Last night, a fellow livery friend mentioned she had just been reading 'Essy's wishes' to catch up.
She then said "how much it made her think" which she felt was a good thing. Specifically she shared with me a change in her own behaviour that resulted from her reading the latest blog.
On arriving at the yard, "instead of going into the stable with the head collar" she said, she decided to "walk in and ask him (her horse) what he would like?" She then offered him some scratching and the lucky boy was still be scratched as she recounted her tale to me ten minutes later!
I think Essy's wishes is that simple. His message was 'please see us; a horse - as horses with needs, and feelings, we are not machines, so should be treated accordingly'. It's so easy to arrive at the stables at the end of the work day, full of purpose and intention to ride, groom, train etc. and miss the important moment to connect first, with the horse and who he actually is.
'Who is your horse?' can simply mean taking the time to explore what they enjoy? If every owner, rider, groom approached their horses with the sentiment 'what would you like' today? Wow! What a shift in energy. As simple as it sounds, it makes so much sense to invest an 'agenda free' start to your time together with any living creature (or human), and seeing where it takes you both.
As I drove home I reflected on how I could transfer the principle of putting 'others needs first' with my husband, and paying attention to who he is and what his needs might be this evening.
Once we've connected with our horses why let the journey end there! I'll let you know how that works out!
She then said "how much it made her think" which she felt was a good thing. Specifically she shared with me a change in her own behaviour that resulted from her reading the latest blog.
On arriving at the yard, "instead of going into the stable with the head collar" she said, she decided to "walk in and ask him (her horse) what he would like?" She then offered him some scratching and the lucky boy was still be scratched as she recounted her tale to me ten minutes later!
I think Essy's wishes is that simple. His message was 'please see us; a horse - as horses with needs, and feelings, we are not machines, so should be treated accordingly'. It's so easy to arrive at the stables at the end of the work day, full of purpose and intention to ride, groom, train etc. and miss the important moment to connect first, with the horse and who he actually is.
'Who is your horse?' can simply mean taking the time to explore what they enjoy? If every owner, rider, groom approached their horses with the sentiment 'what would you like' today? Wow! What a shift in energy. As simple as it sounds, it makes so much sense to invest an 'agenda free' start to your time together with any living creature (or human), and seeing where it takes you both.
As I drove home I reflected on how I could transfer the principle of putting 'others needs first' with my husband, and paying attention to who he is and what his needs might be this evening.
Once we've connected with our horses why let the journey end there! I'll let you know how that works out!
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