Dixie's story

​Today I would like to share a story of a strong little filly named Dixie.
A few months ago, I was contacted by Dixie’s owner Dr. Abby Roasa, DVM. She shared with me that Dixie had suffered a direct head trauma resulting in the need for multiple sutures. Dr. Roasa said Dixie’s lacerations were healing well, but she was concerned about the misalignment of her cranial bones and the fact that she was packing feed on the right side of her jaw with inhibited chewing. She was curious if craniosacral work would help Dixie. I agreed that the LISTEN Approach Equine Craniosacral would be a perfect modality to help Dixie heal.
Upon introduction at our first session, it was immediately obvious that Dixie had a significant cranial shear (shift/misalignment in the cranial bones) as well as entrapment of the trigeminal nerve. I was unsure how Dixie would respond to her session due to the extent of her injuries and her being only 16 months old. However, during her session, Dixie proved to be an outstanding healer! She had roman horse stretches and yawns for DAYS! We seriously lost track. She was an expert at integrating the shifts happening in her body and had nerve firing all down both sides of her face causing visible fasciculation (twitching). The most impacted bone for her seemed to be the Sphenoid. Dixie’s sphenoid was the most restricted and compressed of any horse I have felt to date. However, we were able to help her balance and decompress it quite a bit. She also had significant releases in the trigeminal nerves down both the left and right side of her face.
We agreed to have another session with Dixie in a couple weeks.
In the meantime, Dr. Roasa reported that Dixie was chewing much better and packing feed only some of the time. She also noted that Dixie had started playing again in the pasture.
During the next session, Dixie improved significantly! I continued to help her rebalance her cranial bones including a full rebalance and decompression of the sphenoid. Some residual trigeminal nerve impingement remained, and we were able to completely release it for her. The second session proved to be more emotional for Dixie, and she laid down at the end of our session and took a nap.
Dr. Roasa reports that Dixie is no longer packing feed and is growing up to be a happy and healthy young lady!
It was such a blessing and honor to be part of Dixie’s healing journey and Wellness Team. A special thanks to Dr. Roasa for reaching out to me and allowing me to work with her girl.
 
Today I would like to share the story of a strong little filly named Dixie.
 
A few months ago, I was contacted by Dixie’s owner Dr. Abby Roasa, DVM. She shared with me that Dixie had suffered a direct head trauma resulting in the need for multiple sutures. Dr. Roasa said Dixie’s lacerations were healing well, but she was concerned about the misalignment of her cranial bones and the fact that she was packing feed on the right side of her jaw with inhibited chewing. She was curious if craniosacral work would help Dixie. I agreed that the LISTEN Approach Equine Craniosacral would be a perfect modality to help Dixie heal.
 
Upon introduction at our first session, it was immediately obvious that Dixie had a significant cranial shear (shift/misalignment in the cranial bones) as well as entrapment of the trigeminal nerve. I was unsure how Dixie would respond to her session due to the extent of her injuries and her being only 16 months old. However, during her session, Dixie proved to be an outstanding healer! She had roman horse stretches and yawns for DAYS! We seriously lost track. She was an expert at integrating the shifts happening in her body and had nerve firing all down both sides of her face causing visible fasciculation (twitching). The most impacted bone for her seemed to be the Sphenoid. Dixie’s sphenoid was the most restricted and compressed of any horse I have felt to date. However, we were able to help her balance and decompress it quite a bit. She also had significant releases in the trigeminal nerves down both the left and right side of her face.
 
We agreed to have another session with Dixie in a couple weeks.
 
In the meantime, Dr. Roasa reported that Dixie was chewing much better and packing feed only some of the time. She also noted that Dixie had started playing again in the pasture.
 
During the next session, Dixie improved significantly! I continued to help her rebalance her cranial bones including a full rebalance and decompression of the sphenoid. Some residual trigeminal nerve impingement remained, and we were able to completely release it for her. The second session proved to be more emotional for Dixie, and she laid down at the end of our session and took a nap. While she was napping, she kept touching the ground with her nose to integrate shifts she was feeling and test the new nerve responses she had in her face.
 
 A video of Dixie napping after her session will be posted on my FB page! Be sure to hope over and watch.
 
Dr. Roasa reports that Dixie is no longer packing feed and is growing up to be a happy and healthy young lady!
 
Please scroll down to see pictures documenting Dixie's recovery. 
 
It was such a blessing and honor to be part of Dixie’s healing journey and Wellness Team. A special thanks to Dr. Roasa for reaching out to me and allowing me to work with her girl. 
 
Thank you friends for taking time to learn about Dixie's story!

Dixie's initial head trauma injury

Dixie packing feed on the right side before her first session

Temporal Shear (notice the right ear forward)

Cranial Shear Before First Session (notice all cranial bones on right side DOWN)

After first session (notice how much more symmetrical her cranial bones are!)

Temporal Bones After First Session