10/14/2022
I have been blessed with many difficult horses. In fact, I think you could go so far as to say I seek them out. And now I am fortunate enough to pass these difficult horses on so they may cause someone else to dig deep and learn more than they thought necessary.
The schoolmaster poses an important role. One I will always advocate for. But, in the process of learning, everyone will go through a stage where they see the easy schoolmaster as difficult. This is your invitation to figure out yourself so you can be the support system the difficult horse needs - the support system you need to have for yourself.
I hope one day you meet a difficult horse.
A horse that frustrates you and sometimes says no.
A horse that shatters your dreams and makes you feel hopeless because you cannot solve their problem with what you know.
Why would I wish this upon you?
Because this horse will show you the limitations of your understanding and challenge you to step up and learn.
Sometimes the lessons you will need to learn is to improve your knowledge, skills and self awareness and how you directly impact the horse and make the feel.
You will work hard spending hours in the dust, sun, wind and rain making yourself better to help this horse - and you will do it.
Sometimes the lesson will be one of acceptance that the horse you love and have poured so much time and money into is not sound.
Your heart will break as you now see your difficult horse was just telling you it was struggling.
This horse will teach you to see and know things about horses that you will never be able to un-see or un-know. You will see horses struggling and people (no different than you past self) blind to that struggle.
But this horse will make you a better horsewoman or man, and you will be grateful they came into your life and what they taught you.
The story of you and this horse will always be a hard story to tell. Sometimes when you tell it, you will get tears in your eyes. But it will be one of the most meaningful stories of your life.
You will share this story with others with the hope that it will help them with their horse. So that your horse, can help their horse too.
This is my difficult horse. His name was Skuda and I am grateful what this horse taught me...and if I have helped you with your horse.....well you can be grateful for him too โค
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