I started teaching again recently when a neighbor of ours asked and I am loving it! I had forgotten how fun and rewarding it is to help people learn and connect with horses. The surprise on someone’s face when they get a horse to respond "like magic" to an effortless gesture is the best.
Riding and working with horses has always been a source of joy for me, they are unique animals because they are so curious and naturally want to communicate with us. So I love being able to help a horse and rider have that, "Ah Ha!" moment, when everything just clicks, and they become more in tune with one another. I have so many great memories of helping students achieve that moment in the past, and now seeing it happen again in a whole new environment fuels my passion for coaching.
Teaching again has also given me a new found appreciation for what we all can learn from a horse about ourselves. No matter how you spend time with horses they teach us empathy, responsibility, sportsmanship, and they open our hearts. They are so sensitive yet forgiving, reading our body language and mood, teaching us to feel and read their signals. With horses it's all about give and take, they respond to us - we respond to them, creating a partnership so that a whisper becomes more effective than strength. The feeling of helping a person overcome their doubts and fears, and create a safe and rewarding environment, puts a smile on my face that lasts for hours. And of course I feel so proud when the horse sighs showing signs of understanding.
I feel so lucky to have the opportunity to teach again and ride my own horse because when it comes down to it I want people to have fun spending time and learning from horses because that is what I love.
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It is so great to watch mom teach again! I've never met someone who has so much love for horses and a love for sharing her knowledge about them with others. I've been telling her for years that she should get back to teaching because she is so good at it. You only have to watch her with a student for a minute and you can tell it truly is her calling. Young kids, teenagers, amateur ladies, she is able to connect with a rider and bring out their strengths.
As a coach she has this amazing ability to see beyond what a horse or rider is having a problem with, to the root cause behind it. So many people try to fix the symptom but she always has an exercise that ends up fixing the issue. For example recently a student had a hard time getting the horse to respond to the leg and trot. Instead of telling the student to kick or squeeze harder for the umteenth time mom gave her an exercise to strengthen her position which helped the rider feel stronger and more secure in the tack. All of a sudden I saw the rider was able to communicate with the horse more clearly and the horse was naturally more willing to go forward.
The best part of her teaching again is she finally has people to share what she knows with instead of talking our ears off about horses non-stop. 😂 We are all so proud of her and it is great to see how happy and fulfilled she is by teaching again. - Cori
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