Enjoyable Summer Days!

~Please be aware of your surroundings when working with horses. They are very strong and can be unpredictable. With their size you can seriously get hurt.~

Wow! What a great way to wake up. The sun shining, dogs barking, horses whinnying and the coffee smells great!

My life with horses began in April 2006. When I got the horses I was watching and learning their body language. Seeing the three horses out there together in the same corral/field was an awesome dream come true.

All three of them came to me from different farms/ranches. One of them getting hurt (or all of them) was a huge worry for me. Although, I would worry about something, just to worry!
I loved the fact there was not a whole lot of violence between them. Horses can and will get very angry and mean with each other. That was one of my fears. A fear of getting a huge vet bill for one or all of the horses.

Some of the things they were doing was scary too! Kicking out at each other and making contact, biting if they could get close enough, and literally pulling each others hair out! While they were doing this my heart was in my throat. I was so scared for each of them. One thing I do know, and I never did this, is that I never went in with them until I knew they were OK with each other. Once the dust settled I went in to the corral.

The reasoning behind the anger and violence with horses is because they have to find their “pecking” order. Who is the boss and who is next in line and so on. Once they figure out who belongs where life goes on and they all get along. Not all the time, but we could only hope. There is still a little pickiness between them because there are two mares(female), Sonny and Mary, and one gelding(male), Josh. The mares are going on twenty years old and the gelding will be five this year.

Watching them get to know each other is like watching other animals getting to know one another. Cat with a kitten. Dog with a puppy. The one thing with horses is that you have to be the leader of the pack otherwise they will try to boss you too. They will try to use the “pecking” order system on you! In order to win you have to show them you are a good leader and they are safe with you. When leading a herd of horses you have got to show them they can trust you with their lives. Horses are prey animals and need a leader who can protect them from predators.

More to come…

It's a Long Road

One day I sat alone in silence. A voice asked, "Do I know you?." Then, more silence. I knew there was something wrong deep inside. Not knowing who I was and feeling abandoned and alone was awful. I had abandoned me many years before the silence set in and did not realize there was someone missing. When finding out part of me was lost I couldn’t post signs on the bulletin boards or downtown on the light posts. Nobody would find her because I couldn’t even find her. It was time to rediscover the person I lived with, me.

I decided it was time to take a trip back in time. There was this road called, "discovering me". Not sure of where the road would lead, I took the turn. Hoping it would lead to a better place than where I was. When I turned the corner and saw signs of inner self, believe in you and others like you can be happy!

On this road of discovery there was a gigantic neon sign that read, "No U-Turns!" It seemed not too bad at first. Although, the road started to twist and turn and the surface was getting slippery. That is when I saw the mountains! Awe they were so beautiful! Snow capped mountains with trees and trails to walk along. I parked in the first spot. The sign in front of the spot read, "Abandonment". This is where it started getting a little tricky. Time was passing and it was now time to learning about the inner child, who was lost in those mountains. I hear her voice calling and an echo followed through the trees. There was no one there to help. It is only I, who could find her.

As the days and months passed I kept returning to this mountain.

To be continued...

Stringing Words in a Positive Manner

Words strung together sometimes hurt. They can sting the ego or stroke the ego of the reader. Words might burn into your brain and may never be forgotten. They might inspire, justify wrongs or rights, or create a lot of tears!

Take hurtful words with a "grain of salt" not sure what that means but I would rather take hurtful words with a few grains of sugar :) because that would make them sweet and bearable.

Personally, I don't take words to heart. In the past I sure did. Now, I carry on my merry way.

I would rather use my energy on something much more positive. Never trying to strive to be someone other than me. It is difficult to fit into someones pity box filled with negative crap! So, if the people of this world don't understand what I am all about that is OK with me. I don't want to be like everyone else! I am me and proud to be!

Success is what I aim for in my life. If people want to throw their utterly crude string of words my way then so be it! I will continue on my way to being very happy and a success in my world.

In my world there is happiness, love and surprises. There is a beautiful worthy successful person inside me. Why would I want to read or listen to someones string of crude and nasty words telling me any different?

No one can knock me down. I am a success.