Howdy Friends! Emotions play a huge part relationships.
Any relationship. Human to human or horse to human.
In relationships with my horses over the years I not only considered what they required when learning new things, but also their emotions while learning too.
In the time I spent rehabilitating horses I noticed a wide range of emotions – from fear, to mistrust, to need, to shut down, too confusion, to seeking advice and leadership.
Building their confidence meant understanding their emotions, on a level equal to mine. And it meant seeing them as equals.
I really dislike the, “You gotta be in charge” theme. If we’re equals we can achieve cooperation, support, loyalty and love.
In true partnerships. Partners do things for each other because they want to, not because they’re trained to. ~ Gitty Up, Dutch.
