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The Diary of a Horse Skeptic Dear Diary, need to hurry or rush. He seems to have an innate
The rain kept us in the arena today. been there done that mentality. I never thought
Dear Diary,
As usual the weather predictions of I would say this Bo and I had a connection. We
Tuesday again. I have been rain late in the day were false and became like old friends sharing memories. We spent
experiencing what I believe is we had rain on and off the entire day. the morning grooming the horses. In doing so we
called an “earworm” Since leaving If any of us did our jobs with the connect with the horses. (Yes Diary I connected with
Pegasus Farm last Thursday the song “Happy accuracy of a weatherman we would a horse.) The hints with BO were more subtle than
Trails to You” has been in side my head. However all be unemployed.. with Venice. Venice is the life of the party. Not so
every time the song repeats itself I smile. We opened up the session with with Bo. As I was grooming Bo he would shyly look
“Happy Trails to you, until we meet again” on stretching type activities. Then the back at me and shake his head a bit. Lynn, the
Thursday and so far my trails have been mostly mindful exercise where we are asked facilitator who was with Bo and I, pointed out the
happy. subtle emotions Bo was expressing to me. He would
to imagine different parts of our move his massive body to get closer to me. Think
OK OK Diary I will tell you the story. Most people body. Our eyes, our tongues, our about that. Not like a dog or a cat that rubs
do not believe my Horse Encounters of the Scary spine, our internal organs and down to against you affectionately . He would slightly move
Kind. This past fall when the replica of the the bottom of our feet. Each week so his body touched my body, it was actually almost
Vietnam Veterans Wall was in Putnam I was I have stated that I did not imperceptible. Comforting to both Bo and to me.
sitting with a group of friends at Putnam understand the exercise. However Remember this big animal could knock me on my butt
Veterans Memorial Park. Among them was a this week I told them I understood. with little effort. The only example I can give was
lifelong friend who I went from Kindergarten to It is like a living game of when we dropped our son off at college for the first
12th grade with. He is now a judge in a Putnam “Operation” Where you try to time. As we sat in the hotel room we had taken to
town. Something burst into my mind. I quickly remove body parts with out setting help him get settled in he sat on the couch in the
asked him: “Do you remember when we were 10 or off the alarm and red light. That is room next to me and he shifted his foot so that it
11 and were at Albee’s birthday party?” A wry what the exercise feels like to me was touching mine. Very subtle but comforting to
smile crossed his face and in a lawyerly voice he All I think of is that I am going to both of us. Does that make any sense?
exclaimed ”You mean when the horse stepped on set off an alarm with a red light
you”. My story had been corroborated. There are flashing. Our orientation with horses has always been that
few things as satisfying as having what was they are a tool or mode of transportation. A beast
viewed as a tall tale confirmed This week I once more had the to be ridden. Not an animal to connect with on an
by an expert witness. The stately gentleman Bo. Bo not unlike emotional level . Even more surprising like humans
defense rests! (Diary I always me saunters about the arena. No each horse is different.
wanted to say that!)
Karl

Lynn, facilitator, Me, Bo

Megan was in the first 5-week training.
It appears she overworked her horse! (EC)
(Warning no horse was harmed for this photo.)