Cranio Sacral Therapy

of connecting cavities of the brain. The job of CSF is to nourish the brain with nutrients. It also acts as a protective mechanism for the brain and is a lubricant for the tissue. CSF has the same pH balance as embryonic fluid and salt water. The human body contains 150 milliliters of CSF a horse has about 200 milliliters.
Equine CranioSacral Work uses sensitive and exact finger pressure. Pressures are exceedingly gentle and there is no bone manipulation. The measurable amplitude of the cranial wave a discreet muscular pulsation delivered by the cranial bone is between 40 microns to 1 5 mm. in movement according to different authorities less than half the thickness of dental paper. The movement cannot be seen but can be palpated in a meditative state. The practitioners or healers challenge is thus to sense listen to and finally to interpret a very discreet movement.
The cranial rhythm the rhythm of the cranial waves is said to cycle between 814 cycles per minute and can be palpated anywhere on the body. The cranial rhythm is different from that of the heartbeat and the respiratory rate.
Connecting head to tail
Twists similar to that of a telephone cord can occur in the dural tube affecting the cranial wave and creating an imbalance in the horses body. A head injury can affect the hind end and a hind end injury can affect the head of the horse. The body then stops functioning optimally affecting the horses performance behavior and sometimes its nutritional intake.
Sutures or joints between the cranial bones allow for movement and help disperse the impact of a blow when an injury to the head occurs. Cranial bones like all bones are alive with a significant amount of blood supply making them pliable. If they werent they would shatter on impact like a china plate.
When an injury or trauma occurs it gets stuck in the tissue of the horse and is stored in the cell memory of the tissue until released. Dr. Upledger calls this injury an energy cyst. Another term used by some is a psychotic corner. Dr. Hugh Milne refers to it as an archaic wound.
A CranioSacral practitioner is taught to sense any restrictions in the CranioSacral system. By palpating the cranial wave on different areas of the horse a practitioner can tell where there is healthy movement or lack of movement. This is similar to an acupuncturist palpating