Horses are masters at reading intention. We may think we can fool them with our fancy words, but our body language and energy is much clearer to them than anything we say. When our emotions match our words, horses relate beautifully with us. When we are not so congruent, they are amazing lie detectors and feel free to let us know they’re on to us. If we are clear in our communications and in tune with our emotions, they trust us. Becoming clear on our own emotions helps us to become a leader that has earned the trust of those we are in any relationship with. Honouring the perspectives of others helps build the relationships that feed our souls. The lessons we learn from these experiences relating to the horses are directly applicable to our relationships with humans, too. Like all animals, horses make no judgments on us. They accept us as we are, with all our human frailties. They live in the moment, and can help pry open our hearts to the wonders present in our daily lives, and the world is a better place for it. Jocelyn Hastie is a Director of the Peruvian Horse Association of Canada. She has been breeding and showing Peruvian Horses since 1994. Her first foal, RJT Colorado Real++ became a National Laureado Pleasure Gelding before retiring from competition at the age of 14. She has presented her horses at the Calgary Stampede since 1994.
Spanish Pronunciation Did you know???
In English there are certain sounds that do not occur in the Spanish language. We in North America love to say the sound of “A” they way it is pronounced in the words “at” and “pack”. In Spanish, there is no such sound. The “A” is always pronounced the same way, more like the one in the word “paw”. So the name of this Paca Paca newsletter: “Paw-caw Paw-caw” (not packa-packa). The word “Paso” is “Paw-so” (not pass-oh”. The second word in “Paso Llano” is “Yawn-o” (not “Lanno” or “Yanno”). Vowels in Spanish: A – the sound is “aw” as in “paw”. E – the sound is “eh” as in “hay”. I -- the sound is “ee” as in “seed”. O – the sound is “o” as in ‘owe”, U – the sound is not like “you” but is like “oo” or as in “shoo”. The letters B and V have the same sound, sort of half-way between the sounds the two make in English. Try the Spanish sounds with your horse’s name and enjoy developing your own authentic accent! Then you will be a true Aficionado (awe-fee-see-own-awe-doe).