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Equine Therapy is Horses Helping People: How do horses help?
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50 years of horse owning and using them to help others has taught me more than I ever learned getting a few degrees.
The biggest take away for me; they live in this moment, not the last and not the next and partnering with them teaches me to do the same.
What is your best lesson horses have taught you?
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They taught me I can only be who I am. No more, no less.
Several years I took a "class" taught by someone, using horses from her herd, on how to let go and be aware of ourselves. She was upset when the big grey horse chose me, and we walked along. When we paused, my companion stood looking one way, and I stood on his near side, arm flung over his back, looking to his rear. She wanted to know why we were positioned like that. Simple. "He has my back, and I have his!" We were both almost asleep, so relaxed and knowing it was right.
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Being completely calm when working with the horses and learning their language was most helpful. The kids ask how I make a horse to do this or that and I tell them I don't make a horse do anything, I just ask them to. And the best times are when no one is around, just me and a horse and a beautiful day.