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MisMatch Acres We are a hatchery,a rabbitry,raise goats,and ride horses. We dabble in a little of this and that.

23/01/2025

We've got something else in store for you! Lots of you have asked for this!

Snowmegadon in Stilson, Ga!!!! Happy Snow Day everyone!!
23/01/2025

Snowmegadon in Stilson, Ga!!!! Happy Snow Day everyone!!

Blanketed babies❤️
04/01/2025

Blanketed babies❤️

Rosey: Now Justice you be nice!! Stop being so rotten to the other horses!! Justice:: MmmHmm Rosey: I mean it!! Are you ...
31/12/2024

Rosey: Now Justice you be nice!! Stop being so rotten to the other horses!!
Justice:: MmmHmm
Rosey: I mean it!! Are you listening to me?
Justice: 😝 Yep I hear ya. 🤣🤣

Man what a beautiful day it is. What a blessing it is to spend time with my favorite creatures and my sweet kiddos! Happ...
30/12/2024

Man what a beautiful day it is. What a blessing it is to spend time with my favorite creatures and my sweet kiddos! Happy Happy Monday!

Everybody is settling in beautifully. Benson has become an integral member of the herd. Him and Autumn have bonded and b...
29/12/2024

Everybody is settling in beautifully. Benson has become an integral member of the herd. Him and Autumn have bonded and become very close. He is slowly building his trust with Lillie as well. I can’t wait to see their own bond grow into a beautiful partnership over time. Christmas has come and gone and now we are prepping to get ready for the cold weather to come. We are all looking forward to God’s plans and blessings in the new year. Happy Sunday to you and here’s wishing each of you a Happy New Years!
~Beck~

LaLa really and truly is the best big Sis. She loves sharing her favorite passion with Sissy.
17/12/2024

LaLa really and truly is the best big Sis. She loves sharing her favorite passion with Sissy.

The sweetest little baby feet’s hanging out in the hay feeder while mama fills hay bags.
17/12/2024

The sweetest little baby feet’s hanging out in the hay feeder while mama fills hay bags.

04/12/2024

Comparative neurobiology of horse and human.

Horses and humans are both mammals.
Our brains may not be the same size, but they are almost identical in their structure and function.

Why can our brains look so similar but our behaviours and sensitivity to the world look so different?

The area in the picture highlighted is the prefrontal cortex or the (PFC). Its job in humans, horses, dogs, dolphins, elephants, cats, mice, rats, all mammals, and even birds is to carry out "higher executive functions" such as:

🧠 problem solving
🧠 decision making
🧠 reasoning
🧠 risk assessment
🧠 forward planning
🧠 impulse control
🧠 intention

Obviously, these executive functions are more advanced in humans than in other species of mammals, but this part of the brain plays a pivotal role in higher levels of learning beyond primal behaviours and learning survival skills.

So why aren't we seeing these higher executive functioning skills and behaviours in horses as much as what we see them in dogs, dolphins, elephants and even birds?

Ultimately it comes down to safety!

The latest neuroscience research suggests that when the brain feels unsafe it causes the body to produce stress response hormones and these stress response hormones cause the PFC to go "offline".
This means that subcortical regions of the brain (deeper parts of the brain) such as the primal brain (AKA limbic system, survival brain, flight/fight brain) completely take over to increase the chances of survival.

Feeling unsafe causes the feeling of fear and it is fear that gets this party started.

So behaviours come from two areas:

1. The PFC, carrying out problem solving skills, reasoning, impulse control, forward planning etc. that may be interpreted as "obedience" and "partnership".

2. The primal brain, carrying out reactive survival behaviours. This brain does NOT carry out impulse control, forward planning, problem solving, etc. It just reacts to the world. This brain heavily relies on patterns and consistency. This brain will cause freeze/flight/fight behaviours such as shutting down, bolting, biting, rearing, bucking, kicking, barging, etc.

Which brain is the domesticated horse spending most of it's time in?
It's primal brain!

This is why we don't get to see their full intellectual and cognitive potential because most of the time, domesticated horses are perceiving their world in a fearful way to some degree.

We can help our horses with this!

Feeling fearful is the OPPOSITE to feeling calm.
If we want to help our horses access their PFC then we MUST do whatever it takes to help them feel calm.

☝️ ONLY when a brain feels calm can it slow down enough to develop TRUE confidence. Only when the brain feels confident will it access TRUE cognition (PFC).

☝️ We first need to understand that when we get "bad behaviour" from our horses, it's not intentional or naughty or rude. What you are seeing is either a horse that is just reacting to the fear they feel or they are carrying out their "coping mechanism" in response to their anticipation of feeling fear.

☝️ Try to remove expectations that your horse should "know better".
"Knowing better" implies that all behaviours are coming from the PFC and there should be some impulse control and reasoning. Unless your horse feels calm, they can't access the PFC to "know better".

THIS STARTS WITH YOU!!!

You need to be consciously aware if YOU feel calm first. If you feel calm, your horse will have a better chance at feeling calm. Expecting them to feel calm when you don't is unfair.

The best way to create calmness is to intentionally be SLOW!!!
SLOW EVERYTHING you do down.
SLOW your movement down.
SLOW your talking down.
SLOW your walking down.
SLOW your breathing down.
SLOW your horse down.
If you feel too slow, then you're going slow enough.

Calmness is slow, not fast.

This will help you and your horse to connect and feel safe together.
When the brain feels stressed, the stress response hormones cause the body to speed up.

Stress = speed

We can reverse engineer this process and create a calm mind through slow intentional movement and a relaxed posture.

The by-product of a calm brain is confidence and cognition (PFC access).

Happy brain training 🧠
Charlotte 😊

Photo: Credit: Adult horse (equine) brain, sagittal section. Michael Frank, Royal Veterinary College. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)

Yall the absolute love that I have for this sweet boy is unmatched. He absolutely has my heart. Rip is and always will b...
23/11/2024

Yall the absolute love that I have for this sweet boy is unmatched. He absolutely has my heart. Rip is and always will be my sweet baby boy. (My very spoiled rotten baby boy.)

18/11/2024

To say I am overjoyed it putting it mildly. We have had more than our fair share of bumps in the road. But the day FINALLY has come and were able to move the horses to their new home. I feel like I can breathe. To say I am relieved is to put it mildly. My truck has not been the most reliable as of late. So for it to work if even long enough to bring my babies home. I praise God above and thank him for the victory. We have worked and prayed so very hard for this day. My heart could burst. What a major MAJOR and much needed blessing this is!!
♥️ Beck

16/11/2024

Even the littles were up and at it this morning helping to work and get this finished!

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Finally!!
Finally!!

To say I am overjoyed it putting it mildly. We have had more than our fair share of bumps in the road. But the day FINALLY has come and were able to move the horses to their new home. I feel like I can breathe. To say I am relieved is to put it mildly. My truck has not been the most reliable as of late. So for it to work if even long enough to bring my babies home. I praise God above and thank him for the victory. We have worked and prayed so very hard for this day. My heart could burst. What a major MAJOR and much needed blessing this is!! ♥️ Beck

Even the littles were up and at it this morning helping to work and get this finished!

Getting it done! I got to say this is one of the best investments The Hubbs has made for our farm other than the fence stapler. ❤️❤️

The prettiest, sweetest, bestest boy. He knows his Mama loves him. ♥️♥️

New pasture in Progress….
New pasture in Progress….

Can’t wait for the finished product! Can’t forget my best pupper right by my side through it all. Mesa is always right there and ready to supervise while we work.

We are on the other side of Debby.
We are on the other side of Debby.

It’s not over! More rain. Looks like more flooding! Stay safe everyone! Tuesday @ 6:30 pm

Canal, trails,
Canal, trails,

This is the other side of the wooded area, canals, and kids trails. There is so much water. And apparently we aren’t out of the woods yet. Tuesday 12:45

And the journey continues!!
And the journey continues!!

And the journey continues with Hurricane Debby and MisMatch Acres. Tuesday 12:30 pm

Another video around the property
Another video around the property

Back pasture Flooded. So much water!! Big Debby definitely left her mark. Tuesday 12:15pm

Video Blog I don’t know. Flooding in the pasture.
Video Blog I don’t know. Flooding in the pasture.

Flooding in the front pasture, and on the kids trails. Tuesday 12:02 pm

Video blog 4 ?? I think???
Video blog 4 ?? I think???

More to come yet still ! Monday 1:29 pm

Video blog 3. It’s slowly progressing.
Video blog 3. It’s slowly progressing.

And again there’s more to come. You don’t have to watch them all. I did this more for me. But I figured I would post if anyone cared to watch. Monday 9:53 am

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