This may indisputably be one of the most fabulous courses I have experienced.
I'm back home from a few days with fellow MMCPs in Aiken, South Carolina. The Equus Soma team hosted my first true whole horse dissection class led by guest lecturer Dr. Sharon May Davis from Australia. Attending an in-person course with Dr. Sharon May Davis has been on my hope list for some time, as the more I learn the more I know I don't know. Fellow anatomy geeks will understand what I mean.
Our shining teacher was Jersey, a 5-year-old 17.1+ HH OTTB brought to us by his owner, the strong, beautiful Katie. This young woman had the courage and empathy to understand when it was time to aid her horse in his final transition across the Rainbow Bridge. Any doubts about this glorious thoroughbred becoming our teacher were laid to rest around every articulation and fibrous tissue as Dr. Sharon May Davis murmured endearments of respect and love at each anatomical intersection. His young body was a cathedral of anomalies that should not be present in a horse this age. I will not list these, that is Jersey and Katie’s story.
I am thankful beyond measure to my two MMCP sisters, Amy Alford and Val Loera, who joined me on this journey to learn more. This would have been a difficult classroom without them by my side. Our Masterson connections grew when we Californians met up with a few more MMCPs from the East. We will all be taking our profound learning into the world of the working horse to better assist them in finding comfort in their body. My goal was to see under the tent and gain more understanding of how it's all connected. This goal was met, but I am overwhelmed and can only stutter single syllables until my new knowledge filters through me and finds its vast volume in my index of the horse.
My deepest gratitude to Jersey and Katie for your unparalleled gift to our learning.
Many thanks to the Equus Soma team, Pamela, Diane, Sandy, Beth, and Kayla for organizing this course and making it happen for all of us. I greatly appreciate Dr. Sharon May Davis for painstakingly indulging my desire to identify the nervous system from the delicate tendrils of surface sensory nerves to the deep motor nervous systems. Had I known the difficulty of this task I would not have asked, yet she was generously willing to oblige and I reciprocated with a gift of chocolate.
We were all gathered for the Horse. Bodyworkers, Farriers, and other equine professionals. The more equine practitioners continue to learn about the damaging effect human care has had on horses the more we can strive to educate owners to want to influence the necessary change this magnificent species is crying out for.
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