> > I think we (the list) are dedicated to the combination of NH and > partnership, mutual cooperation and not the dominant / submissive model. > > Are we on the right track? >
I think we are all doing the best that we know how. It's easier to talk the talk, than it is to walk the walk. I know I have apologized to my horses many times!!! I'm certainly not better than anyone else on this list! We're all trying to figure out how to give our horses a better deal, and get along in the process. We are just starting to tap the potential of what these horses have to offer us. The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don't know. It is a very humbling journey! Intent is important and that's why I think the horses are so forgiving of our mistakes. As long as our intent is for partnership and not unquestioned obedience, we are on the right path. I just hope we can treat our fellow travelers on this road with the same kindness and consideration that we offer to our horses! > Does that make us progressive and leaders in the world of horsemanship? > Absolutely!!! > > I will never forget that you gave me my first clicker ten > years ago! I still have it! Thank you! > Cool! I still have my early clickers, too! Was it one from Karen Pryor's Don't Shoot the Dog workshop or maybe Gary Wilkes'? Alex and I used to go to the dog workshops to see clicker training in action back in the 90's. We got to meet a lot of incredible people! We were really voices in the wilderness in the horse world back then!!! Mary Sand Lake, NY
