Those moments of harmony are what keep us coming back mystery lameness after mystery lameness… We can spend our whole riding life ‘preparing’ to have the perfect ride and miss the moments that are right under our nose, or more precisely, under our butt. When we are totally focused on ‘improving’ our skills and performance […]
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Horse/Human Harmony is a topic dear to all horse lovers hearts. Magic happen when we this is one of our ‘not negotiables’. When I was given the chance to submit an article for the Natural Horse Management Magazine it felt like a goodie. Our human-ness can make us pretty talented at getting in our own […]
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Lovely ol’ Dannie has been part of our family since 2005. He came to us as a paddock mate after a lucrative racing career. His high profile owner said asking $20 a week to look after him was exorbitant even though he has won over $375,000 in stakes – he probably spends more on coffee… […]
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People often talk about what a horse is worth. Ranging from 10’s of 1,000’s to ‘dog tucker’ money… I find it a strange concept when I pause to think about it – the worth of a sensitive, sentient fellow being. Worth has so many ways of being measured. I have seen horses destined for the hounds given another […]
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Sometimes people ask me how you start learning animal communication. The way I feel about it is that it’s more a process of un-learning. Un-learning to ignore those subtle inklings your get, un-learning to allow ‘logic and reason’ to rule your decision making, un-learning to constantly fill your head with thoughts about the past and […]
Continue readingThis morning I made a bad call to get on Fly and found myself deposited in the lupins within 30 seconds. My ego took the most damage (along with a hip that will be embossed in bruises with the seams of my jods for a while). I noticed how quickly my head wanted to make […]
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The horse’s world is not so very different from our world when we put our ego’s on hold and the competitive & judgement urges that go along with them. According to Brene Brown we are ‘hard wired for connection’ and I feel it’s up to us to ‘get out of our own way’ in building […]
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Have you ever had the feeling that you know someone even though you have only just met them? That’s how I felt about Fly. As soon as I got close I could feel my heart energy calm, a quiet inner knowing of rightness and a gentle smile appeared (clumsy words but the best I can […]
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