en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/2448489 Comments by aBeautifulHope http://prayersoflight.blogspot.com/2013/08/when-being-b-h-is-my-true-self.html#IDComment708321152 I feel that way every every two weeks as well...Gotta love them hormones! Why do men not have to deal with this!?! Mon, 26 Aug 2013 23:34:25 +0000 http://prayersoflight.blogspot.com/2013/08/when-being-b-h-is-my-true-self.html#IDComment708321152 http://cambriaequine.com/abeautifulhope/2013/05/14/help/#IDComment660706749 Unfortunately they are at the same annoying level all of the time :P They never get better. It is terrible. Hmmm, I think I was expecting too much, too quick. I will keep what you said in mind. Alright. That is helpful for him. He has reverted back to being mine (along with every other horse. The little sister has decided that horses are no longer her thing *headdesk* I haven't worked with him in a loooong time, but I should have some time to finally work with everyone next week *happy dance* He is very much 'on his forehead' and extremely dull. I get what you're saying and will try it next time I am out there! Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:22:08 +0000 http://cambriaequine.com/abeautifulhope/2013/05/14/help/#IDComment660706749 http://cambriaequine.com/abeautifulhope/2013/05/06/april-thirtieth-two-thousand-and-thirteen/#IDComment639098811 I'm excited he has caught on too! I'm going to attempt to try it with my 'new' horse...he's really, really green and wild and I'm excited to experiment on him as well. I'm hoping to turn him into a lesson and trail horse (he is naturally a 'teacher') and I also want to see how a horse with little training and contact is going to respond to it :))) Thank you ;). I just noticed it because he used to really twist through his poll. It was a very obvious difference! I noticed that when I played with him today. He was definitely responding, but most of the time he would scratch or, as was the case when I would try to get him to drop his head, lower his head a tad and then walk to me for a scratch... I tried it (I pretended as if I was releasing a rein) at liberty today and he actually bent around and flexed. I was like O.o. I'm in the process of writing up a post on today's session...I'll include how he did when I was asking for the head down :) Fri, 10 May 2013 03:28:07 +0000 http://cambriaequine.com/abeautifulhope/2013/05/06/april-thirtieth-two-thousand-and-thirteen/#IDComment639098811 http://cambriaequine.com/abeautifulhope/2013/04/25/trying-out-release-work/#IDComment635797784 Alright. I see what you're saying, I tried all of this out Tuesday and then again on Saturday and I should have the Tuesday session up once we have power back :) I tried the grass game and he started to ignore the grass. I also tried to time when I worked with him to be when he was winding down for the day and wasn't as concerned about eating :) When Sonny goes into the lateral flexion and seems confused, he typically holds it for a looooooooong time. It's kinds of like he's looking back at me telling me to slow down and wait a minute. When he pops out he will give a big sigh and lick and chew. Also, when he holds it he doesn't blink at all... Mon, 6 May 2013 00:01:01 +0000 http://cambriaequine.com/abeautifulhope/2013/04/25/trying-out-release-work/#IDComment635797784 http://cambriaequine.com/abeautifulhope/2013/04/25/trying-out-release-work/#IDComment631431871 Thank you! I totally see what you're saying, and when I looked back over the footage with your VoiceOver I was able to see where he was trying...I was just too focused on him giving more than I was getting. Now, I definitely saw that when I had my arm over he was not OK with that, and one thing I do have a question on, when he did the fairly large lateral action and held it, he does this fairly often and typically when I thought he was super stressed (he will turn into me and hold his head as far into me as he can...the first time I distinctly remember it was the first time I rode him and we went too fast and he got confused.), I went too fast, or he got confused, but you think it may be that he is releasing and figuring it out? The one thing you did not see in the footage was the cats and the pony's attempt to eat both me, and then when I wouldn't pay attention, the camera. Half the footage I had was of a pony nose and teeth :P Back on the topic of the video, I see how I should have let him drop his head, and then picked it up a minute or two later. My hands were too 'hard'. Actually, that probably added to his tension and 'rooting'! I'm going to *try* to find somewhere without a bazillion distractions and no grass, but until I can find this place, how do you suggest I keep him focused in the environment he is in now? Currently the only other option I have is either in with the goats or out in knee high grass and baby cows :). Hopefully we will have a round pen up in a couple of weeks, but who knows? Any tips? I keep listening to the clip, and I'm sure I will come up with more questions :). I will post them as they pop into my mind :))) Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:12:05 +0000 http://cambriaequine.com/abeautifulhope/2013/04/25/trying-out-release-work/#IDComment631431871 http://cambriaequine.com/abeautifulhope/2013/03/02/what-is-softness/#IDComment609668270 Alrighty! I may be able to get some today...but who knows with how unpredictable the weather has been lately! Tue, 2 Apr 2013 11:24:40 +0000 http://cambriaequine.com/abeautifulhope/2013/03/02/what-is-softness/#IDComment609668270 https://cambriaequine.com/blog/2013/03/28/a-hateful-love/#IDComment607089569 Hmmm, that is something to ponder for a while. A righteous anger is a very good thing, if you don't hate something, you have to care about it in a way. You have to feel one way or the other. You cannot just dislike evil. You MUST hate it. Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:35:23 +0000 https://cambriaequine.com/blog/2013/03/28/a-hateful-love/#IDComment607089569 http://cambriaequine.com/abeautifulhope/2013/03/02/what-is-softness/#IDComment607088686 Hmmm, that makes a bit more sense. I do that a bit already, but is should start thinking about it when I do it... Ahhhhh, that helps a ton! Maybe I'll be able to get some video this weekend if it doesn't end up raining the whole time :))) What would you like some video of? Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:33:35 +0000 http://cambriaequine.com/abeautifulhope/2013/03/02/what-is-softness/#IDComment607088686 https://cambriaequine.com/blog/2013/03/13/waiting-for-your-story/#IDComment607085940 That He is :) Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:28:22 +0000 https://cambriaequine.com/blog/2013/03/13/waiting-for-your-story/#IDComment607085940 https://cambriaequine.com/blog/2013/03/13/waiting-for-your-story/#IDComment604585698 That was beautiful Hannah. I have gotten that answer before, but I know that I did not accept it graciously :). Typically I threw a hissy fit and tried to fix or make it happen on my own, on my schedule. That is never, ever a good idea :) Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:53:09 +0000 https://cambriaequine.com/blog/2013/03/13/waiting-for-your-story/#IDComment604585698 http://cambriaequine.com/abeautifulhope/2013/03/02/what-is-softness/#IDComment604575089 Yes, there is! It's like the difference of watching a dance or figure skater who truly LOVES it and one who just does it. When you see someone who loves it a lightness, and an energy emerge that give the performance an almost electric feel, you want to jump up and perform with them! What do you mean by focusing on the inner horse? How do you play with helping those fears? I know the feeling about the drag! When you release, do you open yourself up for them to turn into you? I've been trying to use release, but it doesn't seem to do much. I know I have to be doing something wrong with my body and way of asking, I also think that Sonny is seeing if I'm for real in what I'm doing...I know he has a TON of underlying tension, and I'm not completely sure how to address it. I'm going to try to get some video in the next couple of days/weeks to show you :) Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:34:08 +0000 http://cambriaequine.com/abeautifulhope/2013/03/02/what-is-softness/#IDComment604575089 http://cambriaequine.com/abeautifulhope/2013/02/19/39/#IDComment582321756 Yes! I so agree with that. I have found that I am so much more present when it is a horse I don't know, if its my horse I trust them and so I let myself wander. With someone else's horse, I am constantly assessing my safety level and I also always start out working with them and assessing what they know. It's as if I have never worked with them before at first, then I start to build on what we have done before. I think I need to instate that when I work with my own horses....hmmmmmm.... Sat, 2 Mar 2013 01:59:23 +0000 http://cambriaequine.com/abeautifulhope/2013/02/19/39/#IDComment582321756 http://cambriaequine.com/abeautifulhope/2013/02/09/relax-and-breathe/#IDComment582260277 That's what I was thinking! The foal is going to absolutely breathtaking. Sat, 2 Mar 2013 00:10:26 +0000 http://cambriaequine.com/abeautifulhope/2013/02/09/relax-and-breathe/#IDComment582260277 http://cambriaequine.com/abeautifulhope/2013/02/19/39/#IDComment581419289 I hope that it will work this time...I need to get my laptop fixed! Hey Hannah :) It's strange, when I work with other people's horses, the tools are not the main part of the conversation. I use my body and my energy to do most of the work. My old horse, Toby, I could play for hours in the pasture without having to use treats or anything. I could also use treats the next day for a play session and there be no huge repercussions. Sonny becomes 'hyper focused' on the treat, and I rely on it wayyy too much. I'm not really sure why I do, because when I work with other people's horses I don't have the same problem. It's a strange conundrum. Maybe it's because of the emotional element that is present? I'm still trying to figure it all out :) Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:33:41 +0000 http://cambriaequine.com/abeautifulhope/2013/02/19/39/#IDComment581419289 http://cambriaequine.com/abeautifulhope/2013/02/09/relax-and-breathe/#IDComment581418844 I bet you that the baby will be absolutely GORGEOUS. Are you going to be keeping him/her? Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:32:55 +0000 http://cambriaequine.com/abeautifulhope/2013/02/09/relax-and-breathe/#IDComment581418844 http://cambriaequine.com/abeautifulhope/2013/02/09/relax-and-breathe/#IDComment581418511 That is a good idea. I'll have to add it to my arsenal :) Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:32:18 +0000 http://cambriaequine.com/abeautifulhope/2013/02/09/relax-and-breathe/#IDComment581418511 http://cambriaequine.com/abeautifulhope/2013/02/05/who-am-i/#IDComment581417965 Thank you Hannah, I'm thrilled to be here! I love that quote as well as most of Lewis' quotes :) Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:31:18 +0000 http://cambriaequine.com/abeautifulhope/2013/02/05/who-am-i/#IDComment581417965