tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8815162588916031181.post4493441641486545746..comments2023-06-17T07:02:17.094-07:00Comments on Ev 'n' Hosses: Autumn winds.Evergreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03791202566531757466noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8815162588916031181.post-20789989688477252852009-10-10T08:46:07.212-07:002009-10-10T08:46:07.212-07:00Oi, well a lot of it was Bo's opinion, which I...Oi, well a lot of it was Bo's opinion, which I agreed with! But essentially we talked about one of the big purposes of religion is how it helps us to work through things that just completely blow our minds. Things that are just too intense or terrible for us to process on our own. Religion gives us guidance and rituals to work through these moments.<br /><br />And sometimes we ask a horse to do something and they just cannot handle it, mentally, emotionally. We blow their minds. And we must help them work through it. We must give them comfort. Give them familiar rituals. Be the guide that they need to work through it. Not someone who just punishes the horse because of their "attitude." Sometimes it's attitude, but so very often it is not. It's confusion or the inability to process. It's being overwhelmed.Evergreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03791202566531757466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8815162588916031181.post-73049424081526014422009-10-10T02:57:20.519-07:002009-10-10T02:57:20.519-07:00I'm really interested to hear your opinion abo...I'm really interested to hear your opinion about how "religious humanism" relates to horsemanship. I have my own theories about that, too.<br />Later...littledoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15246918889252942468noreply@blogger.com