yesterday we had our annual open house here at the ranch, demonstrating health happiness and horses and some other amazing healing techniques. i just want to share with you the magic of that time with the horses and the incredible lessons they teach. our big black gelding, coal was in the arena awaiting a group activity, several participants were be briefed on their duties which included trying to move a 1200lb horse over a hurdle with no hands, words, or equipment. daunting. the more the group talked on purpose and effort the wilder my horse became. tearing around like a runaway freight train, weaving in through the people, the faster the better. i felt just a bit apprehensive in allowing these novices into his space although they were already there. in an effort to comfort my self i decided to approach him and make sure all was well. i moved in close and said "are you going to focus?" and with a wink and a turn he said I AM FOCUSED!! then off he ran. the group at that moment had started a breathing technique in an effort to ground and become cohesive, within a very few seconds so did coal, who immediately fell into step with me as i moved back towards the group. the hand off from owner to students went off without so much as a hitch and within a couple of minutes they and he had become one unit moving forward and easily took the jump as though they had done a hundred times before! now ann, lynn and I had seen this exercise many times before, but it did not stop us from dropping our jaws. what a remarkable lesson in grounding, focus and cohesion. if only we could remember that in our daily lives, every moment would produce such magic.come on out and join us this summer for some of that magic, we welcome one and all, for this is the best yet!!!
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