OSCAR Therapy
(Operant Spatial Cognitive Angle Reach Therapy)Through focused, interactive, open-ended communication, fear is replaced by curiosity, resentment transmutes into desire for connection and phobia morphs into calm exploration. With results like these, who cares about being the boss?”
-Candace K. Platz, DVM, U. S. Dressage Federation Gold Medalist. USDF Regional Champion AA Grand Prix. US Nationals: Dressage Finals Placing Third in US in Grand Prix AA.
To deal with trauma, the brain breaks synapses as a means of preservation. OSCAR Therapy is designed to rewire the brain to reconnect synapses to muscles long forgotten due to trauma. In a world where things constantly touch our horses, whether invited or forced, OSCAR gives control back to the horse and asks them to reach out and touch the world at their choosing. What?? Lack of control is one of the most fundamental causes of distress or stress. So, with OSCAR Therapy, we ask the horse to be in the driver’s seat. The healing that unfolds is amazing. I love this behavioral modification therapy because even during the first diagnosis, the healing work begins. I have extensive knowledge in working with horses and have worked alongside the creator of this amazingly effective phobia reversal therapy for years. While this work is intensive, the actual teaching of it is very simple and it is crucial that the owner/rider be a part of the sessions. Not only will you have access to me but to Casey Sugarman, the brains behind the brain.
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I want to understand my horse!