06/01/2026
The more I learn, the more questions I have.
Questions that go deeper than I imagined and lead me to vast spaces of unknowing.
It's frightening yet freeing - if I let it be.
So many opinions and techniques, this master horseman versus that master horseman.
Natural horsemanship versus not natural horsemanship.
What direction is the art of horsemanship going?
Is it dying? Or is it growing?
These vast spaces can feel overwhelming and can keep the perfectionist up late nights and long days trying to find the perfect answer.
It must be out there right??
When the vastness tries to swallow me it reminds me at the same time that horsemanship is a journey for each one of us.
We are all experimenting and learning from the horse.
I think it is important that we protect and build off of the knowledge the horse has given us over thousands of years.
I think it is important that we don't cheapen it for ego, money, and popularity.
But as each one of us go through our horsemanship journeys I think its important to remember that for thousands of years every horseman has been experimenting, watching, questioning, and learning.
Let us not get so lost in the vastness of unknowning that we can no longer see the horse and ourselves.
There is much we must study with dedication from the great masters... but let's not lose ourselves in the vastness of those who were also experimenting.
