Books with Spirit - Horse Riding

I just want to thank you and Bobby for your book Bobby’s Diaries. Since I purchased it from you at the (Connected Riding) Clinic in Warragul I have spent time most days with my horse Luke and am writing a diary myself about the insights I am receiving from him.

You remember that issue which had basically stopped me from riding Luke in an arena. He would jack up and not go forward and got more upset the more I tried to “push” him on. At the time I could not see any reason for his behaviour and in sheer frustration thought he was just being a shit! (I have since apologized to him for my short sightedness and ignorance).

After reading Bobby’s Diaries and understanding through you more of where my issues are, I have approached my riding in a completely different way. In fact since I have come back from Warrigul I have not had a chance to go up the bush but have been riding in my friend’s arena!

I won’t bore you with details, but Luke has clearly told me to “slow down” when doing body work exercises. To “think and imagine” in more detail each movement before asking him physically to it. Not surprisingly I very often don’t have to ask as he is already doing it or done it.

I know you must have heard this so many times before from grateful horse owners and riders, but it has made me more confident, and the most intriguing thing is that Luke is more relaxed and is obviously happy spending time with me. I thought he was before but this is different - the quality of the emotion is different, there is contentment about him now.

The biggest realization is that Luke is very sensitive, ( he is an Anglo) much more so than I realized, and you pointed out to me so am I. Not sure if this is a good thing or not, but you know, you can know something in your brain but until you really know it in your heart at a deep subconscious and cellular level you don’t really know it.

I guess what I am trying to say is that I have done two Connected Riding clinics and know about stress and tension and how it affects your body and particularly how horses pick up these tensions, and how they can block movement, but until this third clinic and reading Bobby’s Diaries I didn’t know that was what Luke was trying to tell me. God bless him for not dumping me and giving me another chance but that is the beauty of horses, they live in the present moment.

Sorry Jenny when I read this over I am not sure if you will understand what I am trying to say, but just know that I am grateful to have rediscovered the joy that is riding and horses and I am sure Luke is too. Thank you again.

Jenny Spilsbury

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