Veterinarians and alternative practitioners are coming together for an interdisciplinary clinic in Holte, focusing on the horse and the unique contributions each professional can offer.

Clinic Program

The clinic will take place at Holte Riding Club, with room for 400 attendees. All four practitioners are open to the possibility of future interdisciplinary collaboration—an initiative that could potentially evolve into a forum for continuing education for alternative practitioners, veterinarians, and other interested parties.

7:30 PM: Introduction
8:00 PM: Animal telepathy with a horse (Ditte)
8:15 PM: Osteopathy and biomechanical movement analysis (Sidsel)
8:30 PM: Exercise
8:45 PM: Break
9:00 PM: Biochemistry and homeopathy (Karina)
9:15 PM: Veterinary examination (Hans-Christian)
9:30 PM: Questions and concluding remarks

Admission: DKK 250 per ticket, or DKK 150 for members of Holte Riding Club.

A Holistic Approach to the Horse

In traditional folklore, the helhest (hell-horse) was a sinister, ghostly creature—missing a front leg and spewing fire from its eyes. It wasn’t so long ago that many people feared ending up with exactly such a creature if they let their horse fall into the hands of an alternative practitioner. In recent years, however, much has changed in this regard. Alongside regular veterinary check-ups, massage, chiropractic care, and physiotherapy have become standard treatments for keeping horses healthy, happy, and fit—and new types of alternative practitioners keep emerging. Demand is high, and many horse owners are willing to explore new avenues to optimize the well-being of their four-legged partners—physically as well as mentally.

Last November, Ridehesten featured an article on Equicoach and animal telepath Ditte Young, in which she encouraged veterinarians to build bridges with alternative practitioners. This has since led to the organization of a clinic—the first of its kind to be held on Zealand, taking place in May of this year.

The Practitioners

Hans-Christian Matthiesen:
Qualified veterinarian and chiropractor. Works as a veterinarian at Hørsholm Hestepraksis, focusing on riding horses and their sports-related issues. Hans-Christian also serves as a dressage judge.

Ditte Young:
Qualified psychotherapist and clairvoyant. Works primarily with behavioral issues in horses, cats, and dogs. Ditte also practices as a therapist and clairvoyant at her clinic in Østerbro.

Karina Colding:
Qualified kinesiologist, acupuncturist, and reflexologist. Co-founder of Dyreuniversitetet. Works primarily with humans, dogs, cats, and horses.

Sidsel Sommer:
Qualified physiotherapist, manual medicine practitioner, and osteopath. Works primarily with horses, dogs, and humans.

Exchange of Experience

Veterinarian Hans-Christian Matthiesen, Equicoach and animal telepath Ditte Young, osteopath Sidsel Sommer, and kinesiologist Karina Colding are joining forces to host an evening dedicated to exchanging experiences, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, and taking a holistic look at the horse.

The objective is to explore how these fields can converge around the horse’s well-being while raising the standard for future collaboration. Crucially, the initiative aims to continue educating practitioners across various equestrian disciplines and encourage them to share knowledge on specific issues. This will hopefully benefit many horse owners who use a wide range of treatment methods but may wonder whether these different practitioners can work together and share the information they gather about the animals. For practitioners, this creates an opportunity to ensure patient records follow patients, leaving no ambiguity about each specialist’s diagnoses. This is one of the ways in which these four practitioners seek to build a bridge between their respective fields—both now and for the future.

VIEWING THE HORSE FROM FOUR PERSPECTIVES

A veterinarian, an osteopath, an animal communicator, and a kinesiologist will each examine a “problem horse” through the lens of their own expertise and experience, providing their individual analyses.

Sidsel’s perspective: Biomechanical movement analysis

• Learn to spot restrictions in your horse’s movement. Where do they originate?
• Learn to identify these restrictions before they lead to serious imbalances.
• An assessment of the flow of the topline and the balance of the neck.
• The connection between a tense topline and the craniosacral system.

Ditte’s perspective: Mental understanding

• Understanding the horse’s mind, psyche, and body awareness.
• Understanding the horse’s behavior.
• What does the horse feel?
• What does the horse need, and how is this expressed?

Karina’s perspective: Biochemical connections

• A biochemical approach to the body.
• What do the body and its cells indicate is needed?
• Meridian pathways and energy channels.

Hans-Christian’s perspective: The veterinarian’s analysis

• The horse’s issues viewed through the eyes of a veterinarian.
• What options are available to the veterinarian—both in the field and in the clinic?
• Distinguishing between evidence (statistically sound data) and practical experience.
• Training plans.