tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180006151421348693.post5772254184559179435..comments2023-12-19T18:47:52.112-08:00Comments on Slow and Steady Wins the Race.: Going with your gut.Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13472219069662152722noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180006151421348693.post-1879475114766129372011-02-21T07:47:07.352-08:002011-02-21T07:47:07.352-08:00If your gut is ever telling you to get off of a ho...If your gut is ever telling you to get off of a horse, do it! That's your instincts protecting you from danger. You can always do work on the ground so they don't 'get away with it' or 'get rewarded for acting bad'. Besides every horse is different. What one perceives as reward or punishment is completely different from what another perceives. You know your horse best and yourself best so always listen to your gut. Once you are safely on the ground you can have your battle about which trainer's advice to follow lol. And yes I definitely do that, so if you're bipolar so am I. :)Achieve1dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180006151421348693.post-84882501906843185412011-02-19T09:42:47.697-08:002011-02-19T09:42:47.697-08:00I know what you mean about letting your mind run a...I know what you mean about letting your mind run away with you - almost as bad as your horse running away with you. It didn't really matter whether you should or should not ride - the pressing issue was how to resolve the situation - which you did.<br /><br />You did really well, saved yourself ;) but still let Steady know that you were the leader. Great job Amy!!Calm, Forward, Straighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360276614916635500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180006151421348693.post-63604837192876218772011-02-18T17:03:47.854-08:002011-02-18T17:03:47.854-08:00Glad you stayed safe, crazy wind can make horses a...Glad you stayed safe, crazy wind can make horses as equally crazy!<br /><br /> Listening to your gut does get hard. I've had a couple rides where I kept thinking "I should get off this horse!" But I didn't and all was fine. Then there are the times like I've recently shared, and well, shoulda listened to the gut!<br /><br /> Thanks for commenting on my post with regards to the vet decision, I think if she stays sound I will cancel the apt. and give her some more rest, then start back slowly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180006151421348693.post-89304385630458752432011-02-18T16:26:30.385-08:002011-02-18T16:26:30.385-08:00Listening to your gut is a fine art, a really fine...Listening to your gut is a fine art, a really fine art. What the heart and the head have to say in the conversation doesn't matter, though they can both be hard to muzzle and hard to distinct from the voice of your gut (instinct/intuition). It's hard to even isolate that voice when surrounded with as much stimulation and distraction as you were. Where I think you used instinct best was in seeing the moment where to stop, and then enjoying being back on the ground. Self-preservation is rarely wasted. WTG.Muddy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07937615888562277779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4180006151421348693.post-67721946742626561582011-02-18T11:53:47.238-08:002011-02-18T11:53:47.238-08:00Ooof, I have many a days like that. Where you go w...Ooof, I have many a days like that. Where you go with your gut, but then wait..was I supposed to do that, etc? The fact remains, NO matter what you decide-keeping yourself safe and in a controlled safer environment always reins supreme to me. Dismounting and doing hand walking or lunging, etc can still teach the horse, who lost it for a minute b/c instinct/fear kicked in (or whatever) to come back and focus. That is what I do. But, that is what my gut tells me to do. AND..I dont always listen either. It's a ying/yang of balance and what we were taught years ago, to whats being done now, etc. As long as you felt you ended it on a good note, I think that is success for both :)Kristen Eleni Shellenbargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01458744919530540978noreply@blogger.com