Play some music near your horse. Listen to the music, notice your physical and emotional response, and watch how your horse responds. We recommend classical or instrumental music at first, as well as avoiding loud jarring sounds (regardless of genre) as they tend to alarm a horse.
Stella and Sushmitha; Hawkstone Stables, 2018 Here is a simple way to incorporate being mindfully aware while practising the usual routines at the barn. Mindful practice doesn’t have to be about adding things to your day; rather, it can be shifting your focus in small ways to add more presence to your life just the way it is. This exercise is one of others included in our upcoming book project, Sharing the Now: Mindfulness Exercises…