obviously days 5 thru 12 i've been mia from my "daily" board posting. my explanation for this is only to be vulnerable and honest. my thoughts and brain are swirling like crazy in learning new things and trying to let these fundamental ideas and theory absorb, slowly but fully, into my way of being with horses. so all this crazy action is happening for me mentally, and when i try to think of cohesive thoughts or summaries to create these blocks of explanations for what i'm processing, i have felt a little stuck - just stuck to get it out. so i'm trying to get my verbalizations un-stuck by simply discussing the fact that it's all a bit jumbled.
here are some things i am beginning to understand more:
-there is much that can happen in simply a squarely rooted position, between the actions of the half-halt and reverse half-halt; there is a sway and motion and willingness present there, even without legs and feet moving.
-cadence is important; today i watched craig teach piaffe to the finnish students and saw how vital the rhythm and motion of our human motions are as they correspond to the horse's own fluid rhythm and motion.
-mathematical geometry has everything to do with horsemanship.
and here are some things that i know i don't fully understand or just haven't gotten the feel of yet:
-how to create and maintain this line of "don't hang on my hand, horse" but still "please listen to my light hand, horse"... light but firm.
-how to suggest before being explicit - i.e. suggesting forward before pulling forward.
-how to not get in the way, or not create opposition, therefore not providing opportunity for resistances.
these are merely a few thoughts amongst a sea of many, many more, but i want to be better about trying to discuss something (even if it's only partially) because i see that there's no way for me to fully discuss everything i'm processing in this, well, process. so there we have it, at the close of my day 13 at NSAE.
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