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 […]
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The cool of a grey autumn afternoon envelops the forest-clad hills surrounding the quaint ski resort of Saint-Sauveur about an hour north of Montréal in the French-speaking state of Québec, Canada. Seventeen humans enter an enclosure of about 20 m x 40 m. A little later they are voluntarily joined by seven horses. There are […]
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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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