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"What a fool of a pony I have got!"
I've heard this statement so frequently it is embossed on my heart. Though not because it's right. The majority of the instances when I heard such a comment and went to take a look at the pony referred to, I found that he was fine as far as horses go. He was fully attentive and responsive. On seeing their horses behave completely typically with me, the owners would say something like "He must really like you!". In my heart the sneaking doubt always arose: did they actually mean it?
In fact I am not one of those folks born with some kind of paranormal capability to hit it off with horses. What I do know about the equine kingdom is founded upon long experience, constant observation and the lessons learnt from mistakes made. I also took lots of trouble attempting to master pony temperament typing. I have learnt to hit it off with and appreciate all horses. I modify my approach to each horse to adapt to his temperament type.
Because I am conscious of pony personality types, I approach no horse with impossible expectations. By way of illustration, I am conscious of the fact that the highly competitive Wood pony isn't going to be a push over, nor do I expect the sensitive Fire type to be able to tolerate high stress levels. Unfortunately, I see too many horse owners and trainers approach horses with totally unrealizable expectations and cause heart break both to the horses and to themselves.
The benefits of knowing horse temperament types
If you're oblivious of a horse's Five-Element type, you will be inhibited in your efforts to get the maximum out of him. But when you do know his type, you can design your approach to bring about the maximum possible positive response. Believe me, it makes a huge difference!
I quote below some examples of pony descriptions in pairs. One of the pair describes the pony as seen by a person without any awareness of personality types, and the other describes the same horse as seen by an authority on character types.
1. "What a lazy horse!" and "That horse is perfect for amateurs he could be a typically delicate Earth type".
2. "I swear that pony is mad!" and "We have a lively Water type pony here, a horse that's brilliant and animated".
3. "If this pony were human, it might be burned for being a witch!" and "The pony I just checked is a great example of a Fire pony. They're delicate animals who love performing but aren't able to tolerate pain".
4. "What a stupid horse!" and "Lovely example of the Metal pony personality type. These horses are perfect after they learn".
5. "I am unhappy by this horse's attitude!" and "We have here a Wood horse who gets easily bored, but is constantly looking out to learn new things and meet challenges".
Everything is a question of perspective. And your perspective is colored by what you know and what you don't. You must have heard the tale of the blind men of Hindustan and the, elephant, not pony.
I've heard this statement so frequently it is embossed on my heart. Though not because it's right. The majority of the instances when I heard such a comment and went to take a look at the pony referred to, I found that he was fine as far as horses go. He was fully attentive and responsive. On seeing their horses behave completely typically with me, the owners would say something like "He must really like you!". In my heart the sneaking doubt always arose: did they actually mean it?
In fact I am not one of those folks born with some kind of paranormal capability to hit it off with horses. What I do know about the equine kingdom is founded upon long experience, constant observation and the lessons learnt from mistakes made. I also took lots of trouble attempting to master pony temperament typing. I have learnt to hit it off with and appreciate all horses. I modify my approach to each horse to adapt to his temperament type.
Because I am conscious of pony personality types, I approach no horse with impossible expectations. By way of illustration, I am conscious of the fact that the highly competitive Wood pony isn't going to be a push over, nor do I expect the sensitive Fire type to be able to tolerate high stress levels. Unfortunately, I see too many horse owners and trainers approach horses with totally unrealizable expectations and cause heart break both to the horses and to themselves.
The benefits of knowing horse temperament types
If you're oblivious of a horse's Five-Element type, you will be inhibited in your efforts to get the maximum out of him. But when you do know his type, you can design your approach to bring about the maximum possible positive response. Believe me, it makes a huge difference!
I quote below some examples of pony descriptions in pairs. One of the pair describes the pony as seen by a person without any awareness of personality types, and the other describes the same horse as seen by an authority on character types.
1. "What a lazy horse!" and "That horse is perfect for amateurs he could be a typically delicate Earth type".
2. "I swear that pony is mad!" and "We have a lively Water type pony here, a horse that's brilliant and animated".
3. "If this pony were human, it might be burned for being a witch!" and "The pony I just checked is a great example of a Fire pony. They're delicate animals who love performing but aren't able to tolerate pain".
4. "What a stupid horse!" and "Lovely example of the Metal pony personality type. These horses are perfect after they learn".
5. "I am unhappy by this horse's attitude!" and "We have here a Wood horse who gets easily bored, but is constantly looking out to learn new things and meet challenges".
Everything is a question of perspective. And your perspective is colored by what you know and what you don't. You must have heard the tale of the blind men of Hindustan and the, elephant, not pony.
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