Speaking to your horse
Oct 6th, 2008 by Carolyn Resnick Method
Hello. Today I would like to share with you my thoughts on talking to your horse. I have always talked to my horses ever since I was a little girl and I’ve found it to be very valuable.
Today’s story tells of when I first realized a horse really can understand almost anything we say to him. Years ago, I let my horse Stoney out of his stall to be free at liberty. He ran over to the apple tree looking for apples but of course there weren’t any because it was the right time of year. So I said to him, “Stoney, there are no apples on that tree, it’s the wrong season but there are some apples in the house in the refrigerator.”
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Dear Katrina
My teaching style is to give you each step in order. First the book and then the DVDs in order: ‘Panaderos Journey’ and then ‘The Introduction to the Waterhole Rituals’. My support are the blog, the clinics, lessons and email and phone coaching.
Thank you for your interest,
Carolyn
Carolyn I have a question but it is not about this subject please forgive me, I asked it before but I think the post was too old and it went unoticed. I Just read Naked Liberty. This left me looking for the complete information. Which I will assume was part of the plan for this book. It was very infromative about herd dynamic and horse behavior. WOW! I have to say you have been a very insiteful person all of your life. Many people do not look as deep as you do. I think to some degree people are almost taught not to look so close at things, it seems sometimes people think your odd if you do. Anyway, that is my opinion about human nature, I think that geographical location plays a part in human behavior too. Some places people are less in tune. Again, just my opinion.
My question is this? Which of your resources would be the best to use to enhance my work with horses that I have already developed a connection with. I have been doing some things with my horses for years that I have done purely on accident or by instinct, I am embaraced to say that I tend to touch the surface of many things without looking deeper. I am learning though. Your book and blog have reienforced my thinking at the same time opening my eyes more.
I really am interested in learning more and listening to any information that enhances my relationship with my horses. Please advise me as to which DVD everyone is talking about, it seems no one mentioned the name except your mention of “Pandaro’s Journey” which if I understand correclty is just the first in a sequence of information.
Occasionally my horse Doolie will give me some trouble when it comes time to give him his wormer. On those days, he’ll jig around, lift his nose, and just be generally uncooperative. After a few frustrating attempts, I looked him straight in the eye and told him flat out that if he behaved himself, I’d give him the carrot that was sitting out waiting for him because I knew the wormer didn’t taste good. I then explained that if he chose to continue acting up, he’d still get the wormer, but no carrot. Doolie thought this over for a moment, eyed the carrot, then gave a sigh and lowered his head. Maybe his timing was just a coincidence, but personally I don’t think so.
I was giving the arabian mare I’m leasing a bath one day after we had taken a nice long ride. She was enjoying it I think, and so moved her left hind leg into that half propped up position. She wound up placing the leg on top of the hose which ran around back of her so I could wash her other side. It cut off the water flow, so I planned on walking over to her and touching her foot, she’ll normally move it for me then. All I had to do was say “Gypsy,” not even, “Gypsy, please move your foot,” and she lifted her foot right off of the hose and set it back down infront of the hose. Not only did she understand my speech, she understood my meaning in only one word. I was so amazed, not because I thought she wasn’t smart enough, but because I never thought she would pay much attention to my wishes. She is very understanding now of what I ask of her. This event really raised my view of Gypsy, as I really don’t know her personality too much, we’ve only been together for two months.
I think that horses are really working telepathically, rather than listening to the words, yes some words they definitely learn, but I dont have to speak my horses seem to just ‘know’ what I am thinking. Some of it obviously also comes from our body language, after all horses have to be the masters of body language dont they?
Mary
I agree horses listen to us. I am always trying to get my students to talk to their mounts when they are riding. My horse gets upset when I am trail riding and start getting in a lively conversation with my fellow riders. She seems to calm down a lot when I laugh and listens intently when I try to get her to do something she does not want to and then sort of mulls those options in her head. when I am on the ground she will often look me directly in the eye and we stop and have a moment.
its amazing
I went to visit the stables that I used to ride last year, and i was walking about , talking to some of the horses, as i do. Usually it is that some don’t seem to be interested in any communication, and some are quite keen…. and I remembered I read , I think here on the blog, about “show me your teeth” and I just smiled at the horse I was “talking” to and said cheerfully, ‘c’mon, show me your teeth’…and HE DID! My daughter was with me, we were speechless and we laughed…and it was a wonderful moment….amazing…I thought that horse has a real sense of humour…
greetings to all…
hana