ShreddedOakAviary
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- Jul 13, 2011
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- Parrots
- M2's, U2's, G2's, RB2's, VOS, RLA's, BFA's, DYHA's, Dusky Pionus, Blue and Green Quakers, Meyers Parrots, VOS, GW Macaw's, Harlequin Macaws, Tiels, YNA, TAG's, CAG's, Blue Crown Conures, Red sided Ecl
I had one those days.... we all have them.
I had nightmares all the night before and woke up in a bad mood and still pretty tired. I couldn't force out much motivation and fed the bird an hour late. The aviary is all a bustle and the birds were aparently sharing my mood. The newly aquired kitten decided to try her claws on my couch, and overall I just wasn't my happy, chattery, smiley self...
For me a bad day or bad mood is when I'm not in a great mood. I'm a fairly happy person nearly always.
So, I decided to go for a horseback ride. I didn't even have the motivation to use a saddle, and the only reason I used a bridle is because it was next to his halter and just as easy to grab. I walked my giant horse over to the farm truck stood in the bed and still wasn't high enough... so I stepped up onto the truck tool box and leaned over onto Sausuke and sat up. He's a draft horse, he is from the same bloodline that produced the guiness book of world record horse (22 hands). His sire is 20 hands, and Sausuke is 3 and looks to be pushing 19 hands himself. He has a smooth gate, and a gentle way that can always undo the worst of days...
So I took him on the trail to work on his transition to a Canter for a while. Finally I just let him RUN! The power of his movements, the sound of his dinner plate sized feet tearing at the ground, the cold wind blowing, and the feeling of every muscle working together in unison, I could feel his powerful hind end pushing and propelling his boday forward in the most graceful and strong way. He is a majestic animal and I felt momentarily free of everything.
About 5 years ago I had a horseback riding accident that left me emotionally scarred... I loved horses, but refused to ride again. I would brush, walk, feed, water, clean, and ground train them but would not ride again. My fear was so much that when I tried to get on one of our horses it made them nervous, and would make me terrified and I would get. Down immediately and give up. This went on for a year, before I finally decided to try one last time. I bought a baby Shire horse, raised him, trained him, and when the day came I rode him. As a draft he iis so easy going that he never cared if I was nervous... And now I can ride just about anything again, but the big horse has only ever been ridden by me, and he healed that fear one slow big sure foot at a tim; and I love him for it!
So, not only did he heal my day, but healed my fear long before today and I will never forget that!
I had nightmares all the night before and woke up in a bad mood and still pretty tired. I couldn't force out much motivation and fed the bird an hour late. The aviary is all a bustle and the birds were aparently sharing my mood. The newly aquired kitten decided to try her claws on my couch, and overall I just wasn't my happy, chattery, smiley self...
For me a bad day or bad mood is when I'm not in a great mood. I'm a fairly happy person nearly always.
So, I decided to go for a horseback ride. I didn't even have the motivation to use a saddle, and the only reason I used a bridle is because it was next to his halter and just as easy to grab. I walked my giant horse over to the farm truck stood in the bed and still wasn't high enough... so I stepped up onto the truck tool box and leaned over onto Sausuke and sat up. He's a draft horse, he is from the same bloodline that produced the guiness book of world record horse (22 hands). His sire is 20 hands, and Sausuke is 3 and looks to be pushing 19 hands himself. He has a smooth gate, and a gentle way that can always undo the worst of days...
So I took him on the trail to work on his transition to a Canter for a while. Finally I just let him RUN! The power of his movements, the sound of his dinner plate sized feet tearing at the ground, the cold wind blowing, and the feeling of every muscle working together in unison, I could feel his powerful hind end pushing and propelling his boday forward in the most graceful and strong way. He is a majestic animal and I felt momentarily free of everything.
About 5 years ago I had a horseback riding accident that left me emotionally scarred... I loved horses, but refused to ride again. I would brush, walk, feed, water, clean, and ground train them but would not ride again. My fear was so much that when I tried to get on one of our horses it made them nervous, and would make me terrified and I would get. Down immediately and give up. This went on for a year, before I finally decided to try one last time. I bought a baby Shire horse, raised him, trained him, and when the day came I rode him. As a draft he iis so easy going that he never cared if I was nervous... And now I can ride just about anything again, but the big horse has only ever been ridden by me, and he healed that fear one slow big sure foot at a tim; and I love him for it!
So, not only did he heal my day, but healed my fear long before today and I will never forget that!
