JODY, MY SPECIAL FRIEND

JODY IS MY 17 YEAR OLD, 15.1HH ¾ THOROUGHBRED MARE. I PURCHASED HER AS MY FIRST HORSE, IN AUGUST 1992.

TO SAY THAT JODY AND I HAVE HAD OUR UPS AND DOWNS WOULD BE AN UNDERSTATEMENT. A SERIOUS LEG INJURY INCURRED IN A ROAD ACCIDENT, AND ALSO DAMAGE TO HER BACK LED TO MAJOR TEMPERAMENTAL AND BEHAVIOURAL PROBLEMS, WHICH HAVE TAKEN AN IMMENSE AMOUT OF PATIENCE AND SYMPATHETIC HANDLING TO OVERCOME.

ALTHOUGH THESE PROBLEMS MEAN THAT JODY AND I ARE UNLIKELY NOW TO REACH OUR FULL POTENTIAL TOGETHER, THE FACT THAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO OVERCOME THEM HAS BEEN MORE REWARDING FOR ME THAN WINNING THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS OF TROPHIES. TO END UP WITH AN AFFECTIONATE, HAPPY, AND ABOVE ALL TRUSTING HORSE IS ALL THE REWARD I COULD WANT.

I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT THE PROCESS OF DEALING WITH JODY, AND SLOWLY BUT SURELY REGAINING HER TRUST, NOT ONLY IN ME, BUT IN OTHERS AS WELL, HAS MADE BE A BETTER HORSE OWNER AND HANDLER, AND SHOULD STAND ME IN GOOD STEAD WITH FUTURE HORSES I MAY DEAL WITH.

JODY AND I NOW HAVE A RELATIONSHIP THAT EXTENDS BEYOND THE NORMAL ONE BETWEEN HORSE AND OWNER. SHE IS NOT JUST MY HORSE, SHE IS MY SPECIAL FRIEND, WHO I HOPE WILL CONTINUE TO BE WITH ME FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN FINDING OUT MORE ABOUT THE THEORIES AND TECHNIQUES I HAVE LEARNT AND USED IN DEALING WITH JODY’S PROBLEMS, THEN VISIT THE MONTY ROBERTS / INTELLIGENT HORSEMANSHIP WEBSITE AT http://www.montyroberts.co.uk/

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