BE THE CHANGE. BE MINDFUL
Progressive Equine Partnerships ask you to enjoy your equines whilst being mindful of your actions and consider the physical and emotional effect of the equine in every interaction. We call this the practice of mindful horsemanship.
What Does it mean to be mindful?
To be mindful means to be conscious or aware of something.
Mindful horsemanship is the practice of paying attention and being aware of what we ask of our equines. It’s about broadening your knowledge to align your actions with your beliefs and values. The aim is to keep your actions in line with your values during every equine interaction.
Knowledge
To be mindful is to learn how your actions or the actions of equipment, affects the horse physically and mentally. Its not just knowing why your actions and equipment have an effect its about understanding how they work, How the horse learns and about the horses needs.
Ethics
To be mindful is to be ethical. The individual’s definition of ethical will vary from person to person. By having knowledge of your actions, you can decide your self if your actions are ethical. At PEP we consider the ethical treatment of equines to be that that causes no pain or fear.
Integrity
To be mindful is to act with integrity. Understand and develop your moral and ethical values and abide by them during every equine encounter. Develop a good understanding of the ego, learn to recognise cognitive dissonance, and try to keep both of these in check.
How you can practice mindful horsemanship?
Explore your values and motivation in relation to your partnership with the horse as well as thinking about your actions from the horse’s perspective.
Learn about your equine partner, the things you ask of him and the environment in which he is kept. Boarding your knowledge will allow you to align your actions with your beliefs and values.
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The benefits of practicing mindful horsemanship
Being mindful of the horse’s thoughts and feelings as well as your own in the moments of interaction, when you are in the present with the horse, allows you to create a harmonious bond and strengthen your partnership. This special connection allows horse and human to benefit for time spent together. The practice of mindfulness deepens your understanding of self and the horse, opening the capacity to make a positive difference in his world as well as your own.
Ready to start your mindful horsemanship Journey?
Our free 4 week course will help you to develop a new insight into your human-equine relationships, what drives you and how being mindful of your actions can have a positive effect on your partnership.
