Saturday, February 12, 2011

Pilgrimage to the North Winds brings Friendship.

I have been lightly studying the 26 horse character types by Klaus Hempfling, as I do not have his book yet "What Horses Reveal". I have gotten this from watching the videos, watching the pictures of the horses, and taking in the words. I am almost positive that I am right on the three of them.

Hope is a Pilgrim.
She always has that far away look in her eyes and she just LOVES trail rides. When one of us plays with her, she wants to go farther... and farther... and farther. She doesn't particularly care to stay near the barn, and doesn't seem to mind when we take her out of sight of the other horses. She does mind when the other horses are taken out of sight of her. Last night, I put her in the arena just to watch her at liberty... Not do anything with her, just watch. She would walk around the arena, not on the fence, but just walking around to touch different objects. Every few minutes she would look out at something way in the distance with this really independent, peaceful, driven look in her eyes. The only times that she came up to me was when I too looked out and had an independent, strong, and peaceful feeling. I do get these often but not with the horses because I have trained myself to be EXTREMELY soft with them- because Cherish needs me to be soft with her.

I will have to start working on my feelings, emotions, and general insides again. I had gotten to the point to where I had mastered emotions so well that I didn't think that I needed to practice as frequently. This is not true- my control over my emotions has diminished just slightly. I am shameful in myself, I can't believe I would do that.... I don't think it will take me that long to get back into the routine again though. It is still very slight, but it just takes a bit longer and a bit more for me to actually get there and if I'm not paying attention it will fall through again. It's not still an instant.

Cherish is the North Winds.
She was SO distant when we got her, and even though people say she isn't, she still can be- even if just slightly. She has a hollow back and bad neckline right now and it will take me a lot for her to have a rounded neck and back. It takes a lot for her to trust people if they are not going about it correctly... and it doesn't take long for her to get unsure and hesitant and distant again. She can be assertive, especially to dogs and people that seem weaker or smaller. She does have an urge to move sometimes, but before then she will just be frozen. She is completely independent. She has come to be much warmer and more trusting of me. She loves to run with me, and when I ride her she loves to just be with me, but she also loves to go fast. She has come to the point of where she enjoys being with me and will even seek me, but it has taken a while.

Finale is... the Friend.
She loves to come up to you and stand next to you. She loves to be with humans. The first time I went out to sit with the horses for a long time, she was the first one there and did not allow the others to stay too long because they were getting "too close". She was afraid they were going to step on me. When we play with her, she is completely with us. When we take her up the backfield, she is in complete joy to be with us... She isn't complicated at all and definitely physically solid. She is mentally stable, positive, and brave. I have never seen her spook at anything and I know she will be a wonderful riding horse, especially for beginners because she is so soft and lovely. She strives to do anything for you, and she enjoys doing anything. I think she will be an amazing dressage horse because of her form...

This is what I have gotten from his videos. I could be incorrect.

1 comment:

~Julia~ said...

I think that Casper is either the Dove, the Dancer or the Origin...
NO clue what Sharlie is...any ideas?
Something to talk about next weekend.