My first job
Apr 11th, 2008 by Carolyn Resnick Method
I am going to tell you story about my first job outside of my own business and ranch where I grew up in Indio, California. The job was in La Jolla, California, at a large riding academy and I looked all these beautiful riders there, they were riding hunters and jumpers and I thought they looked better than I did on a horse. And so I said, “I don’t know why you would hire me train these people because they seem to be riding better than I do”. The academy people said, “No, no, no, no, you watch them”.So I watched them and I saw that when a horse refused to take a fence and ran out on the left that the person was thrown off the horse. I saw that even when they were just cantering around that if a horse just moved the wrong way, off went the rider because they did not have any balance.
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Dear Carolyn,
I’m really appreciating all your blog posts. It’s good to be in contact with you this way, to stay connected with the “feel” of what you are sharing with everyone and learn from everyone else’s experiences.
The camels here like your blog too… and ask me each day if I’ve read your latest — just kidding…
I’ll skip the details but HiHo continues to improve in his disposition, much of it attributable to just “spending time”. Unlike the other camels who bond readily HiHo has what might be a congenital “amusement” (maybe), or something stemming from very early on before he came to us. In any case, giving him the time seems to be what it takes… that more than any training technique.
Stuart
Hi Carolyn,
Wonderful story and written in a lovely warm manner. It brought back strong memories of my great friend Sandra that we lost at the beginning of last year. Sandra had a wonderful connection with all animals, especially her pack of collies that she trialed with. It just brought back so many images of Sandra sitting her horse in such a natural and, well, connected way.
Wonderful story!
Thank you for sharing
Hi Carolyn,
Welcome to the blogosphere. It’s a wonderful place to be. I’ve met wonderful people, made great connections and have read heartwarming stories and received many ideas.
I also believe in a solid connection between people and their animals. I am an animal communicator, my blog is http://Talk2theAnimals.net, and my horse, Shiloh, is sometimes a guest blogger. Give us a visit when you get a chance!
I look forward to connecting with you, hearing your stories and hearing about your method.
Harmony,
Janet Roper
Thanks to Victoria, I found your new blog! I, too, focus first on developing the best relationship imaginable between human and horse. It really is the starting point, the ending point, and the key to all we aim to do. I think physical balance and strength (for balance and self-control not for control of horse) is important if we are going to ask the horses to carry us. I’m glad you found your way to blogging. If you are going to offer downloads, I better invest in an iPod! *g*
Carolyn,
I’m looking forward to reading more on your Method and reading more from you.
Theresa
I’m here from victoria’s site. Welcome to the neighborhood! Look forward to reading more of your blog.
Amen to that. I’m betting you spent a lot of time bareback… that connection you get often comes from miles bareback, feeling the horse. It’s a connection unlike any other and you can recognize it a mile away, just the way a person sits the horse.
I own Fearless Farrier Service, and specialize in the hard to shoe. I am working to put a video together of a few of the tricks I use to convince a horse to willingly give me some feet (nicely, I always add NICELY because you can get a foot, I just prefer it in my hand, not on my head).
Can’t wait to read more of your blog. Come join us in the horse blogosphere! We’re a fun bunch and you’ll fit right in!
Hi Carolyn,
Welcome to the blogosphere. It is always nice to have a new person to share ideas and be connected with. Your blog looks as if it will be very informative for a lot of us and I am looking forward to more posts. I’d like to invite you to visit my blog at :
http://www.Grey Horse Matters.blogspot.com. I will be looking forward to more posts, have a wonderful day.
Word of a new interesting horse blog travels fast out here. I’m looking forward to reading yours. Welcome to our world!
Carolyn – Great advice, and welcome to the blogosphere. Speaking of connected, there’s a wonderful world of horse lovers blogging away here. We invite you to come visit us. If you go to my blog, “Teachings of the Horse” at victoriacummings.blogspot.com, there’s a list of links to other horse owners that you can click on and be connected. The biggest surprise I had when I started blogging was that I made so many great new friends from all around the world. We look forward to hearing more of your wisdom and experiences!