There’s so much talk around nowadays about enlightened masters and gurus. It’s common knowledge that if you accept one as your individual guide, they will make sure you help you with your personal development. It almost makes you are feeling compelled to truly have a teacher!

My theory is that individuals don’t all need teachers, but all of us need to be students. It’s humbling. And being humble may be the opening to a further discovery.

But in my experience not only people are great teachers. Pets and animals are great teachers too. So are mountains, oceans, deserts and flowers. All life is pulsing with teaching. We simply need to be open and receive the guidance.

Horses are healing creatures and teach us to own faith and trust, develop our leading abilities and stay committed to the vision. This happens, in my opinion acim podcast, even on tough days when nothing generally seems to work. They could teach us, such noble beings as they are, that individuals can love unconditionally, share freely, communicate openly and create cooperatively. To truly have the ultimate relationship with a horse there must be no hidden agendas, no limitations on love and no withholding of anything.

Now that may be tough, but we have a choice in these matters. All decisions and choices we make may produce a critical impact and can make an extraordinary effect on our lives. As an example, when we choose to be scared, we WILL be scared. Let’s face it, in the end there is nothing really to be afraid of, unless we DECIDE that there is. But we are able to ensure it is up and we are able to pretend. You see, all beings reflect what and who we’re in relationships – horses are no exception. Remember that the planet was created for us so that individuals could have a context within which to have ourselves as who we really are.

It’s fundamental to realise that individuals are truly linked to everything and everyone. What is good for you may not be beneficial to your horse. What’s detrimental to you may not be also detrimental to your horse. It’s not that you can only change your horse’s behaviour; your horse can influence you to change your personal behaviour. My horse has been among my greatest teachers. When I work and play with him, my every thought, word and deed is reflected. It’s not a revolution on exactly how we work with horses that is needed, it’s a revolution of the mind that individuals should be having. It’s our thinking that we should change.