Equine Raindrop Technique
“the greatest gift you can give your horse!”
Originally created for people with back tension, this amazing aromatherapy massage has been found to help dogs, horses and other animals too!
Incorporating energy balancing, Tibetan reflexology, therapeutic-grade essential oils and massage, Raindrop Technique is a transformational tool that brings balance to all systems of the body.
Whether your horse is in need of physical or emotional support, Equine Raindrop Technique is a “must!”.
Who is it for?
Equine Raindrop Technique is so much more than a massage. It targets your horse’s coronet band, hind legs, back and spine with a unique combination of ancient and modern bodywork and massage techniques, combined with the pure life-force of therapeutic-grade essential oils. It’s perfectly suited to any horse that is:
- Experiencing deep-seated physical or emotional tension
- Dealing with any type of muscular tension in their neck/back
- Recovering from injury, illness or loss
- Wanting to stay in peak physical condition for performance
- Requiring a unique technique that intelligently targets the body’s needs
What is Equine Raindrop Technique?
Equine Raindrop Technique is a unique modality that comprises 3 steps, each unlocking a new, amazing experience for your horse’s health and wellbeing:
Step 1 – The Valor Balance:
This energy balancing step uses the essential oil blend “Valor” to create deep relaxation. This blend inspires courage, strength and confidence. It has the same frequency as the skeleton, so it instructs the muscles to let go and the spine to sit in its perfectly balanced position.
Step 2 – VitaFlex Technique:
In Step 2, VitaFlex Technique (ancient Tibetan reflexology) is performed from the coronet band to the ankles on each of the hind legs. Seven different essential oils are applied to your horse’s legs during this step.
Designed to balance and energise the physical spine via its reflex points in the feet and ankles, VitaFlex Technique employs a rhythmic rolling movement, very different to Western Reflexology. Most horses find this step extremely relaxing, and are dropping off to sleep by the end of it.
Step 3 – Oils “Raindropped” on the Spine, Feathered in & Massaged:
Nine different essential oils and blends are dripped along the horse’s spine and “feathered in” using soft fanning movement of the practitioner’s hands. Each feathering stroke draws the oil up the spine to the organs of the body, invigorating the whole body.
The oils and feathering are interspersed with a variety of massage steps, which loosen the muscles along the back, release tension, promote relaxation and encourage healthy detox, thus bringing all the benefits of a great massage to the physical body.
Are essential oils safe for horses?
Most essential oils on the market today contain synthetic ingredients and other adulterants, even if they are labelled 100% pure.
These ingredients are toxic to the liver, and not recommended to be used on the body. So to answer the question “Are essential oils safe for horses?”, it’s important to talk about quality.
The essential oils used in Equine Raindrop Technique are guaranteed to be:
✓ Therapeutic-grade. This means they are produced with low temperature, low pressure steam distillation in order to retain all the potent natural chemicals from the plant. The result is an essential oil that produces outstanding results, at the same time being gentle on the body.
✓ Produced without any chemicals, including during the growing and distilling process. The essential oils we use in Equine Raindrop Technique are “beyond organic” standards, and free of all adulterants.
✓ Every batch of essential oils is run through 15 tests, 3 times before bottling and 3 times after bottling. That’s 90 tests in total, to ensure that what is in the bottle is pure, unadulterated and safe for you and your animals.
Horses respond to essential oils the same as any person. They are individuals, and some love the smell, some don’t. How you introduce a horse to essential oils is important, to ensure a positive association that will allow Equine Raindrop Technique to be something your horse loves to receive.
There are certain safety precautions to be aware of, especially when working on horses that are young, elderly, or with compromised health. Our practitioners are skilled in understanding which oils to avoid or use with caution in specific situations, such as with a horse that is in foal, and how to adjust the potency of their Equine Raindrop Technique to match the needs and health history of each horse.
What our horse owners say…
As a certified Raindrop Technique practitioner (since 2014), I was already well familiar with this technique, yet was impressed with how these courses presented additional information specific to these animals so that students can learn to independently customise every treatment.
Susan is highly skilled with people and animals and was confident, patient, and thorough in her delivery. This makes her trainings not only professional and effective, but also enjoyable.
Dianne P.
StudentAs someone who had pretty much zero recent experience with horses, I was hesitant and concerned that the information and practical components of Equine Raindrop Technique would be over my head.
During the course, not only did I feel that the information and training was above standard, Susan was able to meet each student at their level of knowledge and bring each of us to the needed expertise required for practitioner standard.
My comfortability with the animals, my education and my confidence in being able to support both horses and their owners was an absolute credit to Susan and her ability to teach to such a high standard.
Additionally, Susan was a continuous support outside the classroom and was a constant support during the process of my logged sessions as well as once I completed my certification. Her genuine, caring position as a teacher made me completely comfortable to ask as many questions as needed allowing for ongoing growth and learning.
Jennifer L.
Student
Learn Equine Raindrop Technique
You’ll love giving this technique as much as you love watching the bliss on a horse’s face when they receive it.
Learning Equine Raindrop Technique is a great way to help your own and other people’s horses to achieve both physical and energetic/emotional transformation. The shifts that can occur during this technique are unexpected and impactful, and that’s why we refer to Raindrop Technique as a Master Technique.
No matter what is going on, Equine Raindrop Technique has something powerful to offer.
Whether you want to perform this technique on your own dogs or offer the technique professionally, this course is a must.
And because this is a practitioner course (incorporating a written and practical assessment), at the successful completion of the course you are able to gain insurance cover for performing Equine Raindrop Technique.
The Equine Raindrop Technique course is run as a 4 day non-residential retreat in various locations around Australia.
“Imagine how amazing your horse will feel after receiving this gentle yet ever so powerful technique. It’s like a massage – but so much more!
“During the technique, your horse will have 9 different essential oils applied to their hind legs, spine and their back and neck muscles. They will also be treated to a Valor Balance (to bring their body back into balance), VitaFlex Technique (Ancient Tibetan reflexology that is so incredibly relaxing for horses), Energy Work (based on Native American principles), as well as various massage movements.”
– Susan Marshall, Founder of Animal Raindrop
What is unique about
Equine Raindrop Training:
- Qualified: The course is created by Susan Marshall, who holds a practitioner certificate in Raindrop Technique through Aromatica. Susan is a dog lover, who has a passion for pet minding and who worked for many years as a foster carer for Pugs SOS. Her rescue dogs have benefited greatly from regular Canine Raindrop Techniques.
- Detailed: Susan has created the Canine Raindrop Technique courses so that they precisely mirror how Raindrop Technique is performed on a person, honouring the original teachings in Raindrop Technique from its founder, Gary Young.
- Precise: Learn the precision of how to perform each step of Raindrop Technique, in the way that Gary instructed his teachers. This is much more detailed than what Gary taught in his regular distributor trainings.
- Personalised: Susan takes a maximum of 12 students in a class, to ensure that you receive personalised attention throughout the class.
- Unique: Susan presents from her wealth of knowledge in the field of Canine Raindrop Technique, and how it helps the physical body and emotions.
- Hands-on: Susan is committed to helping you perfect your technique, and this takes practise. In addition to learning about the power of this technique, you will give several Canine Raindrop Techniques at the in-person component of your course, where Susan will supervise every one of your movements, in order to provide you with detailed feedback and support. You can expect to have a high level of mastery of Canine Raindrop Technique by the time you have completed your course.
- Safe: Learn how to use a client history form to tailor your Raindrop Technique to each dog, and to be aware of key safety applications (such as oils to avoid if a dog is pregnant, on blood thinning medication, has high blood pressure, has epilepsy, or is elderly). You will learn how to reduce the potency of Canine Raindrop Technique so that the quantity of essential oils used is appropriate to the size, breed, health and age of your dog. This is one of the only courses worldwide to each you this level of safety information.
- Professional: Receive detailed notes explaining every aspect of the theory and practical technique.
- Student Insurance: When you attend your Canine Raindrop Technique training, you are covered by Animal Raindrop’s student insurance. This will cover you both during course hours, and for up to 30 practice sessions after the course.
- Practitioner Insurance: After completing your course and the written and practical assessments, you are eligible for insurance cover for performing Canine Raindrop Technique, even if you are not an existing massage therapist. So if you love this technique, the Canine Raindrop Technique course enables you to take this into a Professional Practice.
