Have You Diminished your Horse?

Whenever a human coerces a horse into submission it diminishes the horse. Most people have no idea that they do this. It is possible to create relationship with a horse where agreement does away with the need for coercion. I want to get to the point where if I think.. "come with me", the horse simply comes with me. I am almost there. What does this have to do with you the reader? When working with your horse and you ask him to "come with you" and he does, show your appreciation, but if he doesn't, what is the cost to the horse if you make him? You can tell the difference between a horse who has been diminished and coerced and one who hasn't. You might not know what you are seeing, but you can feel it. Just because you were told that horse's aren't capable of such relationship and intelligence, doesn't make it so. Think bigger, dream bigger, speak softly.