What I learned, or maybe better said, experienced.
1. Horsenality/Humanality and match and positive and negative charts are just scratching the surface of these topics. This left me feeling overwhelmed.
2. Simulations: Arnold and Richard variations. I got to do these with Sherri and I must say she is a lot easier to engage than Try. Sherri and I both being RBEish and Try being LBI--loner and not really interested in relating to humans or horses as much. hmmmm Also I know I can be anxious about relating to horses as there is a possible danger factor But I don't know how deeply I want to relate to humans either and I would be careful about choosing the human. hmmmm
Also it was easy to see how coming at Try with big Energy without warning is obnoxious. But there are different kinds of energy and intensity that I can have and the Arnold type isn't me. Also I know I can have too much internal energy around some horses and that I could actually scare them i.e. Spiderman or Angel. However the Richard busy busy busy that has been me can, I know, be soothing to an unconfident horse or cause a left brain horse to tune out. Some combination of a little internal intensity, a sense of fun, and just a bit busy could be intriguing to Try and I would like to play with that.
3. Dan suggested we need to know where we want to go with our horses--what is the end result? What is the goal or ideal? When I got home I went searching for video to use as images for the perfect scenario with Try. I watched Stacy Westfall, Mikey and Red Sun and Honza Blaha. After, I realized that none of these fit some idea I had never really thought through of what I want.
Random thoughts on the ideal:
1. Try is soft, relaxed, fit--in an almost etherial way. Light, floating.
2. Try reads my mind and is responsive to task and matching level of energy.
3. We can dance together effortlessly, improvizational--without thought--joyous
4. Full out energy and movement is relaxed, floating, lyrical.
5. Try thinks being with me is the best part of her life and the most engaging of anything she has ever done.
NOTE: ideal image isn't something necessarily achievable and I did not even realize this was what I had far in the back of my mind. wow Also I didn't realize how much I was relating horsemanship to the 30+ years of ballet/dance.
The ideal is not
1. Big inner intensity on my part to scare her into doing things.
2. Try having the desire for lotsa full out "recess" time.
3. The ideal is not ugly
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