Practicing Good Horsemanship – Quieting Your Mind, Participating Fully in the Present With the Horse

Bring to mind a special moment you’ve experienced with your horse when there was an effortless “oneness” about something you two did together. During that special moment, do you remember what was going on in your mind?

Chances are, your mind was quiet. Because, as the best athletes know, such peak-performance moments never come when you are consciously thinking about what you are doing. Instead, your mind is so focused, so concentrated that it is still. You experience a quiet consciousness that keeps you very aware and present in the moment. Your mind and body are functioning as one. And you trust yourself to perform the goal you have chosen for your body to seek. Athletes refer to this state as “being in the zone.”

However, if you attempt to exercise control over this peak-performance state, it slips away.

But it doesn’t leave you. Instead, you leave it–because performing at your best only takes place when you are in the present. As a child, accessing the present was easy for you to do. But as you grew and became increasingly dependent upon words, there was more and more to distract your mind, including thoughts of the past and worries about the future.

For example, while busy working with your horse, perhaps you’ve experienced having an internal conversation start up in your mind.

When you become aware of such mental chatter, understand it for what it really is–an attempt by your verbal left brain to interfere with your natural learning process. Although your word-oriented left brain would rather you remained convinced otherwise, you are not dependent upon it for learning new skills.

In fact, because that part of your mind tends to pull you away to fret about mistakes of the past and worry about the what ifs of the future, your verbal left brain is really in the way.

Your horse needs you to remain in the present. It’s the only way you can be fully aware of and responsive to his moment to moment needs. Therefore, whenever you hear chatter going on in your mind, shine the spotlight of your attention on the words you hear. By exposing them for the distraction they are, you melt away their importance and free yourself to return to the present–unburdened by thoughts of the past or worries about the future.

Over the years, I’ve noticed that whenever I can get horsemanship students to quiet their minds and move away from their dependence upon words, they need little or no instruction. Instead, they are focused and participate fully in the present.

They practice an intense, yet relaxed, form of concentration. They are poised, confident, and trust themselves to explore, experiment, and make adjustments. They are keenly aware of the horse and the situation. They choose a path to pursue, using the horse to guide them. They know what to do without thinking–their actions come right out of the inside of the horse and right out of the inside of themselves. These students are teaching themselves–not through words, but by doing. I simply stand by and marvel as the process unfolds.

Each of us is hard-wired to do this type of pure, innate wordless learning where our body and mind are in harmony. This ability is there inside, ready for us to tap into–but first we must free ourselves from the words that so often block our way.

The History of the Push Present

From personalized baby shower gifts to a more sentimental idea, finding the perfect gift for new moms can be a challenge. The push present isn’t a new fad, though its recent resurgence has prompted many friends, families, and especially partners of pregnant women to start talking about what they are and where they came from.

A push present, also known as baby gift, push gift, or baby bauble, is a present that the partner gives to the new mother to commemorate the special occasion of the child’s birth. This celebration is marked by some sort of personalized gift, which is traditionally jewelry of any kind.

This one of a kind present can have its roots traced back to England and India. In England, new mothers were given elegant rings to commemorate their child’s birth. In India, mothers were given sets of gold jewelry for new babies. A mother usually received a more elaborate set for the birth of a baby boy, though baby girls were certainly celebrated with gold as well.

The first time the term “push present” was actually used in print was in 1992 by author Karen Heller. Until that time, the idea of a push present was largely passed around from person to person by word of mouth. Expectant mothers would drop hints, and families would suggest gift ideas. Recently however, the push present has become quite the presence in the media from celebrities receiving extravagant gifts. Fashion designer Rachel Zoe received a 10 carat ring from her husband Rodger in 2011, reality television star Peggy Tanous was given a Bentley in 2007, and Mariah Carey received a diamond and sapphire necklace from her husband Nick Cannon in 2011 after the birth of their twins.

There are no set rules of etiquette when it comes to push presents. As etiquette expert Pamela Holland says, “The standard is that there is no standard… This is far too intimate to have a rule.” Many women will let their husbands or partners know that they would love to receive a sentimental gift to celebrate the baby’s birth, though many men are now taking it upon themselves to find a meaningful and personal gift for the new mom all on their own.

Many women see push presents as a thoughtful opportunity to celebrate and commemorate their child’s birth. Whether its jewelry or another sentimental gift, the birth of a new child is always a happy occasion and should be celebrated.

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