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Gathering Wood
Posted on: Monday, January 16th, 2012Recently I have come to discover, whilst staying in a home with an old wood burner, that fire making is a skill. Having lived a large part of my life in centrally heated homes, the machinations of simple fire making appear to be lost to me. This is a shame, not only on a practical [...]
To lead a King
Posted on: Wednesday, January 11th, 2012Horses are herd animals and live in a hierachy. This structure is not too dissimilar to the human one. For years us humans have tugged, pulled and yanked at horses in a vain attempt to get them to bend to our will. We even use the term to ‘break a horse’. However, more enlightened equestarians [...]
Return to The Source.
Posted on: Wednesday, December 28th, 2011When on the path to enlightenment, forget your gurus and your Gods; I believe animals are much closer to the source. When we are worn down by other people placing a negative drain on our energies by criticsm or belittlement, or we are in despair, it is more often than not the animals we turn [...]
As above, so below.
Posted on: Monday, November 21st, 2011I think most people would agree that there is nothing more annoying than someone telling you to calm down when you are angry. In a similar vein, nothing can seem further from the truth than to be told that the reason you are feeling victimised or bullied is wholly or in part created by you. [...]
One day closer
Posted on: Saturday, October 29th, 2011There is a scene in the film ‘The Hours’ when the character Clarissa says ‘ I remember one morning getting up at dawn. There was such a sense of possibility. You know, that feeling. And I, I remember thinking to myself: So this is the beginning of happiness, this is where it starts. And of [...]
Me & My Ego
Posted on: Tuesday, October 25th, 2011When I first embarked on my animal healing journey, I can remember clearly being told there was no room for egos getting in the way when working with animals. That seemed like pretty solid advice at the time. But it was not until I experienced it directly that I realised that this, over and above [...]
Get connected.
Posted on: Thursday, October 20th, 2011It never ceases to amaze and sadden me, at how cruel at times us human beings can be, and yet at the same time show such a great capacity for love. How at times we can be so intense, purposeful and passionate; and then at others how indifferent we can be to the suffering of [...]
When I grow up I want to be…
Posted on: Sunday, October 16th, 2011Be grateful Everything that you have now, at one time you did not have, it is likely that a lot of the things you now have you yearned for in some way or they formed part of your goals. It’s easy to fall into the trap of taking things and people for granted. Don’t. Always [...]
‘A horse is worth more than riches’
Posted on: Saturday, October 15th, 2011I recently read a quote from a newspaper report in which a jockey was complaining about the new ban on whipping his horse excessively. Aside from the obvious animal welfare issues here, one of his comments really stuck out. He said he would ‘rather sweep roads than do half a job’. To me, this reported [...]