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RE: [RC] [RC] What does "bonding" with a horse mean to you? - Diana Peterson

Hi Susan

As a Parelli student i have to say ...It is leader ship on my part. Beeing able to move my horse in the ground and in the saddle where i want him to be , on , over or under an object. With dignety and soft touch. These are my goals.
Me gelding spooked really bad this weekend. The weather was very windy and the dryness in Tx does not help either. So something spooked myhorse terribly. But rather then run off when i hit the ground. He came back to me .... I am his herd and he will want to stick with me. Rather then go out in the world by himself.
I have a new horse now that has been badly damaged ..mentally...by so called "Trainers ". I believe she is glad she has me know. . I can see it in her eyes when i go and catch her for a lesson and rather have her catch me, then the other way around. :-) She looks at me with a look that says " What you are not going to grab me ? when i let you get closer ??
It is too funny. and sometimes hard to walk away. On my part ...but she is more trusting now and prefersmy company over other horses.
Thats what i believe "bonding " means.

Diana ,DelPasso and Sombreiul.


From: "Susan Favro" <susan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: [RC] What does "bonding" with a horse mean to you?
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 23:05:46 -0700

I was talking with a trainer friend of mine this evening and we got to
talking about the different buzz words that clinicians are using these days.
One term that came up was the word "bonding." The more we discussed it the
more we realized that even between just the two of us, there was a lot of
variation on what our picture was of the relationship between a bonded human
and their horse. It was a fun and enlightening discussion.



So what's your take on it? If your horse is well trained and responds to
you, is that bonded? Or is it that the horse runs across the pasture when
you come into view? Is it leadership on your part? Or is it submission on
the horse's part? Or is it because you feel like you and your horse are a
"herd of two"? Does it mean your horse will be more human-like and you will
be more horse-like? Is it the same type of relationship you have with a dog?



Assuming there are a variety of folks on Ride Camp, PNER and AERC who may
belong to one but not the other forums, I'm going to post this on all three
forums.



.S
Susan Favro
Healthy As A Horse Network
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