In this video we will look at the differences on how to deal with negative emotions in the horse/human relationship by using Natural Horsemanship principles as taught by Cathy Sugden. For more info go to [ Ссылка ] For the purpose of this video I am describing our negative emotions as either fear, anxiety or anger since they are the main ones I come across when helping people.
I was recently having a session with the person from whom I have been learning about the best way to deal with negative emotions in humans, myself included, as I try to understand the best way forward to help humans who are having trouble connecting with their horse and when it's behaving in a way that they don't like, or worse, that they are scared of.
My goal is to help the student/client overcome and recognise this fear and help them acquire and believe that they have the skills required to cope in any given situation. This can be done in a very short time using the Natural Horsemanship principles that Cathy teaches. These involve no force or 'controlling' gadgets, preferring instead to learn the language of the horse to gain an understanding of what is important to them.
Sometimes fear is a good thing to have around horses. It can keep us from doing something with the horse that we are not equipped or educated to deal with. In this instance it can protect us from harm.
But I have learned that usually it is our interpretation of the situation that is the thing we fear and not the situation itself. In other words, I meet a lot of clients who might say to me 'What if my horse spooks?' or 'I'm terrified he will buck me off' or 'I'm scared he will bolt off'. You name it, I have heard it and a quick look at the testimonial page of The Horseback Heroine website will verify that this is true.
So what's the problem here then?
Well from my experience, the main problem lies from the fact that the human hasn't really understood the basic differences between human instinct and horse instinct. Knowledge of these differences can make ALL the difference and the more I learn from Sian Jones, who is a fully qualified psychotherapist and CBT therapist based in the South East, the more I realise how much there is to learn about how we as humans just let our emotions (usually fear, anxiety and anger) run away with us and dictate how we behave around our horses.
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