As I grow older, I find myself becoming increasingly aware of the infinity of being but paradoxically the finite nature of time, mine that is. Years come and pass and we record their passing as a celebration or a commemoration of yet another anniversary. Some bring joy, others sadness. As the last week of autumn […]
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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 Being, Dubu, Education, Frédéric Pignon, Horses, Humans, Imke Spilker, Intuition, Klaus Ferdinand Hempfling, Leadership, Michael Bevilacqua, The Smudge, Trust on Jul 23rd, 2012
Take a year off and go and sort yourself out. This is the kind of advice that Vicki and a number of friends and acquaintances received from Klaus Ferdinand Hempfling while studying with him at his Akedah International school on the island of Lyø in Denmark. And this is precisely what we did. We took […]
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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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