Becoming the kind of human a horse seeks to be with
Posted in Equine Touch, horse rescue, Horses, Humans, natural horsemanship on Jul 26th, 2019
Rescue. “To save from a dangerous or difficult situation.” Horse rescue centre. A place where horses can be safe from a dangerous or difficult situation, where they can find refuge. Refuge. “The state of being safe or sheltered from pursuit, danger, or difficulty.” I used to think that, if a facility is called a horse […]
Posted in body balancing, Education, Equine Touch, health care, horse rescue, Horses, Humans, Magical Connection, refuge centre, Trust on May 23rd, 2019
Really? A guaranteed connection with my horse, is there such a thing? Isn’t this what every horse trainer worth the title is selling? You may not have the horse of your dreams but the dream of your horse connecting with you, is this not a dream that can come true? What if I was to […]
Posted in Being, horse rescue, Horses, Humans, Magical Connection, Michael Bevilacqua, spiritual awareness, true connection, Trust on Sep 2nd, 2016
She draws back, steps away. Peering from the top of the worn, weathered slope of her brown face, her eyes are drawn to the hand resting on the high, curved, ochre wall. Her hesitant gaze reveals her doubt. It is a dual-ended magnet to her this hand of mine, either attracting or repelling her depending […]
Posted in Equine Touch, horse rescue, Horses, Humans on Apr 1st, 2016
His glance is quick but sustained, if only momentarily, before he turns his head away dismissively, returning to his quest for companionship. The wall is high. He raises his muzzle to crest it. His neck strains. His back hollows. Where are the other horses? What little muscle he has left quivers under his smooth black […]
We know so much about horses but have such little understanding of the horse. Understanding the horse’s nature allows us to pursue choice rather than control, connection instead of coercion, communication as opposed to conditioning. This is a reality that I now experience with my own horses. A path to the horse is open to all of us. Simply discover the power of being with horses. Is it not time to be fully human … for them, for ourselves?
I have learned to listen to horses speak through their movements, their expressions and ultimately their energy along with much that has been recorded about them. Listening to horses speak has changed my life and taught me a great deal. This book contains a little of what I have learned from horses while listening to them speak. And much of it is startlingly different from what we take for granted.
Urgently in need of a meaningful change of life, a man decides to cross the world together with his wife, a horse and a dog to spend a year training full-time with Klaus Ferdinand Hempfling , arguably the most popular horse trainer in the world based on social media statistics. He expects it to be life-changing. It is. These are his reflections.