HORSES AS HEALERS

I always believed that horses are not just some animals who we use for our own pleasure and purpose. I was looking at them as spiritual beings who carry message for us.And I see them as wise teachers who can teach us so many things about ourselves and world around us.

I know that its not a coincidence that we attract specific horses at different times in our lifes.They come with purpose and message,only thing we have to do is to recognize it and learn everything what horse wants to teach and show us.

Sometimes these lessons are full of pain and sorrow and sometimes these lessons are full of joy and sudden discoveries.Both are very valuable and teach us something new about ourselves and our lifes we live.

I was lucky to attend Kathy Pike clinic in Amsterdam and experience myself how horses can easily read your emotions and how they help you to recognize who you really are and what is your life all about!!!

I experienced such an emotional break down and I realized what exactly was missing in my life and what I was avoiding all the time and this happened with a help of my horse I chose for the clinic.She was supporting me during this hard time of self healing and she was guiding and helping me to realize what exactly I was missing in my life to be happy again.

The most important lesson I learned in this clinic was not to hide your emotions,because horses read you as an open book.They can feel you and what's happening inside you from a long distance.So we should never hide our true feelings and emotions when we are around them.

If I feel sad or angry or unhappy and I know I have to work or be with horses,I never hide any emotions from them.I go and talk to them about what I feel and I know they understand me because they start to relax ,lick and chew.

But if I go to them and deny all the bad feelings I have they don't come close to me,they move away.And when I recognize what's bothering me and accept my emotions, only then horses come back to me and feel safe around me.

This is how horses help us to listen to our inner world and become fully present and enjoy the moment we live in.

That's why so many people are so attracted to these spiritual beings.Because being just close to them bring us peace and calmness in our busy and stressful life. It brings us back to that state of blisfulness that lies deep in our hearts.

IMPORTANCE OF SHARING TERRITORY

Before I got to know Carolyn Resnick and her unique method of waterhole rituals, I never realized how important it is just to be with your horse and do nothing.Carolyn calls it sharing territory ritual.

When I go to share territory with my horse,first we greet each other and only then I sit somewhere to enjoy my horse presence or I could as well do some work around him.It doesn't really matter.The most important thing is not to pay attention to horse but to pretend doing something else.And when you do that horses start to show interest in you,come closer and try to explore who you are.This is the time when you start to make small steps to build magical connection between you and your horse.

I never thought I would enjoy these precious hours I spend with horses and do nothing.Some people may think that its waste of time,but during those special moments we actually learn so much about horses and their behaviour,because we have so much time just to watch them interact within the herd and its the best way how to learn their language and get closer to them.

During sharing territory,I have experienced so many good things and even miracles happening,so I am 100% sure that there is nothing better than just be with your horses and discover magic raising in the air.

When we don't ask anything from horses they start to be more interested in us.Because often when we come to them we need something and we don't spend enough time just being close to them.That is why horses are avoiding us,they don't want to be just slaves for us.They would love to be there as friends and to know that we are not gonna ask anything from them.

During sharing territory I always learn so much about myslef too.I learn to be patient and wait for the horse to come over to me.Believe me,sometimes it's not easy!!!

And when horse comes and explores me with his soft muzzle,I need to remind myself to be calm and still and do nothing,just sit and feel something happening between me and the horse-I call it magical connection.It's not that simple,because when horses are so close to us we want to touch them and feel their soft and warm body.So here I learn about patience a lot!!!

No matter what training I do every day,I make sure I spend enough time sharing territory and getting ready to work and see in what kind of mood my horse is today.And it is very important,because then I choose what training me and my horse would love to do today,what energy he has and do we have good connection before we start our training.

I wish more people discover how magical it is just to sit with their animals and do nothing,just enjoy their presence.

FOR ME,THE BIGGEST DISCOVERIES ARE FOUND IN SILENCE!!!!

BEING IN THE MOMENT

Horses are experts to teach people how to be in the moment,staying present and enjoying what's happening right now. They are prey animals,so they have to be alert and keep an eye on their surroundings,otherwise predators may eat them.

For lot of people it is a real chalange to stay in the moment,be calm,enjoy nature and stop their thoughts for a while. That's why horses can help us to learn to be present and enjoy every little thing that is around us. They could bring us back to that state where you connect with nature and your soul and reborn again.It helps people to understand what their life is all about,what choises they should make in life to become happy and satisfied.

I have experienced myself and lot of other people how horses can change you and your life.

They came here to bring peace and wisdom on this planet.Every day they show me the importance to be in the moment and listen to my inner voice.

This world now is so demanding and it seems that time slips through our fingers and we have so much things to do,but we never have enough time.

The most important thing for me was to understand that I will never have all the things in the world and actually I don't even want to.Being in the moment when sharing teritorry with horses made me realize what I want in my life and how to achieve it without rushing things but taking it slowly,believing that everything I want I will get and just enjoying everything I already have.

Here is one story I would like to share with you.It happened when I was sharing territory with three horses.

It was a sunny day, but the wind was cold.When I came all three horse ladys-Railija,Livonija and Rafaela came to greet me.That day my mind was full of different and chaotic thoughts.I was trying to figure out about my life and what I should do with it.I was trying to find some voluntier work abroad and got two letters saying they can't accept me.But that didn't stop me from trying to find some other people who would be willing to share their knowledge with me about horses. I knew deep in my heart that there is somebody out there who needs me as much as I need him.I went to sit down and quieten my mind. I started to breath deeply and became more and more relaxed.After some time Railija came up to me,she stood close to me and started napping. Rafaela and Railija joyned us later. I was so relaxed that I could feel energy runing through my body.My heart beats resounded in my head and with every heart beat I opened up more and more. And then came silence. Nothing was there except the sound of my heart beats playing the rhythm of the drums.They awakened the silence around me,nature was dancing with the same rhythm as my heart did.Then I felt I have made a deeper connection between me and horses and now everything is possible.And something happened,I call it miracle-Livonija,she is a lead mare in the herd,she just layed down next to me. That moment was so special for me,because I know that for horses to do that it means they trust you enough to lay in this vounerable pose and that you have bond you share togather. My heart beats opened up the doors between us to a deeper connection and bond we will never loose.

This is how important it is to take time and do nothing with horses.Once you experience that, than it will change the life of you and your horse forever.