It's been awhile since I've acknowledged this blog. Mostly because there hasn't been much news. We're still figuring out arrangements for Germany, passport, etc., and meanwhile, I'm scrambling to finish up the last month (!) of my high school career. Pretty crazy, if you ask me.
Part of this scrambling is because of my senior project about horsemanship. I've been looking at natural horsemanship, as well as the old fashioned ways of the stereotypical cowboys and trying to figure out what philosophies I agree with. And guess what, they're all wrong. Every person in the market of selling their horsemanship (Perelli or Clinton Anderson, for example) is in it for the money. Have you ever noticed that when someone decides to set down straightforward rules, that they only ever work for them and a select few people? There's a reason for that. In all reality, the only horsemanship that really works is logic.
If you don't punish your horse, they'll never respect you and take the role as leader. If you beat them, they'll be frightened by every move you make. There is a fine line and the only way to grasp it is to be with your horse as much as you can if you want to be successful in what you do. Study horse behavior and psychology, especially stuff about herds in the wild. Learn about what other horse people do and decide what you agree or disagree with. What's logical to horse? What isn't? Think through your horse's eyes. There's always a reason they do what they do.
