Treatable, Perhaps Curable

I hope that I am not being overly optimistic in my belief in rehabilitative education for true horse professionals. Until proven otherwise, I will maintain the position that even if one has been professionally trained and educated and has spent a lifetime in the established horse world, it is still possible to learn as much about a horse's mind, body and soul as an 11 year old girl that has seriously studied natural horse care, natural horsemanship, and natural hoof care for nine months already knows.

As the cliche goes, first one must recognize that one has a problem. Unfortunately, many of those trapped in the established horse world spend their lives with others who are equally afflicted. Like the addict whose social circle is limited to those in whom they share a crack house, they simply reinforce each other's warped beliefs.

Unfortunately, the established horse world cannot be part of the solution to the crisis that horses face in the 21st century. They are, in fact, utterly, 100% responsible for that crisis. However, the brightest and most open minded among them have the ability to break out of the mindset that traps them as securely as a BLM holding pen and become actual horsemen.

I applaud those that reach out to these people and try to show the rewards of true horsemanship to such a crowd. I do not have the strength of character to be able to do so. I take the easy way out and reach out to untainted novices. Were I a better, more patient person I would do otherwise. However, I fear that in that regard I am neither treatable, nor curable.

(This is Croatoan, a wild Corolla stallion in a training clinic with Sarah Lin the fall after his spring capture. Neither Sarah Lin, nor Croatoan need any treatment nor cure.)