"Decisions should be made out of love, not fear."
Maggie Cox
It occurred to me as I was reading this that too many of our decisions especially when we work with horses are made from the common base of the fear that is natural when faced with a creature so much more powerful than we are. No matter how much we love horses that fear is never more than a quick heart-stopping flash away. The horse spooking suddenly as we lead him can leave us flattened to the ground, have 1200 lbs nailed onto our big toe, or leave us with rope burns on our hands.
There is nothing more terrifying than being on the back of a horse and losing control and having the horse thundering madly ahead and you with no control over the speed, the direction, not knowing how long you will be able to stay on.
Or the fear experienced on the back of a horse that decides to buck madly, desperate to toss you with all of his power into the dirt, not knowing if this time... it will be your neck that will snap.
No matter how many years, or how much you trust the horse you are with, your body reacts surging with adrenalin before your mind kicks in. The fear instant, your stomach clenching, your nerves screaming for action.
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