Kathy's Blog – August 2011 Archive (5)

Speaking “Horse” (a.k.a. “Pushing the Envelope”)

 

You’ve seen it before (maybe you’ve been there yourself?) – the horse/human tug-of-war scenario:

The person is trying desperately to keep the horse in a particular position
or
the person is leading the horse somewhere
and all the while,
the horse is moving, imposing, and once in a while, running over the doting human being!

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Once you know how to listen to your horse, a whole…

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Added by Kathy on August 30, 2011 at 10:00pm — 2 Comments

Ask 25 Horse People One Question...

… and you get 25 different answers!

 

This phenomenon is a well-known fact in the horse industry. Over the years, I’ve been approached time and again by people new to the horse world,  in a mixed-up state of frustration and confusion. Who do they listen to? How can EVERYONE have a different way of doing something? Isn’t there a ‘standard’ method in the industry?

New horse owners go to look for a boarding barn and discover that every barn has a different feed…

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Added by Kathy on August 25, 2011 at 11:00pm — 4 Comments

To Lesson or Not To Lesson?

 

That should not even be a question!

 

I’ve met many people who are fascinated by horses enough to want to ‘get’ their own horse. Often, acquaintances or people I’ve met will ask me my opinion about buying a horse – where do they start?

 

I run through all the typical questions with them: Why do you want a horse? Are you aware of all the aspects of horse ownership? Have you budgeted for all the upkeep costs (and we go through the breakdown – the…

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Added by Kathy on August 18, 2011 at 11:00pm — 1 Comment

On Enjoying the Path

 

I can hear you now – you’re groaning… the path?? How can “the path” be fulfilling?

You might ask: Doesn’t “the path” translate to tedious repetitions, lack of acknowledgement or recognition, stumbling blocks, frustrations, steps backward more than forward, and all the other associated negativities that occur when something is practiced day-to-day, week-to-week?

What about the glory of the goal, the clear, final call of reaching the destination, the accolades…

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Added by Kathy on August 15, 2011 at 5:30pm — 1 Comment

It's All About Listening!

 

Some time ago, the term “horse whisperer” came into being,  not necessarily by the horse enthusiasts themselves, but largely by the people outside of the industry. The term claimed its fame thanks to Robert Redford who starred in the movie with the same title, while he posed as a rancher who developed a spine-tingling connection to an otherwise unmanageable horse. The romantic notion of being able to communicate with horses was propelled into the mainstream media and readily…

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Added by Kathy on August 13, 2011 at 11:30am — 4 Comments

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