Jason and Bo
October 26, 2015
Yesterday I ventured out the Wetaskiwin way to meet up with Jason and Bo. Jason was the winner of my draw for an on site session at last weekend’s Stony Plain Tack Sale.
I noticed immediately that Bo was really quiet. When I say quiet I mean he didn’t have a lot to say. He had a quiet mind. Jason brought Bo out of a tie stall in the arena into the arena. Bo stood quietly, except for the really sniffy muzzle that was directed to my hands. Bo told me that my hands smelled good, like A&W. My hands did smell like A & W. My son Zach and I stopped for a bit to eat before our drive. Sometimes the animals I am going to have a session with request I do not consume animal products before I visit. Bo told me it was okay to eat beef. I heard his voice before I hit the A&W in Stony Plain. Good. I had a craving for a burger. I enjoyed it much better knowing Bo was okay with my beef preference today.
After a few nibbles of my hands, Bo kind of started talking. Jason mentioned that Bo had suffered some trauma to his chest. When Jason told me this, Bo showed me (in my third eye) an image of a dark hoof coming up and striking him in the chest. Jason said he thought that Bo had been kicked. Bo confirmed that. Then Bo added that he didn’t understand this attitude and injury in a herd. He didn’t really like that about horses and didn’t understand that sort of behavior. He added that he did not retaliate. Not interested. Jason mentioned that he had a chiropractor treat Bo after the chest injury. Bo said that he wanted Jason to watch Bo’s front end. If Jason noticed that Bo was out of balance on the front end, then Jason would know that it is time for another chiropractor treatment.
Bo had a really quiet sense of humour. While Jason and I talked Bo would add a word or two in occasionally. I did some energy work on him, not a lot because as Bo put it, he was really strong, had no serious injuries and had really, really strong bones and skeletal system. He was quite proud of his strength he explained.
Bo really enjoyed it when people praised how beautiful he was. He loved being all shined up and loved it when he was thinner. He said he really knew it when he looked sharp. He truly loved being a horse. He knew he was a horse and that was that.
Near the end of our session Jason asked how he could get Bo to slow his lope down. Bo told me that if Jason sat back and deeper in the saddle, Bo would feel the pressure and slow down. Bo also said that if Jason allowed Bo to keep his head lower during the lope Bo would slow it down for him.
What a great pair, Jason and Bo. Last weekend after I had my son draw the winner from my draw box, when I phoned Jason I could hear that he was delighted that he’d won. When I do my draws at each tack sale, the horse that needs a session always gets it. Of course there are a lot more but there is only one winner per draw. Happy days.
Yesterday I ventured out the Wetaskiwin way to meet up with Jason and Bo. Jason was the winner of my draw for an on site session at last weekend’s Stony Plain Tack Sale.
I noticed immediately that Bo was really quiet. When I say quiet I mean he didn’t have a lot to say. He had a quiet mind. Jason brought Bo out of a tie stall in the arena into the arena. Bo stood quietly, except for the really sniffy muzzle that was directed to my hands. Bo told me that my hands smelled good, like A&W. My hands did smell like A & W. My son Zach and I stopped for a bit to eat before our drive. Sometimes the animals I am going to have a session with request I do not consume animal products before I visit. Bo told me it was okay to eat beef. I heard his voice before I hit the A&W in Stony Plain. Good. I had a craving for a burger. I enjoyed it much better knowing Bo was okay with my beef preference today.
After a few nibbles of my hands, Bo kind of started talking. Jason mentioned that Bo had suffered some trauma to his chest. When Jason told me this, Bo showed me (in my third eye) an image of a dark hoof coming up and striking him in the chest. Jason said he thought that Bo had been kicked. Bo confirmed that. Then Bo added that he didn’t understand this attitude and injury in a herd. He didn’t really like that about horses and didn’t understand that sort of behavior. He added that he did not retaliate. Not interested. Jason mentioned that he had a chiropractor treat Bo after the chest injury. Bo said that he wanted Jason to watch Bo’s front end. If Jason noticed that Bo was out of balance on the front end, then Jason would know that it is time for another chiropractor treatment.
Bo had a really quiet sense of humour. While Jason and I talked Bo would add a word or two in occasionally. I did some energy work on him, not a lot because as Bo put it, he was really strong, had no serious injuries and had really, really strong bones and skeletal system. He was quite proud of his strength he explained.
Bo really enjoyed it when people praised how beautiful he was. He loved being all shined up and loved it when he was thinner. He said he really knew it when he looked sharp. He truly loved being a horse. He knew he was a horse and that was that.
Near the end of our session Jason asked how he could get Bo to slow his lope down. Bo told me that if Jason sat back and deeper in the saddle, Bo would feel the pressure and slow down. Bo also said that if Jason allowed Bo to keep his head lower during the lope Bo would slow it down for him.
What a great pair, Jason and Bo. Last weekend after I had my son draw the winner from my draw box, when I phoned Jason I could hear that he was delighted that he’d won. When I do my draws at each tack sale, the horse that needs a session always gets it. Of course there are a lot more but there is only one winner per draw. Happy days.