PATIENCE-A VIRTUE I'M STILL LEARNING!

I've heard a lot of humans use the expression:

"Patience Is A Virtue."

Around the Ranch, I mostly hear it applied to how people need to handle or train horses, but sometimes it's used to express the way a horse should learn to behave.

Now, if it isn't obvious by now, I'm a bit of a diva. I love attention and always find it completely unacceptable if I am not the center of every one's universe at all times!

Thinking about making a mess

I like to paw or toss my head while I stand at the tie rail, if "un-pampered" for longer than 5 minutes.




Mommy has been working on teaching me that I don't need to throw a "Tiger-tantrum" every time she walks away to get something out of the tack room or to say hello to another horse. And, I've made some very quick progress! 

This picture was taken earlier this afternoon, as I'm sure you can see, I am standing relaxed and quiet. My ears are focused on Mommy but I'm not throwing a "Tiger-tantrum" or having a "Tiger-tude".
I'm waiting patiently for my turn in the arena.



So you see, if Mommy had given up on me ever having good manners and had just simply ignored my fits or gotten mad at me.
I probably would have never made this much progress this quickly.
Patience is a virtue, it doesn't matter if you are a human or a horse, your actions affect those of others around you. 
Whether they have a positive or negative affect is up to you.
Choose to be patient, choose to stay positive, it's the only way to succeed. 
It will be hard sometimes, you will get frustrated, you will feel discouraged. 

But, don't let those feelings control you.
Think back to the last time you did something that you didn't think you could do, use that memory as motivation to stay positive and keep trying! 

It will be worth it! TRUST ME!

Lots Of Kisses!
-TigerLily






Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

BIRTHDAY WEEKEND!

Image
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!! YYYAAYYY! Me in my birthday crown! Today I turned 3!! I'm SUCH a big girl now omg! It has been such a busy weekend! On Friday Mommy decided that she should get on my back for the first time...I mean like what the heck dude! Getting on my back for the first time on FRIDAY Um....what is happening Mommy? It was really weird at first I was all like  "Momma what...the...heck are you doing..."  But (being the super adult and lady-like stang I am now) I didn't spook or bolt or buck, I just stood still and tried to figure out what was going on! Mommy pulled softly on my right rein, I remembered that cue from long lining and shuffled to the right. Then she used the left rein, I moved to the left. Moving to the right About to move to the left for the next 15 minutes we practiced this back and forth, the more we did it, the more Mommy started to cue me more with her legs and less...
Read more

BRIDGET THE BRINDLE!

Image
I not sure about the horses you guys know, but I LOVE COWS! And not just Smarty the dummy steer..but the real thing too! They are fascinating little guys. I enjoy hanging out with all the cows and steers here at the Ranch, but I do have a favorite. There is an old, red, brindle cow that lives in a "big apartment" with the young roping steers as a nanny. Mommy and I don't know if she has a name or what it is if she does. So we call her Bridget, Bridget The Brindle.    Bridget The Brindle Now, I get along with pretty much ever animal I come in contact with!  Birds, Lizards, Dogs, Rabbits, Goats, Fish, Mules, Squirrels, Butterflies, it doesn't matter, I LOVE EVERYONE!! It was obvious from the first time I met Bridget that we were going to be friends! Whenever she sees me she comes to the "front yard" and waits for me to walk over and say "Hi"   then she greets me with kissies! Kissies from Bridget Sometime...
Read more

SOMETHING NEW SATURDAY!

Image
Hello, As you may have guessed by the title of this post, today I experienced something new! But come to think of it...I have crossed a few other mile stones this week as well. For example, on Thursday I wore a big girl saddle pad for the first time ever! Which was a big deal! But today's mile stone trumps Thursday's! DRUM ROLL PLEASE......... Can you guess what it is?...............I WORE MY FIRST BIT! You see, Mommy bought me a raw sweet iron, 5", loose ring, snaffle bit by Weaver Leather off the Internet but since it has not arrived yet she asked a friend if they had a plain snaffle we could borrow. Would you believe our luck, they did!! Mommy's friend Kim, handed her an old headstall with the bit attached to it and asked if it would work. "I don't know let's find out" Mommy responded. She headed over to where I was standing patiently at the tie rail (like a little angel pony), with the headstall draped over her arm....
Read more