We were recently working with a group of boys living in a residential treatment center.
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It was one of the boys first day at TR 4 Heart & Soul. We began by introducing Natural Horsemanship techniques that reallly focus on pressure, release, and boundaries.
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He transitioned well into the riding portion of the session. As we began to untack, groom, and put the horses in their turnout pens I said "Good job cowboy!" This boy in his early teens looked back and said "I'm not a cowboy." My response was, what is your definition of a cowboy.... he had a 5-10 second pause and said.... well, cowboys are courageous, strong, and will ALWAYS protect their families.
I said, I think that's a really good definition of a cowboy, and I'm glad you are working towards those goals.
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We continued our walk to the tack room, and about 5 minutes went by and he stopped and looked at me with tears in the bottom of his eyes and said "And cowboys, NEVER abuse their kids."
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My eyes welled up instantly- and I said "I'm sorry - that happened to you - you are right, cowboys don't abuse their kids."
🤍The world needs more cowboys 🤍
