Gideon Update. Well, weve been through quite a period of change in the past month. Right along with the twirling swirling brilliant fall of leaves, Ive been shedding a fair amount of old belief patterns and habits. Gideon really got in my face about all this a few weeks ago and sent me on a very deep inner journey. Out of that has come much inner strength for me, and a much more profound level of trust and relationship between us. As soon as I had these revelations and realizations, Gids hormone surge subsided, and hes now back to his gentle wisdom self. Please God, I wont go back to such denseness that he has to be so loud to me again! :) We are now exploring more of a path Ive gone down before, but not far enough. A dear FB friend, Kate Schmidt-Hopper, expressed this so well when she described a message she got from her own healing horse, Bini: “No More Teaching” he said! Difficult for me since this is what I love about dressage; the process of asking questions and receiving yes answers from my equine partner leading to a harmonious dance. As I embraced this idea...I began to realize the statement had more to do with abandoning “insistence”. He does not want me to be a teacher, or a leader, or a boss. He wants a partner who will feel what the moment can offer, and accept it. I responded to her that I think these Heart Horses, the ones who are Teachers, are taking us on a far deeper journey. For me, it is about the insistence...when I get in learning mode, then I do my best to do what Im directed to do...but no one knows my horse better than I do. Sometimes, because Im so in my head when Im learning, I cant hear what my heart and feel are telling me. Gideon, Bini, and others are leading us to deeper Truths than that. It is a paradigm shift. Yes, we need to teach them obedience to certain direction in order for them to be safe in our world. But beyond that, if were open to it, there is a far different way of being and riding. I got back on Gideon for the first time in about a month yesterday, and interestingly, he Immediately OFFERED me what wed been learning from Sarah, as though there had never been a break. I only had to offer minute suggestions back to him. I wasnt on long, since its been a while and hes lost some muscle, but what a joyous ride. The photos were taken after I dismounted, by myself and Joan Summers.
Posted on: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 16:17:13 +0000
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