Yes, I read the poem and think I read part of the answer today or should I say the missing part of the equation? So get ready for an enormous quote, coming under the title, Hidden Talents:
Many animals with a marked talent for helping humans initially seem sour, moody, or fearful because of an unusually strong ability to detect hidden emotions and think outside the box. These horses are the ‘high sensitives” of the herd. Standard desensitization techniques can have an unexpected effect, making them withdraw or panic as if they’d been severely abused. As beasts of burden, athletes, and vehicles for ego gratification, they experience unending strife, and quite often end up at the killer’s because they can’t be “fixed.” Human beings face similar dilemmas. Think of an artist entering law school because he was born into a family of attorneys, of a woman with a great political mind whose parents pressure her into skipping college and marrying young. These people are prime candidates for depression and suicide.
In her book, The Highly Sensitive Person, research psychologist Elaine N. Aron determined that 15 to 20 percent of all mammals, including humans, are “highly sensitive,” responding to sights, sounds, and emotions that go unnoticed by others. Using a simple, twenty-three- question test for the trait, Aron surveyed three hundred randomly selected people of all ages, finding an additional 22 percent to be “moderately sensitive.” The majority, 42 percent, said they were not sensitive at all — which suggests why the highly sensitive can feel so completely out of step with a large part of the world. p56/7 Riding between the Worlds, Linda Kohanov.
All this to say, that certain people and horses have every reason to feel misunderstood because they have capacities that others simply don’t have. Whatever else your poems resonate a high degree of emotion. Maybe one day soon, you may surprise yourself to find you are a natural born horse whisper. Either way, it may pay you to start looking into the matter. Especially BEFORE you start buying horses.
Thank you, Ian!
Coincidentally, just this morning I came across a program on television on the subject of retraining misbehaving horses. There was an advertisement for an educational app for iPhones/iPads on the subject of horses. In that moment, I decided it would be wise to look into it. I downloaded the free trial version and played with it today to learn some of the proper nomenclature for equine anatomy.
I thought my doing so was a reflection of my loneliness for Cyndie, but you reveal to me that there may be something of my own hiding in my action.
Indeed, once you get your horses, it will be like being a parent all over again – and you will be able to apply all the skills you have already gleaned and much much more. What we are learning about horses today is trail blazing into an uncharted emotional landscape – get ready for the greatest adventure of your life!
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Hi John
Yes, I read the poem and think I read part of the answer today or should I say the missing part of the equation? So get ready for an enormous quote, coming under the title, Hidden Talents:
Many animals with a marked talent for helping humans initially seem sour, moody, or fearful because of an unusually strong ability to detect hidden emotions and think outside the box. These horses are the ‘high sensitives” of the herd. Standard desensitization techniques can have an unexpected effect, making them withdraw or panic as if they’d been severely abused. As beasts of burden, athletes, and vehicles for ego gratification, they experience unending strife, and quite often end up at the killer’s because they can’t be “fixed.” Human beings face similar dilemmas. Think of an artist entering law school because he was born into a family of attorneys, of a woman with a great political mind whose parents pressure her into skipping college and marrying young. These people are prime candidates for depression and suicide.
In her book, The Highly Sensitive Person, research psychologist Elaine N. Aron determined that 15 to 20 percent of all mammals, including humans, are “highly sensitive,” responding to sights, sounds, and emotions that go unnoticed by others. Using a simple, twenty-three- question test for the trait, Aron surveyed three hundred randomly selected people of all ages, finding an additional 22 percent to be “moderately sensitive.” The majority, 42 percent, said they were not sensitive at all — which suggests why the highly sensitive can feel so completely out of step with a large part of the world. p56/7 Riding between the Worlds, Linda Kohanov.
All this to say, that certain people and horses have every reason to feel misunderstood because they have capacities that others simply don’t have. Whatever else your poems resonate a high degree of emotion. Maybe one day soon, you may surprise yourself to find you are a natural born horse whisper. Either way, it may pay you to start looking into the matter. Especially BEFORE you start buying horses.
Ian Rowcliffe
January 22, 2012 at 7:37 pm
Thank you, Ian!
Coincidentally, just this morning I came across a program on television on the subject of retraining misbehaving horses. There was an advertisement for an educational app for iPhones/iPads on the subject of horses. In that moment, I decided it would be wise to look into it. I downloaded the free trial version and played with it today to learn some of the proper nomenclature for equine anatomy.
I thought my doing so was a reflection of my loneliness for Cyndie, but you reveal to me that there may be something of my own hiding in my action.
johnwhays
January 22, 2012 at 8:01 pm
Indeed, once you get your horses, it will be like being a parent all over again – and you will be able to apply all the skills you have already gleaned and much much more. What we are learning about horses today is trail blazing into an uncharted emotional landscape – get ready for the greatest adventure of your life!
Ian Rowcliffe
January 23, 2012 at 11:54 am