look on Dantes face when Natalie had his big, long leg stretched out was priceless. It was a combination of bliss, relief and a big sooky teddy bear. Great results the next day. I actually looked in the paddock to find a quiet, relaxed horse. I had just said to Natalie and Matt that I rarely see him lay down and I couldn't believe it, he was having a lay down in the warm sun today. He looked quite relaxed. We then walked for an hour on the rail trail and the change from Mr "oh my god its a horse swallowing puddle" to him pawing and playing in puddles like he was a kid was amazing. He was a little stiff, but very alert and keen to walk and explore.
Sharna Stone

EQUINE Putting Photonic Torch theory I’d learned into practice! My new dressage horse had been with me just over 3 weeks. He had happily settled in and was becoming great buddies with my other horse. Then a night time romp ended in disaster as he found a 50m section of fence not yet electrified to play with! A huge gaping wound in front of his hock and a large deep flap of all the available flesh in the front of the canon bone hanging off his leg greeted me on the Saturday morning. Aargh. Lucky for me I’d booked a saddle fit for him with Gillian Shepherd from Di Jenkins’ business Griffin Saddle Solutions! She arrived on time and the two of us went to work for just over an hour with our 3 photonic red light torches. No point to the saddle fit anymore was there! From a horse who was shaking his head with pain, couldn’t eat nor put that foot to the ground comfortably, an hour or so later we had a horse scoffing down his breakfast, then having a doze in the sun and no trouble standing on the leg and giving the other one a well deserved rest! Wow! Also, the swelling already present then disappeared overnight. My vet was so impressed that she bought a photonic torch of her own and was quickly convinced to supply me with red, yellow or pink bandages so I could work daily with the torch through the bandage (for 2 weeks we wrapped it after dousing with fresh honey). The red light doesn’t transmit through blue, green or purple bandages! Once the wrapping was off, we swapped from honey to calendula cream from the horse herbalist and I continued using the torch twice daily, both on the wound surface, associated acupressure points less often and the ancient Chinese method I found super.. “circling the dragon”. This involves using the torch in a continuous loop around the wound (of course this is where the new skin is forming and creeping in!) . The effect was extraordinary, and fast. The healing process also included fresh hair growth on the new skin. He’s back in work now while the last of the wound continues decreasing as the new skin creeps in from all sides. We are very hopeful that there will be no scar whatsoever!
Jenny Campbell

EQUINE My horse suffered from reoccurring bouts of colic and was in and out of hospital for 2 weeks. He had no gut sounds, was jaundiced and barely eating. The advise was to put him down. I asked Di if she could do anything, she said she wasn’t sure but would try. The first treatment got gut sounds back, he didn’t have another bout of colic but was still obviously ill. 2 more sustaining treatments allowed time to discover that he was windsucking on a treated pine post which was slowly poisoning him. My horse is fine now. Thankyou Di.
Jess McDonnell

CANINE My dear old Labrador’s arthritis had gradually been getting worse despite dietary supplements and medication. So Emma Caldwell, one of Di Jenkins’ team, came to the rescue. After just the first treatment, Manera’s shuffling gait had improved to where she was walking more freely and even trotting about, something she hasn’t done much of lately. Emma also showed me a few acupoints that I can use to help keep her mobile. Thanks Emma.
Carol Lake

HUMAN I have used the photonic torch on myself, on my pets, relations and on my work colleagues, (they called it voodoo, but stopped complaining of medical problems, flu, sprained ankle, after I treated them with the red light, so I was happy) I work in an office environment, and use a combination of photonic torch and vitamins to keep infection from parents with school aged children at bay. My wife has owned a photonic torch for more than 2 years, and in that time have been prevented from working for only 2 days because of illness. If I had been more conscientious regarding my use of the photonic torch I am sure I could have avoided that absence also. I own a photonic torch myself now, as my wife uses both of her photonic torches constantly. I have used the torch to negate the impact of cold and flu viruses on me. I have stopped my chronic back pain. I have removed a subaceous cyst from my back (my GP suggested that I should have it surgically removed) - instead I used the photonic torch, using a method suggested in the training course by Sam and Di and within 4 weeks the cyst was gone.
Neil Shepherd

HUMAN My horses have had 3 weeks off treatment as we have all been sick. but I have been treating we humans for a change and it s working for us as well. I had a sore throat -gone in 2 treatments, Lauren had bad cold and was coughing all nite so I treated her with asthma and common cold points –gone. Poor Hayden (the baby) has had a cold for 2 months. Can’t treat him, he just wants to eat the torch, too much hassle, he’s on antibiotics.
Jane Woodward

EQUINE Eddie's leg is looking fabulous! I am giving Eddie some herbal tonic as well from Debra Cook, so it is hard to say whether the success of the healing is all down to the torch. However, Mum does some 'touch for health' and the torch tested rock solid strong on his injury. I am sure that the torch is helping as once when I went out there he looked quite sore, I used the torch as Di instructed me to and he walk around after the treatment less lame. The first time I used it on him, within about 30sec-1min he had his head down at my mums feet (she was holding him), sighing in relief and relaxation. The actual soft tissue healing is much better than diagnosed by the vet who was not very optimistic about the stitches holding, nor the granulation process being fast enough to hold the flesh over the bone (he had 10cm of bone exposed, plus his main tendon). What is particularly good is that I did not need to give him the full 5 days of a bute course that the vet recommended. I gave him the recommended dose for about 1-2days then knocked it back to half the amount for 1-2 days and then stopped as he was fine and I'd rather not give it to him if I can avoid it. So this can only be down to the torch and the anti-inflam blend of herbs that he is getting! I personally was extremely muscle sore after a heavy day of physical activity so I used it on the muscles that were particularly sore and could not believe the instant relief I felt - so I am thrilled with the results!
Rebekah Giddings

EQUINE Unfortunately most of we horse owners have had to deal with at least one of our horses getting colic. Red light therapy can be a great help while you are waiting for the vet. In the case of a mild colic attack the horse is most likely going to be fine by the time the vet arrives and in more severe cases the symptoms will be relieved and the horse will be more comfortable until the vet arrives. It is important to explain to the vet that the horse has been worked on with red light therapy and that therefore the symptoms are less than the normally would be. If you have a horse with colic symptoms do not cancel the vet even if the horse improves after the red light therapy. You should also check his vital signs to give the vet an idea of what they were before you started with the red light. For those of you who already own a red light torch it is a good idea to be familiar with the acupoints needed in a colic emergency or if you would like to learn more yourself about Red Light Therapy please consider taking part in the Equine Red Light Therapy Training Program. I have had two of my horses come down with colic in the last six months. I found one of my geldings in the paddock pawing, looking and kicking at his stomach. He was very uncomfortable, I called the vet worked on his essential points and specific colic points but it did not appear to make him much more comfortable, so after a while I added additional colic points and shortly after this he stopped kicking at his stomach and wanting to throw himself on the ground. Thankfully the vet arrived shortly after this, examined him and gave him appropriate medication. I got up during the night to check him and worked all the acupoints again, he was releasing very quickly this time and was overall much better already and appeared to be back to normal in the morning. The second horse had a very different type of colic, with his bowel movement being very spasmodic, I found him standing in one place not wanting to move. I worked his essential points and colic points as well as all ting points. He started to move around and suddenly had quite a few diarrhoea like manures coming out of him, after which he lay down quietly for over half an hour. Eventually he got up and had a drink. When the vet arrived he was again examined and given the medication he needed. Only 10 minutes after the vet left he walked off to be with the other horses. We checked him during the day, but the colic did not reoccur. Living in an isolated area, like Jindabyne, the red light therapy helped keep the horses comfortable until the vet arrived both times.
Elka Fischer JENT

EQUINE I remembered last night what it was we had forgotten on Saturday - working with ting points before the farrier comes. I have had real success with Jake who is often reluctant to hold feet up for long periods and I think it is mainly because he has bad proprioception (not sure of spelling there), but he is basically a bit unaware of what is going on at his extremities and if I just hit all the ting points in the half hour before the farrier comes he is much more comfortable. Obviously I dont know if it would work with horses that don't like picking up their feet. Jake is always happy to pick them up but gets a bit sick of it after a moment - the ting points seem to make him relax a bit overall and also just make him more aware of and comfortable with his feet, like more blood flow in his legs as a result makes the muscles soften and relax when the farrier is holding on to the leg.
Louise Greig

EQUINE Thanks for talking with me tonight as I was on a high and still am after treating Sonny. I've been checking him since the colic attack and the last time I checked on him he was way over in the next paddock but came trotting over to me when I called. The twitching of his flank on the off side has stopped and he's his usual self. I am still amazed by what has happened, I mean I always knew that treating a horse with the torch worked but to see how distressed he was and to see him now is a real buzz. So this is how it went: I went out to feed him, a bit later than usual and he was pawing the ground in and around the puddles of water in his paddock which I didn't think much of as he is a pit of a pawer anyway but by the time I'd made his feed and brought it over to him he was much more definite about pawing even striking his other front hoof he was so frantic. Then he was dropping his head and kicking up and out with his back legs and then stand there with them spread, then he would bite at his off side flank. This became more and more frantic in the space of the 5 minutes I was observing him, he had no interest in his feed and pawed the feed bucket over. I then grabbed my torch and quickly grabbed Nancy and Amy's acupressure book and read the symptoms’ of colic and decided that it was colic-flatulent/colic-impaction and went to treat him accordingly as I went to put the halter on him he backed up and kicked violently, I eventually got the halter on him tied him to a post and took his rug off. He again started kicking violently, biting his off side flank and pawing continuously, I wasn't even able to open him up just proceeded to work on the bladder points in between him jumping about. It was getting darker and raining but I kept going wondering whether I should call the vet as he was so distressed and knowing that I would have to do points inside his hind legs I was thinking, my god how am I going to get to them! But as soon as I worked on the stomach points, it was like bang, he was a quiet as a lamb. I let him loose and he went straight to his feed bucket and stood quietly eating, resting his off side hind leg. I feel like I've made a special connection with Sonny, Thanks again Di.
Robyn Ross

EQUINE A typical Thursday afternoon, home from work, kicked off the shoes and out to feed the horses. I noticed the old feller Roy up in the back paddock, just lying there, flat on his side. He never lies down like that. Wandered up to have a look and sure enough, he had colic. I had no idea how long he'd been like that for. Decided to leave him and watch for half an hour or so……… I finished feeding up but he was still no better. I decided to call the vet. In the meantime, I grabbed my books and red light torch (having just done the course the week before, now was my chance to put what I had learnt into practise) and went back up the paddock. I also tried to call both Di and Gill but couldn't get on to either of them so was on my own. In the dark, doing the best I could to decipher my written notes, trying to help a horse that really didn't want to be touched. I did the colic points I could remember the locations of. The vet had arrived and gave him a paraffin oil drench and a good dose of Flunixin His heart rate was elevated and his breathing quick and shallow. There were next to no sounds in his belly. I was advised that if he was going to make it, he should be okay in the morning. The vet left, leaving me with another dose of flunexin which I administered at 1 a.m. after checking on Roy and finding he was no better. It didn't look good. The following morning he was better but still not good. Still trying to lie down and looking very uncomfortable. I rang and gave a phone update to the vet. We decided not to give him any more drugs and just see how he went during the morning. I went outside and took him for a walk. By this stage, both Gill and Di had called me back. Both offered great support and gave me the confidence to keep going with it. After our walk, I did his essential points as well as his colic points (after Di had so helpfully reminded me of their locations). I managed to get his heart rate down from 46 to 34, his breathing returned to nearly normal and I left him asleep under a tree. On the phone to Di again for another update. Looking good. He remained peaceful for about 45 minutes. Later I saw him trotting around the paddock, looking disoriented and a bit lost. He then took himself down behind the dam and collapsed in a heap. He was really distressed and taking long moaning breaths. Panicked, I was back on the phone to Di straight away. At 27 years old, I wondered if it was worth putting him through all of this. He kept looking at me with this “help me” expression on his face. Di and I talked a bit and I decided to ring the vet back and have her come and put him to sleep. Di asked me to keep her posted. I rang the vet and just sat with him, stroking his head and neck. I don't know how or why. Well actually I do, but I still don't quite understand it yet………… just as the vet drove in the driveway, Roy got up. A bit shaky but a lot better than he had been just minutes earlier. The vet looked at me puzzled. She checks his heart rate -- normal. She checks his breathing -- normal. She checks his guts sounds -- normal. She turns to me and says “I can't put this horse down, all his vital signs are normal” I tried to explain what I had done with the torch but I'm sure she thought I was crazy (in fact I know she thought I was crazy). She left me, standing there with a seemingly okay horse and asked me to give her a call later that afternoon with an update on how it was going. Again, I phoned Di. I explained what had happened and her exact words to me were “just keep doing what you are doing”. By that evening, Roy was nibbling at some grass. Still not 100% but a huge improvement. Over the next four days, I watched and torched and watched. Slowly but surely, he returned to his old self. I truly believe that I would have lost the old horse that day if it had not been for the wonderful help of Di and Gill and of course, Dr McLaren photonic torch.
Amy Smith

EQUINE I care for Di & Sam’s horses when they are away. They had just flown out to Adelaide when the mare Siss was found hooked up in a fence with shocking lacerations to one hock. The electric fence had been shorted out by a kangaroo lifting the top wire over a steel post and Siss was showing to a gelding over the fence and must have kicked out. She and her foal Griffin Magic had to be kept in the large round yard to prevent her moving around much. The mare was doing fine but one morning I arrived to find the foal very dopey with his head in quite bad shape. Saturday AM - I was stunned at Griff's condition. He had obviously managed to get his head stuck between the smooth circular steel gate & gatepost during the night. There was plenty of proof in the way of dark fuzzy hair up and down both post and gate. We never dreamed this would be a danger as he had been born in this yard, came in by himself to sleep in the adjoining shelter when tired and was now 5 months old. His head was very swollen from the facial crests upwards to behind the ears with lots of hair missing off most of the boney regions of his head. He had a decent scratch behind the right ear about 3" long (right where the headpiece of a halter would sit) his right eye was 3 parts closed due to swelling to right side of the head. He was obviously in considerable discomfort. Griff has had the red light on him since birth whenever he needed or wanted it. I couldn’t put a headstall on him so just switched on the light and offered it to him. He stood quietly for me to do the essential points and a few more Di suggested. His head was too sore for him to allow me to touch it but when I gave the torch to my daughter Nikki, Griff appeared to start chewing on it and next thing he had the torch right in his mouth! He then proceeded to roll it all around his gums, along the roof of his mouth and at one stage he even had it under his tongue, this took place over about 1/2 hour, in the end he was slobbering and drooling that much the saliva was running down Nikki's hand and forearm. Saturday PM: Griff was still rather subdued. His right eye only about 1/2 open and running slightly. He let me use the torch over some of the swollen areas on his head. Sunday AM: Griff was much more his usual self and probably 50% or more of the swelling had gone from his head. The right eye was still a little swollen. I worked the essential points again and went over most of his head too. Sunday PM: Most of the swelling had gone, still a bit around and above his right eye but the eye was fully open. The trust the foal had in the treatment was amazing. By Tuesday morning when Di and Sam returned there was no swelling at all, only some hairless patches.
Vernita Collins