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Horse Sense Newsletter Feb/Mar 2012

Bravo and Dawn together at the waterhole, yet totally absorbed in themselves.

Bravo,  curious and mesmerised by what he is seeing in the water is engaging with his senses to fully experience what has caught his eye.  He is not only seeing, he is sniffing, listening and feeling, experiencing whatever he has his attention on fully.

Stimulating our senses every day with what we see, touch, feel, taste, smell, love, cook, learn, laugh, talk, kiss or hear is a great way to stay ‘with’ ourselves.  Health and happiness is a life lived by stimulating every sense, every day .

Looking at this intriguing picture you can feel how through the natural nature of a horse how easily they embody the idea of being with themselves.  See how comfortable they are in their own skin, in their own space.

Look at Dawn (in forefront) – does she feel worried or in any way affected by what Bravo may be thinking about her, or why he isn’t paying attention to her?  I don’t think so.  She is herself beautifully focused on something as well.  Maybe how to lose the rope completely from around her!!  Oops now I am humanising her thoughts .   Who knows what she could possibly be thinking.  It is none of our business.   It is only important for us to see where she is in the moment.

Being busy focusing on other people’s business – what they are thinking, feeling, saying about you or whatever,  sucks us of our vital energy, focus and is such a time waster.  Whenever I ‘forget’ and get caught up in this human condition of putting others first in my thoughts and feelings, I feel discontent, unhappy, frustrated, powerless, stressed and anxious.

For me staying in my own business I feel not only freer somehow, but also more able to give huge amounts to others because I am not motivated by something I need from them.  I do it simply because I choose to.

Another common pitfall that goes along with being in other peoples business is mistakenly drowning  someone else with what we call caring, love, connection etc.  This way of over functioning is usually based on a fear or insecurity of losing something or someone important to us.  This way of being also dilutes the expression of our senses.  Do you know someone who can suddenly and conveniently go deaf?  The deafness is a common coping mechanism from having their senses flooded.

To express our love, compassion, cook a nice meal or a have a great discussion, the respondent, in order to feel validated, nurtured and satisfied will have received the love, compassion etc from the givers senses and actions without fear or manipulation.  Its like the difference in the taste of a meal made with love than without it?  The vital lesson here is how can we be with others but not merged as one.  In this picture the horses are totally separate in themselves and very content in their thoughts and actions, yet you can see they remain in close connection.

So remember Bravo and Dawn in this picture and use your senses to their fullest,  all the while staying in close connection with others.

Their session was specifically focused on Team Building skills.

This fabulous picture of 3 of my horses reminds me of how we need to relate to the horses and people in our lives.

The picture immediately brings to mind how easily horses relate to each other.  Hanging out under the shade of some trees you can feel their sense of togetherness -

ALLOWING each other JUST TO BE.

All the while completely and unconditionally accepting themselves.

Each of my horses know that they belong in this group.  They as a group naturally embrace and nurture sustainable loving relationships with each other.  I have watched them in their little herd for years.  Their care and regard of each other is a delight to witness and has given me much food for thought in how to enrich my own life.

This care and regard shines through into the training of my horses. The results are not in what we can do so much, but in the simple joy of the interaction.

I love how they feel so at peace with each other, how they give each other space or take time for themselves when they need to.  No one else in the group feels offended, upset, angry when one of them wanders off for some quiet time alone.  They are just there to welcome them back from their quiet break.  Imagine how you could apply this idea to your horse training!

The learning for me from this equine perspective has given me the courage to not take it personally when my horse says ‘no’ or is not responding or even the slightest bit interested in what I am trying to do with them.  Beating myself up only creates negativity and a huge energy drain.  There is no where to go from that!

Relate to horses from an equine perspective and experience the joy of becoming one of the herd.

Come and experience first hand how the presence of a horse can touch your soul, fill your heart with joy and have you smiling for days!

In a session you will discover:

• A delightful way to learn Horse Whispering and the Language of Horse
• Experience emotional and spiritual growth
• Expand and transform your power and presence practicing non verbal body language
• Release fears and blocks gently and safely
• Be soothed, relaxed and grounded by their energy
• Have fun learning how to play with a horse

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Think about these scenarios and if they could be possibilities. These are some of the most common reasons:

Maybe the unwelcome behavior is a result of you falling off your horse and now you have lost a bit of confidence in your riding.

Maybe the behavior is the result of something you have done unknowingly to create fear or mistrust in your horse.

Or maybe the way you ‘are’ with your horse is freaking him out.  Are you having problems or highly stressed.  Are you communicating to your horse in a way that he doesn’t like or understand.

Once the cracks appear in your relationship and they did not get addressed when they were only cracks, the cracks may soon become major crevices that you have to deal with.  I understand how frightening, confronting and often times dangerous it can be to experience these big ‘crevices’ this with your horse.

What I help clients understand and learn to see with their horses is how to recognise the slightest crack and then teach them what to actively do to mend it.

TIP FOR YOU:  Start to pay attention to the little things that happen when you are with your horse. Observe your horse more thoroughly when he is with you. Think about how you handled things.  It could be when you lead him, feed him, saddle him up, traveling in a float.  Often times its the little things that happen where the cracks first appear and then escalate into bigger things when you do bigger things with your horse, like an intensive riding or ground work session, float loading etc.

Look forward to your comments!  All the best, Louise