Post Apocolyptic World & Animal Communication...

Have you read Isobelle Carmody's obernewtyn chronicles?

This might be showing my age but it was a favourite series of mine in highschool. In a post apolocalyptic world after a nuclear warfare fall out some humans had developed the ability to talk to animals, in particular dogs, cats and horses.

At the same time I was so incredibly sad and lonely. (No real reason, probably teenage blues, but the pain was real). The pain was excruciating and my only refuge from it was in horses.

I developed my skills as a rider but deep down I wanted more. I wanted connection, I wanted communication, I wanted love, I wanted a deep heart felt relationship with my horse.

That painful need for love, fulfilment and happiness drove my compulsion to connect deeper with horses.

But the training methods of the time were good for shutting down horses and creating friction and disconnect. There is no place for connection in a submission based training model where the only acceptable answer is "yes maam"

In my bid to develop this relationship and still be able to ride and compete successfully i was fired by my instructor. "Natural horsemanship has no place in English competition training".

So since then I've been on the journey looking, seeking, finding a way to communicate with horses, hear what they have to say and find a way for them to still enjoy the training process.

And let me tell you its magic!

Because the horses want the same. They are just waiting for us to be open to communicate with them. But there is a lot of internal work to do because we have to speak from our heart.

And sometimes our heart needs some healing to unlock the potential for the depth of connection we seek.