Wednesday Mini Mag

how they are expected to behave in public are some forms of boundaries I have put in place. As mentioned before being consistent with these ideas helps to form that overall, back and forth.

Like horses, kids need clear communication. If I’m going to ask something, I better be able to follow through with it, whether it be for my horse to stop every time I sit deep and say “Whoa!” or if I ask my kids to pick up the living room. If I don’t follow through and allow them to get away with not meeting my requests, both the horses and kids are liable to run over me! Like horses, kids respond well to a strong leader they know they can trust. Either way, if I can keep my cool and help guide horses or kids through stressful times, they can learn that staying calm and thinking their way through problems is a better choice than allowing their reactive sides to kick in. As with all our paths, none of us are perfect and these are just a few of the things that horseback riding has taught me that I hope to keep trying to apply to my parenting. I hope that I can keep moving forward in horsemanship and parenthood, even when they’re old enough to drive!!!

- Erin Glassman