August 23rd, 2010 at 08:00am Under Relationship+ With others+ With ourselves
Once upon a time in my life story I believed… I can’t tell you how many times my story has changed as I have learned more or even gotten tired of what I had been telling. Humans are storytellers and I am no exception. I have had sad stories, mad stories, and stories about my [...]
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August 16th, 2010 at 08:00am Under Relationship+ With others
In reading the book The Trance of Scarcity: Stop Holding Your Breath and Start Living Your Life, I have been reflecting on the idea of belonging. I have been asking myself the question: do I believe I am in or out of the circle of life? I have been working a gelding that has never [...]
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August 9th, 2010 at 02:47pm Under Relationship+ With others+ With ourselves
August in Eastern Washington is thunder, lightening and fire season. As the heat rises, so do the storm clouds over the plateau. What happens when there is heat in your life? Does heat in your life cause storm clouds on the horizon? Mother Nature has a way of displaying heat and humans have a way [...]
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July 26th, 2010 at 10:22am Under Relationship+ With others
Have you ever stopped to consider the horse’s point of view? What it is like to be in service to and dependent upon humans for your life? If you were a horse, would you be happy with your place in the world? Horses see humans as predators. And we are. I believe that horses love [...]
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July 19th, 2010 at 01:01pm Under Relationship+ With others+ With ourselves
Horses have captured my heart. Horses seem to find me, especially horses that need a change with their human roommates. I say roommates because what is missing is a partnership. It is interesting. I have recently discovered that I have withheld or shielded my heart from horses for a long time. It broke my heart [...]
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July 13th, 2010 at 02:51pm Under Relationship+ With others+ With our bodies+ With ourselves
Having finished reading Geneen Roth’s book – Women Food and God: An Unexpected Path to Almost Everything(her web site http://www.geneenroth.com/ ), I have come to realize that of the three defensive reactions I could have towards stress – flee – fight or freeze, my favorite unconscious pattern is to freeze. In fact as I contemplate [...]
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June 28th, 2010 at 08:39am Under Relationship+ With others
One of my heroes is Col. Alois Podhajsky. Podhajsky is remembered most for saving the Lipizzans and preserving their history following the war. Before WWII, the Spanish Riding School tradition and classical dressage had been an oral tradition; Podhajsky created the written documentation to preserve this ancient tradition. What makes him my hero is his [...]
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June 21st, 2010 at 08:58am Under Relationship+ With others
What does it mean to connect? What does it really mean to be present to other people or animals? Horses and I have a wonderful partnership. We are on a mission to assist humans in the art of connection and relationship. Connection is really about an intention to be fully present to another creature. It [...]
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June 14th, 2010 at 12:45pm Under Relationship+ With others
Per·func·to·ry adjective 1. Performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy. 2. Lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; indifferent or apathetic 3. Cursory, as a formality only Horses are never perfunctory. They are always in the moment and present to what they are up to. Humans? …..not so much. I had an experience [...]
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June 7th, 2010 at 11:47am Under Relationship+ With others
To be successful with an animal requires understanding their nature, behavior and point of view. For example, horses are prey animals. They respond with “fear – flight” when stressed or scared. To best engage in a horse-human relationship, humans have to become aware of how the horse perceives them as predators. To successfully engage in [...]
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