My favorite saying in regards to horse work and frustration is Frustration begins where knowledge ends. In every case I can think of where I found myself frustrated, this has proven to be true, although at the time I might not have realized it. Many times, if I had known what to do or had a guess at what to try, I would have directed my energy into that instead of getting all bottled up in being frustrated.Having been a student of the horse for quite sometime now and really understanding the need for knowledge, I rarely find myself frustrated. Instead, when I find myself at this place of getting stuck or not getting the results I am looking for, I feel perplexed and intrigued. I then allow myself to get really curious about what is going on in the situation at hand. This always opens up new avenues to information and I am happy to report, keeps the feeling of frustration far, far away.
So the next time you find yourself frustrated in a situation, take a deep breath and ask yourself if more knowledge would help you get unstuck. Then get creative and find ways to increase your knowledge and let frustration be on its way.
2 comments:
Thanks Julie for sharing your insight with us. As a blogger (if that is a word) virgin, I look forward to keeping up to date with you your horses and yes, the dogs. As I shared with you earlier, I find myself asking for a task before completing all the basics. Which of course causes an unfavorable outcome. Taking a deep breath and starting at the last favorable response and going from there. I look forward to reading more feedback from all of us you have helped.
Whenever I hit a snag with training my horse, I ask myself, "how can I communicate better with him?" because I know it's up to me to make it work, not him. This is why I like your breaking steps down to the tiniest of increments, Julie, until I can reach a point where my horse understands what I'm trying to say to him.
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