Equine Leadership
SOME NEED THE SCIENCE, SOME NEED THE MAGIC: WE ALL NEED THE HORSES By: Lynda Watson
We go to the horses to find answers that we think might be outside of us only to have them turn us around and point us back inside ourselves to find they were there all along.
One might come to the horses thinking they know what they want out of their time with them, but I can guarantee the horse knows what a human needs, and they have no problem reflecting that to those that seek their wisdom. There is huge value in science as well as magic and we are well suited to find a balance between the two. The science is in the levels, rates, waves, etc., and how they affect change in the human. The magic lies in that which we can’t explain or quantify. How does a horse know to walk over to a human being, lay their soft warm muzzle on that person’s heart and create space for the tears to flow? These are tears that have been
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held in by that human for far too many years. And how does the horse do it? Ready? Here is the pure magic. They do it just by being a horse. So, let us delve a bit deeper into both of these and explore our reflections.
SCIENCE Shall we start with the Science? Some folks may be sceptical without scientific evidence. The magic lives in our bodies but we are inclined to start in our heads. Many a session starts with the science, an explanation of the facts. Why horses? How can a horse help me with my critical March 2020
