Living A Wheel Instead Of A Circle

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  Why a wheel instead of a circle? The wheel feels dynamic and full of life. The circle feels linear and more narrow. In riding a horse, the principles are taught to ride from a circle of aids, (seat, legs, and hands.) The application of the aids is how we communicate with the horse, but…

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Maree McAteer & Smokey Sharing WE tips

A person standing in the middle of a field

It has been fun this summer helping Maree create a video sequence for the Working Equitation (WE) training and with the Selfseeds concepts included too. Selfseeds through the eyes of the horse is sharing the first video of the series, but there are more on the Selfseeds Youtube channel. Take a look and benefit from…

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Four Months No Gym Fitness Integration Challenge

Four months and no gym, so hiking, walking, bicycling, riding, and body weight exercises are the focus. Power walking is incredible for integrating the body, cardio, meditation, and proprioception. It is so easy to lose sight of something so simple!

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Selfseeds Awareness

Fun to develop riders working with their Selfseeds awareness. Feels like a deeper more direct access to each person’s awareness, so the application of techniques is applied more effectively.

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Teachers Past and Present–Thank you!

Jaz, the horse who led me to India. His intelligence and sensitivity left me without answers in the horseman’s world. 1. Horses have been the binding thread that have kept me in my heart and then led me to go deeper. 2. My teacher in Portugal (1989), Master Senor Luis Valenca, showed me a possibility…

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Selfseeds Virtual Riding Program Emerging

Heather is a rockstar once again–she has pulled together Selfseeds Virtual Riding Program.  We are in the process of refining the details and then we need a few volunteer test people to work with the templates.  Please let me know if you would like to help in the “birthing” of this stage of the program.…

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Successful Partners: Consciousness in Being

While searching through my other blog http://waltzinghorses.blogspot.com/  I found this article that I had written some time ago for a riding publication.   As I was reading it, I was stirred by how relevant feel and timing are for all partnerships whether with a moment in time, an object, nature, or others.  See what you think. Successful…

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5 minutes (or more) for yourself

What absolutely invigorates you?  What calms you down and helps you to find inner peace and balance?  What place do you want to find within yourself that feels stress free?  How do you get there?  Do you practice finding that destination on a regular basis?  What happens when you don’t touch into that place?  The…

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