Horse with shivers
Jun 4th, 2008 by Carolyn Resnick Method
Question time again, this one is from Sheila in British Columbia, Canada, who writes:
My 5yr Dutch WB gelding has “shivers”. I bought him end of Aug. 2007, the owner did not disclose this condition and I bought him on her good word. His dressage training is coming along well, but slowly, but his symptoms (muscle weakness esp.) markedly increased when I put him at an indoor barn for one month. Since he’s been home, living in a large field, he has now returned to full strength. I believe this to be a great lesson for me, but how can he be helped, what does he need?
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Hi Carolyn
I have been reading your posts (and book and dvd) and love it and am grateful for the learning. Readingthe post you put about the lizard in the milk bottle brought up somethingthat I have been trying to get my head around for the last year or so. That is the very fact of having a horse is that “I have/own something that I want to do something with ” wether that is keep it in a milk bottle , compete, watch it in the paddock , whatever. It doesnt seem to me that there is any way that we can ‘keep’ a horse without it being partially in ‘the milk bottle’ .. only a very very few places in the world where horses can be naturally wild. over the years I have beenlooking for ways to be with and train them that is as sympatigo as possible , and that is why I was so happy to come across your work and teaching. Yet I am still in strife within myself because within the world that I have to keep a horse it seems it is still about what I want and fulfilling that . ie . I want them to get excercise to keep their feet and metabolism healthy , that means I ride and then I want them to be ‘obedient’ so that its safe , and so on and on. And this morning I came in and thought I have to write you before my head busts with how to know what is the right way to go about this whole thing. Because it is big, and in the end encompasses us and how we want to live too.