The Ideal Horse Trainer Trains Bloggers, Too
14. Apr, 2009 
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Some of us write about training and dogma and attitudes toward horses. Some of us could actually carry out our dreams, and some of us could not. I fall strictly within the latter category. I don’t have the skill or the experience. What I do have is the discriminatory power to know when I’m seeing the real thing, and when I’m seeing something disturbing. And then to dismantle it ad nauseum. Yes. It’s all in the eye of the beholder.
This beholder’s eye has been taught many a time by Bonnitta Roy of Alderlore: To Know the Horse Is To Know Yourself. Routine checks of Bonnitta’s blog turn up fascinating and often moving posts and video. It’s rare indeed to discover truly honest trainers who practice with skill and dedication what some of us can only preach. 
I would like to call attention to a series of posts in that illustrate the depth of willingness to truly see into a horse that makes Bonnitta such a treasure.
A Freisian’s Journey on the Path
A Freisian’s Journey on the Path, Part II
A Freisian’s Journey on the Path, Part III
A Freisian’s Journey on the Path, Part IV
A Freisian’s Journey on the Path, Part V
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After chores I am going to come back in and read this. I know that I have learned a lot and can “see” more than I can “do.”
Hope things are progressing nicely in your move preparations. Before too long you will be posting in Hawaii.
She has a wonderful blog – and like you wrote – practices what she preaches.
Bonnie is a great teacher of people as well as horses. She showed me a few things with my own horses, and it was a fascinating experience.
Lori
It is well worth your time to study the videos, too. Learning to “see” the way Bonnitta does would take me a lifetime, but it’s a venerable goal.
Hawaii, here I come!
horseideology,
the ability and the courage to practice what your preach, down to the letter, is so rare. This is why I think Bonnitta deserves a lot more attention than she gets.
Ona
It would be a great pleasure to travel to learn from Bonnitta. YOu are lucky!