I’ve been using Diana’s acupressure techniques from her Comprehensive Online Course, Printed Book and Chart with astounding success on my own small herd of five and the 62 equines at a local rescue in Olathe, Colorado, where I am barn manager. This is a rather conservative part of the world, and I am a healthy skeptic. But the “proof is in the pudding”, and the equines have resoundingly endorsed this method of healing. My mule, the toughest, roughest guy around, melts under acupressure. Many thanks and much appreciation from me and all my 4-legged friends.

Acupressure Help for My Injured Horse. Not long after I started the Comprehensive Online Course one of my horses began to exhibit signs of sacroiliac issues. He had this issue before, so I recognized the change in his gaits, and the need for chiropractic assistance. In the past, this issue did not resolve or improve without intervention, and on one occasion the sacroiliac problem was followed by a shoulder injury. Since there was going to be a long wait for the chiropractor, I was very concerned about further injury. I began doing acupressure focused on tendon and ligament support and sent a question to Diana through the Online Course Question and Answer page. I asked her advice on how else to help him. Diana’s reply was an incredibly comprehensive guide to the specific points that support tendon and ligament health. She explained how to use acupressure after an injury to facilitate healing and as part of a wellness program to prevent injury. After a few sessions of acupressure my horse’s gaits normalized. When the chiropractor saw my horse he was able to easily adjust the sacroiliac joint. He commented on this ease of adjustment as that is not always the case with my horse. When I mentioned the acupressure the chiropractor said he felt it greatly helped to prevent tightness and allowed for successful adjustments. It was such a relief to be able to help my horse with his recovery and to reduce the chance of secondary injuries!

Diana Thompson’s book Acupressure Methods for Horses is a complete, accurate, and amazingly understandable guide to acupressure techniques for horses. The eight points Thompson describes are must-know points for horse owners and her explanations are refreshingly clear. This book is the hands-on, take-it-to-the-barn guide for equine acupressure.

The Chart of Uses for the 8 Acupressure Points in the Online Course materials is brilliant. THANK YOU!! It takes so lo-o-o-ng to compile this much information and then consolidate it into such a succinct and useful format.