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Mar 1, 2003 8:27 pm
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Hello all of you thank you so much for all constructive responses to my question. It is very touching to see that there are people out there who have found a...
Hi All, ... road but I'll be walking down it with my horses for the rest of my life, at least... Isn't that the truth :-) What an adventure of learning it is...
Thanks for the great post Rick. A couple of thoughts, as I have been working though a lot of the same issues. I like your description of claiming space. If you...
... Bringing up the life in myself, in a way that the horse could feel and respond to it, was (sometimes still is) difficult for me. When I finally realized...
FROM THE BOOK: "The horses can get real bothered by what's taking place when they don't understand it. So we need to spend quite a bit of time with these...
Hi Rick L. <What I wanted to do was provide him with a handful of good experiences with the saddle.> Nice piece of work there! Rick W. [Non-text portions of...
Good job. I think is also come under "making the wrong thing difficult" PP339. I was doing a little ground work with Freckles the other day, and thought I ...
Howdy Rick, ... I think that you have exposed something here that is often highly misunderstood by folks. And while I don't think Beans only learned how to...
... bit ... Hi Rick Good for you for taking some time with this for Beans' sake. This is a good reminder that it's important to go right to the basics of ...
That was a delight to read, Rick. ditto R Weinberg's comment. Could not let that one pass. Somehow and somewhere in the back ground, behind the inner voice...
Leslie Desmond
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Mar 11, 2003 3:36 pm
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Hi Everyone! I have been dying to write about something! I've been reading so many good posts and always want to join in, but haven't had the time.... I have...
"send away with out the halter in your hand, but then you you have the halter in hand, he leaves." If for yes to have meaning, no also has to be an acceptable...
Wow Rick.....that was great work and a great post and you should be quite pleased with your insight......and really listening to this horse, not just being...
"Empathy for the horse is the capacity of a person to be able to feel what the horse feels, to read a situation the same way, and to have an understanding of...
Bette D., Tara, Rick L., Rick W., DW, Gale N., Russ, Bob S., Bryan W., Nicky F., Ray S., Bertille L.,..........Mielle, Lasell, Eva, Tori...all of ...
Leslie Desmond
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Mar 14, 2003 4:15 pm
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Unspeakable is the only word to describe my relief. ... You're a great teacher Les and we love you, we sure are happy for any relief that comes your way. If...
Looking for a reference to THTF in order to reply to Leslie's post, this particular page seemed to suit, especially the part about "one step at a time". I...
Leslie: I don't know if it's appropriate to reply to what I'm reading this way, but wanted to reaffirm that what you've ofered in THTF is getting bigger ...
It is going on the third summer I have been trying to ride Freckles. It has been a hard and weary journey for both of us. While the fight left both of us long...
Dear Group ... hippotherapy ... I would like to appologize for using the first name and age of the child in this message. Thank you to the person who...
russ - what a thought provoking and insightful post...thank you... I think many of us struggle with the cerebral understanding of the philosophies presented in...
Howdy Russ, If this in any way is found to be too judgemental or assumptive by you or anyone, I apologize in advance. These are just feelings I have from how...
... Hi Bob and all, I haven't posted for quite a while....have been spending lots of time with my horses and other things in life. Bob, I really enjoyed...
... But again, there are no words to describe the feel of a horse at the end of a lead rope because he wants to be there. Russ I love that sentence Russ. You...
Howdy All, I rode my horse this weekend, all three days I had off of work. He did many of the things I was wanting us to do when I was wanting them to be done....
Howdy Bob and all, You look as struggling as a hardship, I don't. A good Hindu friend put into words, and I was teasing her about her upcoming wedding and...
This is a repost to be returned to the archives. Thank you! I just had to share another moment from my recent trip. A very touching experience. . . My first...
Bob Sagely wrote: "This is a great venue [billbook list] but at times I just wish I could go somewhere and saddle up with some of you all and ride and then we...
Hi Tara, I don't write much to the list but read a lot. Your post inspires me to share a similar experience I had with a friend's horse. A few of us were out...