Category: Anah & Astuce

  • Learning the process for the halter : 2023-05-08

    Learning the process for the halter : 2023-05-08

    A lovely time working with Anah and Astuce as David and Esther learn to halter them, using Present Moment, Regard, Patience and Persistence (and a few apple slices). Remember the most important thing is sharing the feeling of peace. In the long term this will be the reward the donkeys will look for. After every…

  • David and Anah learning together.. 2023-04-28 & 2023-05-01

    David and Anah learning together.. 2023-04-28 & 2023-05-01

    The total consultation is in three sections. The first section is a discussion of the Trust Technique, and understanding the shared feelings between David and Anah. Then a demonstration on creating the peaceful feeling to share with Anah, by finding the Present Moment, and then watching how she reacts to that invitation. The second video…

  • Donkeys teaching humans 2023-04-11 to 2023-04-21

    Donkeys teaching humans 2023-04-11 to 2023-04-21

    2023-04-11 The donkeys are communicating We have a farrier solution. We can put that to one side for a moment and start to work with engaging the humans in learning the process of getting the halter on each of the donkeys. This means learning ‘mindful regard’. Both humans have a lovely peaceful ‘present moment’ and…

  • The lead rope conversation 2023-04-01 to 2023-04-06

    The lead rope conversation 2023-04-01 to 2023-04-06

    2023-04-01 Starting with the lead rope The halters are accepted. Now we start working with the lead rope. Today it was about the clip and being able to touch the donkeys under the chin, put a little feel into the halter, and so on. We are now also really seeing the differences in how each…

  • The Halter Conversation 2023-03-22 to 2023-03-30

    The Halter Conversation 2023-03-22 to 2023-03-30

    This page will be the daily videos working with Anah & Astuce and the halter, with the aim of enabling a good trim for Anah on or around 6th April. The challenge is to take things as they come without putting in expectations or desired outcomes. 2023-03-22 Starting to work with the gratitude & reward,…

  • Starting to consider the halter – 2023-03-20

    Starting to consider the halter – 2023-03-20

    We started today with two oils : Sea buckthorn which is a good all rounder for health particularly in moulting season; and Violet Absolute releasing anticipation of pain. There is an emotion that Anah, Astuce and I have to work through each time, which is the ‘stranger/danger’ feeling. Who am I and why am I…

  • Trust might come slow..but then stays : 2023-02-27

    Trust might come slow..but then stays : 2023-02-27

    At our last session we talked a lot about understanding the feeling of trust. Being trusted means to be able to say No and have that accepted. It does not matter whether that no is from a human or an animal. Astuce showed us that she trusts her humans enough to give her body scratches…

  • Re-establishing Trust – 2023-02-20

    Re-establishing Trust – 2023-02-20

    A little bit of pressure and release work with Anah and Astuce a couple of days earlier caused a break of trust, but the thing to do with this is to forgive yourself, and learn from it. We learn from making mistakes, and learning is a good thing. Astuce is wary today and not wanting…

  • Scratches with Astuce 2023-02-06

    Scratches with Astuce 2023-02-06

    At first the donkeys didn’t want to talk, but after a while they chose the place where they were happy to engage and have a conversation. At the start it was about sharing the present moment and then approaching, and then sharing the present moment again, and then approaching again, until I was at the…

  • Touching the Aura 2023-01-23

    Touching the Aura 2023-01-23

    At the beginning of this session the first thing is to say hello and see where we are, and what may be the next step forwards. To do this I said hello by inviting Anah to investigate me. I put myself down at her level and just waited. This was quicker than the last session…