tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344836954494496679.post7209445012237135526..comments2023-10-29T09:33:36.668-04:00Comments on Teachings of the Horse: A Slow AdventureVictoria Cummingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17267314663679137147noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344836954494496679.post-23780496437324852192010-04-29T11:07:47.484-04:002010-04-29T11:07:47.484-04:00Wow!
That was a good story.
Thanks for sharing th...Wow!<br />That was a good story.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing that.sandy greenhttp://www.rockytopleather.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344836954494496679.post-8888832716328360862010-04-28T06:14:03.162-04:002010-04-28T06:14:03.162-04:00This post gets a special star. I will come back an...This post gets a special star. I will come back and read it again and again. There are so much in it that speaks to me and I don't even own a horse. But I do have a chair and a back yard.<br />My blog posts also occur in waves and are usually a sign that the dullness of routine has been broken. <br />Will be following your saga. You will not be alone in what I personally refer to my "hour of power."Deejbrownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08143307437996045353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344836954494496679.post-60147361513072375182010-04-28T00:42:53.937-04:002010-04-28T00:42:53.937-04:00I've always wanted to do this (read a book in ...I've always wanted to do this (read a book in the pasture) w/My Boy, too! It really helps the bond...I've sat at the base of My Boy's tree and watched him while he's eating his dinner and just hung out. I think it relaxes him (he doesn't feel like I'm going to "catch" him and take him out for work.) And for me, it's an issue of trust. I mean, what if he spooks and whirls and kicks me or knocks me down? It's about awareness of each other in a common space. I become his herd.Pony Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02464088874054923635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344836954494496679.post-64199786705953640802010-04-28T00:30:14.687-04:002010-04-28T00:30:14.687-04:00I have actually sat in the pasture while my horses...I have actually sat in the pasture while my horses are grazing. It is very peaceful and I just love watching them. I am glad that this is helping you reconnect to your horses!<br />I've also had to cut down on blogging and visiting others. I am just too busy with work and my own horses, and I am so exhausted that I just don't have the motivation to do it. I am hoping when the sun comes out (the rain doesn't seem to want to stop, I know you know that feeling!) then I will start to feel better.Paint Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095673661149903754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344836954494496679.post-3263667655377530252010-04-27T18:58:28.805-04:002010-04-27T18:58:28.805-04:00My daughter and I sometimes take a book or lunch o...My daughter and I sometimes take a book or lunch out to the field and just hang out with the horses. They are a nosy bunch and will always come over to see what's going on. There is no better place to be than relaxing in the field with our horses. Wish we could do it more often. <br /><br />I applaud the fact that you are making time each day to spend quietly connecting with your girls, regardless of the head shaking through the window. Have a peaceful hour each day and it will surely do you and the girls good. I've sort of taken a break from blogging because it's very time consuming and I have so many other things that need taking care of, something had to suffer. I'm afraid it was my blog. Good to hear from you again.Grey Horse Mattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837575441967937196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344836954494496679.post-67684438648718457942010-04-27T17:59:53.152-04:002010-04-27T17:59:53.152-04:00Amazing post, Victoria. I'm just going to &quo...Amazing post, Victoria. I'm just going to "second" what everyone else here has already said, and add that I wouldn't forget about you or your writing or your horses.detroit doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03636798112379229385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344836954494496679.post-18738727597987783332010-04-27T16:54:07.137-04:002010-04-27T16:54:07.137-04:00Victoria, I have been gradually becoming slower an...Victoria, I have been gradually becoming slower and slower in how I spend time with my ponies. And as I do so, each moment becomes so much richer. As you say, I am so grateful I can keep them at home and spend this kind of time with them without any worries about what anyone may say. I am also so grateful to Carolyn Resnick who taught me that sitting with horses is a practice. It has been truly nourishing to my soul and I look forward to reading your posts when you do post.<br /><br />Máireponiesathomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11411707634260180174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344836954494496679.post-75890632979110308052010-04-27T14:35:18.410-04:002010-04-27T14:35:18.410-04:00So glad to read you're enjoying your horses an...So glad to read you're enjoying your horses and getting to spend time with them. It's the most healing thing I do, and I suspect will keep me going for many years. :)billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344836954494496679.post-79505033061416303752010-04-27T14:05:04.594-04:002010-04-27T14:05:04.594-04:00Hi Victoria,
I look forward to every post you writ...Hi Victoria,<br />I look forward to every post you write - and it doesn't make any difference how frequent they are. I'm happy to wait for thoughtful, thought-provoking, and well-written. I went through a similar experience in terms of re-assessing what I really wanted from my horse and came to a similar conclustion - I just wanted a good relationship with him and then we would move forward from there. Some of the best times we had together were late afternoons when the horses were in from turnout and had been given hay. I would sit in his stall and he would munch his hay. The hustle bustle from earlier in the day was gone, just the sound of the horses eating. It was so calming for both of us.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16103265777958579823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344836954494496679.post-26833205637412053622010-04-27T13:50:41.581-04:002010-04-27T13:50:41.581-04:00Lovely post, I'm very interested in what you f...Lovely post, I'm very interested in what you find in that clinic.<br /><br />When Cibolo was going through his colic episode, I went to the barn and just sat in front of his stall, just making sure he was okay. It was so quiet and lovely. I wished I could have more time like that.<br /><br />I miss my life without pause, the pauses that allow you to finally inhale. I hope to bring more of that back. That's why I'm blogging less too. It had become another urgent thing in my life.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13104422629934443842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344836954494496679.post-63800211083957263622010-04-27T13:49:25.054-04:002010-04-27T13:49:25.054-04:00Very much enjoyed your post - thoughtful and joyfu...Very much enjoyed your post - thoughtful and joyful at the same time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344836954494496679.post-59379407687422221992010-04-27T13:28:16.942-04:002010-04-27T13:28:16.942-04:00Victoria...taking care of your soul and honoring w...Victoria...taking care of your soul and honoring what is important...music to my ears. I read and respect the words of Kate...don't think in the long run she will be able to give up horses. What a sensible person she is. I also loved Dancing with Fresco and read Jon Katz everyday. There are so many people that have a lot to share.Lori Skooghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03458010787337492501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344836954494496679.post-20229926412327368912010-04-27T11:54:55.074-04:002010-04-27T11:54:55.074-04:00What a refreshing post. I loved the video's. I...What a refreshing post. I loved the video's. I have often thought about going and sitting in Dusty's turnout with him. Wonder what he'd think!!! I too have cut down on my computor time. It was getting to addictive, and I needed to put the most important things in my life back at the top. I'm getting there. Thanks for sharing.Dusty Devoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09189765860565288064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344836954494496679.post-55765612747562534852010-04-27T10:44:50.700-04:002010-04-27T10:44:50.700-04:00Ewa - That you could respond this way, from thousa...Ewa - That you could respond this way, from thousand of miles away in Poland, is so remarkable and just illustrates what I was trying to say about there being a community of all of us feeling and thinking on the same wavelength that is only the touch of a computer key away from each other. Thanks for being my friend.Victoria Cummingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267314663679137147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344836954494496679.post-82858462991877774222010-04-27T10:16:15.491-04:002010-04-27T10:16:15.491-04:00Dearest Victoria, this post you wrote is one of th...Dearest Victoria, this post you wrote is one of the most remarkable posts I have ever read. I could see you with Silk and Siete in the backyard. You sitting in the chair and your mom and husband shaking heads - that part made me really laughing. Slowing down while living in fast pace is something very difficult to do, so my kudos to you.<br />Thank you for making myself realised that I need to get connected with my garden again. Time, time of doing nothing is the key.<br />Hugs my friend,<br />EwaEwahttp://ewainthegarden.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com