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"Jupiter and I took part in Christa's clinic on Fear Management, which changed our whole perspective. Christa helped me to recognize his forcefulness for what it actually was - intense anxiety. Recognizing his fear, acknowledging it, and then working within and gradually expanding his comfort zone, we came to a point where he felt so safe with me that on one walk together, he spooked and ran when a dog came running growling out of a driveway, but at the sound of my voice, he stopped, turned around, came back to me, and then walked back with me to the driveway where the dog was. He learned a LOT for a horse now in his 20s, and he (with Christa interpreting) taught me infinite amounts about strength and softness, that they only exist together."

~Carol

"During Christa's workshop, I have learned to listen to my mare's need and to apply what she teaches me to my daily life; patience, trust, simplicity. Without Christa's help these are traits that I could have misinterpreted as misbehaviour when really my horse was just trying to tell me don't rush, stop confusing me or be more clear. I am learning to communicate and be a better partner to this amazing soul, and she has no clue that what she teaches me works wonder on the human kind as well.

Thanks for teaching me what I know now. I am so eager to learn what is coming and to keep sharing it."

~Stephanie

"When Christa invited me to her new clinic, Riding with the Elements, I was excited and thought I would be in store for a fun weekend full of new ideas for me and my horse. What I didn't expect was to find a completely renewed confidence in my riding abilities and that elusive connection to my horse. A connection I had not been able to find with any of my horses in five years."

~Nicole Croizier

"I just attended the most impressive riding clinic I have ever been a part of. I feel privileged to have participated and learned so much about my horse, myself and our partnership. Christa Miremadi has the rare talent to not only have a deep understanding of horse behavior but also be such a gifted teacher and coach that she can translate it into words and images that work for each set of equine/human partners. As a biologist, I appreciate her approach that centers on understanding how horses communicate and react. I learned that artificial aids can be effectively replaced with balance and clarity in your body and your horse will become lighter and more responsive."

~Janice Clarkson

First of all I would like to let you all know that the Four Elements that i have chosen to work with (above) are only one of many ways to view the Elements (and personality typing in humans or horses, for that matter). In the Martial Art that I study, Tai Chi and Traditional Chinese Medicine, there are Five Elements. Fire, Water, Earth, Wood and Metal. Chi, translated literally means air, wind or life energy. Each of the Five Elements also represent an organ of the body: Metal = Lungs, Kidneys = Water, Liver = Wood, Heart = Fire, Spleen = Earth. Each element also has a creative or a destructive affect on another, for example, Metal creates Water and destroys Wood, Water creates Wood and destroys Fire and so on...

Because of these more complicated intricacies, I have chosen to use the Four Elements above to help people to begin their journey into understanding the Natural Balanced Energy of themselves and/or their horse's. Please remember, this is a guideline in understanding your horses balance, NOT a way to Label them. It's important to remember that labels can create limitations.

Each of us, human or horse is made up of the energy of the Four Elements. We are a balance of all four, not just one or another. However, having said that, we may be un-balanced, meaning that we have a stronger presence of one element and a weaker balance of another. Having too strong or too weak of any Element is not healthy.

Each Element contains strengths or challenges which we may choose to become aware of and use intentionally. More commonly, we are unaware of their power and they will rise up when they feel they are most needed and use us, sometimes leading to conflict and sometimes avoiding conflict depending on what energy type we are most typically living from and which energy type we were faced with at the time of conflict.

As with most anything, we will become much better at whatever we practice most. So will our horses. This means, if we are not consciously practicing each of the Four Elements in a balanced way, we will become more and more unbalanced. If we do not learn to recognize an Element's energy type when we see it, we will not have an understanding of which Element's energy type would be best used to help bring a eccelerating situation's unbalanced energy to a peaceful or harmonious and balanced conclusion.

When someone (horse or human) comes at you with an unbalanced energy, if you can learn to recognize their imbalance then you can use your knowledge of the Elements to balance the combined energies between both of you and create harmony. In order to do this, a clear understanding of the Elements and their strength and weakness is essential. This is a subject that is one of my great passions and of extreme interest to me. I have written about this in H.E.A.R.T., my new book as well as having taught a number of clinics around the subject. It is a big part of Horsemanship from the Heart and I truly enjoy sharing it with everyone.

For more information on how you can attend a clinic and learn more about the Elements or to book a Consultation in which Christa Miremadi can assess you or your horse's Natural Balanced Energy, please contact us!