A Magpie's Hoard

a good trainer builds up trust with a horse to provide them with confidence to succeed at their tasks. lucky is only reactive when someone ignores his cues (at the beginning of the movie) and pushes him past the point of his training. you’ll notice oj never does this, even in the confrontation with jj, as lucky is doing tasks he is trained for, like galloping without a rider to a familiar point, and dealing with stimuli he’s encountered before, the flags, mask, and blow-up men. that’s not to say that lucky isn’t extremely brave, loyal, and, well, lucky, but oj created an environment where lucky could perform the best he could in horrible conditions.

and that’s why it’s not surprising to me that lucky returns to oj at the end. he’s confident that oj will be able to direct him to something he can do. there is certainly a big scary thing in the sky, but lucky knows that oj won’t steer him wrong. in a movie about spectacle and perception, oj and lucky look for each other. oj respects lucky’s boundaries and limitations which provides him with a safe place to return when he becomes stressed. any horse, even the most ridden, will kick you if pushed far enough, but it’s about being able to recognize the cause and give them their space.

strawberry rugs are arriving with us today! presale orders will go out soon :)

I don't have a ton of photos of this species: this sweet old man was the only one anywhere near me. He's since passed, so I wanted to get photos of him online. All he wanted to do the times I saw him was relax in the sun, so that's how we'll remember him.

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Not sure who got the mirror dirty AGAIN but I really like my outfit today