Equine Shiatsu courses |
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| We run a number of different types of courses to cater for different needs. Introductory weekends are designed to be hands-on to teach an owner, or carer, some simple shiatsu techniques to help their own horse. The longer course is to practitioner level, as set down by the Equine Shiatsu Association. This course is ratified by the association, which was set up to support equine shiatsu practitioners and to help maintain standards within equine shiatsu. Post grad courses are open to anyone working in equine shiatsu, regardless of where they trained. A variety of different subjects will be covered, as well as furthering equine shiatsu knowledge, to assist practitioner to develop their skills |
The Scottish School of Shiatsu for Horses |
 Established in 2001, students come from all over Europe to study equine shiatsu with Liz Eddy, one of the most experienced teachers in this field. The school has grown dramatically with branches in France and Finland. The school in France was set up in 2002 with the help of former student, Christelle Pernot, author of Initiation au Shiatsu pour Chevaux and Zen Shiatsu, Chevaux et Spiritualite.Students, past and present, include equine osteopaths, equine dentists, blacksmiths and vets. |
School News |
| JULY 2010 The end of the school year! While we try to mention the e-word (exams!), I have just finished marking 2nd level exam papers and am organising 3rd level exams for Sept. I am also sorting out the exhibitions for the next school year. Later this year, we will be at La Cense, the equine ethology centre in France, followed by Equitalyon in October. In November, I hope to be going to the 4* event at Pau in the south of France. We are also trying to see if we can do something at Your Horse Live as part of the Equine Shiatsu Association(tESA). tESA now has a facebook page so please, if you are interested, go have a look and become a friend! JUNE 2010 For the first time ever, I have had to cancel teaching weekends and all because of the volcanic ash. However, we did all make it to Toulouse in May, where it was 4 degrees and raining! Two weeks later i was in Finland where the weather was 25 degrees and in both cases, I was completely wrong in my choice of clothes as i do try to travel light. In Finland, we went to a vaulting yard where I saw one of the biggest horses we have ever had for shiatsu. It was 1.90m, or 19hands! In Scotland, I used to work on a 19hh Shire- Clydesdale and he was difficult because of the width as well as the height. This horse was just very tall. I know that with some therapies the practitioner will stand on a box to reach a very high horse but with Shiatsu we really need to keep in contact with the ground. Even at this height that is possible, although with the wider one I had to stand on a small hill! June is the end of the school year and so exams are looming. I know this is stressful for many of students, some of whom may not have sat exams for very many years. However Shiatsu is about reducing stress, as that is what causes imbalances in the flow of Ki which can lead to physical or emotional problems. If you want to help re-balance the horse, then you need to be able to recognise, and deal with, stress within yourself and this is one of the reasons for including human modules within the course. Exams help people to know what they do when they are stressed and then to recognise it. So for any students reading this, try to forget about the examiners and enjoy yourself with the horse. Yes, I know it's easier said than done! Liz APRIL 2010 Over the last few months, it has been very busy for the school. I started a new group here in Scotland - group 10 - although most of them do not actually live here! It is always fun for me to meet new people and watch them discover what Shiatsu is all about. Students tend to come from such diverse backgrounds and they all bring something new into my life, as well as each others. In France, the newest group started at the end of last year and we have been very busy with intro weekends. These have been so popular this year that we have been over -subscribed and have therefore, had to add more dates. As a result of this, it is likely that for 2010, that we will be able to start a group in the south of France as well as one or two in the north. Last month, Christelle Pernot did her last module with the school, as she is moving on to other projects. She has been with the school for 9 years and has been a motivating force for all that time. I am extremely grateful for all she has done and we all wish her well for the future. At the end of this month, I return to Finland which is always fun because it is just so different to the way we keep horses over here. Teaching is restricted to March-September and even then it can be cold! However, it is interesting to see how people who are used to cold weather deal with it - unlike over here where we had 3 weeks of frozen pipes and all water had to be carried from the house! Hopefully, it will be nice spring weather this time and if it isn't, I'm off to Toulouse at the beginning of May! Lastly, a date for your diary - INTRO WEEKEND near Perth on 28/29 AUG 2010 Liz |