Becoming the kind of human a horse seeks to be with
Posted in Anaïs, Equine Touch, Horses, Humans, Klaus Ferdinand Hempfling, Pip, vet on Dec 22nd, 2013
It is a wealthy continent with a rich history and arguably the most liberal political and personal freedoms in the world, yet it is also one whose so-called leaders, following largely in the footsteps of their US master, have a penchant for dictating what is right and wrong to the rest of the world, while […]
Posted in Anaïs, body awareness, Corroboree Equus, Equine Touch, Horses, Humans, Kaimanawa, Klaus Ferdinand Hempfling, Pip, spiritual awareness on Nov 17th, 2013
There are times when life takes you up in its active arms and hurries you along, depriving you of moments for reflection, as humans, horses or other creatures pass you by in ever-changing situations and new ones take their place until, in the midst of this wild whirl, this audio-visual kaleidoscope of jumbled colours, shapes […]
Posted in body balancing, Corroboree Equus, Equine Touch, Horses, Humans, Klaus Ferdinand Hempfling, Pip, riding on Aug 16th, 2013
Here in the Netherlands we have been enjoying the most amazing summer with temperatures well into the twenties and even the lower thirties, making up for a long cold winter with snow on the ground way past when we would normally expect it. The silly season is upon us, which means that we have a […]
Posted in Anaïs, Being, Eckhart Tolle, Eva Roemaat, Horses, Humans, Magical Connection, true connection, Uncategorized on Dec 24th, 2012
A few days ago while musing on what I had just heard from another human, a soft velvety puff of air touched my neck just below and behind my right ear spreading warmth through the crook of my neck and shoulder in the winter air. And suddenly I was alive to this gentle touch. It […]
The land is thick with them: bicycles. It lends itself to them: the land. It is largely flat, destinations are close and congestion is the norm. Even the prime minister cycles to work. Bicycles. So convenient they are too: you drag them out of their stall, check the tyres, jump on them and ride. Back […]
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.