Nancy Zidonis is a pioneer in the field of animal acupressure. Over 18 years ago, Nancy worked closely with a veterinarian, a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, and an acupressure practitioner to develop a system that makes acupressure easily accessible to animal guardians, trainers and healthcare practitioners for the benefit of horses, dogs and cats. She published a series of animal meridian charts and wrote the first equine and canine acupressure handbooks.
During the last few years, Nancy has been instrumental in developing the course work and implementing the clinics for Tallgrass Animal Acupressure Institute. She travels worldwide offering animal acupressure training programs.
Amy Snow co-authored, with Nancy Zidonis, the three new books: Equine Acupressure, A Working Manual; The Well-Connected Dog: A Guide to Canine Acupressure, and Acu-Cat: A Guide to Feline Acupressure. She has taught animal acupressure courses for the last eight years throughout the United States, Canada, England, Israel, and Australia.
Amy began her career in acupressure over 30 years ago when she studied Jin Shin Jyutsu, a Japanese form of acupressure, with Mary Burmeister in Phoenix, Arizona. She is a Certified Acupressure Practitioner from the Acupressure Institute in Berkeley, California. Over the years she has taken numerous clinics and courses in complementary healthcare and animal-related study, including; Feldenkrais; Reiki; Master Hong Qi Gong; Tellington Touch; herbal remedies; High Touch Network Training; dog training and showing skills; dog-language with Turid Rugaas; years of riding and working with horses, and most recently, Traditional Chinese Medicine at the International Institute of Chinese Medicine in Denver, Colorado.
Amy and Nancy Zidonis are the founding partners of Tallgrass Publishers, LLC and Tallgrass Animal Acupressure Institute. She consistently co-authors articles for national magazines such as Animal Wellness, Equine Wellness, Natural Horse, The Holistic Horse, Whole Dog Journal, Trail Blazer, Animal Fair, and many others.
