Horse Sense....
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So, the first one of my little new ones is happily communicating. Not talking but you know, playing. And I've found his spot.
It's hilarious.
There we are playing around, touching and finding our way and the next minute I touch his spot, and he literally freezes and goes all mooshie on me. That's a clever little move. So, we played round with his spot a fair bit today, just because I've never seen this particular thing happen before. I've seen other touchy/feely things, just not this. Super cool.
Little missy's stepping forward, touching but not, if you know what I mean and the last one in this paddock, is open to me. Not 100% mind, but he's in touching distance, s'cuse the pun. Mama with her 3 next door I just say, Hi! to and then ignore.
My Missy is super emotionative on a daily basis though and I'm very happy with our relationship. She watches me with the foals and if I was closer I'm pretty sure I would see her glaring at me, but as I explain to her, They're foals. On another note, I'm leaving the foals being weaned completely alone. They'll come soon enough.
My tiny one up the road is super gorgeous and my lovely colty boy is darkening his colour, and not only is he becoming more handsome but his personality is great. He will be a beautiful horse for someone and his horse/human door is fully open now. I'm so happy with how this has gone, and continues to go.
Every horse I come across teaches me how to be a better horsewoman but I also truly believe that every single horse has this horse/human door. I also believe that the only reason the door shuts, is because of us, the human.
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Freaked myself right out tonight at the races. My eyes had been a bit sore and tired like but I didn't think too much of it, until I got to the park and realized the lights were too bright and I couldn't see properly. Anything that was further than 15 metres away from me was fuzzy. I could only see colours not people. Not my finest work. Took me ages before I realized that I might have given myself an infection by touching, not washing my hands and then rubbing my eyes. Anyway, it hasn't happened again and the eye drops (now I've got them) should be kicking in soon. Anyway, apart from that little hiccup I had a really great time. However, I should have known I was out of balance because I was also off my food and that never happens.
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Missy had a little write up about her! I know, how super cool! I couldn't wait to tell her this morning and she was pretty excited about it. She's also got a new driver for her race next week so we had a bit of a chitchat about that, too. She likes hearing things like this and I like telling her, it works for both of us.
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The foals are going from strength to strength! The little young colt is very friendly. He purred today when I was touching his place. That's cool, it's a great sound and reminds me of a raptor. I don't know why, it just does. Actually, I do know, it's because it comes from a deep place down the back of his throat. Anyway, all purring aside, he's cute. Little missy isn't too far behind and the last colt is almost in touching distance. The foals next door are coming along nicely - 2 are touching, 1 is not, Mama is for a while and then just up and leaves. I really need to talk to her about her horse/human manners. It's kind of funny though, because I see her watching me all the time, when she doesn't think I'm looking. So, I know her door is open, she just doesn't wish to communicate with me. That's ok, she will.
And I almost ran over B in the little truck when we were out feeding today. Apparently, you need to put foot on brake before changing into reverse when you're on a little hill.
My bad.
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Threw my Energy out with, wait for it...Pumpkin soup. I know! Who does that? But anyway, I take a bad reaction to Folic Acid so normally I'm really, really careful and always check the ingredients but for some reason, I didn't. Maybe because I know that you get Folic Acid from bread and green, leafy vegetables and pumpkin is orange. Anyway, I'd taken it three days straight before I went, Wait...I'm not feeling ok.
On another note though, everyone's happy at home but there's been very little work done here because of the rain. However, we have another visit this week with little ones so fingers crossed it stays dry long enough for me to re-wash them and keep them clean. Missy also has her race down in Cambridge. Wish us luck.
So, that's been our week: learning, more learning and re-learning how to be in complete soul balance with not just the horses, but my physical body and my emotional place in the world.
It's not enough anymore to mostly be ok, Spirit are demanding more.
Much love my friends, and of course, my humans.
Caps, me, Spirit, Az, Ralph, Chew, Suzie Q, Buzz-the- Bl**dy-Bull, Fenny, Flash and 3 mice.
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* Actually, now I think about it, it's not the Doctrine of Signatures exactly, because that works on food looks like what it fixes ie: carrots = eyes but it is similiar. Your body tells you when it is out on a Spiritual/Physical basis and the eyes signify not being able to see where you are going. I don't 100% buy that as I could see the horses and people directly in front of me. However, maybe Spirit are trying to say to me that for once, Just leave things alone, we have this. Focus on the horses.
And on a not very similar vein, people's Energy is loud, baby. People are either dropping their masks with me unintentionally or the deeper I work with the horses the easier it is to see.
Maybe that's what's put my body into crisis, because sometimes that just freaks me the f*k right out.
** Gave myself a panic today because I thought I had double booked myself with the horses. The little ones were booked to be with the other kind of little ones and I was also supposed to be down the line. Crap. Crap. Crap. So, there I was trying to find emails and double checking dates and then I was having the most traitorlike thoughts of, Who am I going to disappoint the least? Because I literally couldn't be in two places at once. Both were expecting me. Very much expecting me. Just before I had completely worked myself up, I found emails and realized they were 24 hours apart. Thank f*k. However, as much as I was tossing up about who to choose, my soul had already seatbelted up and was sitting in the corner, waiting for me. It already knew where I was going.
Now I just have to pray that it stops pi**ing down with rain so I can clean, and keep clean, the mini's. I'm hoping for a super sunny morning tomorrow or a particularly large blow dryer.
*** Oh, don't panic - it was not conjunctivitis but rather a good, old common allergic reaction which then caused photosensitivity. The second lot of eye drops worked brilliantly.
**** The little ones went fabulously today. I have really stepped it up with the soft and silky part and they were getting compliments left, right and centre. However, they also have their winter coat so they are literally soft, silky, shaggy and smell amazing. Super proud of my effort on that side of things. Not so much on the house training. As Karina was asking how it was coming along, Chew was doing a poop. First of three. It's a work in progress.
***** Took a reaction to the second lot of eye drops. I'm just going to do what I should have done to start with, use ice. But talking about that, ask yourself this, If T is a human and she reacts to medication, could horses, who are way more sensitive also take reactions? Could their kicking and biting, be just like T's b*tching and whinging.
Now, take this thought pattern a teensy, bit further...
What if horses could smell that the medication was no good for them before you gave it to them?
Just putting it out there.
****** Welshie finally cottoned on that I was feeding the calves first in the morning. So, they (the horses) hear me call the calves and then a few minutes later I go and feed them, the horses. All goods. Anyway, this morning welshie was like, Why is Tania calling the calves? She only calls us when she has something delicious... and Boom! there he was hooning down the paddock, screeching round the corner and then galloping down the hill to me where I am, actually, hand feeding the calves. Caps was 3 seconds behind him.
Buzz is sulking.