Welcome to Whole Horse Training
"Making life better for our animal friends."
Now incorporating Tuning Fork Therapy® for a practice of
WHT SOUND BODY, SOUND MIND
I am proud to be a Level One Tuning Fork Therapy® Practitioner. Francine Milford of the Reiki Center of Venice in Florida, USA, certified me after I completed my written exam, practice assignments, and required case studies.
My TFT® practice is complemented by the OTTO tuning fork applications in my Animal Normalization Therapy (ANT) practice, which incorporates specific sound frequencies to assist in the energetic release of bone, blood vessels, nerves, soft tissue, and fascia.
My TFT® practice is complemented by the OTTO tuning fork applications in my Animal Normalization Therapy (ANT) practice, which incorporates specific sound frequencies to assist in the energetic release of bone, blood vessels, nerves, soft tissue, and fascia.
Learn more about Nancy Camp and how WHT is changing the conversation we have with horses by listening, honoring and respecting them.
Learn more about Nancy Camp and how WHT is changing the conversation we have with horses by listening, honoring and respecting them.
NEW TO THIS SITE 2018
Follow my experiences with my now five year-old Arabian mare.
Catch up or review last year's journey on the blog pages, Case Study Jalila (aka Jillie) under the Horse Talk heading.
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PAGE 5 Jalila's 2018 blog
We begin 2018 with reflections on 2017, a progress report and setting goals in our new venture, Marijke de Jong's Straightness Training program.
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Whole Horse Training, WHT, is a multifaceted endeavor that reflects Nancy Camp’s desire to improve the quality of life for horses by teaching mindful regard and training based in trust motivated partnership. In recent years, Nancy's focus has expanded to include bodywork for dogs, cats and other small animals, even birds! Here’s what you can learn on the pages included in this web site.
Learn More About Nancy And WHT
I am a semi-retired Connected Riding® Instructor with over 40 years experience in the equine industry. My “wholistic” focus and desire to improve the quality of life for animals by teaching mindful regard and training based in a trust motivated partnership guides my practice.
I Consider Bodywork Essential For Horses And Dogs
In the 1990’s, I realized that most of the “training” issues I was having with horses had nothing to do with my ability to communicate what I wanted from them, but was entirely based in the horse's ability to respond and comply with my requests. I became especially interested in posture as the key to effective riding because changing my own posture through an awareness of Feldenkrais methodology relieved me from chronic pain that resulted from a string of athletic and automobile accidents in my teenage years. At the age of 22, I refused to have surgery to fuse my spine and set out on to find alternative solutions. I lived with varying degrees of pain and dysfunction until I was introduced to the concepts of Feldenkrais and Network Spinal Analysis. Changing my postural habits and following a noninvasive bodywork maintenance program, I was pain free in just a couple of years, after 33 years of chronic pain. I thought to myself, “What if I could do that for horses?!” and Whole Horse Training was born in 1995.
You will find pages here about bodywork for horses and bodywork for dogs as well explanations of the energy work modalities I have learned, including High Touch® Jin Shin and ANT®, Animal Normalization Therapy. I also share some success stories I’ve had with horses and dogs and a few other little creatures that have happened along.
How Connected Riding® And Connected Groundwork® Figure Into The Big Picture of WHT
Meeting Peggy Cummings, founder of Connected Riding®, was a major turning point in my life. Peggy’s methods are based in functional movement and synchronization between horse and rider. Connected Groundwork® helps prepare a horse to be ridden by teaching the horse to adjust his posture and build the strength that is needed to use his body in such a way that he can carry the weight of a rider without harming himself in the process. When a rider employs the methodology of Connected Riding®, based in functional postural concerns for the human body, she becomes a mindful partner. Kindness, consideration and trust are key factors in Connected practice and I have found no other riding modality that addresses these concerns like Connected Riding®.
How Straightness Training figures into the Big Picture
I am a persistent learner and as such, I am thrilled to have found Marijke de Jong’s Straightness training program. It is essentially what I’ve studied all my adult years in relation to horses, which is the philosophy of classical horsemanship. But for all the time and effort I spent in this pursuit, I never distilled the information into the common sense, linear practice that Marijke sets forth. I cannot recommend this program highly enough. It explains the who, what, why, where, and when of everything horse-related and all of it is presented in the most helpful and supportive way possible. More to come. Check it out.
WHT Tips And Practices and Publications
Over the years, I have discovered some tidbits of information and practices that have provided awarenesses or made life easier for me and my horses. These pages share an assortment of miscellaneous findings and horsekeeping hints, from hay string curtains to help keep bugs off, to insights about various things I’ve learned about horses and training. You''ll find these topics addressed on the Horse Talk page.
I also have written up some of my standard blurbs about caring for dogs, keeping them comfortable and some products I have used successfully. You'll find these topics on the Dog Talk page.
I have also published a number of articles about horses and you can read them by going to the published articles page.
Classes And Workshops To Take and/or Host and What's Going On with Nancy and WHT
I have taught riding, drawing, and art history for 0ver 30 years and love to share my knowledge with others. I offer a number of workshops and clinics, the formats of which are listed in these pages, and I’m open to customizing private or group trainings on request. Art classes can be dovetailed with equine instruction to increase appeal to a wider range of participants and add variety to a learning environment.
Products Nancy Has Created And Recommends
The products page offers a store where you can purchase my DVDs and meridian charts. I also included a number of products I frequently use and recommend to my clients.