Still Waters Riding Sanctuary

08/29/2017

You're NOT Everyone's cup of tea and that is okay.

08/24/2017

Amazing discovery!!!

08/04/2017

07/25/2017

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07/21/2017

Some thoughts worth repeating ;)

Communicative chauvinism is the belief that everyone thinks and acts in the same way we do. In this way, it functions as a barrier to communication in our relationships with both horses and other people.

I recently read a book called "The 5 Love Languages" by Gary Chapman. In this book, Gary explains that there are 5 primary ways people prefer to receive love. Two examples are gift giving and quality time.

Let’s play with a scenario. Let’s say the following:

My love language is quality time; when someone spends quality time with chauvinism me, their love speaks strongly to me and I feel cherished.

I am dating Bob. Bob’s love language is gift giving; when someone showers him with gifts, he feels he is really appreciated.

Bob wants to show his love to me, so he showers me with frequent presents.

I get upset because all I want for Bob is to show that he cares about me by spending quality time with me. Gifts don’t prove a thing to me. I don’t think Bob truly loves me.

Bob gets upset because he feels he is putting everything into the relationship that he can. He thinks I don’t appreciate his gifts and doesn’t understand what I want.

Bob invests an enormous amount of time and resources into the relationship with no luck. The relationship comes to an end because Bob and I could not speak the same love language. I did not think Bob really cared about me and Bob felt he was doing everything he could.

The same thing happens to us with our horses. Like Bob, we pour time, money, and other resources into our relationship with them, but if we’re not speaking their “love language,” it just doesn’t matter to our horses! We must understand our horse’s “love language;” what I mean by this, is finding out what motivates our horses.

Make sense? Do you know YOUR horse's love language?

📷 Impulse Photography

07/19/2017

07/19/2017

Summer Day

07/19/2017

It's always fun to cool down in the creek.

07/16/2017

07/14/2017

There's no denying the freeing power of a good gallop - horseback riding is clearly the best therapy!

07/07/2017

Shhhhh! Baby sleeping. We found this by the trail around the pond.

07/07/2017