8/ FEBRUARY 2014 THE RIDER SUSAN DAHL’s MY SPIN: The Year of the Horse
horse/stamp could represent each of of the 3 sections of a Canadian maple leaf when you arrange them with the horses all looking towards
the other day and noticed a sheet of Year of The Horse stamps. Is was a cool pattern. The way the back foot of one horse can almost touch the front foot of the next horse. It looked like a ribbon of red horses. To
me, each I was in the post office
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Beck’s website - marth-
beck.com - titled: “The Body Whisperer”, she mentions about horse’s way of com- munication, “they (horses) communicated with one another in a language of pos- tures and movements.” So
the wood year or Wood Horse Year. It signifies bat- tles. So I’d like to say that this year, we’ll try to pick our battles especially with our horse. I’m a ‘make peace not war’ kinda gal. I have a razor sharp tongue and a quick mind that I prefer to outwit my opponents with subtlety. One of the great things about getting older is that I much prefer to talk things over rather than fight. An article on Martha
positive attitude towards life. They are known for their communication skills and are exceedingly witty.” This year of the horse is
Guardian newspaper (
theguardian.com): “People born in the year of the horse are said to be a bit like horses: animated, active and energetic – they love being in a crowd. They are quick to learn inde- pendence – foals can walk minutes after birth – and they have a straightforward and
the centre. Nice. According to the
we can see that the way horse’s communicate has permeated into life coaches work. Great. Glad to see it! The article goes on to
my spin on the way a horse communicates. Reinersue @KISS Reiners
talk about using the language of the horse that most of us horse people know and use every day with relating to ourselves. Our own body and how to communicate with it like we do our horses. I found that quite fascinating. I think it’s fitting since
About Susan Dahl
but I’m getting tired of all this talk in the news about wars, another 911 threat to the USA and the talk of nuclear strikes in Iran. I’d rather observe my horse for the way they communicate
we are talking at the begin- ning of the year where we tend to set goals for the year, whether they be with regards to ourselves or with our horses. I don’t know about you
Susan Dahl, Certified Pro- fessional horse trainer, writ- er, author & clinician. Owner of Foundation Rein- ing Training Centre in Durham, ON. She special- izes in effective horseman- ship, western performance horse development and rein- ing. She has trained and shown numerous ORHA/ NRHA champions. For more information on her training, bitting, clinics or resale hors- es, please contact her on Facebook, her website:
www.reinersuehorseman-
ship.com or reinersue@hot-
mail.com .
you much improvement with your horsemanship via com- munication. Susan Feb. 2014Putting
to do this, is practising when I am handling them every day. I observe their reac- tions. This way I can improve. I also spend a fair bit of time just observing horses. I call it Horse TV. I hope this year brings
with gentleness and focus this year on communication. One good way I know
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