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a n y a n i m a l lover will tell y o u , a n i m a l s h a v e feelings, t o o . T h e y m a y n o t b e able t o t a l k a b o u t them, b u t if you watch their behavior a n d get to k n o w t h e m , y o u will s o o n b e able t o r e c o g n i z e t h e i r s u b t l e changes of emotion. Even w i t h o u t words, animals e x p r e s s t h e i r e m o t i o n s clearly. W h e n e m o t i o n a l l y u p s e t t i n g events occur, a n i m a l s can suffer from t r a p p e d e m o t i o n s j u s t as people can. A Horse is a Horse, of Course... M y first e x p e r i e n c e t r e a t i n g t r a p p e d e m o t i o n s i n a n i m a l s o c c u r r e d s o m e w h a t b y a c c i d e n t . O n e day, I received a t e l e p h o n e call from a p a t i e n t n a m e d L i n d a , a

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t r a i n e r from S a n J u a n C a p i s t r a n o . S h e h a d c o m e t o m e a year before w i t h a r a t h e r severe case of a s t h m a t h a t I d h e l p e d h e r w i t h , b u t t h i s call w a s a b o u t s o m e t h i n g else entirely. " I h a v e k i n d o f a s t r a n g e r e q u e s t a n d I'm w o n d e r i n g i f y o u c a n y o u h e l p me," s h e s a i d . " O n e o f m y h o r s e s , R a n g e r , is h a v i n g a p r o b l e m w i t h f r e q u e n t u r i n a t i o n . I've h a d t h r e e v e t e r i n a r i a n s e x a m i n e h i m , b u t n o n e o f t h e m c a n find o u t w h a t ' s w r o n g . A s far a s t h e y can tell, he's perfectly healthy. B u t he's c a u s i n g a terrible p r o b l e m n o t j u s t for me, b u t t h e adjacent stall o w n e r s a n d h o r s e s a s well. I k n o w t h a t y o u occasionally w o r k o n a n i m a l s , a n d I'd really a p p r e c i a t e i t i f y o u c o u l d c o m e t o t h e s t a b l e s a n d see w h a t y o u can do." W h e n L i n d a h a d c o m e t o m y office for h e r o w n t r e a t m e n t s we'd talked a b o u t o u r s h a r e d love of h o r s e s . I h a d g r o w n u p a r o u n d h o r s e s i n M o n t a n a a n d never missed an o p p o r t u n i t y to ride. Linda h a d s h o w n me p h o t o s o f four o r f i v e b e a u t i f u l h o r s e s s h e k e p t i n h e r stables, b u t I'd n e v e r b e e n t o t h e s t a b l e s t o see t h e m . T h e n e x t day, J e a n a n d I m a d e t h e t r i p d o w n t o Linda's s t a b l e s . W e w a l k e d i n t o a large, r e c t a n g u l a r b u i l d i n g w i t h a p e a k e d r o o f t h a t c o v e r e d a b o u t forty h o r s e s ' stalls i n t w o r o w s . A s w e a r r i v e d a t R a n g e r ' s stall, w e c o u l d see i m m e d i a t e l y w h y L i n d a w a s s o c o n c e r n e d a b o u t h i m . U n l i k e all t h e o t h e r n e a t , clean stalls w e h a d s e e n in t h e b u i l d i n g , t h i s horse's stall w a s a soggy mess, as he was having a u r i n a t i o n problem.

Linda brought Ranger outside so we could work on h i m on d r y g r o u n d . J e a n v o l u n t e e r e d to act as surrogate, a n d p u t one h a n d on the horse, holding her other a r m o u t for m e t o m u s c l e test. We determined that there was something causing an i m b a l a n c e i n R a n g e r ' s k i d n e y s , b u t after t e s t i n g h i m for a few m i n u t e s , I w a s at a loss as to w h a t t h e s o u r c e o f t h e i m b a l a n c e m i g h t be. " W h y don't you test to see if there's a t r a p p e d e m o t i o n ? " J e a n said. I l a u g h e d o u t l o u d . " T e s t a h o r s e for t r a p p e d e m o t i o n s ? That's really funny..." I w a s b o r n a n d raised in M o n t a n a , a n d h a d t w o different h o r s e s o f m y o w n w h i l e I w a s g r o w i n g u p . W h i l e I loved m y h o r s e s a n d t o o k g o o d care o f t h e m , like m o s t p e o p l e , I n e v e r i m a g i n e d t h a t t h e y m i g h t suffer f r o m t r a p p e d e m o t i o n s .
Jean l o o k e d at me calmly a n d r e p e a t e d , "Just test and see." Jean is very intuitive, a n d she was probably sensing the truth about what was g o i n g on with Ranger.

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a n o t h e r h o r s e . L i n d a w a s able t o c o n f i r m t h a t a n e w horse h a d been b r o u g h t into the stables in the past few m o n t h s . R a n g e r a n d t h i s n e w h o r s e w e r e a t o d d s f r o m t h e first d a y t h e y m e t a n d occasionally h a d t o b e separated to prevent t h e m from injuring one another. T h e y h a d m o v e d t h e n e w h o r s e f u r t h e r a w a y from Ranger's stall, b u t t h e t w o h o r s e s still c a m e into c o n t a c t w i t h each o t h e r a l m o s t daily, if o n l y in p a s s i n g . Further testing showed that this trapped e m o t i o n had b e c o m e l o d g e d i n t h e r i g h t kidney, a n d w a s i n d e e d t h e underlying cause of Ranger's kidney imbalance. O n c e w e h a d verified t h e t r a p p e d e m o t i o n , I released it by rolling a m a g n e t d o w n R a n g e r ' s b a c k . W h e n I retested Ranger through Jean it was apparent that the t r a p p e d e m o t i o n h a d been released. F r o m t h a t m o m e n t on, R a n g e r b e g a n t o recover. W h e n I talked to L i n d a on t h e p h o n e a few days later, s h e told m e t h a t h i s stall w a s d r y for t h e first t i m e i n m o n t h s . T h e p r o b l e m never recurred. A l t h o u g h I rarely w o r k e d o n a n i m a l s , a s m y p r a c t i c e consisted a l m o s t entirely of people, this experience o p e n e d a w h o l e n e w d i m e n s i o n for m e , a n d it c a n for you, too. Working on Animals Releasing t r a p p e d e m o t i o n s from an animal is essentially n o different t h a n releasing t r a p p e d e m o t i o n s f r o m a h u m a n b e i n g . You will u s e t h e s a m e C h a r t o f
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S i n c e y o u will be u s i n g a s u r r o g a t e to t e s t t h e animal, perform a baseline test on the surrogate t o m a k e s u r e t h e y are t e s t a b l e . 2 T h e s u r r o g a t e will place o n e h a n d o n t h e a n i m a l and hold their other a r m outstretched, to be u s e d for m u s c l e t e s t i n g . T h e t e s t e r will t h e n m a k e s u r e t h e a n i m a l a n d t h e s u r r o g a t e are c o n n e c t e d b y asking the animal a simple question. For example, i f you're w o r k i n g o n a h o r s e a n d t h e horse's n a m e i s "Buck", y o u m i g h t a s k t h e a n i m a l "Is y o u r n a m e Buck?" 3 M u s c l e test the surrogate, a n d w h e n the surrogate tests s t r o n g w h e n c o n g r u e n directed to the animal, and weak when incongruent q u e s t i o n s are d i r e c t e d t o t h e a n i m a l , t h e c o n n e c t i o n is m a d e . O n c e the energetic connection is established, you can t e s t t h e s u r r o g a t e for a n s w e r s as if y o u w e r e t e s t i n g a h u m a n b e i n g . F o r all p r a c t i c a l p u r p o s e s , t h e r e i s n o difference. Y o u r first e x p e r i e n c e t e s t i n g a n a n i m a l m a y really surprise you. To s u d d e n l y o p e n a line of c o m m u n i c a t i o n
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w i t h an a n i m a l is a fascinating experience t h a t is oftentimes quite moving. Twiggs Gets D o g n a p p e d A little L h a s a A p s o n a m e d Twiggs is a perfect example. H i s owners, Brett a n d Cathy, told me his story when t h e y b r o u g h t h i m in. A few m o n t h s before, t h e y h a d all b e e n t a k i n g a walk t o g e t h e r i n t h e foothills n e a r S a n J u a n C a p i s t r a n o . T w i g g s , w h o w a s very inquisitive a n d loved to go e x p l o r i n g , h a d t r o t t e d off d o w n t h e trail a b o u t 5 0 o r 60 feet in front of t h e m . S u d d e n l y , t h e r e w a s a r u s t l i n g o f leaves a n d a c o y o t e e m e r g e d from t h e b r u s h a l o n g t h e trail. A h e a r t b e a t later, t h e c o y o t e w a s r u n n i n g a w a y w i t h T w i g g s i n h i s j a w s . B r e t t a n d C a t h y barely h a d t i m e t o m o v e before h e w a s g o n e . T h e y c h a s e d t h e c o y o t e i n t o t h e trees, b u t t h e r e w a s n o t h i n g they could do. G o i n g back h o m e , b r o k e n hearted, they resigned t h e m s e l v e s t o t h e loss o f t h e i r d o g . T h e y w e r e still g r i e v i n g four d a y s later, w h e n T w i g g s s h o w e d u p o n t h e i r d o o r s t e p . H e s t o o d t h e r e q u i v e r i n g , h i s h a i r all m a t t e d a n d bloody, glad t o b e h o m e . T h e y r u s h e d h i m t o t h e a n i m a l h o s p i t a l , w h e r e t h e vet s t i t c h e d u p his w o u n d s , gave h i m a n t i b i o t i c s , a n d saved h i s life. "It w a s like a miracle," C a t h y said, s t r o k i n g T w i g g s , as she held h i m snugly in her a r m s . " W e were so relieved!"

"So w h a t seems to be the problem?" I asked. " H e ' s j u s t n o t t h e s a m e d o g a n y more," B r e t t e x p l a i n e d . " H e never b a r k s o r c h a s e s a n y t h i n g . H e s e e m s t o have lost h i s i n t e r e s t in life." "And he shakes all t h e time," C a t h y said, h o l d i n g Twiggs u p s o I c o u l d see h o w m u c h h e w a s t r e m b l i n g . " T h e vet says i t m i g h t b e n e u r o l o g i c a l d a m a g e , " B r e t t a d d e d . " H e said there's n o t h i n g h e can d o . It's p r o b a b l y permanent." C a t h y set Twiggs d o w n on t h e table, so I c o u l d e x a m i n e h i m . I c h e c k e d for m i s a l i g n m e n t s in t h e spine. I f o u n d a few, as I h a d e x p e c t e d , a n d a d j u s t e d t h e m . " T h e t h i n g is," C a t h y s a i d , " W e ' r e w o n d e r i n g i f w e should put him down...." " H i s q u a l i t y of life j u s t isn't very g o o d a n y more," Brett s a i d . " H e n e v e r b a r k s o r r u n s a r o u n d like h e u s e d t o . We have to carry h i m everywhere. H i s curiosity is g o n e . H e j u s t s e e m s like he's suffering all t h e time." W e all l o o k e d a t T w i g g s , s i t t i n g o n t h e a d j u s t i n g t a b l e , shivering, w i t h a m i s e r a b l e , f r i g h t e n e d l o o k in h i s eyes. I could only imagine the terror he m u s t have e x p e r i e n c e d w h e n h e w a s a t t a c k e d a n d c a r r i e d off, a n d d e c i d e d it w a s likely he w a s suffering f r o m a t r a p p e d e m o t i o n . After getting permission from Brett a n d Cathy, I explained surrogate testing a n d asked one of t h e m t o act a s s u r r o g a t e for T w i g g s .
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W h e n I a s k e d if he h a d a t r a p p e d e m o t i o n , t h e a n s w e r was"Yes." I a s s u m e d t h a t t h e e m o t i o n w o u l d be fear or terror. As I n a r r o w e d t h e list of e m o t i o n s , w h a t t u r n e d u p w a s s u r p r i s i n g . T h e e m o t i o n t h a t filled t h i s little dog's h e a r t a n d s o u l a t t h e t i m e i t w a s b e i n g c a r r i e d off b y t h e c o y o t e w a s n ' t t e r r o r , o r a n y t h i n g like t h a t . It was sadness. A s h e w a s b e i n g c a r r i e d off i n t h e j a w s o f t h e coyote, all T w i g g s c o u l d t h i n k a b o u t w a s t h a t h e w a s never g o i n g t o see B r e t t a n d C a t h y again, a n d t h e t h o u g h t overwhelmed him with sadness. O n c e we identified the t r a p p e d e m o t i o n , I quickly released it with a m a g n e t a n d the t r e a t m e n t was over. W h e n I s e t T w i g g s d o w n o n t h e floor, h e t o o k off like a s p e e d i n g b u l l e t ! H e r a n d o w n t h e hall a n d i n t o t h e w a i t i n g r o o m . W h e n h e h a d first c o m e i n t o t h a t w a i t i n g r o o m , i n C a t h y ' s a r m s , he'd b e e n s h i v e r i n g s o hard, he hadn't seemed to notice any of the people t h e r e . N o w , h e g r e e t e d each p a t i e n t w i t h several nice, h e a l t h y b a r k s . T h e n h e r u s h e d d o w n t h e hall a n d stuck h i s h e a d i n t o every r o o m , b a r k i n g a t least o n c e , before he finally e n d e d up in front of B r e t t a n d Cathy, happily w a g g i n g h i s tail. It was an amazing, instantaneous transformation. We w e r e all a s t o n i s h e d a n d t o u c h e d b y t h i s m i r a c u l o u s healing. According to his owners, Twiggs stopped

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Twiggs seemed to k n o w that we were trying to help h i m . A n d w h e n h e s u d d e n l y felt b e t t e r , t h e c h a n g e was obvious to everyone! Brandy's Naughty Behavior W e d r o p p e d i n t o visit w i t h s o m e friends a t t h e i r h o m e one evening, w h e n I was 'greeted" by their d o g Brandy in a very e n t h u s i a s t i c , b u t r a t h e r o b s c e n e way. " I ' m s o sorry!" S k i p s a i d . " E v e r y t i m e w e h a v e g u e s t s over, h e r u s h e s u p a n d s t a r t s h u m p i n g t h e i r leg! It's really e m b a r r a s s i n g , a n d there's n o t h i n g w e c a n d o t o get h i m t o s t o p , s o w e finally have r e s o r t e d t o l o c k i n g h i m o u t s i d e w h e n w e have c o m p a n y . W e d i d n ' t realize y o u w e r e g o i n g t o s t o p by, o t h e r w i s e h e w o u l d have b e e n l o c k e d o u t i n t h e backyard." A s w e sat w i t h t h e m o u r c o n v e r s a t i o n q u i c k l y t u r n e d to o t h e r t o p i c s , b u t f r o m w h e r e I w a s s i t t i n g I c o u l d see p o o r B r a n d y o n t h e o t h e r side o f t h e s l i d i n g glass d o o r , l o o k i n g forlorn.

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C h a n g i n g the subject of o u r conversation back to Brandy, I t o l d t h e m t h a t a t r a p p e d e m o t i o n c o u l d b e the cause of his o d d behavior. T h e y hadn't heard of a n y t h i n g like this before, b u t t h e y t r u s t e d m e a n d w e r e w i l l i n g t o let m e c h e c k B r a n d y . It didn't take long to d e t e r m i n e that my h u n c h was r i g h t . B r a n d y ' s t r a p p e d e m o t i o n w a s grief, a n d h e r e i s how it happened. T h e family h a d recently p u r c h a s e d a c a b i n in t h e m o u n t a i n s . A t first, they'd t a k e n B r a n d y w i t h t h e m i n t h e b a c k s e a t , b u t h e c o u l d n ' t e n d u r e t h e long drive. H e k e p t g e t t i n g carsick a n d t h r o w i n g u p i n t h e car. S o o n t h e y s t a r t e d leaving h i m b e h i n d . B r a n d y w o u l d get all e x c i t e d , w a t c h i n g t h e m p a c k u p t h e i r gear, a n d t h e n they'd drive away w i t h o u t h i m . B r a n d y w a s d i s t r a u g h t , a n d d i d n ' t u n d e r s t a n d w h y h e w a s left b e h i n d w h e n he was so excited to go a n d be with t h e m . That's w h e n the trouble started. T h e y h a d never h a d a n y t r o u b l e w i t h B r a n d y before, b u t s u d d e n l y B r a n d y w a s different, a n d w h e n a visitor w o u l d c o m e t o t h e h o u s e . B r a n d y w o u l d r u s h t h e m a n d h u m p t h e i r leg, t o everyone's d i s g u s t . A p p a r e n t l y , h e c o u l d n ' t e x p r e s s his grief a n y o t h e r way. O n c e w e cleared t h e t r a p p e d e m o t i o n , t h a t b e h a v i o r t o t a l l y s t o p p e d . T h e family still d i d n ' t t a k e B r a n d y t o t h e c a b i n , b u t a t least h e g o t t o b e i n t h e h o u s e fulltime again.

Boofy the Paranoid Cat T h e unique thing about this story is not so m u c h w h a t h a p p e n e d t o h e r cat, b u t h o w a y o u n g w o m a n d i s c o v e r e d h e r o w n gift a n d f o u n d a n e w d i r e c t i o n i n h e r life. After my friend, Cyrena, and I finished Dr. Nelson's two-day seminar on trapped emotions, we were eager to try out our new knowledge. When we got back to my house, we both spotted my cat asleep on the couch and thought "Aha! Our first victim!" Boofy was a stray cat that adopted our family when he was about one-year old. We had cared for him well and had even given him a collar with a bell, so he wouldn't get lost again. We tried for a month to find his owners, but when we couldn't, we decided to keep him because he was so well-behaved. Although he was always friendly with us, Boofy had a terrible fear of strangers. Instead of rubbing up against their legs, looking for attention, like most cats do, Boofy seemed to see all strangers as a threat. If someone Boofy didn't know came into the room, he would bolt and run. Using myself as a surrogate, I tested Boofy for trapped emotions. As we suspected, the trapped emotion was fear. Once we cleared the trapped emotion by running the Magboy down his back, Boofy rolled over to have us scratch his stomach, but nothing else particularly happened.
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But a few days later, when a visitor came over, we noticed that he didn't run. In fact, when any new person came into the room, Boofy now acted like any other cat, sometimes going up to them for petting and attention. Thanks to Dr. Nelson's training, I've found that I enjoy working with animals. I've even discovered that I have a special ability for working with them. Using self-testing, I can identify trapped emotions quickly and clear them. I have my own pet therapy business now, and have seen for myself the remarkable changes that come to animals using the Emotion Code. Katrina B., Washington

My brother Ben and I took our canoe to the park and rescued the puppies. One was already dead, but we took the other four home with us. They were beautiful black puppies with white markings, a mixed breed of pit bull and German shepherd. One of them would not stop shivering, even when I wrapped it up in a blanket and held it next to me. I knew it wasn't cold, it was in shock. But I got out my emotion chart and started testing for trapped emotions, using myself as the surrogate. The puppy's primary trapped emotions were terror, shock, fear, betrayal and abandonment. As I worked with the puppy, asking questions about what had happened and testing myself for the answers, I learned that the puppies had been deliberately abandoned and left there to drown. It's easy to understand how upsetting that would be! I carefully cleared all of the trapped emotions from the puppy and confirmed that they were gone. After less than a half-hour of work, the puppy had stopped shivering and calmed down. Even though I was happy to keep holding him snugly in the blanket, he wanted to get up and play. Knowing the trauma these puppies had been through, I cleared the trapped emotions from the other puppies, too. I wanted to be sure to give them a better start with the families that would adopt

A b a n d o n e d Puppies I received a n o t h e r t o u c h i n g l e t t e r f r o m K a t r i n a , w h o h a s b e c o m e very proficient a t u s i n g t h e E m o t i o n C o d e with animals. Last year, I received a phone call from one of my friends asking if they could borrow our boat. They had been at a private park by the Stillaguamish River when they thought they heard whimpering puppies. After looking around, they saw the puppies by the cliff across the river, stranded on a small sandbar. My friend was afraid that the next rainstorm would raise the river and drown the puppies, so she needed my boat to rescue them.

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them when we took them to the animal shelter. The pound had no problem finding B. A Horse's Sorrow A f t e r I'd w o r k e d o n R a n g e r , w o r d s t a r t e d g e t t i n g a r o u n d a b o u t m y u n u s u a l a p p r o a c h t o t r e a t i n g animals. An owner asked if I would come to look at her horse. Valiant, w h o w a s h a v i n g difficulty w i t h his gait, o r the specific p a t t e r n o f his leg m o v e m e n t s . Valiant was an elegant horse used in dressage, a particular kind of horse training in which the horse l e a r n s to follow very specific m o v e m e n t s by t h e rider. W i t h an a b n o r m a l gait, it's i m p o s s i b l e for a h o r s e to w o r k , s o Valiant's t r a i n i n g h a d g r o u n d t o a h a l t . A v e t e r i n a r i a n h a d seen t h e horse, b u t c o u l d f i n d n o t h i n g physically w r o n g , s o K a r l a , t h e horse's o w n e r , t u r n e d t o m e for h e l p . M y arrival a t t h e s t a b l e s c a u s e d a b i t o f a stir. T h e owners, horse trainers a n d stable h a n d s were curious t o see t h i s n e w t e c h n i q u e t h a t p u r p o r t e d l y freed horses of their e m o t i o n a l baggage. A small crowd g a t h e r e d a r o u n d t h e s t a l l as I w o r k e d . I a s k e d for a v o l u n t e e r to act as a s u r r o g a t e a n d a r i d e r n a m e d Melissa volunteered. As I tested Valiant t h r o u g h Melissa, I s o o n found t h e r e a s o n for h i s gait p r o b l e m . T h e r e w a s a t r a p p e d e m o t i o n t h a t was imbalancing his h i n d - q u a r t e r s .
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F u r t h e r testing revealed t h a t the t r a p p e d e m o t i o n was sorrow. "Is it s o r r o w a b o u t a n o t h e r h o r s e ? " I a s k e d . Melissa's a r m went weak, which meant "No." "Is i t s o r r o w a b o u t a h u m a n b e i n g ? " H e r a r m w e n t w e a k again. " N o . " "Is it s o r r o w a b o u t a d o g ? " " N o . " " A b o u t a cat?" " N o . " K n o w i n g it would help to know the nature of the s o r r o w , b u t r u n n i n g o u t o f p o s s i b i l i t i e s , I k e p t a t it. S e e i n g a s q u i r r e l nearby, I a s k e d , "Is it s o r r o w a b o u t a squirrel?""No." "Is i t s o r r o w a b o u t a b i r d ? " A t t h i s p o i n t , Melissa's a r m t e s t e d s t r o n g , i n d i c a t i n g a "Yes." A h o r s e feeling s o r r o w a b o u t a b i r d ? T h i s s o m e h o w s t r u c k m e a s b e i n g q u i t e funny, a n d I s t a r t e d t o l a u g h , a l o n g w i t h e v e r y o n e else. T h i s w a s really unexpected. S u d d e n l y , K a r l a , t h e horse's o w n e r , s p o k e u p . " W a i t a m i n u t e . I t h i n k I k n o w w h a t t h i s is a b o u t . " I c o u l d see f r o m t h e l o o k o n h e r face t h a t s h e w a s s e r i o u s . " L a s t week," s h e said, "a b a b y b i r d fell o u t of its n e s t o n t o t h e r o a d , r i g h t i n f r o n t o f Valiant's stall. T h e b a b y b i r d s t r u g g l e d for its life for a t i m e , b u t it e n d e d u p dying."

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"Is t h i s s o r r o w a b o u t t h e b a b y b i r d t h a t d i e d ? " I a s k e d V a l i a n t t h r o u g h M e l i s s a . T h e a n s w e r w a s "Yes."

Valiant must have seen the w h o l e t h i n g . As this b a b y bird s t r u g g l e d helplessly for its life a n d eventually d i e d . Valiant was o v e r w h e l m e d with sorrow, and a trapped e m o t i o n was f o r m e d , which was imbalancing his hind-quarters and affecting his gait.

results, and I would like to share with you what I have seen. All my horses are quarter horses, and are considered working cattle horses.

R u n n i n g a m a g n e t d o w n his back, I released the t r a p p e d e m o t i o n . Karla led h i m o u t o f t h e stables a n d w a l k e d h i m . L o a n d b e h o l d , Valiant's gait p r o b l e m w a s s u d d e n l y g o n e , a l o n g w i t h his t r a p p e d e m o t i o n o f s o r r o w a b o u t a little b a b y b i r d . Amazing Horse Stories O u r c h i l d r e n w e r e t a k i n g r i d i n g l e s s o n s a t a local equestrian park and we ended up treating the owner's h o r s e s for t r a p p e d e m o t i o n s . T h e o w n e r tells t h e story here. I have been involved with horse training and riding since I was fourteen years old. I now own and operate an equestrian facility. I regularly compete in National Reining Horse Association events around the country with my horses. I met Dr. Nelson and his wife, Jean a year or so ago, and have been privileged to have the two of them work on some of my horses, with amazing
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One of my favorite horses is Newt. Me is now 14 years old, and has been retired for 5 years, which is very unusual for a horse, but Newt has some problems. About 10 years ago, Newt slept on an anthill, and was bitten repeatedly by ants in a large area of skin over his left hind-quarter. Within a few days, all the hair fell out of that area, and he never really recovered from it. Although the hair grew back, I quit showing him about 6 or 7 years ago, as he just couldn't perform any more, and it was obvious to me that he was in pain. His energy level was very low, and it seemed that he was suddenly old before his time. Over the last five years he has been totally retired, but I have been taking him out about twice a year to work him just a bit, just to give him something to do. Over the years I have had vets look at him, chiropractors, and even tried shock therapy, but nothing worked at all. Newt is a very valuable horse. Both of his grandparents were from DocBarr twice, from both mother and father. DocBarr is a very famous quarter horse. His mother's lineage is in the top 5 reining and cow-horses in the country.

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As Dr. Nelson and Jean worked on Newt, they told me that he was suffering from trapped emotions. Specifically, he had lack of control and nervousness from around age 2. This dated hack to before I had him, when he had been worked too hard and too aggressively by his former owner/trainer. They said he had some sort of disconnection going on in the left hindquarter, dating back to the ant bites as well. Since Dr. Nelson and his wife worked on him, (he had a total of one treatment that lasted about 30 minutes) Newt is like a new horse. In fact, it's like he has suddenly gone back to where he was when he was a four-year-old. I can now use him to rope cattle, which puts a lot of strain on the horse's back, with no problem. I can rein him and put him through all his paces, and he performs at the top of his game. It's amazing to me how he acts now. Me is full of energy, and wants to play all the time. After being retired and unable to do much of anything at all for many years, Newt is brand-new. Another horse of mine I call Buck. He is probably the best horse I have, and is a beautiful little buckskin quarter horse. I got him three months ago. From the very beginning, he was suffering from a severe lack of energy and trust, and had no desire to do anything. Me didn't want to work. I happen to know how he was trained, and it was way too aggressive, to put it kindly. My observation

is that you can get a horse to perform with kind of harsh training for about a year, and you are all done, because the horse finally "You can hurt me all you want, and I just care anymore. I'm done."

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Well, Buck had reached that point, and he was done. Me hated his life, hated his job, and hated people, because they had mistreated him so much. Dr. Nelson and his wife checked him out, and found trapped emotions of hatred at age 3 (he felt that the trainer hated him), depression at age 3, and other emotions of overwhelmed, panic, and feeling taken for granted. Since then, Buck has changed in a big way. Mis cadence has changed, he is much smoother to ride, and feels much more relaxed, which is how he should feel to me when I ride him. In addition, he is no longer afraid of people, and much less guarded. Me is now a normal horse in all those aspects, he loves to work now, and is full of energy. It's really amazing. Me is like a new horse. Last month, I took Buck to the NMRA show, where he took 3rd out of 30 head in the stallion class event, and 3 in the trainer horse event. I am happy to say that he beat his old trainer's best by five points at this show. Training by instilling fear might work for a while, but trust lasts forever.
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I'm not sure how Dr. Nelson's method works, but I am absolutely convinced that trapped emotions are real. It is truly amazing to see this process done and to see the results that are obtained. Without Dr. Nelson knowing anything about a horse's history, the emotions and things that come up are exactly right on. I have seen this method work, and I can see and feel the results in my horses. When I try to describe it to people they say it sounds like Voodoo. All I know is, it works, and that's all I care about. - Boyd Roundy, Utah

invaluable in working with horses, as well as people, and I have many amazing stories that I could share, but here are a couple of great ones. One horse that was in training with me for several years would go lame several times a year. We had three different vets look at him, x-rays, chiropractic, and acupuncture done but nothing seemed to work during these times. It was very frustrating since we were competing with him and never knew just when this mysterious lameness would occur. When I learned the Emotion Code through being a patient of Dr. Nelson's for 10 years, as well as going to his seminars, I began to use energetic balancing on the horses I had in training with me. Highlander would go lame in his right hock area. I began to clear his emotional baggage. He had a Heart-Wall that was 29 stalls thick. I was able to eliminate all of the Heart-Walls through clearing. He had abandonment issues, anger and resentment at his owner, and major grief. I was able to trace this back to when he was 5 years old and was being trailered. He had fallen down in the trailer. The owner never stopped to help him and he had to lie that way the entire trip. I asked the owner if this had indeed happened and she ashamedly admitted that it had. She simply did not know what to do, so drove with him in the trailer until she got to the show grounds. Highlander knew that she knew,

More Amazing Horse Stories My name is Debbie Spitzenpfeil. I am an FEI level Dressage Trainer and Clinician, and I have trained in Germany with Olympic trainers. After having a training barn in San Juan Capistrano, California for 17 years with 23 horses from Training Level to Intermediare II, I am now semiretired in Oregon with my Holsteiner Stallion, Revelation. I teach Dressage Clinics in Oregon, Colorado, and California as well as judging shows in these states. I attended the first seminar on magnetic healing that Dr. Nelson held, in San Diego, California, in July of 1998. I have used his methods of clearing trapped emotions and have found them to be

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and he resented her for it. He also felt abandoned by her. After I was able to clear everything, he went from being totally lame in the hock to being completely sound within 10 minutes. He remained sound for the next 3 years while I had him in training. Only two times did I have to clear him again, and that was when he saw horses that didn't want to load into a trailer and I think he recalled his grief. But still he stayed sound and went on to win several Championships. Another horse I was training in a clinic came in lame. I had never taught him before. I asked his owner if I could muscle test him to see if this was a physical lameness or an emotional one. It was an emotional lameness. I was able to clear his grief issues over the loss of another horse that had to be put down in his barn. He was mourning the horse and short-circuited in many organs as well as his heart. It took me about 10 minutes to clear him, after which he immediately trotted off sound. He continued to be sound for many more Clinics until he was sold to another home. I have used the Emotion Code on horses I plan to purchase to see if they have emotional short circuits and if they are indeed trainable. It has helped me enormously in choosing good horses. I am always muscle testing my horses to do check-ups on their

health status. I think they are physically healthier and happier because of Dr. Nelson's methods. Debbie Spitzenpfeil, Oregon

Conclusion

We p o p u l a t e this earth along with the animals, and many times we end up in the position of being t h e i r c a r e t a k e r s in a very p e r s o n a l way. T h e y are o u r c o m p a n i o n s a n d our friends. W e sometimes come t o love t h e m a s i f t h e y w e r e a n o t h e r m e m b e r o f o u r family, a n d t h i s is as it s h o u l d be.
Like our family, it falls to us to make sure the animals in our care are fed and sheltered, and to do our best to keep them safe a n d healthy.

K e e p a n eye o n t h e a n i m a l s i n y o u r care. I f s o m e t h i n g u n s e t t l i n g h a p p e n s like t h e b a b y b i r d d y i n g r i g h t i n front o f Valiant t h i n k a b o u t h o w y o u r a n i m a l m i g h t feel. W h e n a n a n i m a l d e v e l o p s s y m p t o m s o f a n y k i n d , w h e t h e r they are physical or behavioral, they may reflect a t r a p p e d e m o t i o n . You n o w have t h e t o o l s t o help them on your own. D o n ' t b e afraid t o try. J u s t let y o u r h e a r t b e full o f love for t h e a n i m a l , h a v e a p r a y e r in y o u r h e a r t , h a v e a clear i n t e n t i o n t o h e l p t h e m , believe t h a t y o u c a n d o it, a n d y o u will b e successful.

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