04/07/2026
What often looks like “affection” in horses is usually a shift in autonomic state.
I’ve had the honour of treating Zarah Turiya Farms for around a year now, and she’s not always been like this. Over time, as she’s learnt to relax, regulate, and trust the process, her behaviour during treatment has changed noticeably.
She originally presented with significant tension through the back and reduced ease through the thoracic sling. As we progressed with gentle soft tissue work, her posture started to shift, and so did her behaviour, with her now actively seeking contact and softening through the body.
In clinical terms, this is often a transition towards parasympathetic dominance and reduced protective guarding.
In simple terms, it means the horse is shifting out of a stress/protection state and into a calmer, more regulated state where the body can actually let go of tension.