Becoming the kind of human a horse seeks to be with
Posted in abuse, Equine Touch, Horses, Humans, Klaus Ferdinand Hempfling, neglect on Sep 10th, 2012
On the eve of World Animal Day a big, black, beautiful horse called Noir was killed in our livery yard here in the Netherlands at his owner’s request. A true equine ‘gentleman’, this regal gelding was only nine years old. His death at such a premature age brought tears to my eyes but not just […]
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.