A Horse is A Horse, Of Course!

Had a revelation! Horses are horses. Within a margin of tolerance; they're created the same, move the same, respond the same. 

People are people. Psychology works because so many of us do and think in the same fashion.

"Becoming a better rider" may not be about finding a different method, a better method, a secret method, but by building a better understanding of the horse, the rider, and the interaction between the two. A horse is a horse, of course, and riders respond pretty similarly as well.

On another note:

After fall shots on Friday, Risonho was still feeling a little under the weather today. I took advantage of his quieter personality to hand-walk him around the "scarier" parts of the property along the woods. Unlike last time, he was pretty chilled out about it.