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There’s Always a Warning

As I reach between my shoulder blades, I can still feel the results of a missed warning— “a shot across the bow”— from a few weeks ago in the Netherlands.  I’ve replayed the video a few times for friends to show that the missed signal will always develop into something bigger! In my daily activities of working with horses both from the ground and under-saddle, I don’t know of a time the horse didn’t give me a clue of what might happen next if I didn’t take their concerns with some level of importance.  Horses are no different than people

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Recognizing Try

As I gather my thoughts for this article, I wonder in my life how often I’ve neglected to do so before communicating with another human or animal.  I mean, why did I need to? There was nothing wrong with me or what I had to say— I was perfect in an imperfect world!  So why did I need to change?  I felt I just needed to push others harder with more energy and less time to dwell.  In my shallow brain, I felt things were working out fairly well.  I was having success in my career as a Soldier, a

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