Post by alijohnson on Mar 22, 2010 16:02:43 GMT 1
Well now you've started this thread........ Oh boy what IH has done for me........ changed my life, my thoughts , my very existance, I (incase you hadn't guessed) am astounded by how much IH can affect your life, up here in Durham there isn't a huge Natural Horsemanship following and sometimes you just bobble along through life doing your own thing getting frustrated when things aren't great but not always knowing how to change it, then it happened........ 5 day foundation course September 2008, I went on a 5 day course and found the rest of my life. No real reason for me to NEED to go on that course other than a growing personal interest - no problem pony at home, just a fantastic husband who said 'if you're interested go along' I knew that first day on the Monday morning that I had found what I was always looking for. I cried all the way home on the Friday evening ( and a long 5 hour drive!!), joy, sadness, relief at finally feeling I belonged, I don't know. But a changed person I was when I got home. All of those years with my ponies as a kid and my own horse as an adult and I had no idea all of this was staring me in the face. I am now working towards RAship and every aspect of my life has changed, the psychology I apply to my life with my family as well as my horses, with friends and even strangers has made me a better person. The horses I have are different too not because i've practised everything with them but just because of how my attitude has changed, I don't bobble along anymore, the path I walk is amazing and I love what I do and the person I have become because of it. I help horses and people everyday, I don't judge, if people ask for help it's a fantastic start. I feel honoured to have learned and am learning from these amazing people........
Now i'm gonna cry!! no not really, just sorry I was 35 before I got to find IH but as I just keep telling myself i'm here now!!! and loving every second of it.
For anyone who is tempted to go on a course don't wait a second longer, get it booked, there is no way you'll ever regret it, if you're anything like me it might just change your life!
You'll be pleased to know i'm not this emotional on a daily basis, I have a handle on that, just when you open the flood gates with a post like this it all comes back!!!! x Now back to work!
Now i'm gonna cry!! no not really, just sorry I was 35 before I got to find IH but as I just keep telling myself i'm here now!!! and loving every second of it.
For anyone who is tempted to go on a course don't wait a second longer, get it booked, there is no way you'll ever regret it, if you're anything like me it might just change your life!
You'll be pleased to know i'm not this emotional on a daily basis, I have a handle on that, just when you open the flood gates with a post like this it all comes back!!!! x Now back to work!