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 Hawty & Nawty
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| I'm preachin to the choir here but there is a truth to raising your children with horses. The truth being, that most of the time you end up with kids with better sense, responsibility, understanding of nature and patience and the ability to work with others.
It is definately an advantage raising your children as horsemen, and we should all feel blessed to be given this valuable tool.
I see the benefits everyday and can attest that my son's mild adhd has been benefited greatly.
Riding a horse seems to cure just about anything when it comes to kids, doesn't it?
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| My mom (and I) swear I had/have ADHD. When I was 3 or 4 I couldn't even sit still long enough to eat dinner. I'd take a bite and get up and do something, then take another bite. My mom said she never saw me hold still unless I was with my pony or sitting on a horse.
I certainly know it makes me much more able to deal with people, especially those with disabilities because I can read them much better from learning to read my horse. What better way to understand people and animals who don't talk??
So preach on sister, because there is a definite corolation! |
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Location: Florida.. | I think anything they are passionate about helps guide them in the right direction. my sons werent horse men..but are very responsible and well rounded and love nature and animals.. compassionate.. |
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Location: Southwest Minnesota | I have a fellow 4-H mom who has a child with some sort of sensory disorder...sorry I don't know the name but it's similar to autism, but not exactly the same. She shared with me the other day at lunch how much horses helped her kids just be normal kids. It quiets them and soothes them. This is their first year in the 4-H program so I am hoping and praying that our Horse Show at our County Fair goes smoothly for them. We are a small county but there is still quite a bit of activity at the show and I am hoping that will not be too difficult for them. Hopefully just being with their horse will be enough to calm them so that they can participate. |
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Hawty & Nawty
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| Biblia brings up probably the most important aspect; compassion. I think the farm/ranch life does teach children compassion and hard truths about life. |
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Location: SE Louisiana | When I was a kid they called it hyper-active.... My cure was fishing in the Potomac River because we didn't have animals on the AFB. Today I claim to be OCD and ADD... so everything has to be perfect... but not for very long.. 
Edited by komet. 2014-05-13 10:49 AM
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Hawty & Nawty
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| My theory is we put ourselves in too many artificial enviroments...walmarts, artificial lighting...boob tube and video games. I know for me personally, my anxiety goes way down when i'm outside and doing something that connects me to Earth. |
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| RidenFly - 2014-05-13 10:52 AM My theory is we put ourselves in too many artificial enviroments...walmarts, artificial lighting...boob tube and video games. I know for me personally, my anxiety goes way down when i'm outside and doing something that connects me to Earth.
What's interesting in this statement is the artificial environments. City kids are subjected to un-natural environments their whole lives, especially in today's society, where parents are scared to send kids even to the yard for fear of abduction, drive by shootings, running away, drugs, etc. If I put you in my HS environment in small town Iowa (13000 people or so) you can tell the ones who live in town vs. the ones who live outside of town. Being outside in nature REALLY, REALLY helps kids as far as attitude, compassion, helpfulness, and willingness to work. |
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Location: Florida | I also think a part of it, is that horses usually become a family activity. Parents are spending time with their children and that really seems to be unusual in today's society. Most parents want the tv or playstation to be the babysitter. |
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| Our best babysitter is a little white pony named snow and the water hose! |
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Hawty & Nawty
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| FlyingJT - 2014-05-14 10:05 AM Our best babysitter is a little white pony named snow and the water hose!
I loved playing "in the hose" when I was small. I grew up in Yuma and it was so hot you HAD to if you didn't have a pool. LOL |
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| Amen and Amen  |
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