http://horsegirlonajourney.com/2009/11/10/liberty-is-all-about-the-draw/ Taking the time it takes... Mon, 26 Dec 2011 21:36:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://horsegirlonajourney.com/2009/11/10/liberty-is-all-about-the-draw/#comment-245 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 06:46:04 +0000 http://horsegirlonajourney.com/?p=827#comment-245 Regina,
Thank you for this website, I’ve enjoyed reading for the past 2 hours (found it through one of your messages in the Savvy Forum). Thank you for your comment on trust (and Lisa’s too). I have a horse that I’ve somewhat adopted – long story – her 14 yo owner was killed in a riding accident with this horse, leaving a devastated family with a horse they love and honor because of their daughter, but they are not horse-folks at all, so I took him in, they allow me to treat him 100% as my own, they only want to come load him with carrots and attention (because it’s all they have to give). So trust is a huge issue. He’s 98% a great horse, but when he goes, he can go BIG. I’ve been quite hung up lately, knowing he does not trust me (of course, I’ve done many things to deserve that, he’s complicated, more complicated than any horse I’ve worked with, and I have 4 of my own, so mistakes are a given). I’m grateful to read here – to be reminded that I will never gain his trust if I don’t give him mine. Maybe we’re not totally ready for complete trust in one another, but it’s a goal. I will have to keep in mind and figure out how much trust I can give him, give him 2 oz more, then see what I can get in return.
I am getting a tiny bit of help with him, I’m a David Lichman student (he and Erin have worked very closely together in the past, I know).
Anyway, thank you for your journal, I love it. Good luck, have fun and keep it up.

]]> http://horsegirlonajourney.com/2009/11/10/liberty-is-all-about-the-draw/#comment-192 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:29:14 +0000 http://horsegirlonajourney.com/?p=827#comment-192 Exactly! How can I expect him to trust and take a step into something that feels risky to him, if I won’t do the same?

]]> http://horsegirlonajourney.com/2009/11/10/liberty-is-all-about-the-draw/#comment-191 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:01:02 +0000 http://horsegirlonajourney.com/?p=827#comment-191 One of my biggest revelations with Cricket is how little I trust her and thus how little she trusts me. I’ve been more focused on gaining her trust by giving her mine and the dividends are beyond anything I could imagine.

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