Attitude-It Matters!

So-my last post was about preserving my own sense of self dignity, and allowing myself an opinion.  Well, I've been putting that into action, however uncomfortable it is for me.  And despite the fact that every time I voice my opinion I feel like I'm arguing or disrespecting others, my confidence and sense of self worth has really gone up.  And it's more than that-my horse has been responding to me in the way I've always wanted since I started asserting myself and my opinion to other people.  I don't exactly know what I've been doing differently with him, to be honest, but it's like I've suddenly become the human he's always needed.  Very rarely does he give me challenges to 'fix' anymore, and he's become so light and responsive that I need to really focus on not signaling him too strongly, because it's as though my regular signals are ten times as loud as they used to be to him.  More often than not, he says yes, and tries his guts out.  And I'm even getting...dare I say it?  Obedience with EXUBERANCE and expression!  It's absolutely amazing-and our draw is so much better.  In the couple weeks since I've changed my attitude, he's wanted to be with me a lot more than before.  He doesn't want to wander from my side very much anymore.  My dreams are made of this stuff-it's blowing me away.

Caoi!  PS-didn't have any recent photos, so I figured I'd show an oldie.  Here's the Chaser at 4 months old. :)