Paula Cuthbert is an established therapist who does Reflexology, The Bowen Technique and The Equine Touch. She has been qualified in Reflexology, who she trained with the (IIR) International Institute of Reflexology. She qualified in the Bowen Technique and The Equine Touch for the past 10 yrs and I was taught that in Zimbabwe by Jock Ruddock. www.theequinetouch.com

The Technique was first developed in Australia by Thomas Bowen (in 1916-1982). His work in his popular clinic in Geelong was verified by the 1975 Victoria Government enquiry into alternative healthcare professions. It is recorded that he saw some 13,000 patients every year-an incredible work rate.
Bowen Technique is a gentle touch, hands on therapy that is basically an amazing mysterious system of healing.

The principle on which modern reflexology is based is an ancient form of therapy. Evidence shows that it was practised in China as long ago as 4,000BC. The rediscovery of some form of foot treatment is accredited to Dr William Fitzgerald who called it zone therapy. The physiotherapist working with Dr Riley at St Petersburg was Eunice Ingham (1879-1974). Eunice Ingham extended the work of Dr Fitzgerald and painstakingly mapped out the feet with all the corresponding organs and glands of the body. The therapist uses a unique method of thumb and finger pressure on these areas to help the body achieve a balanced state of working.

The Equine Touch was introduced in 1997 by Jock Ruddock; he transformed the human bodywork to the horse. He was invited to demonstrate The Equine Touch to Vets and Trainers throughout Europe.

The Equine Touch is a gentle non invasive, non diagnostic muscle relaxation technique that works at a holistic level, meaning that the horse is addressed as a whole, without particular attention to any specific problem. On a practical level, Equine Touch consists of a series of gentle vibrational moves over specific points in specific choreographed pattern, some of which may be interspersed with observation periods to allow the horse to recognise and process the effects of these subtle procedures.