Su Burnett

Intuition & Animal Communication

Relax and Breath

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Relax and breath…. Was just with a friend, who stopped in on her way home from the airport. She had picked up her cats from the cat hotel and had them in their carrier.  Mumbai and Lillian, got out of the carrier and had a good sniff, stretch and fell asleep after getting some love and attention. As our visit came to an end, my friend opened the door to the carrier and sighed…”getting them in the carrier is really difficult….Lillian goes wild, she claws, scratches me and howls….” As I was watching her get ready to retrieve the cats, I noticed her body language, she was starting to breath shallowly and was tensing her whole body. Mumbai mentioned this…he pointed out that when she picked them up, she was holding her breath and this gave Lillian the impression that something unpleasant and uncomfortable was occurring, and she reacted by trying to get away. I translated for him and recommended doing some deep breaths…inhaling and exhaling an aaaah sound….to do this in preparation, while she picked the cats up, while she held them and while placing them in the carrier…she did and for the first time, Lillian cooperated in the process getting in easily and quietly.

Horses are the same, some rely on our breathing as a cue in how to respond to a situation. Often horses who are hard to load, will get right on when we breath deeply, evenly and calmly. Try it and see what happens!

Tail Pulls

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Tail Pulls

As I was preparing to do this blog , I asked my friends the horses, what would be the most beneficial subject for them today, their unanimous reply was TAIL PULLS, TAIL PULLS, TAIL PULLS!

This makes me laugh, if the horses could convey one thing to all humans, besides the fact that they enjoy sharing our company immensely, is that they need their tails pulled everyday. For them it is a wonderful stretch…their spines go from their nose to the tip of their tail….giving it a pull aligns their spine and stretches their whole body.

Horse’s will stretch into a tail pull, usually forward, so it’s a good idea to be aware of putting weight into your legs and feet or brace your feet against the stall door if possible.

With one hand, gently lift the tail, close to the dock and feel it’s weight, notice if the tail is tight against the back, this will give you an indication of how tight the spine is. Now, gently rotate the tail in small circles to the right, do about five. Now rotate in small circles to the left five times. Gently drape the tail onto the right haunch and let it rest there for a minute, repeat on the left side.

Now you are ready to do some tail pulls, as you gently grasp the tail, with feet braced, inhale and as you exhale, pull the tail.

Take a nice deep inhale and e-x-h-a-l-e and pull.

Always do a minimum of three pulls, your horse will thank you, thank you, thank you!

The Effects of Cleaning Fluids

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Smokey admits "that sometimes the floor cleaner and scent of the fabric softener make her woosy"

Today, the horse’s would like me to share this experience about cleaning fluids and scented products.

In consultations, the issue of scented products and cleaning fluids comes up regularly, the use of these products has an effect on animals and ourselves that we often ignore. Most of the horse’s that I speak too, would like us to consider these effects, and be mindful about using unscented products or even better switch to natural products. Vinegar is one of their favourites for cleaning, not only does it clean, it also keeps molds and mildew at bay.

In 2003, in Hong Kong, I was hired to speak to a cat who lived on the 38th floor of an apartment building. When she was 5 monthes old, she was brought from a pet store, carried into a taxi, carried into the building, carried into the lift/elevator and carried into the apartment. As an adult, she had never had direct contact with the Earth, she had not set foot outside in over 8 years.

Her humans were concerned, she had no appetite, was grumbly, suddenly prone to attack, lethargic, nervy, agitated and losing clumpfuls of hair.

The cats first concern was getting a collar, lead and going outside for a wander and smell. Everyone agreed that this was feasible and her humans willingly committed to a walk as soon as possible.

With this issue resolved, the cat brought up her second concern, disinfecting cleaning fluids. Every few days, EVERY surface in the apartment was sprayed, wiped and mopped with disinfecting cleaning fluids. As this was occurring, having no place to rest, the cat, restless, moved constantly, stepping on the wet surfaces. Her paws would be irritated. She would lick them and ingest the cleaning fluid. She was poisoning herself with each lick. This was causing mood swings, body temperature changes, a weakened immune system, digestive and internal problems, all systems were depleted and drained. With all her senses overloaded, any strong scent, soap, perfume, aftershave, shampoo, conditioner, hand cream, deodorant, liquid detergent, air fresheners, candles, laundry detergent or fabric softener triggered a strong aggressive physical  and emotional reaction.

After removing all scents and replacing most of the cleaning products with vinegar, combined with regular enjoyable excursions outside, the cat was pleased to confirm that her health improved immensely, her outlook on life became content, she’s had many adventures and could appreciate her humans hands cuddling her, without having a reaction to their hand cream!

Be aware of the effects these products may have on your horses, pets and yourself. We often clean or do the laundry using strong-smelling laundry detergent and fabric softeners, we also spray scented products on furniture, shoes, in the air, to remove smells.  We often do this with all the windows closed, the animals inside with us. We also use shampoos, conditioners, deodorants, etc with very strong smells. After thousands of consultations, it is definitely something to consider if you are puzzled by your dog, cat  or horse’s health or behavioural  issues .