{"id":197,"date":"2014-10-09T04:14:07","date_gmt":"2014-10-09T04:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hcequestrian.com\/?p=197"},"modified":"2023-08-15T18:11:28","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T18:11:28","slug":"eight-things-horses-taught-parenthood-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hcequestrian.com\/?p=197","title":{"rendered":"Eight things horses have taught me about parenthood \u2013 So far\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_201\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-201\" style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hcequestrian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_7620-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-201\" src=\"http:\/\/hcequestrian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_7620-2-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"Smiley meets his littlest sibling.\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hcequestrian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_7620-2-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/hcequestrian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_7620-2.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-201\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Smiley meets his littlest sibling.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>My little daughter is only 3 months old.\u00a0 Over these months, I\u2019ve been thankful for the lessons and experiences that my life with horses has given me.\u00a0 They sure have come in handy!\u00a0 Here are some parallels I\u2019ve noticed so far:<\/em><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em> I\u2019m used to my body being used as someone else\u2019s handkerchief.\u00a0 Spit up is less gross than horse boogers.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em> I know how to go over another creature daily and notice problems. Is this baby\/tendon hotter than normal?<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em> I understand non-verbal communication and how to watch for signals that the tide is about to change. A fist that unclenches is similar to a horse licking and chewing.\u00a0 That\u2019s the time to try something new.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em> I can accurately apply a salve to a wiggly creature.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em> Less is often more. Don\u2019t overstimulate the baby or over face the horse.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em> I have experience with worrying to varying degrees. My horse has put me through a lot of worry with his health problems.\u00a0 Vets have told me on two separate occasions that I should consider euthanasia.\u00a0 These experiences were absolutely horrible, but did help me temper my anxiety when my daughter had a predicted fever after her vaccinations.\u00a0 I wanted to freak all the way out, but I didn\u2019t.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em> I can make a big deal out of a small victory. Did my horse finally make a transition without bracing against my hand?\u00a0 Woohoo!\u00a0 Did my daughter do 30 seconds of tummy time without crying?\u00a0Yippee!<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em> It\u2019s about the journey. \u00a0I enjoy the hours of caring for my horse, hard work, responsibility, and dedication that it takes to have a thriving and happy horse. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0All these elements are needed in caring for a baby, and I\u2019m glad I have some sort of experience.\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>Many of you have been parents for much longer than I have.\u00a0 What are some similarities that you\u2019ve encountered between horses and children?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; My little daughter is only 3 months old.\u00a0 Over these months, I\u2019ve been thankful for the lessons and experiences that my life with horses has given me.\u00a0 They sure have come in handy!\u00a0 Here are some parallels I\u2019ve noticed so far: I\u2019m used to my body being used as someone else\u2019s handkerchief.\u00a0 Spit up &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hcequestrian.com\/?p=197\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Eight things horses have taught me about parenthood \u2013 So far\u00a0&#8220;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hcequestrian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hcequestrian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hcequestrian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hcequestrian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hcequestrian.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=197"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/hcequestrian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":203,"href":"https:\/\/hcequestrian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197\/revisions\/203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hcequestrian.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hcequestrian.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hcequestrian.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}