We often forget that horses can do what they do, often in spite of us. In spite of our tension, our imbalance, our defiant grasp on the reins and our breath. A horse and rider can be poetry or a master’s work of art. Horses make us grander than we are on our own two feet. Their four hooves become an expression of what moves us when no one’s looking.

We often give ourselves credit for the activities horses do with us, as though we were the ones who taught them what it means to rise above the ground with such elegance. As though their balance and precision at a gallop were something we schooled. At their best, horse are who they are in spite of us. Not because of us.

This is a quote from the book, Getting Along with Horses - An Evolution in Understanding, by Crissi McDonald.

We have to keep the joy in our horses as we work with them. That should be part of the joy of horsemanship in the second half of life.

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And a link to the podcast website - Second Half Horsemanship.