Well, another peach of a day; 60 somethin', blue sky and sunshine.
Did make it over to the neighbors, play with the Sunny colt. Turned out her truck wouldn't start, so we didn't do much with the trailer, 'cept put our front feet up on the tail. He was all ready to climb in, but, personal rule a thumb, "never load a young colt in a trailer that ain't hitched up"; stuff happens and a trailer flips up, or wiggles and slides on a young horse, it can take some doin', ever get 'em ta load again. Which takes us back to my other favorite, "ever find trust, don't break it; it is more precious than gold".
That's the thing about trust, when ya start ta see and feel, just how precious it is; it is a gift, but it sure comes with responsibilities. And, I reckin' that's true with just about any kinda real gift. And, that's a funny one, too. We might give each other presents; a watch, a sweater, a pair a sox or a car. But, it just occurred to me that a real gift, is something that can never be manufactured; like life. That's where those responsibilities come in; things that are alive, keeping them so, that's a delicate thing and dead one day, alive the next, well, life just ain't like that.
So, we just worked on "free forward motion", attention and feel, so's to build a good foundation and not to waste a trip. Toward the end, I give him a brush, put on his halter and went ta visit the trailer. And, like I said, he was ready to go, but once he put his front feet up, I figured it "good" and asked him to back on out.
That's likely the hardest part of workin' a young horse; ya even come close ta gettin' it right, special with a fine young one, and they get so tickled and pleased with themselves, they ready to friend you for life. Makes it kinda hard to go home.
Have a nice night!
Best,
jeune
And you want to give that up, like you wrote yesterday? I get it that owners can be challenging to work with, just like administrators in my old school system. But the kids... I still miss that interaction. How sweet it is indeed to make the connection, to forge the trust, and to know that with it comes a huge responsibility.... to be true to that trust. It does the heart good.
ReplyDeleteThat kind of real connection invites you to stay and just bask in it. The animal part is exciting, but I can sure see how the human element could suck the life out of a person. Humans could use a good trainer before they invite animals, Kids, or a partner into their lives. Animals always seem to stay in that innocent state; whereas, Human Kids have a chance to grow up and decide many things for themselves, with the animals at the mercy of humankind. Kindness and Mercy would be a good required course, along with a good dose of empathy.
ReplyDeleteVery good memory to hold forever ... the look of trust and "I get it!" in the eyes of Sunny. :)
Blessings,
Peaceful