19/01/2024
My trust game with Beauty 🦋
Beauty has been heavily traumatized in the past and he is very reactive when you put your hands behind his shoulders (back, belly, etc).
During his daily care and shower time, we have a little game between each other. He puts his head near me during the whole process, putting me in a vulnerable place where he could literally bite me if he wanted to but I’m also putting him in that space because I could hurt him.
We look into each other’s eyes and we go through this vulnerable experience of going beyond our traumas and fears. If at any point it’s too much for him, he will put his lips on my skin just as a reminder for me to go slower.
And this is how, everyday, steps by steps, we heal each other 💙
It is so important to give our horses the space they need during care time. They know their bodies very well - how do you want them to show you where the work needs to be done if they are tied up to a rope and can’t even move ?
Let’s make these caring times more bonding and enjoyable for both sides and I promise that this is where a lot of magic will happen 🙏🏻
~ 🐴🐴 ~
Mon jeu de confiance avec Beauty 🦋
Beauty, comme beaucoup de chevaux, a été fortement traumatisé par le passé et est assez réactif quand on touche son corps à partir des épaules.
Pendant que je m’occupe de lui le matin, on a installé un petit jeu de confiance entre nous. Quand je lui fais sa do**he, il tourne sa tête vers moi, me mettant dans une position assez vulnérable car à tout moment il pourrait me mordre, mais c’est ça manière à lui de me faire comprendre dans quelle situation vulnérable je le mets lui aussi. Nous sommes donc 2 au même niveau.
Je le regarde dans les yeux et on s’entraide tous les 2 a vaincre nos peurs et traumatismes pendant cette expérience vulnérable. Si à un moment donné cela devient trop intense pour lui, il met sa bouche sur mon bras et c’est mon signal pour soit aller plus doucement, soit faire une pause.
Et voilà comment chaque jour, on avance ensembles vers le chemin de la confiance et de la guérison 💙