1. To exist in human EGO         2. To exist in 'the Spirit'

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HOW do we get ‘Out of Human Ego, and into the Spirit -with the horse?  

As we have discussed in Level #1, we must learn to 'blow down', to relieve some of the pressures and stress.  

It has become apparent over the years --the 'blow down' will release energy from the body from the rib-cage up, including the arms and shoulders.  These areas will begin to relax, with the blow down.  However, the job is not yet completed.

We would work to get the rider sitting well ‘into’ the horse, allowing the natural body rhythm of the moving horse to ‘rock’ the rider into more relaxation.

We work this process with several different exercises, and have found that many still have difficulty getting the ‘feel’ of the horse.   We ask why?  

The upper body will work itself back to tension as soon as possible.  It is a constant issue to remind riders to let down by blowing down again, and again.  I decided this must be a mind thing!  

You can almost watch the human mind work, by seeing the tilt of the head, or the stare of the eye, as the rider ‘thinks’ through a process.  This focus --drew attention to the area around the head, arms, and upper trunk. This seems to be a ‘ball of energy’ --now seen, as somehow being the 'war zone' of the human ego, or mind 'issue' --that must somehow be released!  

If we are ‘in’ ego, and desire being in Spirit, we must first take a hard look at this!  We must learn to see and understand which we are in --ego or spirit!

We learned many years ago, that it is helpful in life to back up, to back out of our own life, to  place your life onto a TV screen. You are to watch that screen as an observer, without any attachment to that person.  Be non-objective!  Observe.   Then make your critique, without all the emotional connections, or issues.

I saw something else that impressed me as peculiar.  Fortunately, OR unfortunately, I saw a cat lying behind the wheel of a car. Unknowingly, the owner entered the car, and backed right over that cat!   I was horrified, but just had to ‘watch’ what was happening.   I actually saw this cat’s 'spirit' --wiggle right out of it’s hide.  It was as if that cat threw off its hide, like flipping a glove off your hand, pulling the hand quickly back and out of the glove. 

Personally, I am a very spiritual person, having had a near death experience at age 17, and I have been quite sensitive ever since then.   I have seen things that appear to be imagination, and have just been open to what might be learned by these coincidences.  This experience with the cat proved to be informative also.  

The cat backed out of the glove, then took off (in spirit) running to get away.

I asked, ‘why’ was this cat 'backing out' of the flesh or hide?  I would hold this question for when it was later needed.  Many years later, that answer came.

Seeing a rider who could ride rather well, but could not ‘feel’ the horse, knowing 'something' was not right, and they kept on --trying to do better, with much regret.  How could we do anything to help this person.

The horse, being of spirit, I now questioned: --if that cat 'backed out' of their hide or body, then could our own ‘backing out' of our human ego help?

As an experiment, I asked the rider to blow down, while riding, and again, saw the upper body tension released.  Then, I asked her to begin to count backwards from 5 to 1 --slowly, to allow ourselves to 'back out' of the human ego, and to just allow ourselves to get into --'the spirit’ of the horse.   We were going to try to --'give of ourselves' --to the spirit --of the horse!  This is instinct for a naturally spiritual individual, however --to teach this --was an interesting challenge.

The rider, at a walk, began her countdown.  By three, she took a breath, and on four, I saw something happening.  The rider began to ‘give’ of herself to the horse, in her ‘lower torso'.  On five, I saw her lower torso and her upper body --just ‘melt’ into the movement of the horse.   The horse too could melt down himself!  I could hardly believe what I saw.  All the previous weeks of hard work was conquered --by simply counting backwards, from five! 

On further study, we both (teacher and student) felt something –seem to drain from our upper bodies, (apparently, I am empathic, and can feel what others feel) as we counted down from five.  That ‘something’ was just let loose, released!  It dropped to the ‘seat’ and then amazing --seemed to just 'melt down' --into the horse.  

The horse seemed to have been waiting --for ‘something’ to happen.  When this ‘energy’ was released, the horse just relaxed, and perked himself up, as if to say, --‘It’s about time’. 

The amazing horse --waits for us to give ourselves to them.   They are here to help us --to live in the 'natural spirit' --or the spirit of nature.  This means we must learn to eliminate the unreal --the un-natural --and --that un-natural human ego we cling on to. 

This appeared to be quite a healing session for both the horse and the rider, and much was learned by all.

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A week later, we tried this experiment with two other riders.

The first student --felt nothing.  The second was such a relaxed rider in the first place --that her ‘body’ did not seem effected.  What was interesting, was that  her face showed a remarkable let-down, an actual facial relaxation of facial muscles.  Her naturalness was allowed to express.

I actually experienced this myself, as I just saw this happen --in rider number two.  Her facial muscles just began to relax, and her entire expression changed.  She too felt ‘something’ happen, but --it was not body relaxation. This was a ‘spiritual’ release from within.  It was quite obvious to the ‘eye’ --to see this happen.

Rider #1 was a different type of person, who appeared to have her life in total order.   At least it seemed to be.

 

This is an interesting study of the different types of people, while finding the ones who are searching for something beyond the normal as so many perceive it to be.   You will meet those who seem to know it all, and those that are just happy to be who and what they are.  This is always interesting!   The deeper you get into teaching, the more doors you will open for the student.  Often the desires for .more' are tucked away in the sub-conscious.  All we can do as teachers is to 'tap' on a door (within a student) to see if that door needs opening. 

When the student is ready --the teacher will appear.  Who --is my teacher?  The Natural and Sacred Spirit of God.  Many call this the Holy Spirit.  Some call it angels.  Some --the Universal intelligence.  Rose M. Foreman

Quantum Horsemanship is NOT --for everyone!  

 It is for those who want a much deeper understanding of the relationship between horse and human, and for those who are not satisfied with technique, or positional 'form' riding.

Riding in the ‘Spirit’ with the horse is an uplifting experience.  Getting there, is often a lot of ‘inner work’  

He who loves his life loses it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. John 12:25

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