With Jalila at my house, I was able to shift 100% to working in Equine Standard Time[i] and it was the best thing for both of us. I can go out to her pen 3 or 4 times a day and explore just a little awareness or release some tension without making her suspicious or frightening her. To help keep myself on task, I started calling Jalila “Jillie” after a friend and colleague, Jillian Kreinbring, in Texas who inspires me to exercise patience when working with horses.
[i] I learned this term from my friend and farrier, Doug Frazier, Big Piney, Wyoming, who taught me a lot about patience, saying, “It don’t pay to hurry a horse. they’ll let you know when they are ready and, until then, you’re on Equine Standard time.
[i] I learned this term from my friend and farrier, Doug Frazier, Big Piney, Wyoming, who taught me a lot about patience, saying, “It don’t pay to hurry a horse. they’ll let you know when they are ready and, until then, you’re on Equine Standard time.
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