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Kim BakerWhy I am an Internationally Recognized Horse Expert
What sparked something inside of me was the movie "The Black Stallion," where a boy and horse are shipwrecked on a deserted island and become friends in order to survive. If anyone has seen the movie, 95% of people love the beach scenes. This is where Alec convinces The Black to let him ride him. Once he does, this magical bond and relationship unfolds and the two race around in the surf together. I've often wondered what is so special about those beach scenes. Well, besides Frances Ford Coppola being an awesome director, it's the end result that everyone dreams of having with a horse. Where the horse trusts you 100% and you trust the horse 100% and when the two meet they become one body moving in synchronicity. At one point Alec even raises his arms in the air and just flows with The Black as they canter down the beach bareback and bridleless. Arabian horses became my favorite type of horse because of this movie. Cass Ole, a black Arabian stallion from Texas, is who portrayed The Black in the movies. When I would go on family vacations I would visualize me and my horse riding through the terrain we were traveling through, having that special bond because it was just the two of us.
I did everything wrong with Zimi. I used butt ropes on him and other methods of force to get him to do what I wanted. I didn't like it. Despite that, Zimi and I had a special relationship. I was able to ride him bareback and bridleless in the arena where I boarded him. One day he was at the water tank when I pulled into the facility and we raced each other down the road to the gate where I bring him out and work with him. Even though at that time I made training mistakes with him, our relationship was very special and I was very tuned into him.
Training wise I did things very differently with Night from the start. Before Zimi had died I started to work with a mentor and she was enlightening me on the benefits of groundwork. So Night and I started with groundwork and went through all seven levels of her program. Night is a different horse, a different personality from Zimi, but I know in my heart the groundwork is what has enabled Night and I to have the kind of relationship we do. Night is my go anywhere do anything horse. Night is my Black Stallion. We have done so much together: ridden in the Colorado Rocky Mountains alone, fallen down hills together (ground gave out below us), competed in Reining, Trail and Native Costume together (I have a rack filled with all the ribbons we have won competing), and I can ride him bareback and bridleless too, and often on our mountain rides just ride him in a halter. My mission and my passion are helping people obtain this kind of special relationship with their horses and other animals. How I have helped people overcome problems and develop a deeper relationship with their animalsSky's Story - by Kristina B. See what other people and their animals are saying on the Testimonials page. Why I am an Animal Communicator
One day, a neighborhood boy came a long and shot the mother with a slingshot right out of the nest. She fell to the ground and died pretty quickly. The boy was all fun and games, laughed and went on about his business. I witnessed the entire scene and it made me so angry and sad at the same time. I rushed over to help the mother, but it was too late, there was nothing I could do. The babies were chirping loudly and I waited, but no one came to their aid. As a two year old child, there was not a lot I could do at this point. I tried to get my parents to help the babies, but they were not interested. The power of witnessing the scene, then watching the consequences unfold as a result of the boy's actions was heart breaking to me. The babies all perished. The wealth of emotions, and conflicting emotions that arose in me during this time was so overwhelming. I could not believe the boy could do such a thing and not care what happened afterwards. It enraged me. I wanted to go yell at the boy and tell him what he did and what happened to the babies, but I knew he would not care and he would just laugh at me. This act sparked the passion inside me to become a voice for the animals. So that's what I did. I went around talking and healing animals as best I could. My parents didn't know what to do with me, and it made them uncomfortable. Eventually they told me to stop telling people I could talk and heal animals. I suppressed my gift until I met some people in 2007 that said oh yes you most certainly can talk with animals. I took classes, workshops, read books and practiced, practiced, practiced. In 2010 at a horse workshop, we had the opportunity to meet the horses in their paddocks before we got to work with them. We were to connect with them without physically interacting with them. We were given a small journal. I sat down and went to town. Had full on conversations with all of the horses we were going to be working with. The ladies running the workshop were so impressed they asked me to talk to one of their dogs and some of their other animals. They asked if I was doing this professionally and I said no. They encouraged me to hang out my shingle and go professional. My mission is to help humans better understand animals. To be their voice and enable people and animals to have a loving and respectful relationship together.
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