Two Great Products!!

THE BOOK: Acupressure Point Charts for Horses is a 272-page flip chart book that shows the locations and uses of 128 equine acupressure points and 14 energy channels. It includes 400 Black-and-white photos of horses marked with the points and channels, and 100 anatomical illustrations of the muscles and bony landmarks near each point.

VIEW IMAGES of the book and Laminated Chart on this page.

THE LAMINATED CHART: Emergency Acupressure Points for Horses is a 6-Page color Laminated Chart that’s 25 ¼ inches long by 11 inches wide. It’s printed on both sides, laminated, and folded to give you six 8 ½ by 11-inch pages of information. Twelve color photos of horses and several illustrations show 30 equine acupressure points used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for shock, cardiac arrest, heat strokes, colic, respiratory illness, and fever*.

Page One of the laminated chart is shown in the images.

Note: *If your horse shows signs of poor health, illness, or injury, call your veterinarian first, then apply acupressure as time and safety permits.

Leading Veterinary Acupuncturist Dr Kerry Ridgway proofed the point charts during the book’s production. He says the book “is extremely well researched and edited, and the photos and illustrations are superb”.

International Instructor and author Cheryl Schwartz, DVM, writes, “For veterinarians and other horse professionals interested in Chinese Medicine, acupressure and massage, this book offers some of the best photos I’ve seen for locating meridians and points. For lay people, this book is user-friendly, with its layout and practical, precise explanations.”

The Acupressure Point Charts for Horses book is made up of four sections.

In the images, you can view the Table of Contents (TOC) for the entire book and a detailed TOC for Section One, Two, and Three.

Section One: About Acupressure includes large photos and text that teaches you how to apply equine acupressure.

Section Two: Quick Point Charts includes twenty-two individual subject charts that give specific acupressure point combinations you can use to:

Support your horse during emergency and illness situations such as colic, choke, injury, respiratory illness, fever, skin and eye issues.
Improve physical health by strengthening muscles and tendons, supporting digestive health, increasing endurance, and building the immune response.
Help the older horse, ease the stress of weaning and moving horses, training, and competition.
Balance the emotions – You can use acupressure to soothe the nervous horse, calm the angry horse, and prepare the performance horse.
Relieve soreness in the horse’s neck, shoulders, front legs, back, hindquarters, stifles and hocks.
Support the health of the horse’s heart, lungs, digestive system, urinary tract, bones, eyes and skin.

Section Three: Channel Charts and Point Charts includes 200 pages of point charts using photos, illustrations and text to detail the locations of 128 equine acupressure points and 14 energy channels (meridians).

Point Chart Example from Section Three: See the two chart pages for Gall Bladder 21 (GB 21) in the photos above. They include four photos and one anatomical illustration.

Section Four provides suggested reading and source materials in equine acupuncture and contact information for holistic veterinarians.

30-DAY MONEY BACK GUARANTEE If you aren’t satisfied with the Acupressure Point Charts for Horses book + 6-Page Laminated Chart let us know within 30 days of purchase. Ship the printed book and chart (clean and undamaged) back to our office and we will refund your payment in full. The cost of return shipping for the printed book and chart is your responsibility.

Reviews from Veterinarians:

“This book is a much-needed resource for horse owners, equine body workers, and veterinarians. It is extremely well researched and edited and the photos and illustrations are superb. The descriptive text is precise and written in language that is understandable to both layman and professional.” Kerry Ridgway, DVM, a Leading Veterinary Acupuncturist and Instructor

“Diana Thompson’s book Acupressure Point Charts for Horses is fabulous for all horse people who want to learn about keeping their horses vital, flexible and healthy. For veterinarians and other horse professionals interested in Chinese Medicine, acupressure and massage, the book offers some of the best photos I’ve seen for locating meridians and points. For lay people, this book is user friendly, with its layout and practical, precise explanations. Being an educator and author for twenty years, and a holistic veterinarian for thirty, I fully appreciate the work and effort that went into the making of this book. Hats off to you, Diana!” Cheryl Schwartz, DVM, author, Four Paws, Five Directions, A Guide to Chinese Medicine for Cats and Dogs