how horses tell you about yourself
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How Horses Tell You
About Yourself
By Linda Pucci, Ph.D.
This horse knows things about you.
How do they know?How do they know?
Horses are prey animalsHorses are prey animals
Horses are prey animals--Horses are prey animals--
They constantly watch their They constantly watch their environment for danger.environment for danger.
These horses see a cow that wandered
into their field.
Horses are looking for thingsHorses are looking for things
in their environment that in their environment that
are are
INCONGRUENTINCONGRUENT
Out of place…
Out of place…
When things are incongruent, When things are incongruent,
horses REACThorses REACT
When thingsWhen things
are are
CONGRUENT,CONGRUENT,
horses RELAXhorses RELAX
Horses are curious…Horses are curious…
And can be very interested in what people are up to…
Horses don’t lie…Horses don’t lie…
Horses don’t lie…Horses don’t lie…
And don’t pretend that things are fine when they
are not.
This makes horses perfect This makes horses perfect partners for giving us partners for giving us
FEEDBACK…FEEDBACK…
This makes horses perfect This makes horses perfect partners for giving us partners for giving us
FEEDBACK…FEEDBACK…
About OUR CONGRUENCY
Horses can tell if you mean Horses can tell if you mean what you saywhat you say
Horses can tell if you mean Horses can tell if you mean what you saywhat you say
They check to see if
your outsides
match your insides…
They check out They check out your body languageyour body language
They check out They check out your body languageyour body language
You can’t fake it with horses.
They can tell…They can tell…
Does she
really
mean
“Stop?”
Does she?
Do they?
Horses demand clear Horses demand clear communication…communication…
Horses demand clear Horses demand clear communication…communication…
About what
you want them
to do.
How clear is YOUR communication?
How clear is YOUR communication?
How clear is YOUR communication?
Horses give you feedback Horses give you feedback about your approach…about your approach…
Horses give you feedback Horses give you feedback about your approach…about your approach…
And how it is
working for you.
How well is it working?
How well is it working?
Horses respondHorses respondto your energy…to your energy…
Horses respondHorses respondto your energy…to your energy…
Are you really
going to make
the horse do it?
Can this team make the horse move?
He isn’t convinced they mean it--yet
NOW they mean it
She can adjust her energy
to move the horse away--
She can also adjust her energy
to bring the horse closer.
People can use this skill in their People can use this skill in their relationships with other people--relationships with other people--
People can use this skill in their People can use this skill in their relationships with other people--relationships with other people--
Like clients or customers or co-workers
People can use this skill in their People can use this skill in their relationships with other people--relationships with other people--
Like clients or customers or co-workers
Or even friends, family or loved ones
When we interact with When we interact with horses, we can’t take horses, we can’t take
them for granted…them for granted…
When we interact with When we interact with horses, we can’t take horses, we can’t take
them for granted…them for granted…
Because they are so BIG
We can’t take horses We can’t take horses for granted…for granted…
We can’t take horses We can’t take horses for granted…for granted…
AND because
they are so BIG,
they can even be intimidating.
They demand our respect
And may require us to stretch ourselves
And do things outside of our “comfort zone”
The connection with horses is The connection with horses is special…special…
The connection with horses is The connection with horses is special…special…
And allows us to
discover ourselves
as we interact with them
We can learn to use our senses
Learn to
trust the
feedback
they give
us
Figure out how to keep our balance (or not)
Overcome
obstacles
and reach
our goals
All in partnership with these
wise creatures
Who only demand that
we be authentic
To learn more about
Equine Assisted Learning
and how it can help you
or your company
ContactLinda Pucci, Ph.D.
atLinda@ResourcesWithHorses.com
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