This is something I experienced with my horse. It seemed to be helpful. Maybe it will be of interest and use to you in your daily activities
Referring to trigger stacking, Warwick Schiller talks about the 13th rabbit, another one of his helpful analogies. Should we distinquish residual rabbits, a preload of tension, fear or discomfort that's predictive of trouble? This suggests we do our homework, literally. What we do away from the horse is pivotal to our success (unless we have a lot of natural confidence, skills and athletic ability that could override the various unseemly circumstances that so often arise when humans attempt to ride horses).
Purring Kittens. Let's talk about what could collude in or be "layered-in" (Mark Russell) - to the horse or our own being to offset the rabbits to and get us more reliably to the tipping point of ease, comfort, understanding and connection. Are purring kittens a good analogy? Can we base our horsemanship on the inner purring kittens, and not an iron hand, an all-knowing and potentially dominating leader? Deb Dana's book Anchored describes the polyvagal theory in user friendly terms, and shares valuable insights on how to cultivate calm, centeredness. It's so appropriate for coming to horses in a conducive state.
Is there a trauma "eraser"? Scars exist on all levels. My homepathic provider described it as being in the blood and in our dreams. Certainly it stretches through our lineage, ancestors, villages, families, epigenetically, energetically. In the brain, blood, and body's tissues - bone, fascia, muscle tendon...
Let us be intrigued!!
