Posted in Being, body language, Emile Voest, Equine Touch, Horses, Humans, Klaus Ferdinand Hempfling, Leadership, Magical Connection, Mark Rashid, Pip on Aug 15th, 2012
There are moments when an unintended occurrence compels you to consider what you are actually doing and what you feel you should be doing. Often though you see what is happening but you are not fully aware of the implications until someone you respect draws your attention to them. In the past week I have […]
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Posted in Anaïs, Frédéric Pignon, Horses, Humans, Klaus Ferdinand Hempfling, Leadership, Magical Connection, Pip, true connection, Trust on Apr 30th, 2012
There are times when you may horse around with friends just for the fun of it and you may have a good time. Then there are times when you may embark on a course of interaction with another creature motivated by the noblest of intentions, yet with hindsight you may feel that you only ended […]
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Vicki and I have just returned from a trip to Germany, where we visited new and old friends. The trip was relaxing and most enjoyable, while the company was superb, overall ‘gemütlich’ as the Germans might say. The occasion has prompted me to share with you a few snippets of experience and information which are […]
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Posted in Being, Education, Eva Roemaat, Horses, Humans, Intuition, Klaus Ferdinand Hempfling, Leadership, Lungeing, Magical Connection, Michael Bevilacqua, true connection, Trust on Mar 12th, 2012
So what is that additional element which marks a true as opposed to a mechanical connection between a horse and a human? Which differentiates a connection between a horse and a Monty Roberts or a Pat Parelli, on the one hand, from that between a horse and a Michael Bevilacqua, Klaus Ferdinand Hempfling, Frédéric Pignon […]
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Our last few posts have generated an interesting discussion about the relationship between horses and humans, and the people we look to for guidance on how a human can become an enlightened friend and trustworthy guide to a horse. A couple of these issues are so important that we have decided to include them in […]
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