Learn something new every day!

Sorry it has been a few days since my last post. By the time I get home at night, I am usually exhausted! But today was pretty interesting and I thought I would share my BFO (blinding flash of the obvious) with you!

Every Tuesday, we look at the information and course through the filter of horseanilities. We study each horseanility, discuss how to motivate them, center them, etc. Since Kucha and I arrived almost a week and a half ago, it has become quite apparent to me that people are caught up in pegging their horse as a certain horseanility. They go to the mercantile and dig through the t-shirts and discuss, "well, I'm not really sure what horseanility so and so is, what shirt should I get?" It's like you need to pick something in order to become a part of a club! I too have been confused about where Kucha is in terms of his horseanility, but today, I discovered that my horse can be quite centered, he can be extreme right brained, and LEFT BRAINED!!! He can be all different kinds of brained!!!

Today, my horse was bored with me and I had to get more engaging with my figure 8s and weaves as we prepare for liberty! Tomorrow, who knows what the case will be. He could show up as one thing and turn into something else. Something new I learned was that for horses, there are 4 moments in one second! Imagine how much changing they do all the time! So, the lesson I learned was to truly address the horse that shows up, understand them in that moment and address their needs, and then use the strategies I have learned to get him engaged. It is all about balance - keep them engaged and trusting without blowing them up. With Kucha's big white expressive face it is clear to me when he is bored, when he is interested (I love when he looks at me with both those ears and o man, what a face!!!), when he is unconfident. He is the best teacher I could ask for, showing me something new every day and sticking with me to help me become a great horseman!

Here are some pics from the ranch! Sorry it took so long to put them up!