Honeycomb Horsemanship

08/25/2022

Eternity arrive yesterday 8/24/22 💜

08/03/2022

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06/28/2022

Two days ago Miss Sparrow arrived! I have partnered with Great Escape Mustang Collaborative to gentle this two year old Devils Garden filly. She is super sweet. The halter was no big deal for her and all the while she was calm and engaged!

Welcome Sparrow!

Konnie

06/07/2022

“Be” first, then “Do”. Purpose precedes action.

I don’t know about you, but oh boy I’ve felt stuck more often than not throughout my adventure towards finding my haven. If you’re anything like me, you tend to get busy. I’m a busy bee 🐝. I used to jam pack my schedule to not allow myself any down time for distraction or bad habits. (This was of course a distraction in itself and only after having a bunch of bad habits that took up most of my time.)

So what happens when we walk into the pen with an agenda and we pre plan every single thing we are going to do? Well… there’s a few factors at play, but here’s one outlook: we become so focused on what we *want* the outcome to be that we forget to account for where our horse may be mentally/emotionally/physically on that particular day! We may have something planned while the horse is just not into it. Then we might get certain reactions from our horse that are less than desirable so on and so forth…This can cause some messy things!

So what do I mean by “be” first, then “do”? Let’s start with these questions
“Who are you?”
“Who is your horse?”
“Who are you when you work with your horse?”
“Who is your horse when they are at work or at rest?”
“How do you think of yourself, your horse, your relationship with your horse?”

Who you are effects what you do! How you see yourself, your horse, and your relationship with each other effects how you act!

Who do you want to be? When you know who you are, you’ll behave accordingly.

I am kind, quiet, and inquisitive. Convoy is stoic, weary, and intelligent. He was fearful while learning about who I am. I was cautious while learning about who he is. And we are still learning. I could write a list about the why’s and how’s I had gotten to a place of caution with him. I could assure you that it wasn’t him who caused me to be cautious. I could only assume the whys and how’s of his list.. and assumptions are certainly something you don’t want to make with wild horses.

Think of this principle when you’re feeling overwhelmed. If you’re doing anything with your horse while you’re overwhelmed, how do you think that session will go? Take a moment to sit and just be… be compassionate, be quiet, be kind, and do nothing. Just being will alleviate a sense of calmness which will in turn aid in the calming your horse.

This is not found in what we do, but in who we are.

05/11/2022

I’ve been advised to change my LLC name because it’s too similar to the non-profit name. Will be changing this page around a bit and the non profit page will release soon!

05/01/2022

So I put Cruiser the Arabian back into my rotation after giving him a bit to settle in…and things have been going well enough that I put my young apprentice, Cheyenne, on him today.

Cruiser really is a special soul. He has not offered any outrageous behaviors since returning to me and he will make the right person an awesome forever partner.

A kind, gentle, yet super confident hand/rider will be necessary with this guy.

I will continue working with him until the right person comes along.

Konnie Fries

04/30/2022

Convoy is still spooky on his left side. Instead of rushing through things, I’ve decided to keep it slow and simple to ensure he is really ok with things. Setting up a successful foundation is crucial.

04/20/2022