Equine Affair this past weekend
My friend/client Carol asked me if I would like to visit her when she went to the four day Equine Affair held in Springfield, MA this past weekend.
A few years back, Carol was considering a retired racing horse named Zealous. She asked me to journey to him to see if he would be up for living a new life. She wanted to know if he would like to live on a farm with other horses, (I send him a picture of the barn, pasture, landscape and house) to ride on trails (I send him pictures of riding in the woods and across open fields) and learning to jump (you got the picture). Zealous was very interested. He did come to live with Carol. Quite often I will receive a photo of a horse that she is considers taking it on.
Carol says “The work you do is another tool I have in helping me evaluate the horse and understanding the horse on another level.”
This summer she was working with her horse Birch with jumping. Birch just wasn’t getting his feet in the right position so she asked if I would talk to him. I asked her to show me pictures of what you want Birch to do. After our session, both felt more confident, the messages were getting across. Birch understood what he was being asked to do and made great strides in the work.
Carol thought I would enjoy seeing other horses, riders and trainers, which I did. In my minds eye, I see a giant screen where the animal is. It is from here that images are projected back and forth, the more images I have in my repertory the better I can convey the message. Being at the Equine Affair gave me many images as well as an opportunity to tune into the horses at work, play and rest.
Next time someone asked for help with jumping or other messages that are not being sent or received properly I have more of my own tools to draw from.
Read more about Zealous in my up coming book.