About Lorraine

As a young girl l loved all animals but was particularly fascinated by horses

Eventually l was allowed to start riding lessons at a highly respected riding school

But even as a little girl l felt that it was a double-edged sword

It was a dream come true to be around horses and to 'ride' them'

but it was such a desperate disappointment to feel such guilt

at bouncing about on them and being told to kick and pull them

Nonetheless l continued along that path

but l always felt deep regret that every time l rode

My horse was making a sacrifice that it did not ask to make...

I continually asked 'instructors' to teach me the right way

because l clearly didn't know what the right way was

The only thing that l did know was that this felt like the wrong way...

Nobody could teach me the right way

Because they only knew the wrong way

They told me that this was the only way.....

But l knew that there had to be another way...

So l made a concious decision not to ride...

A long time later l bought my first horse

She was a beautiful black mare called Riverina

I hadn't planned to buy her but for some reason I was drawn to her

She was scared confused and sometimes dangerous

but she was also gentle and true

She was destined to be shot according to the 'experts'

But l couldn't be persuaded to do this even under threat...

It was only when l really took the time to look into her eyes

and then really saw into her soul

l could see that she didn't understand the world

didn't understand me

and l didn't understand her at all

Everything that l had been 'taught' about horses didn't apply to her!

And everything the 'experts' knew didn't apply to her either!

The only thing that l did know was that l loved her

I felt guilty, sad, helpless and alone

But worst of all l felt that l had betrayed her by listening to the 'experts'

So l resolved to listen to my own heart

and trust my own instinct

I found a different way that to me is

Kind Quiet Logical and Simple

I studied and researched countless equestrian methods

with teachers and horses

From BHS to Natural and everything else in between

I took what l thought was empathetic quiet and sufficient

and left everything else

in a place l don't go to....

I'm still learning

I'll never stop learning

I wish l could find an even more understanding way

but until l do I'll do it

the simplest way I know how

My way is certainly not the only way

But it is the only way that l can be true to myself

And it is the only way that l can be true to my horse

Riverina was never shot...

ABOUT LORRAINE

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