Cameo is a challenge for us. I KNOW horses addict to speed and I KNOW that a horse loses brain cells when you make them accelerate. Sounds funny, but when I am struggling, I always slow the horse down, go back to what they know and what they do well and try taking baby steps up from there.
Cameo has a very uptight personality. She is wired hot. Jess started driving her back when Jess just wanted to play with a horse. She broke her and started going fast. Is this Cameo's whole problem? I think not....I think the speed coupled with her hot personality makes her pushy when you try to accelerate. By stopping her frequently and doing half halts, Jess has gotten her very pretty when going slow. She also has gotten her very pretty on the long lines. BUT, when Jess asks for more speed, Cameo gets hard on the bit, stiffens, loses her roundness and looks terrible. You can see this happening in the video below. You will see when she is on long lines, she is fairly settled on the bit, but it falls apart in the cart.
Now you know why it can take a long time to get a horse consistent as a driver. It can take years depending on the horse you are working with.
In the same way, God wants us to grow. He wants us to get beyond drinking milk and into the meat. Hebrews 5:12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food, for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a child. But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.
This is the real challenge for me. Getting into the meat takes practice, practice at obedience. Any true knowledge only comes after obedience. What will happen when I am tested? He also will only give me the big challenges if I have been faithful in the little challenges. The same with Cameo. Jess cannot ask for speed until she is consistent with her frame going slow. God gives us all of these creatures and experiences so that we can learn more about Him.
Cameo has a very uptight personality. She is wired hot. Jess started driving her back when Jess just wanted to play with a horse. She broke her and started going fast. Is this Cameo's whole problem? I think not....I think the speed coupled with her hot personality makes her pushy when you try to accelerate. By stopping her frequently and doing half halts, Jess has gotten her very pretty when going slow. She also has gotten her very pretty on the long lines. BUT, when Jess asks for more speed, Cameo gets hard on the bit, stiffens, loses her roundness and looks terrible. You can see this happening in the video below. You will see when she is on long lines, she is fairly settled on the bit, but it falls apart in the cart.
Now you know why it can take a long time to get a horse consistent as a driver. It can take years depending on the horse you are working with.
In the same way, God wants us to grow. He wants us to get beyond drinking milk and into the meat. Hebrews 5:12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food, for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a child. But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.
This is the real challenge for me. Getting into the meat takes practice, practice at obedience. Any true knowledge only comes after obedience. What will happen when I am tested? He also will only give me the big challenges if I have been faithful in the little challenges. The same with Cameo. Jess cannot ask for speed until she is consistent with her frame going slow. God gives us all of these creatures and experiences so that we can learn more about Him.
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