What I do Depending on what the horse presents to me, I use an array of techniques. First, I find and release muscle tightness and spasm, rebalance the body to help with fatigue, compensations, guarding, and pain. I sometimes walk through the horse's body patterns with the guardian, to see whether there is some daily practical approach to keeping him more comfortable. The work is directed toward symmetry, freedom of movement, and comfort, as well as the relief of soreness, fatigue, and pain. The BioScan treatment employs far red and near infrared diodes, which focus the light in combination with pulsed magnetics, and can be used anatomically in the same way that massage techniques are used, or taking into account the meridians. I encourage you to take a look at the BioScanLight.com website for an appreciation of the power of this unit. It is non-intrusive and has a long history of use in both animals and humans for improvement of performance. Gait and posture analysis are an important part of my working evaluation. Lengthening and smoothing fascial tissue to allow the body to balance itself as the muscles are freed is an important part of my treatment. Classical methods of teaching and encouraging flexion, from the atlas to the lumbar, can be passed along to the guardian. I encourage as much learning as possible to help the horse/rider combination be optimized. I am trained in a fascinating new relaxation and training technique developed by Jean-Phillipe Giacomini, called EndoTapping. It is a variation of what is called in massage language "tapotement", using the physiology of the muscle to inform and rebalance the horse. Lymphatic facilitation is very useful in speeding healing of surgery, swellings, and injuries. Reiki and infrasound (note: INFRAsound, waves below the range of hearing) are extremely powerful techniques which may be mixed with the others and are especially helpful with horses who are extremely guarded. My work with dogs comes from my various trainings and a 30-year history as first a breeder/fancier/student, then a friend of dogs. My work with people comes from a longstanding interest in medicine, involvement in biomedical research, and more than 10 years of work on my own body to center, straighten, align, strengthen and develop core stability to advance my ability to ride. I enjoy working with other riders who are on the same path, as well as the sore and tired. Cindy Reynolds Ph.D. L.M.P., L.A.M.P., E.S.M.T. Bioscan Technology (425) 330-7148 9509 Paradise Lake Road ï Snohomish, WA 98296