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Re: I just got home from a GREAT horseback ride » Happyflower

Posted by madeline on March 24, 2007, at 5:50:33

In reply to Re: I just got home from a GREAT horseback ride, posted by Happyflower on March 22, 2007, at 19:25:35

After working with tigers and other predators for so long, it took me a while to understand that a horse instinctually will want to run from you. This huge animal is actually afraid of me.

It caused a marked shift in my thinking and made me approach these gentle "giants" quite differently.

Having come from such an abusive background, I spent a lot of my life in constant fear - it's like I felt like "prey" myself. So I think one of the things that touched me so much about horses is the fact that I know what it's like to be afraid and how hard it can be to feel relaxed - even when there is no reason to be afraid.

Good riding, I think, is about keeping the horse calm and passive (I have a good instructor that can teach that).

Thank you for your post - I am quite content right now.

Love to you

Maddie


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