http://www.svsapien.net/wordpress/2009/02/18/our-first-sail/ Searching for the Meaning of the Word Civilization Tue, 7 Feb 2012 18:20:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 http://www.svsapien.net/wordpress/2009/02/18/our-first-sail/#comment-25442 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:34:57 +0000 http://www.svsapien.net/wordpress/2009/02/18/our-first-sail/#comment-25442 I had never thought of the similarity between a boat and a horse...but it is wonderful. We had horses all through my childhood, raised them….trained them, breed them. It is so true that a horses' nature is a direct result of it's owner's personality... These past relationships would be very similar or evident I guess, whether it be a horse or a sailing vessel…..Was the owner patient...did they focus on the fundamentals first...did they take the time to develop a relationship with each individual...all these traits are reflected...whether we care to admit it or not. I assume that the traits in horse owners are similar to those of boat owners as well...some buy a horse based only on it's pedigree...some just for they way it looks standing still in a field or pen...and others simply because the neighbours have them and this living, breathing...utterly magnificent animal becomes nothing more than landscaping. But then there are the “others”…relatively few I suppose when you consider every field and pasture……and every harbour. The “others”…..see themselves as an extension of the horse…of the boat and not the other way around…no longer are they animals…not machines…but their future, their legacy. My Father taught me that horses aren’t pets nor toys…that we must earn their friendship, gain their trust…that you never run a horse back to the pen….that spurs inflict pain, not respect…..but most importantly he shared a different world seen from the back of a horse….we can not help but take for granted the world around us…when so much of our consciousness is focused on the ground directly beneath our next step. The horizon holds a different meaning for some.... I had never thought of the similarity between a boat and a horse…but it is wonderful. We had horses all through my childhood, raised them….trained them, breed them. It is so true that a horses’ nature is a direct result of it’s owner’s personality… These past relationships would be very similar or evident I guess, whether it be a horse or a sailing vessel…..Was the owner patient…did they focus on the fundamentals first…did they take the time to develop a relationship with each individual…all these traits are reflected…whether we care to admit it or not.
I assume that the traits in horse owners are similar to those of boat owners as well…some buy a horse based only on it’s pedigree…some just for they way it looks standing still in a field or pen…and others simply because the neighbours have them and this living, breathing…utterly magnificent animal becomes nothing more than landscaping.
But then there are the “others”…relatively few I suppose when you consider every field and pasture……and every harbour. The “others”…..see themselves as an extension of the horse…of the boat and not the other way around…no longer are they animals…not machines…but their future, their legacy.
My Father taught me that horses aren’t pets nor toys…that we must earn their friendship, gain their trust…that you never run a horse back to the pen….that spurs inflict pain, not respect…..but most importantly he shared a different world seen from the back of a horse….we can not help but take for granted the world around us…when so much of our consciousness is focused on the ground directly beneath our next step. The horizon holds a different meaning for some….

]]> http://www.svsapien.net/wordpress/2009/02/18/our-first-sail/#comment-25423 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 06:01:07 +0000 http://www.svsapien.net/wordpress/2009/02/18/our-first-sail/#comment-25423 Very Kool ! Congrats!!! Very Kool ! Congrats!!!

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