Becoming the kind of human a horse seeks to be with
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 29th, 2011
Since we published our last blog postings we have been swamped with private and public messages of empathy and support from around the world. As we try and come to terms with what has happened to us and make sense of it, your messages are as balm to our flayed emotions: they calm and soothe.
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 25th, 2011
Tuesday 21 June we received a message from our former petsitter Maree in Australia. Armed with lots of bread and carrots she went to see our geldings in their agistment place which is not too far from where she lives. She has known these beautiful boys for quite some time now, and has taken care […]
Posted in Logistics, Travel, Uncategorized on May 23rd, 2011
Apologies to everyone for the long delay in between postings. The move to Europe has been the biggest move we have ever made in our lives and we have made many moves spanning four continents, so you may take our word that this one was massive. This has largely been responsible for the long delay, […]
Posted in Animals, Travel, Uncategorized on Apr 10th, 2011
Although a great deal of preparatory work is required for move to Europe, we decided to interrupt it to organise a second body awareness weekend on 12 and 13 March. ‘Body awareness’? What beast is this? Rather than explain it here, we have put together a website for each weekend, which will give you some […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 23rd, 2011
The last few weeks have been unbelievably hectic, which will be evident as I take you on a trip through the highs and lows of some of the events of this period. Thursday: Hoof trimming in the afternoon. Andrew has decided he would like to trim Anaiis himself while in Europe, so Megan has taken […]
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.