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#1 ·
I was responding to another thread and got to thinking about all the horses that have helped me learn. Very few were good gentle horses. Many were spoiled or broncy or just plain scared but each one taught me something that benefitted the ones that came after.

My first horse was a pony cross named Singer because my mom was saving to buy a sewing machine but bought the pony instead. Singer was herd bound and was prone to taking the bit and running off. Once in a while he would jump out from under me if I got to fooling around. One time I was riding and he got stuck lin some wire. I couldn't kick hard enough for him to take a step and pretty soon my dad came back and cut the wire and we continued on. After riding him for a few years I wasn't afraid of too much and he would go pretty much anywhere he was pointed. I don't know where I would be in my horsemanship if it wasn't for him. I really had to decide that I liked riding early on because it wasn't easy and I had a few wrecks.

Please share some of your stories of horses that helped improve your horsemanship. Feel free to share more than one. I will share more later.
 
#2 ·
You know, I wish I had more time here to go on with you about this. I bet we could talk for hours! My husband is interviewing with Dirk Blakesley, the cutting horse trainer? To be a right-hand man! I'm stoked!

I know that I can accredit 99% of everything I've learned from horses to 2 horses in particular, Titan, a big, fat, lazy paint horse... (my first horse) and my most recent pick of our bunch, Pepper. And she is just that. Peppery.

I've had my confidence built so well between the two that I feel like a million bucks. I wake up every day and say to myself, "I'm the baddest son-of-a-buck that's ever slipped these boots on!"

And don't get me wrong, I've been dashboarded my fair share, and that other 1% can go to the time I rode JJM Sunnys Hope in the FSCC college arena past a dead rabbit. I didn't look at it twice, but I sure didn't account for the fact that she smelled it! And boy did she light up! I was three-jumped, and face-planted... right there in warm poop. That's the last time I EVER forget to put the horse first.

Before then, I was soooo concerned with my own position in the saddle (my lack of experience) that I couldn't even begin to tell you how I thought my horse was handling me on his/her back. Now that I've got my position as branded-in knowledge, I no longer have to fight my head!
 
#3 · (Edited)
This is a great idea for at thread! =)

I've ridden quite a few horses but I've only ridden three of them long enough for them to really teach me things. I mean, every horse teaches something but, at least for me, there isn't that connection that makes the stuff you learn stick...If that makes sense.

The first horse that ever really taught me things was my lesson horse, from about 7 years ago. His name was Cisco, he was an ornery old retired ranch horse. One of those that wasn't super into people but once you won his heart, oh boy did you win his heart. I hated him on sight. I thought he was the ugliest thing alive. I almost refused to ride him but my normal lesson horse was being used so i had to ride Cisco. I had only been taking lessons for three or so months at that point so I was kinda where I thought I knew everything. Well, I hopped up on Cisco and spent the next hour and a half arguing with him about whether he was going to move or not. He taught me about listening. He taught me to listen to his body and work with him instead of trying to tell him what to do. After that first lesson my trainer told me that he was going to be my lesson horse from then on. I groaned but yknow what? I rode him once a week, and eventually started randomly visiting him for a ride, for the next 5 years. As it turned out I was just what he needed. 6 months after I stopped going to that barn he laid down and died. I still miss him. He was my hunny.

Then came Shorty. He came along right after I stopped riding at the previous barn. He was a camp horse at the camp I volunteer at. He came fresh from the auction to camp. No one had ridden him except for when he was ridden through the auction pen. He was obviously terrified and displaced. The first week of camp we could not catch him. Nothing worked. We finally cornered him and caught him and since I was the one who got the halter on him, he turned into "my pony". We had many trials that little pony and me. I fell off of him at least twice a month all summer. We adored each other though. I turned out to be needing the exact brand of horsey love he could give and he turned out to be needing the exact brand of human adoration I was giving out. He taught me about not giving up just because I fell off and about how to sit quietly when he was being a jerk. If I got worked up when he got worked up we wouldn't get less than no where, we'd go backwards. If I sat quietly and let him do his thing, he would resolve whatever issue he was having and continue calmly. He's my baby. I spent two summers with him, the second summer was SO awesome. It was amazing to see this little pony that had been terrified become a little social man all basically because I was there giving him security. Sadly, last summer when I wasn't there he started getting treated a little more roughly because no one understood his relationship-oriented-ness so he started rearing for attention. I came back for a week and guess what? The problem disappeared. Hopefully he'll be back again this summer because I'm going back to camp and I adore him but I'm not very hopeful. :-(

Lacey is the horse that's currently rocking my boat. One of the things she's been trying to get through my thick skull is trust. I need to trust that she'll behave and she will. If I anticipate bad behavior she'll oblige me and give me bad behavior. she's also trying to teach me to not be so set in my rules. I used to have a very strict list of things I did not want horses doing around me and she's been showing me that it really is ok to give a little leeway here and there. I'm sure there will be plenty more things she'll teach me in the time we have together, she's a little teaching machine!

Sorry for the novel but it got me thinking!
 
#4 ·
For a long time I was in to working with horses by refining my bag of techinques--which one worked for what issue and such.

Somewhere along the way--I can't really say when-- I realized that I was learning about their culture, society, language and how they think. I started focusing the premise that all of them were individuals with their own unique personality but there were constant values that worked for all. I started watching how their society was structured--and how the interacted with each other in a herd.

I was blessed to have the best lead mare I have ever seen-- strong, fair, consistent, supportive and a great mom. She taught me more than any other horse for sure about the interaction within the society of a herd and the way it worked naturally-- they have been working on their social structure for a lot longer that us humans and it works extremely well.

Once I figured out that if I could become a lead mare like old Blue I could be in a much better position to achieve the results wanted but for sure I always place respect and trust as the foundation for everything I do. Just like old Blue.

I have been thru the whip and ride part of my life--as a young cocky bull rider--but I have learned that the relationship between the human and the horse has so much more to offer--all of the horses I have had the pleasure of working with--more than I can remember-- are my friends. I can visit another ranch and all of a sudden there is one of them that I havn't seen in a while--its like a reunion in a way--we talk a little bit--reminise about old times and cut up a little--most of them steal my hat and its on!! A couple of cubes of alfalfa and a good belly scratch and its time to say goodbye again---Via Con Dios.
 
#5 ·
Well, let's see, where to start. Peach taught me that you never want to show a mare that has a foal. That was my first experience with a buck and the cruelties of show parents. Meg taught me patience because of her lack of trust due to abuse. We became a great team and her trust in me only deepened after she went blind in one eye. Next came the devil.....Billy. Of all the torturous years I was with him he taught me two things: Expect the unexpected, and how to ride. He was notorious for trying to throw people at shows, he dumped me so many times, but by the time I was done on him I knew how to sit most anything. Then came Drummer, ah sweet, sweet Drummer. He gave me my confidence back after those painful years of Billy. On Drummer i grew to enjoy the canter again instead of dreading it and I learned how much I really enjoy showing a horse that trusts me. Rocket was the next horse, he taught me that every horse listens in different ways. I trained him to the point that he was almost not green anymore. He could neck rein, he could sidepass, he was a dream to ride. Once again patience was a huge factor in that because he was also abused. Currently I'm riding Razz, she's taught me to relax, but never relax. Everytime I relax she'll do something to get my attention and then behave again. She's also teaching me how to deal with a horse that could run all day and still have energy.
 
#6 ·
After buying a green four year old mare, I had to learn to be a braver rider. She taught me to be brave and in charge. Before owning her, I was a timid rider that let horses push me around and get away with things. Then, I started working with problem horses that taught me to be firm and in control. I could never slip up or I'd be on the ground. Then, I worked with an abused horse named cocoa that taught me to be gentle and patient. In this case, unlike the others, I wasn't trying to be in control, I was trying to gain trust and respect. After working with many different kinds of horses with many different needs, I started training my first horse. With him, I had to be gentle, patient, firm, in control, and never slip up. With him, I used everything I'd learned up until that point into training him.
 
#7 ·
My first horse, Clyde, taught me to always pay attention, and how to stay on! He had the worst shies (and still has!) but he taught me sooo much. I can stay on just about anything now :D Clyde also taught me that horse are big animals and need to respect you to be able to have any kind of positive realtionship. I let him push me around from day one, I had no idea that my cute little first horse that I loved to bits needed someone to take charge. And now, after three years, he still tries to boss me around because I used to always let him get away with it. Yeah, he still does scare me sometimes, and every now and then I have to take a whip in with me when I feed him. Not to hit him, but to keep him away because he's sooo darn pushy!

The next horse was Indy (my avatar) he was a horse that I rode for a while in between my first and second horses and man oh man, he got my confidence back! I actually enjoyed cross country for the first time in my life, I could handle a little bit of excitement without breaking down into tears and resolutely saying that I won't do anything at all. Without Indy, I wouldn't be jumping at all.

And now, Scooby :) He taught me that every horse is different. Scooby's positive attitude and eagerness to do well has allowed me to teach him in 8 months what it took 2 years to teach Clyde. He is the first horse that I have had an actual friendship with (I would have with Indy as well but I didn't ride him for long enough). Scooby is my best friend, and I couldn't live without him. I am actually crying writing this because i love him so much, and to know that he loves me back is the best feeling ever. Yes he can be naughty out doing xc, but I can handle it. I know that he is actually doing it out of pure excitement, and not trying to be nasty or get me off, so that gives me the confidence to ride him through it and learn more every day about how he thinks.
Now all I can do is hope that he recovers from his supensory ligament injury, because there's not much hope for him if he doesn't. :'(
 
#8 ·
Last year I started a huge two-year-old gelding named, what else, Tiny. Tiny was super gentle but he needed more room than the 12 x 12 stall that I had for him. I worked him every day and in about 4 days I waqs riding him in the round pen. When I first got on him there were several spectators watching to see if I was going to get dumped. I disappointed them that day but when I started riding him in the indoor arena he started letting me know he was pretty wound up. I ignored him and the minute I put a little leg on him to yield him over he blew up. You have never been on a bucking horse untill you have been on a 17+ 1600lb horse. He piled me up in the sand but I shook it off and got back on because that's what cowboys do. Well the next time I put some leg on him I was ready (I thought) to pull his head around and stop all the nonsense. Piled again. Now I was warmed up and ready for any trick he could throw at me (yeah right) so I climbed back aboard and piled right back off again. This time my knees were shaking I was covered with sand but I had to get back on. I didn't stand a chance this time. The horse was honest about it and he bucked just as straight and slow and even as any horse could but there was way too much power there and I met the sand again. Now my brain had kicked in and I was thinking a little and I realized I didn't have this horse half as educated as I should have. I had been able to steal rides on him because he was gentle. I had to do something to get him with me. I decided laying him down might work so I tried laying him down. I was much better at that than I was at bronc riding. 10 minutes after I started he layed down as soft and easy as you please. I rubbed him all over, let him up and got on him again. This time I could feel the change in him. Much more relaxed. I gave him a tiny bit of leg and his wieght shifted away and he yielded just one step. I got off while the getting was good and put him away. I laid him down every time I rode him for the next 10 rides and he only got softer and betterat it. He never bucked or thought about bucking again and turned into a fairly good horse with the most bone jarring gaits I have ever had the misfortune of riding.
 
#9 ·
Firstly, what I've learned from all the horses I've ridden is that it's okay to go in with a plan on what you want to accomplish that day, but you sure as hell better be flexible and adaptable because horses tend to disrupt even the best laid plans.

Secondly, horses have taught me is not to over-think situations. I over-analyze a lot of things, but horses have taught me that the simplest explanation is most often the correct one.

Thirdly, the green horses I've ridden have taught me that I am never as good of a rider as I think I am.

Funny story, my trainer had me ride a little four year old green pony, about 13 hh. I'm 5'10", though I only weight about 110 lbs. I said what the heck, I might as well. When I first started riding him, he hadn't ever cantered. I got him going, and he was a good little pony, no bucking or bolting, but I would fall off - often stupidly - mostly because his steering wasn't very good at the canter and I couldn't be that balanced on him because of my height.

So, we took him to a small show. I was schooling him over fences (little crossrails) and he went over the last fence of the course and started to canter past the entrance to the arena. I told him to keep going, but the pony had different ideas, darted for the exit and threw me into the fence. This fence was three feet of concrete on the bottom, with concrete pillars every couple of feet and strong thick wire run between the pillars. My hip hit one of the concrete pillars and my arm got twisted up in the wire. Luckily, I walked away with only a badly bruised hip and arm that took several months to fully heal, but I could still function.

The next day, I rode him in the actual show. He did the exact same thing except he threw me lower into the fully concrete bottom part of the fence.

Lesson #1: Don't ride ponies, especially green ponies.

Lesson #2: Don't do the same thing and expect a different result. Especially regarding horses, which are creatures of habit.
 
#10 ·
My horse has taught me that you have to deal with what you're faced with at any given time, not how it's "supposed" to be. Manage the situation at hand and move on.

On a different note, my horse has taught me that there is nothing in life that cannot be overcome by a nice fresh bag of carrots.
 
#11 ·
my horse has taught me that even at the worst of times a good gallop will cheer up anyone.

and that winning isnt everything, and if people look down on you, show them you can be just as good or better as them, and if you cant? kick mud in their face and show them how much of a good time you have NOT being fancy.

they have also taught me not to care what people think, and that there are times when you can be fullish, and silly, but when someone needs you, you better dangwell be there for them.

:) and they definitly helped me build charactor with all the little evil things they have done.

haha the main lesson they still continue to teach me today is PATIENCE
 
#12 ·
The horse that taught me the most about training, riding and myself was Hope. We bonded and trusted each other more than anything.

She was abused by a farrier at one point in her life and was scared to death of everything. She was a lesson horse that I was assigned to work with.
So I started on ground work with her and she came through that within two weeks, my riding instructor noticed the connection that this horse and I had so she proposed that I try to ride her.
She told me that Hope was dangerous, and her owner had gotten hurt on her. And when it came time for me to ride her, she was fairly calm but she danced around, swung her hip around hard and fast and almost made me tumble to the ground. About the 3rd week of extra riding and ground work, she was docile and let me ride with no dancing around, no turning fast circles or anything. She was 99% better, but then I was the only one who could ride her. She would act up for other people, but not for me.
She got sold a little over 1 month ago, but she taught me that I could handle a really big challenge and handle a hard headed, tough as nails, terrified abused horse that wouldn't trust anyone.
And she made me the fearless rider I am today, and she helped me move on to retraining other abused horses, or horses that have just been left out in the pasture and aren't used to people. I wouldn't be at this point right now if it weren't for Hope. Needless to say, I'll always be grateful for what she gave me.
 
#13 ·
My horse has taught me strength of character. I'm generally a timid, passive person but with my horse, if I'm like that she will walk all over me, she developed a few issues because I let her get away with things when the problem was small until it grew into something much bigger, so I have learned to be strong with her, not let her get away with things and to be the leader. She has taught me about how horses think (well how she thinks anyway) and she has taught me about developing a relationship with her based on trust and respect. She has taught me to relax into the canter because if I don't she gets short and choppy and chucks her head in the air. She has given me much more confidence in riding as I have learnt to ride through some of her naughtiness. The strength of character and confidence has spilled over into other areas of life and I'm much more likely to confront people and not let them walk all over me. Great thread Kevin!
 
#14 ·
My both mares taught me almost everything I know about the horses. Well, yes I rode before, but I never really CARED for the horse until I got them unhandled and abused in one case. With them came responsibility to learn about how to teach ground manners (including brushing, picking feet, etc.), feed (hay and grain), deworming, shots, teeth, bits, saddles, and so on and so on. And I'm still learning every day.
 
#15 ·
I was responding to another thread and got to thinking about all the horses that have helped me learn. Very few were good gentle horses. Many were spoiled or broncy or just plain scared but each one taught me something that benefitted the ones that came after.
Great thread Kevin! I believ that all those lives that we encounter throughout our paths, are meant to be there to teach us something, some life lesson so that we can grow, mature and become "that much better" of a person.

My horse has taught me that you have to deal with what you're faced with at any given time, not how it's "supposed" to be. Manage the situation at hand and move on.
Great lesson MyBoyPuck! I LOVE IT!!!

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Horses have taught me to believe in myself, and to never doubt my my first instincts.

I've learnt to be a defensive rider, a quick thinking rider and to beable to handle any situation that arises, just like MyBoyPuck.

And Horses have taught me to stop and look at myself first, before placing the blame on them - to correct myself, in order to correct my horse, and to educate myself, to educate my horse.

If I eat dirt, dust myself off, and get back on and try, try again.

My horse has taught me strength of character. I'm generally a timid, passive person but with my horse, if I'm like that she will walk all over me, she developed a few issues because I let her get away with things when the problem was small until it grew into something much bigger, so I have learned to be strong with her, not let her get away with things and to be the leader. She has taught me about how horses think (well how she thinks anyway) and she has taught me about developing a relationship with her based on trust and respect. She has taught me to relax into the canter because if I don't she gets short and choppy and chucks her head in the air. She has given me much more confidence in riding as I have learnt to ride through some of her naughtiness. The strength of character and confidence has spilled over into other areas of life and I'm much more likely to confront people and not let them walk all over me.
Great lesson Boxer! I love yours too <3
 
#16 · (Edited)
My first horse, Calvin was well trained, calm, had no vices and was the perfect horse for a teenager to learn on. He was EASY. He built up my confidence and taught me that I could handle a horse and build a relationship with one.

11 years later, my second horse, Cookie (in my avatar) was green broke when I got her, knew next to nothing and the first week I had her she brought my confidence with horses crashing down. She made me second guess myself a lot.

She would not lead properly, would not tie, pulled back something horrible, would not GO when I rode her, would not step into the wash stall, did NOT stand still for a bath and reared up when being wormed.

She was a hot mess and I remember thinking how much I missed Calvin and that maybe Cookie and I were not a match. I bought her from an auction, she was slaughter bound before I drove from SC to NJ to pick her up and bring her home. The fact that I had gone to such lengths to get her made me stick it through and see if we could make progress.

3 months later, I have realized that we've made huge progress. She has ground manners. She will stand tied, she walked right into the wash rack, she leads, she is still for her bath and she ground ties like a dream, GOES when I ride her, and she will put her head down for her wormer. She is close to being a horse that no longer has any vices.

I didn't actually realize how much we've accomplished together until I read this thread and thought about it.

Cookie has taught me better paitence, how to be a more confident leader, how to gently insist a 1200 lb animal do something and not back down, and how to admit that I didn't really know as much about horses and their behavior as I thought I did before I got her.
 
#17 ·
This is such an amazing idea for a thread. And there are so many amazing lessons that horses have taught so many of you!

The most important lesson that I've learned from my horse, just recently, is that patience truly is a virtue.

For my 15th birthday, I was given a 2 yr old filly. I was so ecstatic because I'd wanted a horse since I was 5. My trainer bought the horse for me, and told me that I would train her and teach her everything she needed to know. Now all of us in the horse world know that a green horse and a green rider aren't exactly the best match. Not that I was exactly a green rider, but I wasn't ready to break a horse. Not even a little bit. I struggled with this filly for the first two years of having her. I couldn't understand why I wasn't good enough to train her, or why she wasn't listening to me. But then I realized that she wasn't listening to me because I wasn't listening to her. I was just expecting her to do everything that I told her to do, and when she wouldn't do it I would get so frustrated. I almost quit riding because of that. But i'm proud to say that today, she's an amazing little four year old with the best attitude. And i'm also proud to say that I've done most of her training on my own.

Here's to horses teaching us some of the most important lessons in life!
 
#19 ·
My childhood pony taught me to be bold, and how to fall off :lol:
The horses I rode in my teens taught me to love speed and jumping.

Willow is teaching me . . a lot:
Kindness, patience, strength and consistancy. The ability to be kind yet firm. to remain calm in the face of her trying to pick an argument with me. She is teaching me strength of charactor. Also to put the animal's needs and natural abilities before my own ambitions. She has taught me how to read subtle moods and has fine tuned my responses and "feel" - still a waaaaay to go there.
She taught me that a day long, slow ride, exporing is as satisfying as galloping on a TB in a different way. She showed me how beautiful our countryside is and the peace that resides there.

When I first got her she was a frightened, angry, unhappy pony and I showed her how to be cheerful.
When she first got me I was a frightened, angry, unhappy woman and she showed me how to be cheerful :wink:
 
#20 ·
My childhood pony taught me to be bold, and how to fall off :lol:
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Kindness, patience, strength and consistancy. The ability to be kind yet firm. to remain calm in the face of her trying to pick an argument with me. She is teaching me strength of charactor. Also to put the animal's needs and natural abilities before my own ambitions. She has taught me how to read subtle moods and has fine tuned my responses and "feel" - still a waaaaay to go there.
She taught me that a day long, slow ride, exporing is as satisfying as galloping on a TB in a different way. She showed me how beautiful our countryside is and the peace that resides there.
These are thing i have learnt with Pumpkin. These are things that I will take with me for the rest of my life, and I will be able to thank him for what he has taught me
 
#21 ·
My horses have definately taught me patients. I used to blow up at everything and not be able to control myself, now I'm like a different person on that note. They've taught me disciplen, and how to control my emotions. They have given me both physical, and mental strength. I'm also way more relaxed because of them.

I used to get panic attacks real easily, and they would be pretty bad to where if I was driving, I'd have to pull over. I don't know what they did, but I can't really explain how I am now. I'm just basically, the person I've always wanted to be. And it's all because of them.
 
#22 ·
My childhood pony, Buddy, taught me to feel safe on and with horses (despite the broken arm he gave me his first night home), to want the speed and spirit that he never gave, and that with a good enough horse, literally anything is possible.

My dad's horses completely shattered my confidence. They taught me to fear horses. They taught me that when horses came out, I went in the house and ignored them. But most importantly, they taught me that anger has no place when working with horses.

Then I started taking lessons. Joe is the horse that taught me to ride, from day one. He's the miserable old school horse who doesn't like anyone but puts up with small children and beginner incompetence because he's just a good horse.

Miracle, the other, more advanced school horse, taught me that, for her, anyways, you can never demand or tell her anything, or she gets pissy and emotional and does exactly the opposite of what you just said.

And then came Tango, when I was convinced I was a good enough rider to have my own horse. Oh, what haven't we been through. Our first few months together were not at all enjoyable. They were terrifying, and frustrating, and there were days I just wanted to give up on her completely. That was before I realized...I didn't know the first thing about this, and I was completely not ready for my own horse. But I acknowledged that, and I started learning, applying that knowledge, and I was rewarded with a completely calm, sweet, and respectful little mare...on the ground, anyways.

Tango has made me an overall better person. For my entire life I've been shy, a little uptight, and have a temper to match a Tasmanian devil. Tango has taught me that if I'm shy, I get pushed around and that nobody respects me. She's taught me to let loose, go with the flow, that everything can't and won't be my way all the time. She's still teaching me to lose that terrible temper because things just go downhill even faster when I get angry, and though it still fires up at times, it's nothing compared to what it used to be. She's taught me to grow up and mature, because things are not as picture-perfect as they are in movies, and I'm going to have to deal with it. She's also taught me to love galloping.
 
#23 · (Edited)
This is a fantastic thread.:)

Ryan's Hope
taught me it was worth putting time, energy, and love into a slaughter bound horse.
PJ taught me how to stay on! That horse was fast!!!
Cracker Jack taught me stability can be a good thing!
Midori was an off-the track thoroughbred. Enough said??
Madrid taught me to think twice before I give up on a horse. I wish I knew then what I know now.
Tiberius taught me I am and was not ready for a stallion. What was I thinking????
Red (current) teaches me how to be patient, kind and understanding. He is a total clown and LOVES to please! He teaches me to take the time to see what kind of horse he is today and go from there. Red's the first horse I've had since he was a baby and have done all his training and starting under saddle. What a gift!!!!!
Madiera (current) my second baby who I am training and starting under saddle. She is the complete opposite of Red. Patience! Patience! Patience! She is teaching me patience and how to think outside of the box. She gets bored and disinterested very easily!!! I've got to stay on my toes with her.
 
#24 ·
My very first pony buddy taught me never ever leave anything important lying around ponies!! also if you think they cant, they will(this applies to riding and breaking out of places your pretty sure are secured!!)

My second pony dai taught me everything really she put up with sooo much i got her aged 3 only saddle broke and me aged 11 but we struggled through and she is now being sold as a childs pony through different families so i must have gotten something right. She showed me to never ever give up and keep trying! If i ever doubted something for a minute she stopped so i became a much stronger confidant rider!

All my ponies now teach me persistance is the key!! If you give up half way through then your gonna have alot of ponies who cant really do anything.

My magi taught me that when you go out to ride and things dont go to plan try not to get frustrated as she turns into a real mare!! she helped me to see that i could learn from everything. And as im chewing a mouthful of sand that its all a learning experience!!
 
#25 ·
Hmm, too broad a topic. . . About everything worthwhile about life, I've learned from horses, all of them, they're all individuals (I'm not a professional, not had experience with hundreds and thousands.) And of all they've taught, what comes up first with each and every horse is Honesty.
 
#26 ·
Horses have taught me patience, respect, and honesty.

They have also taught me that there are very cruel people in this world.
 
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