Posts Tagged ‘horse’
Friday, August 14th, 2009
A First Level student in Animal University’s Interspecies Communication Certificate Program was recently completing an assignment required to move on to the next Level. She was having difficulty ’striking up a conversation’ with a reticent therapeutic riding horse. She felt that her questions were not compelling enough for the horse to answer and her frustration ended in thinking that her skills were not improving. She asked for some suggestions from me and here’s what I wrote to her…
Hi Terri: Wow! Those are excellent questions. I think that my suggestions would be along the same lines that you have already asked, however, here are a few to consider:
- Would you mind sharing a few things about your favorite rider
- How does he feel on your back
- Do you have suggestions to help him ride you better
- What do you feel is his most pressing issue that he wants to share with his people (I realize we are asking about the person but it does stir interest in that the horse feels he is more of an assistant than being for a passenger only)
- What’s your favorite time of day
- Do you listen to the birds
- Does the tractor bother you
- How do you feel about the folks who tend to you
- Does this responsibility meet your expectations of what you had thought your life would be
- Do you feel satisfied with your life/frustrated/stifled
- Do you spend your time in the now or do you ponder wishing you were ‘doing what you used to be doing’
I have learned that animals are like people…some prefer surface conversation while others want to get to a meatier discussion. Tailoring your questions to meet their needs and interests sometimes means being a little nosier/digging deeper to figure out what their style and interests are. It’s a little tricky, I know, but leaning on our own experience, talking with people, can give you confidence to ‘talk with animals’.
So if you find your communication with animals a little lacking, expand your communication repertoire and ‘just talk’! You’ll be surprised how that closed dog, cat or horse will open up to your inquisitive invitation.
Tags: animal communicating, animal university, cat, dog, horse, horse whisper, horse whisperer, how to communicate with animals, talk to the animals
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Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
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.
Tags: cat, communicate with animals, communicating with animals, dog, horse, horses, trust
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Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
Can talking with animals fix a name mix-match? Julie shared that her male cat is named Gloria and her female dog is Larry. She ended up naming them these reverse gender names because her granddaughter intervened when she brought home the new family members. The little girl said in no uncertain terms that she had always dreamed of her cat and dog having those precise names. Apparently she didn’t check the genders in her dream first. Well, the doting grandma that Julie admits she is couldn’t resist her little granddaughter’s pleas to ‘keep the names as is’, hence the opposite – yet permanent – names! Do cats and dogs mind if we tamper with their gender with a name mix-match? In asking them, intuitively, of course, their answer was a definitive ‘yes’ – change the names – please! The granddaughter, set in stone, her definitive answer, ‘no!’ So, regardless of gender, the names stick. Maybe that can help people who have interchangeable names, too, such as Charlie, Shaun, Robbie, Stevie, Alex. For these two pets, it makes a difference. Maybe before choosing a name taking the time to really get to know your dog, cat or horse FIRST will help you define just what to call him/her. Another application for the very versatile Animal Communication.
Tags: animal communicating, animal communication, animal communicator, cat, dog, horse, intuition, intuitive, talk with the animals
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Friday, June 26th, 2009
An Animal University student shared a common issue when communicating with animals. Her experience is when she is in the vicinity of dogs, cats, horses and other animals. She feels bombarded with their input. It’s like they know I’m a receptical for all their pent up emotions and issues and they see me as an easy target to let it all out. Her question is, “How do I protect myself from all the emotions that they want to spew out on me? I’m willing to listen but gosh, I have a hard time saying ‘no’ when I really want to.” My question in answering her question is, “Who’s in control here, you or them?” As an animal communicator, you are allowed to ’say no’ when you want to. No different from when you are in a room filled with people. You don’t have to talk to everyone. When and if you are in that similar situation and you are feeling pressed to listen or talk to all, consider a tip from another AU student, Paticia, and take a Conscious Pause. A Conscious Pause gives you back your control of the situation. It provides you a time, a ‘pause’ to relax, breathe and consider if this invitation to enter into a conversation or just be a listener is what is right for you in that moment? It gives you the chance to consider and then react accordingly. Great tip from Patricia and terrific question from our AU student. It happens to all of us who are sending out signals that we are a clear channel, well, almost. Talk with animals when it is right for you. You’ll be a sharper and more accurate participant. All will appreciate it, especially the animals who really do want their voice heard, again, accurately. Communicating with animals doesn’t follow one set pattern or have a certain set of rules. You make what is right for you, right for you.
Tags: animal communication, animal communicator, cat, dog, horse, how to communicate with animals, intuition, intuitive communication, talk with pets
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Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
photographer Sherry Slade
Animal Communication is a tool to gain R-E-S-P-E-C-T with our dogs, cats, horses and more. Isn’t it interesting when we stop to ’see’ what our animals tell us?
Last night while riding my horse, Hank, I noticed that every time I stopped him he would bend to the left and put his nose on his cinch. Now, if I wasn’t paying attention to his messages, I would have probably passed that off as being pushy, avoiding or something else. However, I do understand his methods to share with me at which I bent down and felt where the cinch was curled under just enough to make it uncomfortable for him. He was heard, it was fixed and problem solved.
That’s what my message is to you. Take each ‘out of the ordinary’ as an opportunity to tune into your horse, dog and cat. It doesn’t have to be a big thing, just a ’something’ that we’re supposed to ‘do something about’.
I promise that when you take that step, your relationship catapults to a level that no one can take away from you and your partner. It is basic respect – adding value to the recipient and ultimately to ourselves and what we want from it.
Happy Animal Communicating.
Tags: animal communicating, animal communication, animal communicator, body language, cat, communicating with animals, dog, horse, intuition, relationship, respect
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Saturday, April 18th, 2009
You don’t have to be a horse whisperer to know whether your horse’s injury is healed up and he’s ready to get riding again, but if you are, it sure helps. The tests are in, your vet has cleared him and he’s good to go. But you on the other hand, have this funny feeling that he’s just not right – yet. Are you correct? Do you trust what you are feeling? Or are they just your fears, this has been a long road to recovery and you don’t want to make a mistake starting too soon. Animal communication has secrets. Once you choose to study it, you quickly learn that its benefit is that you learn how to feel or intuit when and where an animal feels discomfort and pain. The other secret is to learn how to read body language with more clarity and insight than you ever did before. You are taught how to leave your own perceptions behind and really ‘see’ and ‘feel’ differently. Watch and observe your horse. Start out slowly and don’t be coerced by other good-intentioned riders to get going. If your ‘feelings’ are saying yes, okay, but if they are no, then holding off is a good thing. Maybe animal communication should really be called intuitive communication.
Tags: horse, horse ride, injury
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Tuesday, April 14th, 2009
Hank, my quarter horse, is my guy. Whispering and communicating with him is great because he is so talkative. He lets me know right away how he feels. You may notice his forehead whirl, it’s dead center. What I’ve learned form Linda Tellington-Jones and the old-time ranchers in my area, dead center is good. Now don’t worry if your horses’ whirls are high, low or in-between, its just an indicator, a personality ’sketch’ that can hel p you with his traits and tendencies. It can also help you test your animal communication skills. Here’s how I use it to test mine. When I am invited to ‘come talk with your horse’ before I even get out of my car, I use my skills to ‘tune in and check in’ with him, right there, to see what type of personality I’ll be speaking with. It’s fun when I finally meet him, face to face, and check out if my initial assessment matches his whirl placement. This is just a simple game that I’ve made up for myself but it may help you too. If I ‘m correct and there is a match, I feel I’ve made some headway and I’m off to a better start. So use this tip or create your own. But whatever you do, learn how to talk with animals, take an animal communication workshop, learn how to use horse communication to help you both in all sorts of ways.
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