--- Kim Morton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Leslie kept talking about how
> having
> a relationship with your horse will ensure your safety, like if the
>
> horse is scared of you, and you start to fall off, they will be
> thinking, "Here is my chance to get rid of this thing!" and they
> will
> really get rid of you. I talked with Leslie about this: Dari once
> fell
> with me riding, he laid calmly and waited until we both got our
> bearings and then gently got up. No freaking out, we were both
> hurt,
> but it wasn't made any worse.
I really
>
> think it's important that they really like us and trust us, there
> can
> still be rules, in fact I think they want to know the boundaries,
> it
> helps shape their lives, just like kids like to have boundaries. It
>
> doesn't have to be mean.
>
> Kim
>
>
Well said Kim~
My gelding Dreki and I had a great relationship (he died a little
over 2 years ago)
He was the horse that I fell off of the most so far in my life, not
because he was badly trained or anything, but because I felt so
secure and safe with him our relationship allowed me to try and do
things on horseback that I had only dreamed of. Anytime I came off
he stood and waited like a gentleman, sometimes nudging me
gently....once we both went down together, we were both hurt, and he
waited and checked in on me, as I was very injured after that
fall...but we had a good relationship.....after that fall we both had
to work through some stuff together, luckily we were able to before
he died. He was my partner.....I trusted him and he me....sometimes
out on the trail I would ask him if we could do it, he would always
give me an answer....
It took time and a lot of communication....I never worked him in a
round pen, it was just time hanging out together, as he was a
finished horse and was teaching me stuff.......he was a gallant 14-2
pinto gelding who taught me so much about being partners.
Skye
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