Horse people

There are some people who know a lot about horses but they share only part of their knowledge under payment. There are some who think that they know everything and they talk and talk and talk without stopping. There are others who know only few things but they use their brain to understand what they ignore and try hard to improve their knowledge. There are people who think that their level of knowledge is much higher than any other and they do not listen to anything. There are some that thinks that by doing elementary competitions they are much better than people who don't. And so on. There are many different kind of horse people and I met many of them during the years. The first thing that I understood is that you never know everything. It's simply not possible because there are too many things to know. You can be a perfect trainer but maybe you are not a vet; you may be a wonderful teacher even if you do not know every name of every muscle or bone of your horse; you can be a perfect trainer for horses but a bad teacher with people; you can   be a good therapist or a great "horse whisperer" but you need help if your horse has colic symptoms.  I could go on for a while in this way just because working with horses is not so simple and there are many things related to them. Put your trust in people but always think about what they are telling you. Secondly talk with many different people about everything: there are many good ideas, maybe very different from ours, but always useful. Third advice: everyone has something good to teach you because there will always be something that we don't know.  So don't be scared of trying new solutions: if they work everything will be ok but if they do not you can simply go back and do what you used to. Keep in mind that you always have to look at your horse and he will simply let you know if things are ok or not. Misbehaviour, changes in their phisical  condition or mental attitude give you a hint: think about your training programme, your horse's diet or his living condition to find out where the problem is. Too many times people think that if a horse "doesn't work" thay can simply change him. This way of avoiding problems can bring you to repeat the mistake on and on. Work on yourself and you will be able to solve many things!