My green-broke Quarter Horse Toby taught me how to be patient and understanding of everyone else's needs. If you mess up in his training he has a way of showing it, telling you you rushed something, which usually means going back and redoing it. And understanding because he may be nervous about something I'm not, and i have to understand that not everyone feels the same way i do.
Horses have taught me a lot! However mostly they have taught me that anything can happen at any moment! If somthing can go wrong horses will find it and it will go wrong. always be on your toes
Horses have taught me to take things as a joke sometimes! If you have a minor fall off your horse, laugh it off. If your horse does something funny, laugh at him! You don't always have to be strict with your horse. If you laugh things off, it makes an embarrasing moment a whole lot better.
I rode a 4 year old ponys of america when I was still learning to ride. I was bucked off and I didn't want to ride that horse anymore, but my trainer told me to get back on and show her who the boss is. I was in tears I was nervous, but I worked her a little longer. I learned that after a horse was bad you can't just let him got, you have to show him that it was wrong and that you are the boss.
The most important thing I've learned around horses is to have the ability to laugh at myself. I used to be so serious, but humility is a virtue when involving horses. Now I can laugh at myself, take some criticism and move on.
Probably the most important thing horses have taught me is the ability to love. Before horses came into my life, I didn't know what it was to truly love something. But ever since I've gotten my new horse, I've learned what it means to care about and share a bond with a living creature. Maybe that's part of the reason why so many people love American Quarter Horses!
The most important thing I've learned from horses is patience.99.9% of the time,if they do something wrong,there is a reason,and if you have patience,they will tell you what's wrong in their own horsey way.
Forgiveness. I fell off my horse numerous times and was scared to get back on. One time I was lying on the ground because I hurt everywhere! My horse came over and sniffed me. It made me smile and I hugged him. Another time was when we did a demo. We practiced for months ahead of time and he could probably do it with his eyes closed, but the crowd scared him so he didn't do it right. I was a little bit sad and upset with him, but it was his first demo so we got over it quickly. Another lesson is to always get back on. I rode my horse bareback and bridle-less for the first time a while ago. He got scared, galloped and I fell off. I hurt my arm, back, and my bum, and got an assortment of bruises. I didn't get back on and I really regret it to this day.
The most important thing that my horses have taught me is patience. When I'm frustrated because they aren't slowing down on the lunge, or refusing to cross a puddle, or jigging down the trail, I've learned to take a deep breathe and remind myself what happened the last time I lost my temper; it took longer to reach my goal the next time. Then I can calmly solve the problem. The patience that I've learned with my horses has also helped me in other areas of my life.