Inspiration
Inspiration from the horse.
What is brought to the horse is reflected back to you.
In her words
What inspires me in my riding and working with horses is also what inspires my life. I believe all humans are seeking a connection with their source, their nature. The time we spend with horses is a way back to that source. Horses are nature. In a life with horses, it is possible to find moments of harmony, and the connection we desire.
Horses are nature
I am inspired by the horse with its grace, beauty, and the gentle strength it possesses. Horses are amongst the noblest of creatures and I live to be in their company.
Present, in the moment
They have an amazing ability to be present, in the moment, and move on to the next with purity and truth intact.
Honest by nature
Horses by nature are honest and have taught me to communicate with a greater sense of clarity of intention. What is brought to the horse is reflected back to you.
Through my yearning to know more about these qualities, I've sought out the best human teachers available and, in my studies, I've learned what it means to portray myself through them with their physical and energetic way of communicating.
In my quest to become a better interpreter of the language that I share with horses, I feel I've become a better human. The horse has inspired me to be introspective and reflect on the discipline of being self-aware, deliberate, and at peace with the process of achieving goals.
The horse has inspired a better life.
Tressa's mare, Allura
Ronald Duncan, "The Horse", 1954
Where in this wide world can man find nobility without pride, friendship without envy, or beauty without vanity?
Here, where grace is served with muscle and strength by gentleness confined, he serves without servility; he has fought without enmity.