Becoming the kind of human a horse seeks to be with
Posted in Frédéric Pignon, Horses, Humans, Imke Spilker, Intuition, Klaus Ferdinand Hempfling, Leadership, Michael Bevilacqua, true connection, Trust on Mar 10th, 2012
It seems that the more I have anything to do with horses, the more I keep coming back to humans and in particular, myself. When I discovered a new way of being with horses a few years ago, what appealed to me most was the new way in which they started to relate to me […]
Posted in 2Moons, Education, Horses, Humans, Intuition, Klaus Ferdinand Hempfling, Leadership, Lungeing, Magical Connection, Petra Vlasblom, true connection, Trust on Feb 10th, 2012
What is a true connection between a horse and a human? What does it involve? How can we recognise it? And why are some humans elated when such a connection occurs? These are just some of the questions that Vicki and I have been considering since the start of our two-week course with Petra Vlasblom […]
Posted in 2Moons, Anaïs, Education, Horses, Humans, Intuition, Leadership, Magical Connection, Petra Vlasblom, true connection, Trust on Feb 8th, 2012
He stands before me again, 2Moons. His stocky frame fills my view, cast golden in the morning light but still and ponderous like a heathen god announcing his presence, convincingly albeit in silence. I try to be casual, exude an air of nonchalance as though this is an everyday affair. The horse looks at me […]
Posted in 2Moons, Education, Horses, Humans, Imke Spilker, Intuition, Klaus Ferdinand Hempfling, Leadership, Magical Connection, Michael Bevilacqua, Petra Vlasblom, true connection, Trust on Feb 5th, 2012
Finally, he stands before me, the horse whose near-mythological story has mesmerised me from the moment I first heard whispers of it a month ago. Here he is, compact, muscled, his copper-toned bulk fringed with flaxen mane and forelock grounded to the sandy surface of the picadero. His gaze is firm, unblinking. 2Moons has announced […]
Posted in Horses, Humans, Intuition, Klaus Ferdinand Hempfling, Leadership, Trust on Jan 9th, 2012
2012 That year is finally upon us, the year that has been targeted by an array of humans’ eschatological predictions. Will it be the year of cataclysm or transformation? Of annihilation or creation? Of disaster or enlightenment? Will it be a decisive year for you, for me, for us, for our horses? Does it matter?
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.