Start with yourself! Or how to convince the horse to look your way.
I communicate and work with the horses not for the first year and continue to be impressed what a great psychologists they are. It is time to open a training center on personal growth, where horses would be the main coaches and, teachers, patiently correcting behavior of an insecure person and pushing him or her on conscious, responsible actions. Horses in their energy are similar to the dolphins. Despite their strength and power they are very calm, reasonable, good and fair animals. When a man sees a horse undesirable behavior - it is a real gift, because it is a clue that he is doing wrong or not properly done something in the past. Generally all man want power, wants to run the show, want to be at least a little king, at least for one creature. Horse and it's forgiving nature are much more than that. Horse eagerly accepts all the conditions, and asks for only one condition in return that must be fulfilled: this condition is - the key to the leadership of a man over the horse, the key to friendship and partnership.
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It may seem like it's very simple. Yelled a little bit here, intimidated there, smacked once or twice ... and that's all – the horse is afraid and obedient. But the horse, for some reason, continues to run away, carry and dump riders, not listening to any reasons or pains... Why?? Let us recognize that many of our aggressive actions come not from our strength, but from our weaknesses, the self-defense. So, the horse – is our true test "for reality." If a person is cruel to an animal out of its own fear - this a one sad story that is full of fights and disappointments.. But if one person is reasonable and gently and consistently applies his will, then he will get a perfect obedience from the horse. Then you finally get a real diploma from life called The “Gentle Leader” – The true Equestrianist.
Step by step the horse takes you on this journey. Forgive you all the mistakes, all the disruptions, shouts and emotions. Once, I also found myself helpless by not being able to influence the horse, so I went to the far corner of the arena and cried in desperation. And my horse was peacefully munching the grass, not in a hurry, and even gave me another chance to prove myself as a strong person. Proved to him and myself that I can drew his attention to me, not just a lookt, not just turn his head, but follow me wherever I lead. He was always been ready for that, but I was not. So I continued to work on myself, to grow my inner self, to become worthy his attention.
Start with yourself! In order to be self-confident, with a power of persuasion, appreciate life and livefully, lives and to live fully, a lot of things needs to be realized. So before approaching your horse, ask yourself, “Am I ready to step into and face the world of real life?”