Whilst the conditions the horse is kept in goes a long way to keeping him happy, our relationship with him is just as or more important.
In looking for his own inner peace, Klaus Ferdinand Hempfling came to recognise that horse had a lot to say on the subject. He would do well to listen to them. And that all the equine masters down through history had trodden the same path. In finding peace with horse, he found peace with himself.
To work with different species, we must first learn how the members of that species interact with each other and with their environment. Klaus teaches us the roles of the mares, particularly the lead mare, and of the stallion. To communicate effectively with horse we must first appreciate these important roles and how the rest of the herd reacts to them.
Klaus then teaches us how to communicate as a horse and when we should communicate as a lead mare and when we should take the stallion role. This is where we must begin to be totally honest with ourselves. The horse is a master of body language. It is impossible to lie to a horse. A horse will not respond positively when we ask him to do something that in our heart we don’t want him to do.
Once we have grasped these fundamental laws, we are ready to learn that in understanding the different natures of horse, we can more effectively communicate with them. Communication may be the wrong word here, as the horse is already receiving and transmitting. But mostly this transmission falls on deaf ears. Klaus' work shows us how to open our ears, how to listen to horse.
When a horse comes before Klaus for the first time, he instantly recognises his story - his personality, his past, his relationship with humans and other horses, his inner state. It doesn’t matter to Klaus if the horse habitually kicks, bites, rears or bucks. He understands why the horse is reacting that way.
This shows him how to proceed, how to communicate to the horse, that now there is no reason to act this way. And so they never exhibit these behaviours with him. He is able to communicate to the horse that this human understands him, respects him and wishes to play-work with him. He invites the horse to enjoy their interaction.
Working with horses using Klaus' methods, not only offers us the potential for a close relationship with horse, it also offers us the key to unlock our inner depths, our intuition, our spirituality, to find our purpose, our peace.
Klaus is the author of:
Dancing with Horses (book, video, dvd)
What Horses Reveal (book)
Coming Together (dvd)
What we do:
We at the SeaHorse Equine Centre assist people to develop their awareness of self and the environment around them. We look towards oneness and harmony of all through fully understanding our place and how this reflects on all around us.
Horses are an important part of what happens here at the Centre. Horses are nature and as such are affected by the environment around them. When we become part of that environment then the horses also reflect us. This gives us a great deal of information of where to look in ourselves when we are trying to make changes in our lives.
What we do at the Centre helps both those who own horses or anyone on a journey of self-discovery. We create a relaxed non-judgmental base from where to investigate our full potential. This work has outcomes of a better understanding of ourselves, more enjoyment in our life what ever that may bring and seems to enhance all relationships we have both human and equine.
Who we are:
Christine Scott the creator of the unique program offered here at the Centre.
And Co-facilitators :
The horses: Guinness, Angel, Jimmy, Star and our new arrival Knight come from a variety of backgrounds and bring to their work a multitude of different messages for those who come and participate in the program here.
