Horses Teach You Patience !
Samantha Jane
February 28, 2008
Your horse is a completely different species to you. Horses are pretty clever, they pick up what we want them to do, and learn our signals. How good are you at learning your horse´s signals? Do you understand when he is feeling low, or bored, or confused? Sympathising with him and altering your schedule to accommodate your horse is a skill you can transfer to other people. You get on in life much better if you show respect for other people´s feelings.
How can you do it?
A horse thinks like a horse. He can´t get excited about the things you love, such as lessons. His priorities are eating and being with his horse friends. Having respect for your differences is a very important part of horse ownership and will teach you to respect. Do you show respect for your horse and treat him like a horse? Or do you expect him to be like a human? It won´t work, and unless you respect the differences, you will both be miserable. Making allowances, however, will ensure you both enjoy life.
Take a deep breath before you lose your temper. Realise that your horse has his own mind, and can only let you know his feelings by saying no sometimes. Having patience means you love your horse and refuse to judge him without trying to find out what is wrong.
How can you do it?
Lose your temper with your horse and you let yourself down. A horse will not always do what you want him to do. He will have ideas of his own. Jumping for ages, for example. If he says no, or objects in some way to your demands, you are being given an opportunity to discover reasons for his behaviour. Patience is a vital life skill. Without it, you will go through life frustrated, angry and someone other people avoid!
A Horse Teaches You
Having your own horse can equip you with skills which will be useful in times to come.
Samantha writes articles on several subjects including horse health issues, horse riding tips and horse rescue stories. To read more articles please visit our Horse Riding website
How can you do it?
A horse thinks like a horse. He can´t get excited about the things you love, such as lessons. His priorities are eating and being with his horse friends. Having respect for your differences is a very important part of horse ownership and will teach you to respect. Do you show respect for your horse and treat him like a horse? Or do you expect him to be like a human? It won´t work, and unless you respect the differences, you will both be miserable. Making allowances, however, will ensure you both enjoy life.
Take a deep breath before you lose your temper. Realise that your horse has his own mind, and can only let you know his feelings by saying no sometimes. Having patience means you love your horse and refuse to judge him without trying to find out what is wrong.
How can you do it?
Lose your temper with your horse and you let yourself down. A horse will not always do what you want him to do. He will have ideas of his own. Jumping for ages, for example. If he says no, or objects in some way to your demands, you are being given an opportunity to discover reasons for his behaviour. Patience is a vital life skill. Without it, you will go through life frustrated, angry and someone other people avoid!
A Horse Teaches You
Having your own horse can equip you with skills which will be useful in times to come.
Samantha writes articles on several subjects including horse health issues, horse riding tips and horse rescue stories. To read more articles please visit our Horse Riding website