Davina communicates with Animals

I can sleep easier knowing that Davina has chosen to communicate with animals instead of going into the medical profession.  Tetanus and Strangles are nasty problems for a horse to have.  So I have yearly vaccines to provide me with protection.  This protection is usually in the form of an injection.  This year Davina decided to give me the injection herself.  The idea being that if I ever had to have antibiotics injected (perish the thought), then she would be able to do it for me.  Thus she gets the vaccine and yesterday was THE DAY!!!! 

Now I constantly “read” Davina to check out what is going on for her as a part of keeping me safe and evaluating our surroundings.  Davina is my herd leader, so if she is nervous, I start wondering what it is that we have to be nervous about and start getting nervous myself.  When Davina put the needle in my neck and was nervous, I started to get nervous and move a bit.  Now as I am a very well behaved horse (if I do say so myself), it was only a small step, just to let Davina know that I was picking up her fears.  Luckily Davina had our friend Lexie with her.  Lexie was holding my lead rope and Davina’s ‘hand’, metaphorically speaking, to help her though the injection process – which is not hard.   When Davina had trouble with the needle and getting the injection into me, Lexie was able to take over and finish the process.  Davina put down some hay for me to eat and I was ‘over’ the whole trauma of the incident.  Well ok, so it was not that traumatic.  If it is good for a biscuit of hay though, i will ‘milk’ the subject and call it traumatic.  So thank goodness Davina didn’t decide to go into medicine.  The whole is a safer place.  Also do you think you could practice before I am due for my next injections Davina.  Please!!!! 

The Difference between Worming Paste and Carrots

Davina went shopping for me today.  You know what she bought for me?  “Carrots”?, I hear you say.  I wish!  She bought me worming paste.  Now I would like to point out that there is considerable difference between worming paste and carrots.  They taste, look and feel different.  The only thing I can think of that they have in common (musing look and thinking music) is that they both go in my mouth.  Oh, have I mentioned that they taste differently?  Carrots are yummy and more please.  They juice up as I eat them and are very pleasing to my taste buds.  The worming paste is a bit bland, thick and not at all juicy.  So which would I rather have?  I guess I will have to choose carrots.  I can’t believe that Davina could get it soooo wrong.  I mean she is the animal communicator.  If she had asked me what I required from the shop (which she didn’t), I would have replied “carrots”.  I speak perfect Horse, with only a slight accent to show my country origins. There is no way she would have misunderstood me, if she had asked.  Maybe I need to start placing my own orders at the produce store.  It will save Davina getting it wrong again!!!

Herd Leadership

Davina is the leader of our herd – of two.  A situation with which I am comfortable and makes me confident.  

If we are out for a trail ride and I see a Wheelie Bin, as the leader, Davina expects me to listen to her - to act – rather than reacting blindly.  Instead of me having an “oh my gosh I am going to get eaten” moment and ending up kilometers down the road in a later of sweat, Davina expects me to look to her for leadership about how to respond.  Now I know for a fact that horses get eaten by Wheelie Bins.  My friend Dannie Buckskin has told me that it is so. 

I have to respect, like and trust Davina to be able to listen to her and accept her leadership.  I have to evaluate the decisions she makes.  Is she a good and strong leader?  Is she capable of keeping us safe?  If not, then I will have to step up and take over the job.  viagra I can do that, it makes me feel very uncomfortable.  It means that I have someone on my back, a very vulnerable place for me, in whom I have no confidence.   How would  you feel if you were in that situation?

My mother told me that a herd requires a strong leader.  As long as Davina is a strong leader then I am willing to follow her everywhere.  Especially if that anywhere will lead to a nice grazing patch.  <snicker>  That doesn’t meant that I won’t check from time to time – probably on a daily basis- if Davina is still a strong leader.  I can check by doing subtle things like pushing into her space and seeing if she notices, walking in front of her etc.

There are important questions that I have for my leader:-

-  will you keep me safe?

-  will you look after me?  

-  do you know good grazing patches?

-  will you keep watch whilst I graze? 

Oh yes, and have you bought any carrots recently.  Now I haven’t had to listen to any of Davina’s lame jokes recently,  however it is good to have carrots to make up for all the jokes to which I have had to listen in the past. 

I am lucky.  Davina does look after me.  She doesn’t put me in situations where she feels I might be in danger.  She ensures I get grazing time.  (Of course I could always do with more of that – hint, hint Davina)  She also feeds, washes and brushes me.  Whilst she is doing all and being a good and strong leader, I will follow Davina where ever she asks me to go.