Horse Sense....
The farrier came today and everyone is looking mighty fine.
We're getting excellent, and extremely fast, results.
I also wanted Mumma and Cappy to get farriered, but Mumma wasn't keen.
I eventually got Cappy sorted, but he sulked a bit, then was a bit better when the cut was right for his club foot.
I did have a teensy issue when Mumma, Belles and Boo all wanted to be with Cappy, and when that wasn't going to happen due to squishy issues, Cappy sulked again.
Then I got one gate open, but not the other one, because Cappy just called everyone and they came, so new squishy issues.
But eventually, both gates opened, outdoor open stables door open, and Mumma just stood there keeping Cappy company, while the other two went up to the house for dinner, then Cappy and Mumma walked sedately up.
Not my best work, but to be fair, this anxiety is not going to get the better of me, so if that means we do one big horse a week, because that's what I can cope with, then that's what we'll do.
I do have to get you a video of Chew standing stock still while I put a jacket on him though, no lead, no nothing.
It's bloody impressive to watch, more so if you have known Chew in his younger years haha - in fact, all my mini's - including Suz, plus Az, stand still as the night.
You have to see it to believe it.
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And Cappy has an abscess, so he's limping all round the place.
But it's been really interesting to watch the herd dynamics at play again.
If Cappy is too far away from his herd, he just calls, and they come to him.
Cappy may not be the physically most dominant, but he is the Elder and most respected of the herd.
This has been proven over and over and over again.
Boo-ba-licious is soooooooooooo young though. I forget when I watch him training, but when he's at home again, and Mumma and Belle have straightened his head out, you can see how young he is.
That he hasn't learnt yet, how to be what I can see he is.
Like a gawky male teenager.
The outline before the man.
I'm very happy with both Belles and Boo-ba-lious though.
They are both showing big potential, but I am most interested in Belles.
The quality I needed to breed the most with her, it looks like I've bred.
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And I finally got to Cambridge!
Missed the other night, however, that was crap weather so no big issue there, but today the sky was blue, the sun was shining, and it was gorgeous!
I would like to say that I got there, because everything has slowed down here at home, but that's a lie.
I just got up and walked out.
Why?
Because I am consistently and consciously, working with this Philosophy that, Isolation is not Protection.
And what I mean by that is:
I cannot stop doing the things I love because of conflict - both present with clients, and past emotional scars.
First off, it's a scary world out there at the moment for my clients, and that's over whelming.
Not just for them, but it's hard for me to watch.
But my work is, and always has been, to pass on information from Spirit.
That's it.
I don't get to judge, moralize, or push you to do things my way.
I will, however, tell you that things might not work out the way you hope, and you might like to look at things another way, and you and I may also have little shouting fights about things, but ultimately, you do you.
And secondly, scars are not wounds.
Scars are experiences we survived, and ultimately, thrived, from.
But there is a really fine line re dealing with others conflict and not allowing it in my home.
I don't do personal conflict, I've had way too much of it in my younger years and it will never live in my home again.
So with this Energy that I have these days dealing with ugliness, ferociousness, filth, relationship dysfunction, abuse (sexual, emotional, physical, intimately), violence and hate - OMFG there is so much hate - it's hard not to, when I can grab some time, to not want to spend it alone - sunning, reading books, having a bubble bath and just hanging with my horses.
But Isolation is not Protection.
So I went to Cambridge and had a fantastic time, doing things I love, with people I like.
And I got home, and my horses were all waiting for me, Did you have a good time?
Love. Love. Love.
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And I woke up to my phone consistently ringing.
It's not unusual to wake up to my phone ringing, but it does annoy me when the person just hangs up, then rings again on another app, then hangs up, repeat...repeat...repeat...
And Spirit just said, Ah Hell, No, baby. You're not working today - we're recharging, rejuvanating and filling your cup up. Feed your horses, get your stuff, you're going on a road trip.
And I did.
I stopped at a speciality Fudge shop, the cutest speciality Ice-cream shop, then went to the coolest, back street artist kind of shops, that had the most amazing things.
Not to be confused with an average, every day shopping mall, in which case I would rather be savaged by a rabid pitbull than voluntarily spend time there.
Spent time with Spirit around Geo-thermal things and then went to my Spiritual Pools.
They're the only thing which clears this frequency that I work on, and I can't explain it any better than:
I'll be fine...fine...fine...not fine.
And the water calls and I have to go.
And I'll tell you what, there is nothing quite so other-wordly, as having Van Morrison blasting with the sax, on those back country roads, late at night, with not another Soul around.
It was bloody awesome.
Would put pictures up, but apparently when my computer asked me if I really wanted to do something and I said, Yes!, I should have said, NO!! and now I can't upload any photo's.
But it was really interesting (as well as being bloody cool) because I heard the Elders speaking, and they were talking about how the lakes have never been this high.
Not in their lifetime. Which is concerning.
And the geysers are all high. Not just big, but the Energy is large.
I'm a little concerned for that area, and especially around Taupo. But I hated that new highway they put in, it upset all the Spirits, and even driving part of that highway is a little eerie.
So I've always thought that was just a time factor there.
Also been receiving emails from farmers down in the Hawkes Bay and they are talking about the devastation, the actual damage that has been done, has not really hit the media.
That the food - fruit, vegetables, wine - well, the farmers down that way are saying we're in trouble.
Big trouble.
Because they're supplying a lot of New Zealand...and they're wiped out.
This is the email I got sent:
Hi everyone, food producer here. Just wanted to write an easily digestible post so people can understand how severe the destruction in H.B is for the whole of N.Z The media aren't really discussing it fully and people I speak to can't seem to wrap their heads around how serious this is for us as a country.
What's been lost: It's called the fruit bowl for a reason, not just grapes and apples but also pears, onions, corn, carrots, blueberries, strawberries, honey, dairy, beef, sheep products including wool and also apiaries, nurseries and seedbanks.
Wineries and orchards have had heritage trees and vines utterly wiped out. We're talking 30-40-year-old plants gone. Countless bee hives and fields of crops buried under a metre of silt.
These aren't just for fresh produce but also wine, vinegar, honey, bread and processed fruit and vegetables for things from muesli bars to ice cream and condiments. The layer of silt now covering the once fertile land has been completely smothered. There's so much cleaning up to be done before people can replant and fertilise it will take years to get back even close to normal.
In that time we'll see massive shortages of all the above, affecting almost all food items you can think of.
Employment: Job losses will be huge. Hipkins stated they're looking into business support payments to assist in wages but without trees to plant, prune or pick we'll see massive job losses across the entire region. Secondary food production will also take a huge hit here. Without being able to source ingredients in their usual supply at their usual price, many food producers will really suffer here. Adding to the hurt, insurance companies will take literally years to pay out those primary producers affected and not nearly to the value of what is lost either. Secondary producers don't have these protections at all so we'll likely see a lot of these businesses on both sides really struggle to get back up to speed if not close completely.
Food supplies and price increases: As mentioned earlier supplies in the supermarket will be massively affected by this. Many growers around NZ source their plants from seedbanks & nurseries in the Hawkes Bay. These folk have to order these seedlings a year in advance at least and now that they're gone - they're gone for a very long time. Strawberries, tomatoes, chillies, blueberries, broccoli, cabbages as well as leafy greens could be in short supply for at least a year. Food producers will be needing to import their raw ingredients to keep up with demand and with already shockingly high prices due to shipping - the end user ie. us will be paying significantly more for all grocery items.
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Cashew nuts (serotonin) and Pumpkin seeds (magnesium) are off the menu for a minute.
Not because they didn't work, but because they work too well.
I keep forgetting that there is a direct link between serotonin - (either too much or too little) and weight gain, and I also know, but somehow keep forgetting, that serotonin + magnesium = weight gain due to the happy hormone co-joining with the relaxed hormone.
Walnut and almonds are also off - just because.
Sushi off.
Watermelon on, on and ON. However, need to be careful as I know that it works with women's hormones and estrogen levels.
In fact, if you have bad period cramps, juice watermelon and drink it - no matter how bad the cramps are, they'll be gone within 15 minutes.
Has to be fresh juice, NOT bottled.
Eggs - on, on and ON, baby.
Same as blue cheese.
Still avocado's, but slightly less than last week.
Still dark chocolate, but it does seem to be correcting something as I need less and I still can't take normal chocolate, however, I do (possibly did by the time you read this), have some Pinky Marshmallow eggs in my fridge.
Home grown from my babes at home eggs - love...love...love...
And 3 to 4 freshly grated (or that garlicky metal press type thingy) RAW garlic cloves in eggs or avocado or noodles or pretty much anything, per day.
And tons of lemons.
And 1 pink grapefruit a day.
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Kissy hugs
Caps, me (T - she/her), Spirit, Az, Ralph, Chew, Suz, and of course, my beautiful Mumma Bear, Belle and Boo-ba-licious, Pat, Chuck, Rose, Pepper, Shelley, Marmite, Geraldine, Milli, Bessie, Raz, Sugar, Butter, Cookie and Cinammon, and the cows, Mickey, Mikey and Moose.
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