MillerMustangs

09/16/2025

Acceptance
-The non-judgmental acknowledgment of things as they are, whether in personal experiences, external offers, or reality of a situation, rather than trying to change or protest them

Why is acceptance important to be the best horseman/horsewoman you can be?

I had a sound body before my wreck last year. Being a professional trainer requires physical stamina, strength both mentally and physically and of course knowledge and skill. I became very angry at the world during my recovery. Eventually I was able to start riding again but after having my chest crushed it changed many things about my riding. I have a stiff back, my core is pitifully weaker than it was, my hips are not free because of my back. The list goes on. At some point I had to reflect on this self-pity and decide how to live with it. I decided to not complain anymore, do what I can and appreciate the small efforts, and be thankful for another chance to try. I had to accept what I am and what I am capable of.

This goes for relationships as well in business and in personal.
I've had many people join my team and leave. Friendships drift apart and people change. I am thankful for every passing and whether long or short I don't ever fight a goodbye. I express my thoughts, concerns and feelings if it's appropriate but if someone decides they're path with us is going another way I let it go. I also feel comfortable acknowledging a wrong fit early on. But it is when we cannot let go and breath the truth in that it is time let life carry on separately, that we run into hardship and hurt. It is easier said than done.

To exercise acceptance is to let go of the desire to control. We cannot change or control the outcome of others. Even with horses they have a choice too. Many people ignore their choices and because of this they control their horse, then when it counts the horse makes a choice through instinct and they have no control. The human isn't their leader or friend. They've been on their own this whole time.

Horses teach us to accept ourselves for what we are. I love all the horses I have been privileged to befriend, and I am thankful to them for being kind and accepting me for what I am after my trauma in life. When you're having a bad day with your horse listen to what they are saying. Accept that you may need to improve but also accept that your horse will communicate to you that they're okay with where you are at!

My riding has absolutely NEVER been perfect, but I love all our horses, and they accept me for what I am. It feels like magic to be with them, and they tell me when we fly that they love me for what I am. Horses teach me to accept and that is a gift from above.

"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."

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09/16/2025

Goliath and me, he’s slowly becoming more confident in this life 💖🤠

09/15/2025

Come see Cool Breeze and me and the rest of the amazing performers and show at 7 Branch Farm🤠

09/13/2025

Cool Breeze and I had a wonderful time performing at Trail of Faith Farms for the renaissance fair! Breezy was a little hyper and goofing but everyone enjoyed it! We had so much fun and can’t wait for next year 💖 thank you for having us and always putting us up like royalty!

09/13/2025

Renaissance fair today! More pics and videos to come! Breezy and I will perform this afternoon 🤠also Goliaths first training outing and he’s getting plenty of attention and exposure, lots people have come to take pictures with him 💖

09/09/2025

Aspen is slowly giving it a try. This is big progress for the little guy. He’s reserved and reactive. The only way to go is slow.

09/02/2025

Mercy
-compassion or forbearance shown especially to an offender or to one subject to one's power
-compassionate treatment of those in distress

A reflection on recent events in my life and topic of death

There's only one thing that all living beings are truly promised on this earth and that is death. Many beings already fear the fate that is a reality. We decide to take on the responsibility of another life when we take in animals. That includes the responsibility of their death as well.

We can do our best and work hard to provide them with a comfortable and happy life full of love. But living can be cruel, and it is real that not all endings can be painless. By owning animals, we have to accept that we will at some point need to make a selfless decision. We're never ready to make a call or decide especially when there is devotion to the life. When there's love for the being and soul there is a beautiful past shared with joy, growth, hardship, and challenge. The amount of time doesn't necessarily determine the attachment. If all we give is love and then we feel it return, then the loss takes part of you with it.

At some point with our animal, we're going to face the truth that they're dying. We start the process. Assess the situation. Did we know this was coming? Was this a tragic accident and a decision immediately must be made? WHAT IF? Hope. Hope is what keeps us hanging on.

One thing is for certain that separates animals and humans is intelligence. We know when we are suffering what morphine does and that it's there for relief. We have knowledge and understanding of why. They do not. When they are suffering, I believe they do not suffer and wish they could have a morphine drip to sleep. Their time on earth is spent using instinct and survival. Even an animal that spends its entire life in domestication will find a place to hide when they're vulnerable. They want peace from their suffering, and they don't burden other beings with their suffering. They know and perhaps are more advanced in the understanding that they are alone in their journey now. We can be with them, and we can love them, but we cannot go with them.

My family like many others have had to make calls. When is it time? When do you decide they've had enough, and we need to make the most merciful decision. Can we even say we're worthy of making this choice for another being? I do personally make my choices with professional confirmation and spiritual intuition. there have been times when it's so fast I can only go with intuition and there have been times when we're blessed to be able to have time. Listen, to the facts, results and stats, listen to the being, wait and tame the selfishness, hope with a full heart but don't stray into delusion. It is now time to act as their guide into death.

Mercy is deciding to let go. Mercy is selfless. Mercy is accepting the pain of the honest decision. There isn't me in the choice only them. Death is the most painfully true experience in life. It is promised to us. I've watched many take their last breath of life and it is the most tragically beautiful experience one can ever witness even in the sorrow. I can appreciate that through my own hardships and mistakes that there are no instructions in this choice just mercy.

This is simply a perception of my own reality based on my truth of life.

08/30/2025

Don’t spare any love. Never fixate on restraints. Pour your energy into authenticity.

08/29/2025