Wie kan ons helpen? 😁🙏
Wie helpt/denkt met ons mee? 🌧☔️ Thermodeken gezocht!
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Dear gray horse owners; I feel for you 😆🐎⛈️. #horses #arabianhorse #grayhorse
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#horses #ranch #western #oops #equestrian
Today I am grateful ❤️ #hurricanemilton
"𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮"
We don't use this approach often enough when we're working with horses. Too often it's about what WE want, what WE would like to accomplish.. we should take into consideration what the horse is willing and able to do.
Why do we pressure or sometimes even bully the horse into submission, into working with us? The concept of partnership sometimes only seems to apply when riding, when instead it should start in the pasture or stall, working your way towards the roundpen, arena and eventually trails or competitions. But we can't expect to have a calm, relaxed horse after putting so much pressure on them, after deliberately telling them "YES" so many times when they've told us "NO". Where is their freedom? Their choice? Their voice?
It's really no wonder that abused horses often carry a lot of trauma in their throat area, it's where they store feelings of suppression. The lack of experiencing true freedom can be devastating for any equine.
For 🐴Fin "The Devil's Horse" (the horse in the video) I wanted to do better, to show him his options and find better ways to communicate than running towards or away from stuff when he feels overwhelmed. He soon figured out that there were no lines, no ropes and no tools, just him & me. He spoke and I listened. That's the important thing of waiting: you got to have patience. The patience to let them explore, figure things out. The patience to say "it's ok, we can do your thing first but we'll do it together".
To me it seems like the more time we take with horses, the faster we get -better- results from them. Instead of wearing them out during training, I like to leave them feeling better than when we first started our session. I want to leave them with a sense of renowned freedom, which is a Big Deal for any horse (spiritual pride).
Lots of people fear horses that show lots of pride and confidence, maybe that's how Arabians got their reputation as being too hyper, too hysterical etc. If we just learned to not take their behav
In case you were wondering how Gupsy is doing..!! 🔥😍
##ZVMGupsy
Wat een regen 😱 veel stukken land onder water, de WADI weer vol (hij was net 2 weken leeg) en ook de track, paddocks en bak staan deels blank...
Om de paarden (en hun voeten) wat te ontzien staan onze paarden nu overdag op het plein bij de stallen en 's nachts in de wei. Zo kan ik ze in de gaten houden en tussendoor wat extra vermaak geven, zoals brokjes rondstrooien en dingen om te knagen ophangen of iets lekkers verstoppen.
Hoe is het weer bij jullie op stal/in de wei?
Nog 3 dagen voor de allereerste Shamanic Journeying Level 1 begint! 🪔🦅
We sluiten de dag af met een workshop Salie bundelen, volgens technieken die ik geleerd heb van een Native uit de Chibca-stam (nabij de grens van Mexico). De bundel neem je samen met een manual en de geleerde technieken mee naar huis, om zelf mee aan de slag te gaan tijdens bijvoorbeeld het Smudging huiswerk.
Wil jij ook van Sjamanisme jouw eigen "way of life" maken? Sluit aanstaande Zaterdag aan, of houd de website in de gaten voor de eerstvolgende trainingen in 2025!
www.houseofhorsemanship.nl
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www.zoevanmourik.com
