There’s so much talk around these days about enlightened masters and gurus. It’s common knowledge that should you accept one as your own personal guide, they’ll make sure to help you along with your personal development. It almost makes you are feeling compelled to have a teacher!

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

But in my experience not just humans are great teachers. Pets and animals are great teachers too. So might be mountains, oceans, deserts and flowers. All life is pulsing with teaching. We simply need to be open and have 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, even on tough days when nothing appears to work. They could teach us, such noble beings as they are, that we can love unconditionally, share freely, communicate openly and create cooperatively. To have the ultimate relationship with a horse there should be no hidden agendas, no limitations on love and no withholding of anything.

Now that may be tough, but we have a selection in these matters. All decisions and choices we make may create a critical impact and can make an extraordinary influence on our lives. Like, when we opt to be scared, we WILL be scared. Let’s face it, in the long run there’s nothing really to be afraid of, unless we DECIDE that there is. But we are able to allow it to be 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 we may have a context within which to have ourselves as who we really are.

It’s fundamental to realise that we are truly linked to everything and everyone. What is wonderful for you might not be good for your horse. What’s detrimental to you might not be also detrimental to your horse. It’s not as you are able to only change your horse’s behaviour; your horse can influence you to improve your own behaviour. My horse has been one of my greatest teachers. When I work and play with him, my every thought, word and deed is reflected. It’s not a revolution on how we work with horses that is needed, it’s a revolution of your head that we must certanly be having. It is our thinking that we must change.