I agree with skyhuntress in that it's similar to human-human relationships.
Take me and my sister's horse, Ivan. He's a fabulous horse, anyone can ride him, though they find out quickly that he's not the push-button horse they assume - he's a regular lumberjack in the hands of an unskilled rider, powerful enough to negotiate 3'9 (where he maxed out) and go cross country, but still gentle enough to throw a 5 year old on him.
Ivan and I never clicked. I've rode him, competed on him, and done well on him. Now that I think about it, I've placed 2nd in every competition on him. I have the skill to ride him well, he was generous for me when I make mistakes, but we never well and truly got along to the point where he would put his heart into it the same way he did for my sister, or even for my mother. Even in the field, when he's so happy to see my mom or my sister, with me his attitude is much more disinterested.
*shrugs* I don't know why that is, or why the feeling is so mutual. I like Ivan well enough, but I feel the same way for him as he seems to for me. I can be happy with him, have great moments on him, but that feeling of being connected just isn't there.
...I think I might go post this in the equestrian thread too!
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Date: 2008-11-09 09:42 pm (UTC)Take me and my sister's horse, Ivan. He's a fabulous horse, anyone can ride him, though they find out quickly that he's not the push-button horse they assume - he's a regular lumberjack in the hands of an unskilled rider, powerful enough to negotiate 3'9 (where he maxed out) and go cross country, but still gentle enough to throw a 5 year old on him.
Ivan and I never clicked. I've rode him, competed on him, and done well on him. Now that I think about it, I've placed 2nd in every competition on him. I have the skill to ride him well, he was generous for me when I make mistakes, but we never well and truly got along to the point where he would put his heart into it the same way he did for my sister, or even for my mother. Even in the field, when he's so happy to see my mom or my sister, with me his attitude is much more disinterested.
*shrugs* I don't know why that is, or why the feeling is so mutual. I like Ivan well enough, but I feel the same way for him as he seems to for me. I can be happy with him, have great moments on him, but that feeling of being connected just isn't there.
...I think I might go post this in the