#western horse

“Work with the horse, not against him. Always listen to what the horse is trying to say. And always think for yourself.” ― Mark Rashid, Horsemanship Through Life {May 2017}

On one hand, we know that everything happens for a reason, and there are no mistakes or coincidences. On the other hand, we learn that we can never give up, knowing that with the right tools and energy, we can reverse any decree or karma. So, which is it? Let the Light decide, or never give up? The answer is: both. - Yehuda Berg {March 2017} It has been quite a while. I haven’t had much time or opportunity to take pictures or edit so here’s an instgram edited cellphone snapshot. It has been another tough few months for us but I think we’ve finally hit the point where things are looking up again. I don’t want to bore those of you who are just here for the pictures with the details, but I’ve had to learn so much in the past year and there are so many people with sick horses, that I was thinking of starting a side blog for all the other stuff. Maybe it could be helpful to some facing the same problems? Maybe some are interested in Johann’s every day life? Any thoughts? Anything you might be particularly interested in?

“There is a huge amount of freedom that comes to you when you take nothing personally.” ― Miguel Ruiz {May 2015}

throwback to the good, carefree old times {May 2016}

“Patience is power.
Patience is not an absence of action;
rather it is “timing”
it waits on the right time to act,
for the right principles
and in the right way.”
― Fulton J. Sheen {May 2015}

Now you surround, ‘round, 'round me
Didn’t think I could be found
Barefoot we tear through the streets
Don’t touch the ground
A long way, way, way from comfort
Keep our backs to the cold
I need you now

“MONSTER LEAD ME HOME” Sarah Hartmann {July 2016}

“A storyteller makes up things to help other people; a liar makes up things to help himself.”
― Daniel Wallace, The Kings and Queens of Roam {May 2015}

I’ll be your hero if you need someone to save you
To the bone, to the marrow when it’s cold, I will lay with you

“SATELLITE” Sarah Hartmann {July 2016}

“Success is getting what you want.. Happiness is wanting what you get.” ― Dale Carnegie {June 2017}

“Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything - anger, anxiety, or possessions - we cannot be free.” ― Thich Nhat Hanh, The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation {June 2017}

“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” ― Thomas A. Edison {May 2017}

“Is Fate getting what you deserve, or deserving what you get?” ― Jodi Picoult, Vanishing Acts {June 2017}

“How terribly sad it was that people are made in such a way that they get used to something as extraordinary as living.” ― Jostein Gaarder, The Solitaire Mystery {June 2017}

“Don’t let the expectations and opinions of other people affect your decisions. It’s your life, not theirs. Do what matters most to you; do what makes you feel alive and happy. Don’t let the expectations and ideas of others limit who you are. If you let others tell you who you are, you are living their reality — not yours. There is more to life than pleasing people. There is much more to life than following others’ prescribed path. There is so much more to life than what you experience right now. You need to decide who you are for yourself. Become a whole being. Adventure.” ― Roy T. Bennett {June 2017}

“The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence; the past is a place of learning, not a place of living.” ― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart {May 2017}

“Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely.” ― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart {May 2017}

“We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time.”
― T.S. Eliot, Four Quartets {June 2017}

“He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions.” ― Confucius {May 2017}

“Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens” ― Jimi Hendrix {June 2017}

“You do not write your life with words…You write it with actions. What you think is not important. It is only important what you do.” ― Patrick Ness, A Monster Calls {May 2017}

“It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.” ― Leo Tolstoy, The Kreutzer Sonata {May 2017}

“APPLY WITHIN

You once told me
You wanted to find
Yourself in the world -
And I told you to
First apply within,
To discover the world
within you.

You once told me
You wanted to save
The world from all its wars -
And I told you to
First save yourself
From the world,
And all the wars
You put yourself
Through.

APPLY WITHIN by Suzy Kassem”
― Suzy Kassem {May 2017}