Stupid Horse!?
Friday, February 27th, 2009Stupid horse, what is your problem???? Sound familiar? I think if the horse could talk it might say somthing like, “You are, you stupid human!!! You don’t communicate clearly. if I reacted to all the conflicting orders you gave me with your seat, legs and hands I would be a stark raving lunatic by now. To add to that…. my saddle is uncomfortable and my feet hurt! You’re lucky I can even move, much less get into a frame. You think it is comfortable to run around with my back hollowed with you bouncing around up there yanking on my mouth? Give me a break!!!”
I’ve been around horses for longer than I can remember (no I’m not having memory lapses-well not that I notice…). I’m 48 now, and I was put on my first horse when I was 2. Forty-six years is long enogh to let me know that every day with them makes my life richer and I am constantly learning from them.
I was a stupid human, like the one described above, for about my first 30 years or so with horses. Don’t get me wrong, I loved them, and I kept trying to be a better rider, to improve my knowledge of the keep and care of horses, but that phrase, or somthing simliar, was part of my vocabulary.
But, about sixteen years ago a teacher came into my life who changed it, and my life with horses forever. I no longer use the phrase Stupid Horse.
I hope she will do the same for everyone who reads this blog. It is also my wish that this will be a place where our knowledge and understanding of horses will grow.
In my next posts I will introduce you to my first teacher and all who have followed her since.
Here’s to Happy Horses