The Equine's Apprentice

Empowerment Allen Lomax  (copywrite 2009) “Power contained and positively directed opens one to the universal sources empowerment.” The Philosophical Equine Empowerment is shared force.  Empowerment is collaborative force.  Empowerment is connected force.  Empowerment arises within individuals and groups when the true essence or true nature is allowed to develop unhampered and unrestrained. The wealthy and the rulers have power but are not always empowered.  Others can be extremely empowered but not wealthy or powerful.  Mother Teresa and Gandhi come to mind.  Though avowing a life of poverty, both from their empowerment attracted tremendous financial wealth and power to their causes.  As one of Gandhi’s supports stated, “It takes a great deal of money to keep Gandhi in his poverty.” Horses know empowerment.  Horses are strong and powerful.  They are empowered because in their wisdom they contain and direct their extraordinary strength and power.  Empowerment is in their es

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If it seems dangerous remove yourself and re-evaluate the situation from a safe distance. The horse is a prey animal – in many respects, a somewhat frail prey animal.  Nevertheless, the species has survived when other seemingly more formidable mammals such as the mastodon became extinct.  The wisdom of the equine can teach us about financial survival.  The horse has an amazing capacity to detect and to respond to threats.  They basically have two options when confronted with danger.   For the horse it is either fight or flight.  Their preferred method is flight. Nature has equipped the horse with a very well developed detection device system.  With access to either bi or mono vision, the horse can see almost 365 degrees without moving her head.  Her ears are amazingly flexible and can be maneuvered in an instant to capture the minutest sound waves coming from just about any direction.  Horses also have an incredibly well developed olfactory sense.  Often people think that when a hor

The Equine’s Apprentice I grew up with a never-ending thirst for horses.  Though my family was not wealthy nor were they ranchers or farms I had, as a child and youth, reoccurring opportunities for some interactions with horses.  These were times of pleasure and meaningful to be sure but in retrospect they were at best, superficial engagements that only touched the surface of the equus spirit. My real engagement with horses came late in life.  I was 56 years old and had grudgingly but haltingly accepting the growing body of evidence that I wasn’t getting any younger.  If I was going to have horses in my life, the time was now or never.  So with that decision I jumped, head long, into a world of frustrations – contentment, disappointment – fulfillment, anger – calm, confusion – clarity, rejection – acceptance – in short, a roller-coaster ride that stirred the depths of a life time of unresolved emotional turmoil.  I didn’t expect the spirit of the equine to hold so much power.  I