STAYING PRESENT & LIGHTBULB MOMENTS

Staying Present & Lightbulb Moments

Hearing other people describe their discoveries can help with your own lightbulb moments.

A bit of background first.

I have my simple yet meticulous way that I transform horses (and people) documented in a program I have designed.

I have it broken down into steps that MUST be done in a certain order.

I work with people all over the world and support them through it.

A place I like people to start is what I call my Backward-Forward-Yield exercise (aka the "BFY") also known as my "Establishing a Starting Point Exercise".

It is the first thing I demonstrate at clinics as it shows two key things - What "following feel" actually is, what it looks like and how to get horses to do it....AND how to get a horse "with you" and in a "bubble".

Yesterday, I received this great report from one of my latest clients to be working through my program online (they are on the other side of the country to me).

This is what she had to report about the BFY exercise...and it contains cool things...

"I tried this exercise with my horse today and to be honest when I first listened to your video, I thought what kind of magic is this, there is no way he will back off one finger!

Anyway, to start with he responded as you had predicted, not interested and looking off. To start it took me to rocking the halter for him to take a step back but I was impressed with how quickly it went to just pressure and then to finger touch.

There was still slight pressure on the finger but for a 5 minute exercise, it was great to see how quickly he responded.

On thing it did do, it definitely made me aware even in that few minutes, how I need to be present in the moment."

That last sentence is really crucial and a tremendous insight for everyone.

You get horses following feel when they learn and are motivate to follow very light touches. You set them up to understand light touches by being incredibly consistent in how you present and teach the horse how you wish for them to respond to the signal (or cue).

The only way you can do this is by paying attention to what YOU are doing and HOW the horse is responding. You need to pay attention to this to ensure you respond consistently.

Staying present - being mindful - means paying attention to what you are doing and what is happening in the "NOW".

It is so exciting when I work with people and they get it, they experience it and a lightbulb goes off in their minds.

I love helping people put the pieces of the puzzle together. The important but hidden bits that are just not obvious.