I’m passionate about horses but it’s not just horses it’s this magical
just horses it’s this magical
just horses it’s this magical intersection of horses and humans and
intersection of horses and humans and
intersection of horses and humans and the transformation that occurs for
the transformation that occurs for
the transformation that occurs for people when they learn to listen to
people when they learn to listen to
people when they learn to listen to horses and they realize a shift
horses and they realize a shift
horses and they realize a shift listening to horses about is about
listening to horses about is about
listening to horses about is about hearing themselves more deeply this is
hearing themselves more deeply this is
hearing themselves more deeply this is my partner in this work Cimarron and
my partner in this work Cimarron and
my partner in this work Cimarron and this partnership between horses and
this partnership between horses and
this partnership between horses and humans is nothing new when horses were
humans is nothing new when horses were
humans is nothing new when horses were domesticated 6000 years ago it began a
domesticated 6000 years ago it began a
domesticated 6000 years ago it began a relationship that changed the world for
relationship that changed the world for
relationship that changed the world for people it transform the way we produce
people it transform the way we produce
people it transform the way we produce food the way we fight our Wars and it
food the way we fight our Wars and it
food the way we fight our Wars and it allowed us to unite with distant tribes
allowed us to unite with distant tribes
allowed us to unite with distant tribes and distant cultures and languages
and distant cultures and languages
and distant cultures and languages across lands now ancient horse cultures
across lands now ancient horse cultures
across lands now ancient horse cultures people that lived close to nature also
people that lived close to nature also
people that lived close to nature also lived interdependently with their horses
lived interdependently with their horses
lived interdependently with their horses the horses weren’t just prized for their
the horses weren’t just prized for their
the horses weren’t just prized for their physical attributes they were seen as
physical attributes they were seen as
physical attributes they were seen as spiritual beings almost with a divine
spiritual beings almost with a divine
spiritual beings almost with a divine ability to connect humans to another way
ability to connect humans to another way
ability to connect humans to another way of seeing the world in ancient Greece
of seeing the world in ancient Greece
of seeing the world in ancient Greece the horse was believed to be able to
the horse was believed to be able to
the horse was believed to be able to transport the human soul between realms
transport the human soul between realms
transport the human soul between realms and in ancient Tibet the wind horse was
and in ancient Tibet the wind horse was
and in ancient Tibet the wind horse was an allegory for the human soul and in
an allegory for the human soul and in
an allegory for the human soul and in Mongolia the wild horse called the taki
Mongolia the wild horse called the taki
Mongolia the wild horse called the taki it was also the name for spirit now as
it was also the name for spirit now as
it was also the name for spirit now as we modernized and mechanized and
we modernized and mechanized and
we modernized and mechanized and industrialized our lives we started
industrialized our lives we started
industrialized our lives we started thinking more than feeling and the horse
thinking more than feeling and the horse
thinking more than feeling and the horse became more of a living machine or a
became more of a living machine or a
became more of a living machine or a tool but a new role is emerging for the
tool but a new role is emerging for the
tool but a new role is emerging for the horse at a time when we’ve dominated
horse at a time when we’ve dominated
horse at a time when we’ve dominated nature and dominated everything we can
nature and dominated everything we can
nature and dominated everything we can with our amazing power to think the
with our amazing power to think the
with our amazing power to think the horse has a role as a teacher to help us
horse has a role as a teacher to help us
horse has a role as a teacher to help us reconnect with how to feel and have a
reconnect with how to feel and have a
reconnect with how to feel and have a direct experience of the world
now my relationship with Cimarron
now my relationship with Cimarron Illustrated for me this new evolving
Illustrated for me this new evolving
Illustrated for me this new evolving role of the horse and human bond and to
role of the horse and human bond and to
role of the horse and human bond and to understand this it helps to know a
understand this it helps to know a
understand this it helps to know a little bit about Simran’s backstory
little bit about Simran’s backstory
little bit about Simran’s backstory Cimarron was a former drug running horse
Cimarron was a former drug running horse
Cimarron was a former drug running horse used to transport illegal drugs from
used to transport illegal drugs from
used to transport illegal drugs from Mexico into Arizona and to do this to
Mexico into Arizona and to do this to
Mexico into Arizona and to do this to make the horses do this they use any
make the horses do this they use any
make the horses do this they use any violent means necessary
violent means necessary
violent means necessary and so Cimarron has deep scars on all
and so Cimarron has deep scars on all
and so Cimarron has deep scars on all his legs from a rope burns where they
his legs from a rope burns where they
his legs from a rope burns where they would have tied his legs together or
would have tied his legs together or
would have tied his legs together or tied a leg up to his body or possibly
tied a leg up to his body or possibly
tied a leg up to his body or possibly tied his head to a leg he has scar
tied his head to a leg he has scar
tied his head to a leg he has scar tissue on his nose as well and they do
tissue on his nose as well and they do
tissue on his nose as well and they do this to immobilize the horses so they
this to immobilize the horses so they
this to immobilize the horses so they can’t run and when they can’t run they
can’t run and when they can’t run they
can’t run and when they can’t run they can do whatever they want to these
can do whatever they want to these
can do whatever they want to these horses and they become helpless and when
horses and they become helpless and when
horses and they become helpless and when they’re helpless they become compliant
they’re helpless they become compliant
they’re helpless they become compliant and once these horses are compliant they
and once these horses are compliant they
and once these horses are compliant they load them up with drugs and they deprive
load them up with drugs and they deprive
load them up with drugs and they deprive them of water and they send them out
them of water and they send them out
them of water and they send them out into the desert and the horses go they
into the desert and the horses go they
into the desert and the horses go they go in search of water and then once
go in search of water and then once
go in search of water and then once they’re deep enough into Arizona
they’re deep enough into Arizona
they’re deep enough into Arizona somebody catches the horse they unload
somebody catches the horse they unload
somebody catches the horse they unload the drugs and they leave them to die in
the drugs and they leave them to die in
the drugs and they leave them to die in the desert
the desert
the desert Cimarron was picked up by Border Patrol
Cimarron was picked up by Border Patrol
Cimarron was picked up by Border Patrol agents and turned over to a horse rescue
agents and turned over to a horse rescue
agents and turned over to a horse rescue but by this time I imagine he was
but by this time I imagine he was
but by this time I imagine he was finished with listening to humans and
finished with listening to humans and
finished with listening to humans and submitting to humans and he refused to
submitting to humans and he refused to
submitting to humans and he refused to allow anyone to on his back and they
allow anyone to on his back and they
allow anyone to on his back and they kept trying to ride him and eventually
kept trying to ride him and eventually
kept trying to ride him and eventually someone was seriously injured and
someone was seriously injured and
someone was seriously injured and Cimarron was labeled as dangerous and so
Cimarron was labeled as dangerous and so
Cimarron was labeled as dangerous and so these people who are supposed to be
these people who are supposed to be
these people who are supposed to be rescuing him now called him dangerous
rescuing him now called him dangerous
rescuing him now called him dangerous and an unridable horse and a dangerous
and an unridable horse and a dangerous
and an unridable horse and a dangerous horse is a worthless horse to most
horse is a worthless horse to most
horse is a worthless horse to most people but a woman and Cimarron was
people but a woman and Cimarron was
people but a woman and Cimarron was going to be euthanized and a woman named
going to be euthanized and a woman named
going to be euthanized and a woman named Linda Kohana heard his story and she
Linda Kohana heard his story and she
Linda Kohana heard his story and she agreed to take Cimarron in order to save
agreed to take Cimarron in order to save
agreed to take Cimarron in order to save his life now Linda is a pioneer in this
his life now Linda is a pioneer in this
his life now Linda is a pioneer in this field of people learning from horses
field of people learning from horses
field of people learning from horses and when I moved to Arizona to study
and when I moved to Arizona to study
and when I moved to Arizona to study with Linda that’s when I met Simran and
with Linda that’s when I met Simran and
with Linda that’s when I met Simran and eventually it became part of my job to
eventually it became part of my job to
eventually it became part of my job to work with Simran and to train him I had
work with Simran and to train him I had
work with Simran and to train him I had no idea at the time that this horse
no idea at the time that this horse
no idea at the time that this horse would become my horse and that he would
would become my horse and that he would
would become my horse and that he would change the way I see the world now I
change the way I see the world now I
change the way I see the world now I have over 40 years of experience with
have over 40 years of experience with
have over 40 years of experience with horses and I had no reason to believe
horses and I had no reason to believe
horses and I had no reason to believe that all my techniques and my methods
that all my techniques and my methods
that all my techniques and my methods wouldn’t be enough to help Simran
wouldn’t be enough to help Simran
wouldn’t be enough to help Simran but I was in for a little bit of a
but I was in for a little bit of a
but I was in for a little bit of a surprise the first thing I had to learn
surprise the first thing I had to learn
surprise the first thing I had to learn was Cimarron was how to protect myself
was Cimarron was how to protect myself
was Cimarron was how to protect myself without becoming violent or angry in
without becoming violent or angry in
without becoming violent or angry in response Cimarron in extreme moments
response Cimarron in extreme moments
response Cimarron in extreme moments would attack me with his teeth bared or
would attack me with his teeth bared or
would attack me with his teeth bared or he would rear up on his hind legs and
he would rear up on his hind legs and
he would rear up on his hind legs and come at me with his front legs flailing
come at me with his front legs flailing
come at me with his front legs flailing at the level of my face and if I became
at the level of my face and if I became
at the level of my face and if I became violent or angry in response he would
violent or angry in response he would
violent or angry in response he would get worse and so over time when I
get worse and so over time when I
get worse and so over time when I learned how to protect myself and remain
learned how to protect myself and remain
learned how to protect myself and remain calm and remain connected to him he
calm and remain connected to him he
calm and remain connected to him he realized I wasn’t gonna hurt him and his
realized I wasn’t gonna hurt him and his
realized I wasn’t gonna hurt him and his worst behaviors his most aggressive
worst behaviors his most aggressive
worst behaviors his most aggressive behaviors disappeared but he wouldn’t
behaviors disappeared but he wouldn’t
behaviors disappeared but he wouldn’t stop with certain things he would always
stop with certain things he would always
stop with certain things he would always try to bite me or randomly try to strike
try to bite me or randomly try to strike
try to bite me or randomly try to strike out with a front leg and other people
out with a front leg and other people
out with a front leg and other people were afraid to work with him and so I
were afraid to work with him and so I
were afraid to work with him and so I wasn’t afraid of Cimarron but I was
wasn’t afraid of Cimarron but I was
wasn’t afraid of Cimarron but I was afraid for him at this point because I
afraid for him at this point because I
afraid for him at this point because I knew this type of horse and the wrong
knew this type of horse and the wrong
knew this type of horse and the wrong hands would again become abused or he
hands would again become abused or he
hands would again become abused or he might hurt someone but after a year of
might hurt someone but after a year of
might hurt someone but after a year of doing everything I knew to do every
doing everything I knew to do every
doing everything I knew to do every training technique every method that I
training technique every method that I
training technique every method that I had from some of the world’s top
had from some of the world’s top
had from some of the world’s top horseback riders I couldn’t change these
horseback riders I couldn’t change these
horseback riders I couldn’t change these behaviors and so I finally figured out
behaviors and so I finally figured out
behaviors and so I finally figured out to do what I teach people to do which is
to do what I teach people to do which is
to do what I teach people to do which is stop thinking so much like a human and
stop thinking so much like a human and
stop thinking so much like a human and start feeling like a horse and when I
start feeling like a horse and when I
start feeling like a horse and when I did this when I stepped back and stopped
did this when I stepped back and stopped
did this when I stepped back and stopped listening to all the thoughts and plans
listening to all the thoughts and plans
listening to all the thoughts and plans in my head and I just felt the
in my head and I just felt the
in my head and I just felt the sensations in my bodies and the emotions
sensations in my bodies and the emotions
sensations in my bodies and the emotions I was feeling in this space an idea
I was feeling in this space an idea
I was feeling in this space an idea popped up and the idea was simply to
popped up and the idea was simply to
popped up and the idea was simply to take some run with me when I rode an
take some run with me when I rode an
take some run with me when I rode an they’re horse now this made no logical
they’re horse now this made no logical
they’re horse now this made no logical sense but at this point I just went for
sense but at this point I just went for
sense but at this point I just went for it
it
it and the first day I took some run out I
and the first day I took some run out I
and the first day I took some run out I was leading him while I was on another
was leading him while I was on another
was leading him while I was on another horse and I took his halter off and
horse and I took his halter off and
horse and I took his halter off and Cimarron took off into the open desert
Cimarron took off into the open desert
Cimarron took off into the open desert and I sat there on my horse watching him
and I sat there on my horse watching him
and I sat there on my horse watching him go and my brain started buzzing and
go and my brain started buzzing and
go and my brain started buzzing and trying to figure out well what am I
trying to figure out well what am I
trying to figure out well what am I gonna do how can I stop them I don’t
gonna do how can I stop them I don’t
gonna do how can I stop them I don’t know how to rope a horse I mean what’s
know how to rope a horse I mean what’s
know how to rope a horse I mean what’s gonna happen but then I noticed my body
gonna happen but then I noticed my body
gonna happen but then I noticed my body was really calm so I decided to focus on
was really calm so I decided to focus on
was really calm so I decided to focus on my body and my body told me to be
my body and my body told me to be
my body and my body told me to be present just be a source of confidence
present just be a source of confidence
present just be a source of confidence for Cimarron
for Cimarron
for Cimarron and pretty soon as I sat there this
and pretty soon as I sat there this
and pretty soon as I sat there this brown horse came galloping back and he
brown horse came galloping back and he
brown horse came galloping back and he slid to a stop in front of me in this
slid to a stop in front of me in this
slid to a stop in front of me in this other horse but he wasn’t threatening
other horse but he wasn’t threatening
other horse but he wasn’t threatening and he wasn’t angry this is the first
and he wasn’t angry this is the first
and he wasn’t angry this is the first time I had seen Cimarron look like a fun
time I had seen Cimarron look like a fun
time I had seen Cimarron look like a fun happy relaxed horse and then he took off
happy relaxed horse and then he took off
happy relaxed horse and then he took off again and this time I wasn’t worried he
again and this time I wasn’t worried he
again and this time I wasn’t worried he left and I stayed calm and I just
left and I stayed calm and I just
left and I stayed calm and I just started riding a kind of following after
started riding a kind of following after
started riding a kind of following after him and then he came back and he checked
him and then he came back and he checked
him and then he came back and he checked in again and this kept happening and so
in again and this kept happening and so
in again and this kept happening and so I started playing with this and when
I started playing with this and when
I started playing with this and when Cimarron would take off I would go the
Cimarron would take off I would go the
Cimarron would take off I would go the other direction and I’d kind of whistle
other direction and I’d kind of whistle
other direction and I’d kind of whistle and then stim where would come running
and then stim where would come running
and then stim where would come running back and he’d run past us and I realized
back and he’d run past us and I realized
back and he’d run past us and I realized that even though he was ahead with me
that even though he was ahead with me
that even though he was ahead with me most of the time he was actually
most of the time he was actually
most of the time he was actually following me for the first time and so I
following me for the first time and so I
following me for the first time and so I kind of realized that I was leading him
kind of realized that I was leading him
kind of realized that I was leading him from the back of the herd and because he
from the back of the herd and because he
from the back of the herd and because he was willing because he wanted to be with
was willing because he wanted to be with
was willing because he wanted to be with me I could go wherever I wanted and
me I could go wherever I wanted and
me I could go wherever I wanted and similar I would go with me and now I
similar I would go with me and now I
similar I would go with me and now I wanted to recreate this on the ground
wanted to recreate this on the ground
wanted to recreate this on the ground and my brain was telling me well the
and my brain was telling me well the
and my brain was telling me well the only reason this is happening is because
only reason this is happening is because
only reason this is happening is because you’re on with this other horse so I
you’re on with this other horse so I
you’re on with this other horse so I didn’t wait a year this time I went
didn’t wait a year this time I went
didn’t wait a year this time I went right into my body and I imagined what
right into my body and I imagined what
right into my body and I imagined what it was like when I was working with
it was like when I was working with
it was like when I was working with Cimarron on the ground
Cimarron on the ground
Cimarron on the ground and I could feel it I could feel the
and I could feel it I could feel the
and I could feel it I could feel the pressure in my chest it was like
pressure in my chest it was like
pressure in my chest it was like something when I was on the ground
something when I was on the ground
something when I was on the ground working with him when he was
working with him when he was
working with him when he was fighting against me I felt this pressure
fighting against me I felt this pressure
fighting against me I felt this pressure in my body and then when I thought about
in my body and then when I thought about
in my body and then when I thought about what it was like on the horse when I
what it was like on the horse when I
what it was like on the horse when I felt what it was like with him on the
felt what it was like with him on the
felt what it was like with him on the horse it was free and my body was
horse it was free and my body was
horse it was free and my body was relaxed and I felt like my heart was
relaxed and I felt like my heart was
relaxed and I felt like my heart was actually connected It was as if my body
actually connected It was as if my body
actually connected It was as if my body knew where he was and my body had some
knew where he was and my body had some
knew where he was and my body had some understanding that it was okay and when
understanding that it was okay and when
understanding that it was okay and when I thought about that when I went back to
I thought about that when I went back to
I thought about that when I went back to my thinking brain I thought oh my gosh
my thinking brain I thought oh my gosh
my thinking brain I thought oh my gosh I’m actually in a very subtle way
I’m actually in a very subtle way
I’m actually in a very subtle way dominating this horse on the ground
dominating this horse on the ground
dominating this horse on the ground because I’m relying on ropes and whips
because I’m relying on ropes and whips
because I’m relying on ropes and whips and fences and I know that I can make
and fences and I know that I can make
and fences and I know that I can make him do what I want to do and that subtle
him do what I want to do and that subtle
him do what I want to do and that subtle dominance works with many horses but
dominance works with many horses but
dominance works with many horses but with a horse like Cimarron he resisted
with a horse like Cimarron he resisted
with a horse like Cimarron he resisted and his resistance was biting and
and his resistance was biting and
and his resistance was biting and striking out at me and so this
striking out at me and so this
striking out at me and so this completely shifted this realization that
completely shifted this realization that
completely shifted this realization that I had when I when I went back and forth
I had when I when I went back and forth
I had when I when I went back and forth between sinking and feeling gave me this
between sinking and feeling gave me this
between sinking and feeling gave me this new innovative idea of in this and this
new innovative idea of in this and this
new innovative idea of in this and this new understanding that I wasn’t aware of
new understanding that I wasn’t aware of
new understanding that I wasn’t aware of of how to work with him and so this
of how to work with him and so this
of how to work with him and so this leading from the back of the herd became
leading from the back of the herd became
leading from the back of the herd became something I did with all my horses and
something I did with all my horses and
something I did with all my horses and with people instead of assuming that
with people instead of assuming that
with people instead of assuming that because I’m a human or because of a
because I’m a human or because of a
because I’m a human or because of a label or a title or educational agrees I
label or a title or educational agrees I
label or a title or educational agrees I have that I have authority over others I
have that I have authority over others I
have that I have authority over others I started connecting with people I started
started connecting with people I started
started connecting with people I started using my body to give me information
using my body to give me information
using my body to give me information about what that person needed in order
about what that person needed in order
about what that person needed in order to willingly follow me or what that
to willingly follow me or what that
to willingly follow me or what that horse needed in order to willingly
horse needed in order to willingly
horse needed in order to willingly follow me and I realized that when I
follow me and I realized that when I
follow me and I realized that when I changed that allowed Cimarron to
changed that allowed Cimarron to
changed that allowed Cimarron to transform and the only way I could
transform and the only way I could
transform and the only way I could realize what I needed to do to change
realize what I needed to do to change
realize what I needed to do to change was to access the information from my
was to access the information from my
was to access the information from my body and from my emotions and I guess it
body and from my emotions and I guess it
body and from my emotions and I guess it was intuition and so this is a nice
was intuition and so this is a nice
was intuition and so this is a nice story about Cimarron but it’s really
story about Cimarron but it’s really
story about Cimarron but it’s really about learning to listen to horses in
about learning to listen to horses in
about learning to listen to horses in order to access other ways of knowing
order to access other ways of knowing
order to access other ways of knowing and horses are so amazing for this
and horses are so amazing for this
and horses are so amazing for this because this is how they live the access
because this is how they live the access
because this is how they live the access the world with a direct experience of
the world with a direct experience of
the world with a direct experience of what is happening in their bodies they
what is happening in their bodies they
what is happening in their bodies they feel it and they react and they’re so
feel it and they react and they’re so
feel it and they react and they’re so sensitive a horse can feel the intention
sensitive a horse can feel the intention
sensitive a horse can feel the intention of a predator that’s going to attack
of a predator that’s going to attack
of a predator that’s going to attack them versus a predator that’s just
them versus a predator that’s just
them versus a predator that’s just passing by and this allows them to save
passing by and this allows them to save
passing by and this allows them to save their energy for true emergencies and so
their energy for true emergencies and so
their energy for true emergencies and so when we listen to the horses we
when we listen to the horses we
when we listen to the horses we understand that they’re responding to
understand that they’re responding to
understand that they’re responding to something in us and then we can
something in us and then we can
something in us and then we can understand what it is in us and we can
understand what it is in us and we can
understand what it is in us and we can shift it and the really amazing thing is
shift it and the really amazing thing is
shift it and the really amazing thing is that we have this ability to understand
that we have this ability to understand
that we have this ability to understand the world the way horses do but we have
the world the way horses do but we have
the world the way horses do but we have to learn how to back away from our
to learn how to back away from our
to learn how to back away from our thinking and our thoughts and a great
thinking and our thoughts and a great
thinking and our thoughts and a great way to do that is to spend time with
way to do that is to spend time with
way to do that is to spend time with horses and let them teach us how and
horses and let them teach us how and
horses and let them teach us how and then we can learn to integrate this
then we can learn to integrate this
then we can learn to integrate this amazing intellect we have with this
amazing intellect we have with this
amazing intellect we have with this amazing ability to be aware and
amazing ability to be aware and
amazing ability to be aware and innovative enough insights that comes
innovative enough insights that comes
innovative enough insights that comes from our bodies our emotion and our
from our bodies our emotion and our
from our bodies our emotion and our intuition now many people can use this
intuition now many people can use this
intuition now many people can use this you don’t have to be a horse person he
you don’t have to be a horse person he
you don’t have to be a horse person he doesn’t have to be with a horse and I
doesn’t have to be with a horse and I
doesn’t have to be with a horse and I want to share as I’m wrapping up I want
want to share as I’m wrapping up I want
want to share as I’m wrapping up I want to share with you some examples of
to share with you some examples of
to share with you some examples of people real-life people who have had
people real-life people who have had
people real-life people who have had experience with the horses and what has
experience with the horses and what has
experience with the horses and what has taught them and the first one I want to
taught them and the first one I want to
taught them and the first one I want to tell you about is was a lawyer I’ll call
tell you about is was a lawyer I’ll call
tell you about is was a lawyer I’ll call him Peter he came to a leadership
him Peter he came to a leadership
him Peter he came to a leadership workshop and Peter was having trouble
workshop and Peter was having trouble
workshop and Peter was having trouble with his staff they were kind of
with his staff they were kind of
with his staff they were kind of rebelling against him by not doing their
rebelling against him by not doing their
rebelling against him by not doing their jobs and there was a lot of fighting and
jobs and there was a lot of fighting and
jobs and there was a lot of fighting and when I gave Peter a goal to accomplish
when I gave Peter a goal to accomplish
when I gave Peter a goal to accomplish as a horse Peter immediately went in and
as a horse Peter immediately went in and
as a horse Peter immediately went in and started like badgering this horse and
started like badgering this horse and
started like badgering this horse and pushing this horse and not even noticing
pushing this horse and not even noticing
pushing this horse and not even noticing that the horse was putting his ears back
that the horse was putting his ears back
that the horse was putting his ears back in anger and swishing his tail which is
in anger and swishing his tail which is
in anger and swishing his tail which is a sign of being mad and then when the
a sign of being mad and then when the
a sign of being mad and then when the horse did start doing it Peter just kept
horse did start doing it Peter just kept
horse did start doing it Peter just kept using the whip and telling him to go and
using the whip and telling him to go and
using the whip and telling him to go and go and the horse just basically there
go and the horse just basically there
go and the horse just basically there was a mutiny and refused to do it and
was a mutiny and refused to do it and
was a mutiny and refused to do it and and Peter didn’t understand he didn’t
and Peter didn’t understand he didn’t
and Peter didn’t understand he didn’t know what he was doing and so then I
know what he was doing and so then I
know what he was doing and so then I gave him another experience and this
gave him another experience and this
gave him another experience and this time I coached him on using his body to
time I coached him on using his body to
time I coached him on using his body to understand how close to be with the
understand how close to be with the
understand how close to be with the horse and in gently asking the horse and
horse and in gently asking the horse and
horse and in gently asking the horse and canoe
canoe
canoe staying with the horse before you
staying with the horse before you
staying with the horse before you started doing something and then backing
started doing something and then backing
started doing something and then backing off and not micromanaging this horse
off and not micromanaging this horse
off and not micromanaging this horse that actually knew how to do this job
that actually knew how to do this job
that actually knew how to do this job better than Peter did and when he did
better than Peter did and when he did
better than Peter did and when he did this the horse cooperated and he did it
this the horse cooperated and he did it
this the horse cooperated and he did it beautifully and then Peter had he didn’t
beautifully and then Peter had he didn’t
beautifully and then Peter had he didn’t under he’s didn’t understand it so he
under he’s didn’t understand it so he
under he’s didn’t understand it so he had to go into his body and he had to
had to go into his body and he had to
had to go into his body and he had to turn off his brain and really think and
turn off his brain and really think and
turn off his brain and really think and what came up for him was that he
what came up for him was that he
what came up for him was that he expected people to not do what he was
expected people to not do what he was
expected people to not do what he was asking them to do this is how he started
asking them to do this is how he started
asking them to do this is how he started every request or demand was that he
every request or demand was that he
every request or demand was that he assumed people were not going to do it
assumed people were not going to do it
assumed people were not going to do it and so he came on strong and so with
and so he came on strong and so with
and so he came on strong and so with this insight Peter actually went back
this insight Peter actually went back
this insight Peter actually went back and you’re not gonna believe this but he
and you’re not gonna believe this but he
and you’re not gonna believe this but he actually instituted a group meditation
actually instituted a group meditation
actually instituted a group meditation before any staff meetings and he was so
before any staff meetings and he was so
before any staff meetings and he was so excited about connecting with your body
excited about connecting with your body
excited about connecting with your body that he instituted this in his law firm
that he instituted this in his law firm
that he instituted this in his law firm and it completely changed the way they
and it completely changed the way they
and it completely changed the way they do things and the other example I want
do things and the other example I want
do things and the other example I want to share as a young woman named Chelsea
to share as a young woman named Chelsea
to share as a young woman named Chelsea and Chelsea was a CEO of a company kind
and Chelsea was a CEO of a company kind
and Chelsea was a CEO of a company kind of a meteoric rise to success and she
of a meteoric rise to success and she
of a meteoric rise to success and she came to work with me because she was
came to work with me because she was
came to work with me because she was gonna quit her job she wanted to quit
gonna quit her job she wanted to quit
gonna quit her job she wanted to quit her job she was very unhappy in it and
Chelsea and she was just there to figure
Chelsea and she was just there to figure out what she wanted to do next and
out what she wanted to do next and
out what she wanted to do next and Chelsea in an experience with Simran
Chelsea in an experience with Simran
Chelsea in an experience with Simran went into the arena with him and she was
went into the arena with him and she was
went into the arena with him and she was silent for a moment and then she started
silent for a moment and then she started
silent for a moment and then she started moving in a very graceful it looked like
moving in a very graceful it looked like
moving in a very graceful it looked like a dance and I immediately was concerned
a dance and I immediately was concerned
a dance and I immediately was concerned because I’m thinking oh my gosh you
because I’m thinking oh my gosh you
because I’m thinking oh my gosh you can’t do this with Simran he was gonna
can’t do this with Simran he was gonna
can’t do this with Simran he was gonna like attack you or do something but no
like attack you or do something but no
like attack you or do something but no Simran he picked himself up if you’ve
Simran he picked himself up if you’ve
Simran he picked himself up if you’ve ever seen like a bullfighter or a tango
ever seen like a bullfighter or a tango
ever seen like a bullfighter or a tango dancer he looked like a dancer and he
dancer he looked like a dancer and he
dancer he looked like a dancer and he trotted after Chelsea and he embraced
trotted after Chelsea and he embraced
trotted after Chelsea and he embraced her body with his body and they moved
her body with his body and they moved
her body with his body and they moved together like this he was moving
together like this he was moving
together like this he was moving partially forward and partially sideways
partially forward and partially sideways
partially forward and partially sideways embracing her body around the arena in a
embracing her body around the arena in a
embracing her body around the arena in a dance this was nothing he was trained to
dance this was nothing he was trained to
dance this was nothing he was trained to do and at the end of it we were all in
do and at the end of it we were all in
do and at the end of it we were all in tears and Chelsea revealed to us that
tears and Chelsea revealed to us that
tears and Chelsea revealed to us that she had been a day
she had been a day
she had been a day sir in college and this is something she
sir in college and this is something she
sir in college and this is something she loved to do and she realized as she
loved to do and she realized as she
loved to do and she realized as she spent some time with this that she
spent some time with this that she
spent some time with this that she actually didn’t need to quit her job and
actually didn’t need to quit her job and
actually didn’t need to quit her job and she didn’t want to quit her job she just
she didn’t want to quit her job she just
she didn’t want to quit her job she just needed to make time in her life for all
needed to make time in her life for all
needed to make time in her life for all the things she had put aside to be so
the things she had put aside to be so
the things she had put aside to be so successful and so she didn’t quit her
successful and so she didn’t quit her
successful and so she didn’t quit her job she started dancing and and the
job she started dancing and and the
job she started dancing and and the other piece of it was she wanted to make
other piece of it was she wanted to make
other piece of it was she wanted to make room for a relationship and all she had
room for a relationship and all she had
room for a relationship and all she had to do was get out of her head and have
to do was get out of her head and have
to do was get out of her head and have this experience with the horse and her
this experience with the horse and her
this experience with the horse and her body to help remind her now for 6,000
body to help remind her now for 6,000
body to help remind her now for 6,000 years horses in some form or another
years horses in some form or another
years horses in some form or another have been partnering with humans they
have been partnering with humans they
have been partnering with humans they were key they were instrumental to human
were key they were instrumental to human
were key they were instrumental to human progress and now we’re at a time when so
progress and now we’re at a time when so
progress and now we’re at a time when so many things are critical our thinking is
many things are critical our thinking is
many things are critical our thinking is amazing and we’ve created and invented
amazing and we’ve created and invented
amazing and we’ve created and invented incredible things but we’ve become so
incredible things but we’ve become so
incredible things but we’ve become so powerful that our thinking has allowed
powerful that our thinking has allowed
powerful that our thinking has allowed us to dominate everything and now it
us to dominate everything and now it
us to dominate everything and now it seems we need it’s a time we need to
seems we need it’s a time we need to
seems we need it’s a time we need to learn to feel and tune into this other
learn to feel and tune into this other
learn to feel and tune into this other amazing ability we have this ability
amazing ability we have this ability
amazing ability we have this ability that is so natural for horses and they
that is so natural for horses and they
that is so natural for horses and they can share with us and when we do this
can share with us and when we do this
can share with us and when we do this when we learn to integrate our
when we learn to integrate our
when we learn to integrate our intellectual awareness with these other
intellectual awareness with these other
intellectual awareness with these other ways of knowing we connect to ourselves
ways of knowing we connect to ourselves
ways of knowing we connect to ourselves we connect to others we connect to the
we connect to others we connect to the
we connect to others we connect to the ecosystems that we are a part of and we
ecosystems that we are a part of and we
ecosystems that we are a part of and we rely on to live and we can become we can
rely on to live and we can become we can
rely on to live and we can become we can change we can shift in the way that will
change we can shift in the way that will
change we can shift in the way that will create the transformation that we all
create the transformation that we all
create the transformation that we all need we all want to see in the world and
need we all want to see in the world and
need we all want to see in the world and the amazing thing is the horses are just
the amazing thing is the horses are just
the amazing thing is the horses are just there they’re poised they’re ready to
there they’re poised they’re ready to
there they’re poised they’re ready to partner with us we just have to learn to
partner with us we just have to learn to
partner with us we just have to learn to listen thank you
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