Becoming the kind of human a horse seeks to be with
Posted in body balancing, Education, Equine Touch, health care, horse rescue, Horses, Humans, Magical Connection, refuge centre, Trust on May 23rd, 2019
Really? A guaranteed connection with my horse, is there such a thing? Isn’t this what every horse trainer worth the title is selling? You may not have the horse of your dreams but the dream of your horse connecting with you, is this not a dream that can come true? What if I was to […]
Posted in Anaïs, dog, health care, hoof care, Horses, Humans, Pip, refuge centre on Aug 7th, 2015
Leaves swirl in the thicket as branches bend and rustle. The horses swing their heads towards the disturbance and freeze. They peer through the rays of the early morning sun, straining to catch a glimpse of what it is that is causing the commotion. Our eyes follow theirs. The leaves are still or so it […]
Posted in Anaïs, Equine Touch, health care, Horses, Humans, natural, Pip on Jun 3rd, 2015
When I started on this post it was exactly one month since I had left the Netherlands to spearhead our move to Spain. It is a move that has not been short of challenges, not for us and not for our horses. Physically, mentally and emotionally it has taxed all of us to varying degrees […]
Posted in health care, hoof care, Horses, Humans, Pip on Feb 16th, 2015
You have had one of those moments – haven’t you – one of those times when your stomach sinks, your innards hollow, your jaw drops, paralysis seizes your limbs and your every being insists on denying or at least questioning what your eyes see? And then the thick bold contours of the reality playing out […]
Posted in Anaïs, Equine Touch, health care, Horses, Humans, Pip, The Smudge, vet on Dec 11th, 2014
It is an image which many, if not most or all of us who have anything to do with horses greatly appreciate. “Equus is stepping out nicely.” You can almost feel the energy of the movement conveyed in that utterance. It implies robust health, a vigorous stride and an energetic attitude reflecting physical well-being. The […]
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.