https://teddiezieglerhorsemanship.com/horses-are-good-teachers/ Horsemanship and horse training the partnership way Thu, 08 Dec 2022 04:06:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://teddiezieglerhorsemanship.com/horses-are-good-teachers/#comments/2431 https://teddiezieglerhorsemanship.com/?p=15521#comment-2431 My horse has taught me a ton – & me him. Got him at 3 (Arabian) and he is my first. We banged heads a lot at first. BUT I had a good trainer who helped us both. Now, we are bonded. And I’ve learned, and even said to him when he’s not getting what I want, of okay, I need to rethink how I’m asking cuz I’m missing the mark. He’s been very patient. Though the time I went to see him, and was angry at my life at that moment, he avoided me and it took me longer to get him, at which I blew up at him. And he gave me the kiss-off mood. Took me a bit (okay a day) to realize I was how horrible I was to him and he so deserved telling me he wanted nothing to do with me but I ignored it. I went to him and apologized deeply. I saw his mood instantly change to ‘it’s okay mom’. I know they can read us even if we think we are hiding the ugly mood, or whatever, but I failed that day to call myself into check. Hard lesson for me (& this was a year ago; I’ve had him for 15 years, so he knows me really good). Since then, things have changed a lot for me and I strive to make sure I’m with him, not taking stuff out on him cuz he’s the one there. This boy is everything to me. I try to be everything to him too. He is my heart horse!

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