It Is Important to Be Curious

We've had some changes at Hold Your Horses Farm this month. Our humans brought in some green things. Initially they were in block pots filled with dirt. They said they were "trees," but they didn't look much like the trees that are in other parts of our pasture or down by the creek.

We went to check them out immediately, because we were curious about what they were (and if you could eat them). Our humans dropped them off in several places around the pasture. I went bravely over to one of the black pots and smelled it. I pawed at it with my hoof to make sure it wasn't going to bite me. I tried to dig a hole to put it in, but the ground was too hard for my digging to do much good. I knocked the pot over and my human started yelling at me. I don't get why. I was just doing what horses do.

The man human dug a hole and put one in the hole. We immediately galloped down the hill to see what it was. This one was pretty big--as tall as me. It wasn't very satisfying to rub against because it moved around a lot. My man human came back and straightened it up again and chased me away.

He dug holes and "planted" 4 of them. There were still 3 left in their black pots when night came. At night we graze for most of the night in the lower pasture. It is cool and the grass is wet from the dew. I made it my business to help with those trees.

I knocked over the black pots so that I could more easily get a hold on the branch that the green part grew out of. I wasn't able to get all of them out of their pots, but I was able to get one of them and carried it away. My human wasn't happy in the morning (although I think I saw her secretly smile). I was just doing what horses do.

Horses are curious creatures. We notice when things are different, and we check them out to make sure they don't represent a danger to us. We interact with them when we get the chance. (That's why I sometimes run off with my man human's fence-fixing tools). We explore and want to understand what part these things play in our world. After all, we are sharing our space.

I think it is important to be curious. When you interact and play with things and others around you, you can understand them better. I think that humans sometimes must forget this. I think they need to be more spontaneous and play with the world. They need to be curious about how other humans (and horses) think and what is important to them. I think when they remember to be curious and focus on understanding, they will have more joy, and feel more connected with everything and everyone around them. That's what horses do. Try it. I think you'll like it!

Neighs and Whinnies,

Goomba
Goomba "interacts"
with his halter.

P.S. If you are curious about what we horses can offer you or your company, call my human, Linda Pucci at (865) 983-7544 or email her at Linda@InnerResourceCenter.com. She can explain how we horses can help you learn about what is holding you back or how you can be better at what you do. We are a great team! You can also check out her other website (where horses are the stars) at http://www.resourceswithhorses.com/.





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