Equine Bowen Therapy

I qualified as an Equine Bowen Therapist with Beth Darrell of the European School of Equine Bowen Therapy in 2005. Entry to the training required relevant equine experience as well as prior qualification as a Human Bowen practitioner.

The equine training covered anatomy, physiology and conformation, alongside topics related to horse health and fitness including saddles and fitting, foot balance, gait analysis, nutrition and the language of the horse. Human Bowen training is also valuable where both horse and rider may benefit from attention.

What is Equine Bowen?

Equine Bowen is a gentle, non-invasive hands-on technique. I use a light touch to make focused rolling movements over soft tissue, with short rest intervals during the session. There is no adjustment of hard tissue and no force is used.

Many horses visibly relax during a session. Some may yawn, soften through the lower lip, become sleepy or simply stand quietly; others may move or become temporarily restless. I work with the horse’s responses throughout.

A treatment normally takes around an hour. It is scheduled at least two hours after a hard feed to allow for digestion.

Veterinary consent

The body is considered as a whole, but diagnosis and prescription for conditions within the scope of veterinary practice are explicitly outside the remit of an Equine Bowen practitioner.

Area covered

The standard Equine Bowen charge covers an eight-mile radius of Rudgwick. For travel beyond that radius, the current additional charge is £2 per mile.