thank you I’m delighted to be here to share with you something of my journey
share with you something of my journey
share with you something of my journey with horses which began when I was 12
with horses which began when I was 12
with horses which began when I was 12 years old when my polish dad decided to
years old when my polish dad decided to
years old when my polish dad decided to make me an unsuitable and unlikely gift
make me an unsuitable and unlikely gift
make me an unsuitable and unlikely gift the gift cost 75 pounds which was rather
the gift cost 75 pounds which was rather
the gift cost 75 pounds which was rather a lot of money for my dad at the time
a lot of money for my dad at the time
a lot of money for my dad at the time and the gift had a name
and the gift had a name
and the gift had a name September Ladd now you might be thinking
September Ladd now you might be thinking
September Ladd now you might be thinking smart little show pony or maybe even
smart little show pony or maybe even
smart little show pony or maybe even miniature racehorses but September lad
miniature racehorses but September lad
miniature racehorses but September lad lived up to the second part of his name
lived up to the second part of his name
lived up to the second part of his name rather than the first
rather than the first
rather than the first in fact my dream of having my first pony
in fact my dream of having my first pony
in fact my dream of having my first pony was rather short-lived when Daddy as he
was rather short-lived when Daddy as he
was rather short-lived when Daddy as he became to be known left his field in
became to be known left his field in
became to be known left his field in fact every field we put him in to go and
fact every field we put him in to go and
fact every field we put him in to go and find himself a mare and eventually the
find himself a mare and eventually the
find himself a mare and eventually the farmers got fed up with this and said no
farmers got fed up with this and said no
farmers got fed up with this and said no more he’s got to go so that was the end
more he’s got to go so that was the end
more he’s got to go so that was the end of my dream forty years later these
of my dream forty years later these
of my dream forty years later these chaps came into my life they were very
chaps came into my life they were very
chaps came into my life they were very young and they took a lot of work I’m
young and they took a lot of work I’m
young and they took a lot of work I’m worked for very fortunate very
worked for very fortunate very
worked for very fortunate very privileged to work with horses and spend
privileged to work with horses and spend
privileged to work with horses and spend most of my week in their amazing company
most of my week in their amazing company
most of my week in their amazing company and often when I’m with them I like to
and often when I’m with them I like to
and often when I’m with them I like to try and imagine life from their point of
try and imagine life from their point of
try and imagine life from their point of view what does it actually feel like to
view what does it actually feel like to
view what does it actually feel like to be a horse you know can you imagine just
be a horse you know can you imagine just
be a horse you know can you imagine just living your life without having to ask
living your life without having to ask
living your life without having to ask for permission to do anything
for permission to do anything
for permission to do anything can you imagine lying down on the earth
can you imagine lying down on the earth
can you imagine lying down on the earth at night with the Stars overhead and
at night with the Stars overhead and
at night with the Stars overhead and listening to the Owls calling at night
listening to the Owls calling at night
listening to the Owls calling at night can you imagine waking up every morning
can you imagine waking up every morning
can you imagine waking up every morning to the warmth of the Sun on your back
to the warmth of the Sun on your back
to the warmth of the Sun on your back can you imagine the quietest mind horses
can you imagine the quietest mind horses
can you imagine the quietest mind horses have captured the human imagination
have captured the human imagination
have captured the human imagination ever since we could think and feel our
ever since we could think and feel our
ever since we could think and feel our earlier streams were of horses and their
earlier streams were of horses and their
earlier streams were of horses and their forms were etched into the walls of
forms were etched into the walls of
forms were etched into the walls of caves across Europe
here in the final book of Gulliver’s
here in the final book of Gulliver’s Travels the traveler captain Gulliver
Travels the traveler captain Gulliver
Travels the traveler captain Gulliver discovers horses as wise philosophers
discovers horses as wise philosophers
discovers horses as wise philosophers presiding over a nation in which humans
presiding over a nation in which humans
presiding over a nation in which humans are the brutes
are the brutes
are the brutes Gulliver spends three years with these
Gulliver spends three years with these
Gulliver spends three years with these wise creatures and in that time he
wise creatures and in that time he
wise creatures and in that time he learns that the horses have no concept
learns that the horses have no concept
learns that the horses have no concept of evil they do not know how to lie they
of evil they do not know how to lie they
of evil they do not know how to lie they spend their lives devoted to Friendship
spend their lives devoted to Friendship
spend their lives devoted to Friendship Cooperation and benevolence
Cooperation and benevolence
Cooperation and benevolence there is no quarreling no jealousy or
there is no quarreling no jealousy or
there is no quarreling no jealousy or discontent after three years of living
discontent after three years of living
discontent after three years of living on a diet of porridge and honey
on a diet of porridge and honey
on a diet of porridge and honey Gulliver learns of the thousand faults
Gulliver learns of the thousand faults
Gulliver learns of the thousand faults in himself and decides never to return
in himself and decides never to return
in himself and decides never to return to human cart as these things go he does
to human cart as these things go he does
to human cart as these things go he does end up going home to London and his wife
end up going home to London and his wife
end up going home to London and his wife and children is somewhat surprised to
and children is somewhat surprised to
and children is somewhat surprised to see him because he’s been away for three
see him because he’s been away for three
see him because he’s been away for three years or longer and they think he’s dead
years or longer and they think he’s dead
years or longer and they think he’s dead first family relations are somewhat
first family relations are somewhat
first family relations are somewhat strained because he cannot bear to eat
strained because he cannot bear to eat
strained because he cannot bear to eat in the same room as them because their
in the same room as them because their
in the same room as them because their smell offends him so he spends his time
smell offends him so he spends his time
smell offends him so he spends his time wandering around their home in London
wandering around their home in London
wandering around their home in London with his nose stuffed with lavender or
with his nose stuffed with lavender or
with his nose stuffed with lavender or tobacco just so he can’t smell them and
tobacco just so he can’t smell them and
tobacco just so he can’t smell them and eventually he concedes to dine with his
eventually he concedes to dine with his
eventually he concedes to dine with his wife as long as she’s seated at one end
wife as long as she’s seated at one end
wife as long as she’s seated at one end of the long dining table and he at the
of the long dining table and he at the
of the long dining table and he at the other things improve in the Gulliver
other things improve in the Gulliver
other things improve in the Gulliver household when he buys two horses and he
household when he buys two horses and he
household when he buys two horses and he spends four hours a day in their company
spends four hours a day in their company
spends four hours a day in their company tenderly grooming them breathing in
tenderly grooming them breathing in
tenderly grooming them breathing in their sweet scent and conversing in
their sweet scent and conversing in
their sweet scent and conversing in their civilized company now Gulliver’s
their civilized company now Gulliver’s
their civilized company now Gulliver’s Travels was was published in 1726
Travels was was published in 1726
Travels was was published in 1726 anonymously because it was making some
anonymously because it was making some
anonymously because it was making some very witty astute observations about
very witty astute observations about
very witty astute observations about human nature but what strikes me about
human nature but what strikes me about
human nature but what strikes me about the book now and I’ve read it many times
the book now and I’ve read it many times
the book now and I’ve read it many times is how vital our and true are the
is how vital our and true are the
is how vital our and true are the observations of horse nature for for
observations of horse nature for for
observations of horse nature for for Gulliver the horses are
Gulliver the horses are
Gulliver the horses are our masters of life and magician’s of
our masters of life and magician’s of
our masters of life and magician’s of impeccable behavior they teach him about
impeccable behavior they teach him about
impeccable behavior they teach him about himself about his own nature which is
himself about his own nature which is
himself about his own nature which is why he finds it so difficult to tear
why he finds it so difficult to tear
why he finds it so difficult to tear himself away from them and it’s an irony
himself away from them and it’s an irony
himself away from them and it’s an irony isn’t it that these wise benevolent
isn’t it that these wise benevolent
isn’t it that these wise benevolent beings had to give up their lives for us
beings had to give up their lives for us
beings had to give up their lives for us in war so that we could learn the
in war so that we could learn the
in war so that we could learn the lessons that we needed to learn when
lessons that we needed to learn when
lessons that we needed to learn when those lessons might have been learned in
those lessons might have been learned in
those lessons might have been learned in so many other ways we will never know
so many other ways we will never know
so many other ways we will never know the correct response to such as wave of
the correct response to such as wave of
the correct response to such as wave of death is only sadness and silence the
death is only sadness and silence the
death is only sadness and silence the horses as I said have no concept of evil
horses as I said have no concept of evil
horses as I said have no concept of evil in their world there is no jealousy and
in their world there is no jealousy and
in their world there is no jealousy and I know that’s strictly not true because
I know that’s strictly not true because
I know that’s strictly not true because if you put down a big bale of hay in a
if you put down a big bale of hay in a
if you put down a big bale of hay in a field with a bunch of horses there is
field with a bunch of horses there is
field with a bunch of horses there is gonna be some quarreling what the horses
gonna be some quarreling what the horses
gonna be some quarreling what the horses teach captain Gulliver is wisdom through
teach captain Gulliver is wisdom through
teach captain Gulliver is wisdom through self knowledge they teach him how to
self knowledge they teach him how to
self knowledge they teach him how to understand himself and also the very
understand himself and also the very
understand himself and also the very good teachers of the self they teach us
good teachers of the self they teach us
good teachers of the self they teach us how to recognize ourselves how to
how to recognize ourselves how to
how to recognize ourselves how to understand who we truly are when you’re
understand who we truly are when you’re
understand who we truly are when you’re with a horse a horse sees right through
with a horse a horse sees right through
with a horse a horse sees right through the human masks that you wear they see
the human masks that you wear they see
the human masks that you wear they see right through to the core of you because
right through to the core of you because
right through to the core of you because they want you to be authentic with a
they want you to be authentic with a
they want you to be authentic with a horse they help you to see that when you
horse they help you to see that when you
horse they help you to see that when you act with integrity you are enough Stacy
act with integrity you are enough Stacy
act with integrity you are enough Stacy has rarely felt enough in her life she
has rarely felt enough in her life she
has rarely felt enough in her life she has had difficulty coming to terms with
has had difficulty coming to terms with
has had difficulty coming to terms with her pain from depression the drugs have
her pain from depression the drugs have
her pain from depression the drugs have helped but they’ve taken the edge of the
helped but they’ve taken the edge of the
helped but they’ve taken the edge of the pain but if they they have not helped
pain but if they they have not helped
pain but if they they have not helped her to become well for for Stacy the
her to become well for for Stacy the
her to become well for for Stacy the horses are showing her a way forward to
horses are showing her a way forward to
horses are showing her a way forward to peace of mind and she told me not very
peace of mind and she told me not very
peace of mind and she told me not very long ago a few weeks ago that if it
long ago a few weeks ago that if it
long ago a few weeks ago that if it weren’t for this moment of peace then
weren’t for this moment of peace then
weren’t for this moment of peace then she would consider taking her own life
she would consider taking her own life
she would consider taking her own life things are that bad for her what the
things are that bad for her what the
things are that bad for her what the horses are helping her to to find for
horses are helping her to to find for
horses are helping her to to find for herself is is freedom freedom from bleh
herself is is freedom freedom from bleh
herself is is freedom freedom from bleh she blames herself for her own pain fall
she blames herself for her own pain fall
she blames herself for her own pain fall on for the fact that she so far hasn’t
on for the fact that she so far hasn’t
on for the fact that she so far hasn’t been able to find a way to become well
been able to find a way to become well
been able to find a way to become well she has two children and a supportive
she has two children and a supportive
she has two children and a supportive partner what the horses are showing her
partner what the horses are showing her
partner what the horses are showing her is her own resilience and strength
is her own resilience and strength
is her own resilience and strength they’re helping her to see that she can
they’re helping her to see that she can
they’re helping her to see that she can find the inner resources that she needs
find the inner resources that she needs
find the inner resources that she needs to become well again Robbie is another
to become well again Robbie is another
to become well again Robbie is another one of the young people that were
one of the young people that were
one of the young people that were working with he’s often afraid to go
working with he’s often afraid to go
working with he’s often afraid to go home because of a difficult relationship
home because of a difficult relationship
home because of a difficult relationship and the problems prey on his mind
and the problems prey on his mind
and the problems prey on his mind constantly
constantly
constantly he’s never free from the worry that this
he’s never free from the worry that this
he’s never free from the worry that this relationship poses for him except when
relationship poses for him except when
relationship poses for him except when he’s with the horses now if he could he
he’s with the horses now if he could he
he’s with the horses now if he could he would spend all his life with the horses
would spend all his life with the horses
would spend all his life with the horses there is something about Robbie that the
there is something about Robbie that the
there is something about Robbie that the horses are drawn to he has an open
horses are drawn to he has an open
horses are drawn to he has an open trusting quiet presence and the horses
trusting quiet presence and the horses
trusting quiet presence and the horses are really drawn to that because he is
are really drawn to that because he is
are really drawn to that because he is absolutely himself when he’s with the
absolutely himself when he’s with the
absolutely himself when he’s with the horses and the horses know that and they
horses and the horses know that and they
horses and the horses know that and they want to spend time with him and for him
want to spend time with him and for him
want to spend time with him and for him that’s really really therapeutic to know
that’s really really therapeutic to know
that’s really really therapeutic to know that he can find a friend in the horses
that he can find a friend in the horses
that he can find a friend in the horses for him that that means everything and
for him that that means everything and
for him that that means everything and for those moments when he finds that
for those moments when he finds that
for those moments when he finds that connection he is able to take his mind
connection he is able to take his mind
connection he is able to take his mind off the pain of the relationship waiting
off the pain of the relationship waiting
off the pain of the relationship waiting for him at home
for him at home
for him at home suicide is difficult to talk about I
suicide is difficult to talk about I
suicide is difficult to talk about I know this because my closest friend at
know this because my closest friend at
know this because my closest friend at school somebody I’d known for 20 years
school somebody I’d known for 20 years
school somebody I’d known for 20 years and somebody who was very important in
and somebody who was very important in
and somebody who was very important in my life took his life a few months
my life took his life a few months
my life took his life a few months before his 40th birthday Steve should
before his 40th birthday Steve should
before his 40th birthday Steve should not have become a suicide statistic he
not have become a suicide statistic he
not have become a suicide statistic he was a man of great adventure as you can
was a man of great adventure as you can
was a man of great adventure as you can see from the slide he loved impossible
see from the slide he loved impossible
see from the slide he loved impossible projects and in my back pocket I’ve
projects and in my back pocket I’ve
projects and in my back pocket I’ve actually got the remains of the
actually got the remains of the
actually got the remains of the sunglasses he wore on a trip halfway up
sunglasses he wore on a trip halfway up
sunglasses he wore on a trip halfway up to Everest a trip he made before he died
to Everest a trip he made before he died
to Everest a trip he made before he died it took me a long time to understand why
it took me a long time to understand why
it took me a long time to understand why he chose to end his own life
he chose to end his own life
he chose to end his own life suicide is so strange it really does
suicide is so strange it really does
suicide is so strange it really does have a very disorientating effect on the
have a very disorientating effect on the
have a very disorientating effect on the people left behind and I spoke to very
people left behind and I spoke to very
people left behind and I spoke to very few people about it
few people about it
few people about it what I did do is I went out walking
what I did do is I went out walking
what I did do is I went out walking because it was the only way I could make
because it was the only way I could make
because it was the only way I could make sense of of what had happened and while
sense of of what had happened and while
sense of of what had happened and while I was out walking I imagined that Steve
I was out walking I imagined that Steve
I was out walking I imagined that Steve was walking by my side and I was able to
was walking by my side and I was able to
was walking by my side and I was able to have a conversation with him about what
have a conversation with him about what
have a conversation with him about what he was planning to do now I’ve since
he was planning to do now I’ve since
he was planning to do now I’ve since done some suicide prevention training
done some suicide prevention training
done some suicide prevention training and I know that those conversations
and I know that those conversations
and I know that those conversations talking about suicide using the the word
talking about suicide using the the word
talking about suicide using the the word suicide is really important though walk
suicide is really important though walk
suicide is really important though walk the walks and my conversations helped me
the walks and my conversations helped me
the walks and my conversations helped me to understand one thing and that is that
to understand one thing and that is that
to understand one thing and that is that that suicide is is a narrative it’s part
that suicide is is a narrative it’s part
that suicide is is a narrative it’s part of our human narrative and Steve’s
of our human narrative and Steve’s
of our human narrative and Steve’s father committed suicide and I believe
father committed suicide and I believe
father committed suicide and I believe that the only way he could understand
that the only way he could understand
that the only way he could understand the story of suicide was by becoming
the story of suicide was by becoming
the story of suicide was by becoming part of that story himself working with
part of that story himself working with
part of that story himself working with my young horses helped me to come to
my young horses helped me to come to
my young horses helped me to come to terms with my deep loss there is a lot
terms with my deep loss there is a lot
terms with my deep loss there is a lot of work to do around horses especially
of work to do around horses especially
of work to do around horses especially young Arabians as z2r and I poured my my
young Arabians as z2r and I poured my my
young Arabians as z2r and I poured my my grief my sense of loss into their
grief my sense of loss into their
grief my sense of loss into their training and their education and I
training and their education and I
training and their education and I learned my own life lessons through this
learned my own life lessons through this
learned my own life lessons through this I learned that adventure was still a
I learned that adventure was still a
I learned that adventure was still a possibility for me because I can
possibility for me because I can
possibility for me because I can remember after Steve died thinking that
remember after Steve died thinking that
remember after Steve died thinking that that part of my life was over we’ve gone
that part of my life was over we’ve gone
that part of my life was over we’ve gone on many adventures together and I
on many adventures together and I
on many adventures together and I thought we would continue to do so until
thought we would continue to do so until
thought we would continue to do so until the rest of our lives
the rest of our lives
the rest of our lives so finding adventure and a sense of
so finding adventure and a sense of
so finding adventure and a sense of connection to life in all its vital
connection to life in all its vital
connection to life in all its vital exuberance again with the horses plugs
exuberance again with the horses plugs
exuberance again with the horses plugs me back into life so I’m incredibly
me back into life so I’m incredibly
me back into life so I’m incredibly grateful for them for to them for giving
grateful for them for to them for giving
grateful for them for to them for giving me that opportunity I remember about two
me that opportunity I remember about two
me that opportunity I remember about two years into my my new journey of
years into my my new journey of
years into my my new journey of exploration when a colleague at work
exploration when a colleague at work
exploration when a colleague at work casually noticed that I looked happier
casually noticed that I looked happier
casually noticed that I looked happier and asked me as something had happened
and asked me as something had happened
and asked me as something had happened and I said yes I was something had
and I said yes I was something had
and I said yes I was something had shifted now i-i’ve been braver because
shifted now i-i’ve been braver because
shifted now i-i’ve been braver because suicide is a social problem we cannot
suicide is a social problem we cannot
suicide is a social problem we cannot afford to ignore 16 people take their
afford to ignore 16 people take their
afford to ignore 16 people take their lives in UK every day that’s six
lives in UK every day that’s six
lives in UK every day that’s six thousand people a year suicide is is the
thousand people a year suicide is is the
thousand people a year suicide is is the biggest killer of young men under the
biggest killer of young men under the
biggest killer of young men under the age of 45 this is something that I think
age of 45 this is something that I think
age of 45 this is something that I think that now we can start to think about
that now we can start to think about
that now we can start to think about changing in our small way with our
changing in our small way with our
changing in our small way with our social enterprise we are creating a
social enterprise we are creating a
social enterprise we are creating a space for people who may have suicidal
space for people who may have suicidal
space for people who may have suicidal thoughts and deep depressions to come
thoughts and deep depressions to come
thoughts and deep depressions to come and and explore their thoughts to come
and and explore their thoughts to come
and and explore their thoughts to come and tell their stories in the company of
and tell their stories in the company of
and tell their stories in the company of these gentle wise animals who provide a
these gentle wise animals who provide a
these gentle wise animals who provide a sense of openness and space what we’re
sense of openness and space what we’re
sense of openness and space what we’re doing with the horses is is giving
doing with the horses is is giving
doing with the horses is is giving people a chance to to feel accepted and
people a chance to to feel accepted and
people a chance to to feel accepted and to feel well the horses act as models of
to feel well the horses act as models of
to feel well the horses act as models of well-being in their presence people feel
well-being in their presence people feel
well-being in their presence people feel more connected more connected to nature
more connected more connected to nature
more connected more connected to nature because we work outside we tend not to
because we work outside we tend not to
because we work outside we tend not to work with all says confined they feel
work with all says confined they feel
work with all says confined they feel more connected to life itself when
more connected to life itself when
more connected to life itself when people arrive often their shoulders are
people arrive often their shoulders are
people arrive often their shoulders are hunched and then a little bit of time in
hunched and then a little bit of time in
hunched and then a little bit of time in the horses they relax they start to
the horses they relax they start to
the horses they relax they start to smile and they start to tell stories the
smile and they start to tell stories the
smile and they start to tell stories the horses engage people in a way that we’ve
horses engage people in a way that we’ve
horses engage people in a way that we’ve been told by well-being coordinators
been told by well-being coordinators
been told by well-being coordinators that we work with we work quite closely
that we work with we work quite closely
that we work with we work quite closely with volunteering organisations and the
with volunteering organisations and the
with volunteering organisations and the NHS the horses can achieve in minutes
NHS the horses can achieve in minutes
NHS the horses can achieve in minutes what would take mental health
what would take mental health
what would take mental health professionals several weeks to achieve
professionals several weeks to achieve
professionals several weeks to achieve so it’s my hope that with enough
so it’s my hope that with enough
so it’s my hope that with enough imagination creativity and courage we
imagination creativity and courage we
imagination creativity and courage we can create a new experience of mental
can create a new experience of mental
can create a new experience of mental health care where people feel connected
health care where people feel connected
health care where people feel connected rather than abandoned by the mental
rather than abandoned by the mental
rather than abandoned by the mental health system in this new society
health system in this new society
health system in this new society doctors will be able to prescribe a
doctors will be able to prescribe a
doctors will be able to prescribe a well-being course on a farm or a kitchen
well-being course on a farm or a kitchen
well-being course on a farm or a kitchen or a garden or an art studio and doctors
or a garden or an art studio and doctors
or a garden or an art studio and doctors will be asking people what makes you
will be asking people what makes you
will be asking people what makes you feel well what makes you feel alive what
feel well what makes you feel alive what
feel well what makes you feel alive what connects you to life and people will be
connects you to life and people will be
connects you to life and people will be able to choose from a range of social
able to choose from a range of social
able to choose from a range of social prescription services that suit them and
prescription services that suit them and
prescription services that suit them and help them to plug into life I’d like to
help them to plug into life I’d like to
help them to plug into life I’d like to finish with a story of how I learn like
finish with a story of how I learn like
finish with a story of how I learn like captain Gulliver to trust and
captain Gulliver to trust and
captain Gulliver to trust and but the intelligence of the air quinine
but the intelligence of the air quinine
but the intelligence of the air quinine I was made a gift of another pony at a
I was made a gift of another pony at a
I was made a gift of another pony at a later age he is so named stinker she’s a
later age he is so named stinker she’s a
later age he is so named stinker she’s a Dartmoor pony she’s one of the most
Dartmoor pony she’s one of the most
Dartmoor pony she’s one of the most inquisitive playful extraordinary ponies
inquisitive playful extraordinary ponies
inquisitive playful extraordinary ponies you could ever meet
you could ever meet
you could ever meet now one day I was at our yard and the
now one day I was at our yard and the
now one day I was at our yard and the landowner left for the with a wave and I
landowner left for the with a wave and I
landowner left for the with a wave and I was down at the bottom with sinker now
was down at the bottom with sinker now
was down at the bottom with sinker now somehow she managed to get caught
somehow she managed to get caught
somehow she managed to get caught between two strands of barbed wire I’m
between two strands of barbed wire I’m
between two strands of barbed wire I’m not quite sure how it happened it was a
not quite sure how it happened it was a
not quite sure how it happened it was a scuffle between horses so what happened
scuffle between horses so what happened
scuffle between horses so what happened she had her front legs in in in in the
she had her front legs in in in in the
she had her front legs in in in in the barbed wire and also her back leg so she
barbed wire and also her back leg so she
barbed wire and also her back leg so she couldn’t move forward and she couldn’t
couldn’t move forward and she couldn’t
couldn’t move forward and she couldn’t move backwards and the wire was about
move backwards and the wire was about
move backwards and the wire was about chest height and now after about 20
chest height and now after about 20
chest height and now after about 20 minutes of using willpower pressure
minutes of using willpower pressure
minutes of using willpower pressure everything I had to try and stop her
everything I had to try and stop her
everything I had to try and stop her from bursting through the wire I grew
from bursting through the wire I grew
from bursting through the wire I grew quite tired and tearful horses are in to
quite tired and tearful horses are in to
quite tired and tearful horses are in to pressure animals so it’s their instinct
pressure animals so it’s their instinct
pressure animals so it’s their instinct when they feel trapped like this to
when they feel trapped like this to
when they feel trapped like this to actually use pressure to free themselves
actually use pressure to free themselves
actually use pressure to free themselves and I knew that if she did this she
and I knew that if she did this she
and I knew that if she did this she would tear herself to pieces in my mind
would tear herself to pieces in my mind
would tear herself to pieces in my mind I was thinking about the calling the vet
I was thinking about the calling the vet
I was thinking about the calling the vet I was going through many different
I was going through many different
I was going through many different scenarios in my head to try and stop
scenarios in my head to try and stop
scenarios in my head to try and stop this from happening
this from happening
this from happening eventually I I my mind went quiet and a
eventually I I my mind went quiet and a
eventually I I my mind went quiet and a thought came into my head that I should
thought came into my head that I should
thought came into my head that I should ask him for help and so I did I silently
ask him for help and so I did I silently
ask him for help and so I did I silently said to her look this is not working
said to her look this is not working
said to her look this is not working if you push you’re going to injure
if you push you’re going to injure
if you push you’re going to injure yourself really badly I need you to help
yourself really badly I need you to help
yourself really badly I need you to help me work this out I’ll never forget the
me work this out I’ll never forget the
me work this out I’ll never forget the quality of the pool’s
quality of the pool’s
quality of the pool’s she looked at me and I knew then that I
she looked at me and I knew then that I
she looked at me and I knew then that I had connected directly to her mind it
had connected directly to her mind it
had connected directly to her mind it was an extraordinary feeling that the
was an extraordinary feeling that the
was an extraordinary feeling that the pawls had a quality to it I can I can
pawls had a quality to it I can I can
pawls had a quality to it I can I can only describe as a substance it was it
only describe as a substance it was it
only describe as a substance it was it had a gravity to it she looked at me and
had a gravity to it she looked at me and
had a gravity to it she looked at me and the next thing she lifted one of her
the next thing she lifted one of her
the next thing she lifted one of her legs up to chest height and then
legs up to chest height and then
legs up to chest height and then together I was able to move it back up
together I was able to move it back up
together I was able to move it back up and over and down out of the wire that
and over and down out of the wire that
and over and down out of the wire that was amazing enough and then she did it
was amazing enough and then she did it
was amazing enough and then she did it the second leg and then with the two
the second leg and then with the two
the second leg and then with the two back legs she was able to lift herself
back legs she was able to lift herself
back legs she was able to lift herself up and out and free herself now I was
up and out and free herself now I was
up and out and free herself now I was completely bowled over by this she just
completely bowled over by this she just
completely bowled over by this she just sauntered off as if nothing unusual had
sauntered off as if nothing unusual had
sauntered off as if nothing unusual had occurred what that incident taught me
occurred what that incident taught me
occurred what that incident taught me and many other incidents since we often
and many other incidents since we often
and many other incidents since we often my colleague Joe and I call on the
my colleague Joe and I call on the
my colleague Joe and I call on the horses to help us now and we do it
horses to help us now and we do it
horses to help us now and we do it naturally is that there is a higher
naturally is that there is a higher
naturally is that there is a higher consciousness at work and this goes
consciousness at work and this goes
consciousness at work and this goes beyond what we know what we currently
beyond what we know what we currently
beyond what we know what we currently know what we experience beyond even
know what we experience beyond even
know what we experience beyond even being human and it is always there
being human and it is always there
being human and it is always there waiting for us to reach into it thank
waiting for us to reach into it thank
waiting for us to reach into it thank you
you
you [Applause]
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