THE HORSE GAZETTE
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By Don Blazer © 2010
Security is a myth. conceive. As long as you
be able to do this exercise by
There is no such follow your heart, you will
early next spring.” Such a
thing. never be misled and you can
goal is acceptable.
Unfortunately most accept all things without
Expecting your
young riders are encouraged judgment.
horse to be able to do that
to “hang on.” If you give instead
exercise by early next spring is
Hold onto the saddle of take, you will not be seeking
another matter. Expectations
horn, grab the mane, grip with security for yourself, but will
lead to demands and demands
your legs, pull on the reins; be removing any block to the
lead to an attempt to force
all things that are actually the horse’s freedom to perform.
compliance.
wrong thing to do! Your intentions
If you attach
Doing any of those and desires will manifest
yourself to your expectations
things creates fear in the rider themselves in your reality,
you will soon want something
and encourages the rider to so if you are experiencing
in return for your efforts.
seek security in physical frustration, difficulties and
When you want something in
contact. Seeking security by setbacks, your intentions
return for your efforts you will
physical contact is always and desires were to force
only receive frustration at not
wrong. The search for security compliance and establish
having expectations met.
invariably results in a loss of dominance…security.
To demand the
balance, followed by a loss of If you are
fulfillment of expectations is
confidence, a loss of belief in experiencing the wonders
to demand security. It is self-
“self”, and finally a loss of any of power and grace and
defeating.
natural riding skills. responses to thoughts, then
To do the work of
The key to perfection your intentions and desires
training and riding, while
in horsemanship is “letting are accepting the uncertainty
accepting the uncertainty of
go.” of “letting go” knowing that it
the outcome is to approach
Just as the horse is the only way to attain your
perfection.
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to accept the uncertainty of
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all that you do, you will be
riding and training skills by steps. The path is sometimes
secure in yourself and your
the reduction of our physical long, with many turns and
horsemanship.
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When you are willing
is only possible when the know how each of the events
to accept whatever happens as
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Don Blazer is the author
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