Dance in the Rain
This is one of the resistance free teaching pictures I have always used when a student becomes very discouraged after their hors acts up. I tell them to realize that “Life is NOT about waiting for the storm to pass. It is about learning to DANCE IN THE RAIN”.One of the absolutes we teach in our resistance free courses is that for every action there is a reaction. For example, if we take our horse out for a ride and our horse react to a loud noise; right there we teach that your reaction is your choice.
You can react in a negative way by jerking his mouth, or you can react in a positive way be loosening the rain and rubbing his neck saying to him “You’re OK, it scared me too.”
Richard Shrake is an internationally known horseman from Sun River, Oregon. He holds Resistance Free riding seminars on an international level. For a schedule of seminars see his website at: http://www.richardshrake.com/Illustrations by Suzanne Gysin, a Swiss born illustrator with a strong background in eventing and dressage. You can contact her at: http://suzannegysin.blogspot.com/