Last night after my riding lesson on Hank, it was Tanner’s turn. He’s a 4 year old, line-back, red dun, quarter horse with a sweet personality and plenty of want to. Our plan was to leave Tanner with my instructor, JG, for a while to catch up to Hank’s expertise. Those who are not in the know regarding Animal Communication would probably pooh-pooh what I’m going to write next but for those of us who are in that inner circle, we get it. Instead of just handing over my horse and walking away, I took a few moments and reiterated to Tanner that he was going to stay with JG to learn and progress so he could be a good cow horse too. He needed to be reassured that he wouldn’t be left forever, just for a while, sorta like talking to a little kid who is going to camp for the first time. And besides, I reassured him, we’ll be back every few days to visit, watch and ride him as he progresses. I could tell after those comforting words that Tanner relaxed. He breathed a sigh of relief and quietly lead along JG’s side to his paddock where he munched on hay seemingly oblivious that we were actually going away. When I loaded up Hank to return home and drove past Tanner’s paddock, he looked up at us, had a brief look of panic on his face, whinnied twice and then paused. It was as if I could actually ’see’ him recalling our conversation and coming to the conclusion that it was going to be all right and he wouldn’t miss us – too much. Since then, I’ve ‘checked in’ with him from a distance, and he’s doing okay. I’ll see him tomorrow night, as promised. So, if you wish to or have to leave your guys behind or elsewhere, tell them. Leaving them in the dark would be a very worriesome experience. Just think how’d you feel if someone did that to you. Communicate with your animals, dogs-horses-cats, always! It really means a lot to them.