Equine body balance by Consuelo SaÑudo
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Equine Body Balance (EBB)
ABOUT consuelo
Welcome! My name is Consuelo Sañudo, and I am certified in Equine Body Balance (EBB) with Susan Smith. Raised in Spain and very interested in horses and most other animals, I come from a background in science, art and music, and have been a professional singer in Germany and in the US. As a wildlife shelter volunteer and trainer in Wisconsin, I've had 4 years of experience in caring for songbirds and raptors, which requires careful, quiet observation skills. When I moved to New Mexico, I investigated work around rescued horses, and began to study with Susan Smith.
My musical background informs my access to the horse’s breath quality, and to the best moment to encourage healing, not only on a physical level. My own horse, Barroco, benefits from my particular skill set. I am bilingual English/Spanish and fluent in French and German. I am now working towards a certification in Equine Acupressure through Tallgrass Animal Acupressure Institute.
how I work
Meeting a horse in the present, with no expectations, is my point of entry. I follow what the horse chooses to show me. That is at the core of my EBB training: careful observation of stance, breath, attitude, mood, and where I might begin. As I begin to add awareness from my acupressure studies, I have more ways to check my work.
My other tools are my trained voice, spoken and sung, which can calm animals, and the ability to be very still and wait for an invitation to connect. “Watching paint dry” has gotten me into trouble all my life, and in this context, it brings me close to animals in general, and horses in particular. Watching for cues intently but quietly allows me to adapt to what is changing without the horse feeling scrutinized or judged or subject to an agenda.
The actual EBB bodywork is based on Ortho-Bionomy. It consists of non-invasive touch: palpation, encouraging different kinds of tissue to move in the direction of ease so that it can find its most comfortable position, which calms the nervous system and comforts the horse.
I find it especially rewarding to work with horses who carry trauma, grief, anger and other uncomfortable emotions, who often become available to healing through movement. A horse who can’t move can look afraid, and even a tiny bit of movement can begin to loosen the fear, open up the breathing, encourage healing. I enjoy seeing these changes in older horses, and the softening of their expression when they can move a bit better. I have also been asked to help the occasional dog or cat, and there has been a good response as well.
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referrals
Other equine specialists I recommend:
Susan Smith
Susan Smith developed EBB and I received my training from her.
Please view her website here.
“To my great relief Consuelo came to help me with my tiny dachshund. He experiences seizures and a new man was coming to live with me. He had been very territorial. Over the course of three sessions, Consuelo was able to calm down the seizures as well as get him ready to welcome the new man. He’s been open and friendly with him and he has not been territorial. My dog and he are best friends. His seizures have been lessened. I recommend her work without hesitation. She is truly an intuitive healer and she’s gifted beyond measure with animals.”
Patricia Flasch, Life Coach.
