I decided to give her Reiki treatment in the arena, having her free to move around. I did distant Reiki for thirty minutes every day for four days then every other day for a few more days and once a week for another month. She was very curious and came to me pretty fast. First it was more to check and then she staid for long period of time. She was showing signs of relaxations; licking of the lips, soft chewing, relaxed ears.
Reiki works with symbols and one day I had the intuition to chant them in a very soft way. She was very sensitive to it and I felt that we reached another level of trust and connection. She came closer and slowly put her nose against the palm of my hands with her eyes half closed. She was very calm and relaxed.
After a week Moxy was already a different horse. Her behavior totally changed and she was no more the very high energy horse that I just met. She was very calm from the moment I was greeting her. I never had to remind her that I was leading the walk. She never went into a canter when removing the halter. She was patient and trustful.
I always respected Moxy's limits and pace. There is day when she clearly showed me she wasn't interesting in receiving anything and I listened to that and let her alone. Sometimes she let me have my hands on her head and nose and sometimes she would just turn her back to me to show her hind quarters. I was able to touch the shoulder but not further than that. I knew it would have take time for her to bring her hind leg into my hands. And unfortunately I had to stop the visits. Sometimes the wounds are so deep that it's a long journey for a full recovery. But she did so much progress in just a month. I know she was at a better place already.
