Here are two suggested opportunities to bring mindful awareness to time spent at the barn and with your horse. For each of the suggested exercises in these series, try these at various times of the day and on different days to note the variations in your present-moment experience.
When you go out to the pasture to visit or catch a horse that is far away, take a mindful walk towards the horse. Specifically—walk towards your horse mindfully, rather than “mind fully.”
Try walking in a non-straight line in your horses’ paddock or pasture. Pay attention to when the horses notice you—each time a horse head comes up, pause and breathe until the head goes back down.