Lessons Horses Have Taught Me

  • Keep it simple
  • There is no need for time, only day and night
  • Be quietly persistent
  • Have fun every day
  • Don’t hold grudges
  • Trust good people
  • Submit if it is the only means to survive

  • Have an interest in living
  • Run as fast as you can sometimes.  It’s very liberating
  • Be mindful of your mother
  • Play foolish games no matter how old you are
  • When an opportunity to escape presents itself, take it!  You can always come home
  • It’s a good feeling to fall asleep in the sun sometimes
  • It’s even better to stomp a puddle now and then
  • If you fall down, get back up and shake it off

  • Take the time to chew your food
  • Share it with a friend when they are hungry too
  • When you learn a trick to life, teach anyone who wants to learn
  • When you disagree, walk away when you can
  • If you must fight, make it brief and powerful and get over it
  • When vexed, eat something; you’ll feel better

  • When someone you know is in need, is ill, or is dying, show concern.  Tell them you love them and wish them well
  • Take care of each other
  • Find peace in letting go
  • Forgive a friend for dying
  • Forgive myself for failing
The herd in my life has taught me everything I need to know.


I imagine a place...
        where people help horses and horses help people,
        where the possibilities are endless.
Infinity Farm is such a place.

                                Terry Holden, horse rescuer


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