herd in arena

Letting the herd in the arena together has been a part of our journey towards voluntary riding. Just as many of us tense up at the sound of a school bell, the arena often has negative associations for horses. This is because they are not often offered a choice about it. This is clearly because most horses would decline the invitation to work with us if they could.

Even inviting horses to make such a choice is a process in itself. When you consider that those horses who have not been offered that option don’t realise it exists, they will take time to rediscover it. And then there will be a period of acclimatisation. This is about them letting go of the past so that making a positive choice can become attractive to them.

I encourage the horses in the arena for a fun visit. It is an adventure that includes grazing around the edges and rolling in the sand. Going to the arena has become a treat for the whole herd. I don’t want our partnership to be about bribery. That being said we need to start from the beginning. The arena therefore needs to be a clear, friendly space where we all feel unlimited.

Desire And The Ancient New Dream

January 10, 2023September 7, 2021 by Camille Dareau

When the horses wellbeing is the most important thing for a horse guardian, it can feel conflicting to have a desire or a dream. I have been coming to terms with this for a long time. The last few months have been a wonderful swirling fruition of lifetimes. Neatly dropping so many aspects and ideas into perfect alignment. The perfect words from Source have arrived, and my readiness to absorb them. And I have so much eagerness for where we can go now as a herd. We are all so joyfully invested in this lifetime together.

We Are The Eyes of the Universe

January 12, 2023November 17, 2020 by Camille Dareau

A beautiful shining truth illuminated my mind recently… We are the eyes of the Universe! It is strange the way words are containers for meaning, and sometimes, depending on your perspective at any moment, they seem empty. Other times they are so full. They somehow capture the elusive, yet all encompassing light of all that is.

Acknowledging The Horses Without Choice

February 6, 2023May 17, 2020 by Camille Dareau

Acknowledging the horses without choice did not come into my thoughts as an idea. It appeared energetically as a sense of something dividing me from the herd. We had been through a week of interruptions that were the perfect buffer for us to process all of the growth we had been making the week before.

Death of the Survival Paradigm

January 29, 2023May 3, 2020 by Camille Dareau

This week the herd and I have been continuing to explore our relationship. Every interaction we have is about this. Purposefully tuning into the interactions between us, releasing their parameters to change, this is the path that has opened for us. The latest subject which has arisen is the survival paradigm. Is it the blueprint for our relationship with horses? Survival is not only about whether you have enough food to eat. It is a perspective.. a belief system that shapes existence itself.

The Incredible Journey With Herd

January 3, 2023April 17, 2020 by Camille Dareau

This week has been a whirlwind of energetic process! Most of it spent sitting on my mounting block. The words Incredible Journey popped into my head at one point, and it may seem an exaggeration on one level, but in terms of the evolution of my consciousness, it seems the perfect description.