The horse of Federico Garcia Lorca Federico García Lorca There have been many authors who have given prominence to the horse in his work. As we have seen throughout numerous articles, painters, sculptors among others, have put the horse in the first row of his work. One of them was Federico García Lorca Today we will talk about a great writer who has placed the horse as a symbol in an important place of his work. Today we will talk about Federico García Lorca and the horse in his work. Many writers have given a preeminent place to the horse among his prose, verses, metaphors and great stories. Eloy Cebrian (or better known as Eloy M. Cebrian) has written at least 4 books about the memoirs of Alexander the Great but from the perspective of Bucéfalo, his horse. Also the journalist Hans-Heinrich Isenbart who became a sports commentator but also the author of the Great Book of the Horse. From Isenbart we spoke in the past and from Eloy Cebrian we will speak in future publications. But today we will talk about the preeminent place of the horse in the symbolism with which Federico García Lorca has endowed his work. Blood Wedding Star-Crossed LoversWatch this video on YouTube Who is Federico García Lorca? Federico García Lorca is one of the most important Spanish dramatists of the 20th century. Likewise, his character as a poet has stood out as one of the most read Spanish poets today. He also devoted himself to prose with enthusiasm, drawing and music. An integral artist in the whole rule. Federico García Lorca was born into a well-to-do family with no pretensions. Belonging to the Generation of 27 within the neopopularist trend. A generation of artists that became popular in the context of a cultural movement around the homage to Luis Góngora made in 1927. The mixture of the cultured and the popular in his work brings him closer to the people without distancing him from the most avant-garde literary trends. Federico Garcia Lorca | Literature | ShowcaseWatch this video on YouTube Federico García Lorca and his youth Young Federico García Lorca Born on June 5, 1898 in Granada under the name of Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca. His love for literature was stimulated by his mother Vicenta Lorca Romero who worked as a teacher. These early influences were very important for his artistic inclinations. In spite of this, Federico García Lorca inclined in his youth more for music than literature thanks to his taste for the piano. In his youth he studied music with Manuel de Falla who, foreseeing Federico’s literary talent, decided to stimulate it. His personal differences in terms of style were also decisive for Federico García Lorca gradually define his artistic proposal away from the strict limits imposed by the musical style of his teacher. Because of this Federico García Lorca would be inclined towards the traditional freedom of poetry and theater. These forms of expression have always been closer to symbolism and hidden messages. Within his work life and death go hand in hand … His need for duality is present in his symbols and in his work. Death and life are always associated with the same symbol according to the context and its “movement”. Sexuality, life and death form the sacred triad of Lorca in regard to symbols of human experience and its drama. Symbology in the work of Federico García Lorca Federico Garcia Lorca consistently uses symbols in his poetry, something very common. While these symbols have a dominant interpretation, context and tone make these symbols even represent their opposite, within the understanding that both are a representation that are inseparably linked. Some of the most recurring symbols in Lorca’s work are: Full MoonThe moon: It is the most widespread symbol within the work of Federico García Lorca. Its most recurrent meaning is the symbol of death, but also closely associated with the symbol of fertility, eroticism, sterility or beauty. The cycle of 28 days, both the cycle of the moon and the menstrual cycle are indissoluble elements that generate this association … Blood, death, life, fertility and eroticism in the understanding that the moon as inducer of those behaviors “to the shadow”. The moon as hypnosis and provocative … Light in the shadow to commit sin. Water: In Lorca’s work the flowing water becomes a symbol of life and vitality. It is the way life extends. When water is stagnant and without movement, water represents death. Is that the symbol is not purely the element but its context. The blood: representative of life as well as the moon, and when it is spilled, is the main symbol of death. Likewise blood can symbolize in women the fertile, the sexual. It is fundamental as we see that the symbol can not be clearly distinguished without its context. The horse and the rider: it is one of the recurring symbols in the work of Lorca. Federico García Lorca plays his symbolic triad. The horse and the rider carry with them the meaning of death but also and by their indivisible trinity are associated with vitality (life) and sexuality (fundamentally male eroticism)Another Simbols of Federico García Lorca ‘s workThe symbol of the bull: García Lorca, as a bullfighter, described his relationship with them in the following way: “I believe that bullfighting is the most cultured festival in the world. It is the pure drama in which the Spanish shed their best tears and their bile. It is the only place where he leaves with the security of seeing death surrounded by the most dazzling beauty (…) ». Although at present this vision of the bullfighting activity would awaken repulsion, especially that of the animal and anti-bullfighting defenders, we must remember that Lorca developed in an environment full of drama where the brute force is the only one recognized as the true force. Herbs: its fundamental value as a symbol is death however, as in the other cases, this interpretation varies according to the context. The metals: metals and the flashes of them in the light of the moon appear conform under the entity of white arms, univocally associated with tragedy and death.The horse in the work of Federico García Lorca It is to this last symbol, the horse, that we will dedicate a few additional lines to deepen the perception of the horse in the work of Federico García Lorca Wild Horse Español / English Por una vereda venía Don Pedro. / Don Pedro came along a path. ¡Ay, cómo lloraba / Oh, how I cried el caballero!/Montaba en un ágil / the gentleman! / rode in an agile caballo sin freno. / horse without brake. Venía en la busca / I was looking for del pan y del beso / of bread and kiss todas las ventanas / all the windows preguntan al viento / they ask the wind por el llanto oscuro / by the dark weeping del caballero. / of the gentleman. Por el camino llano / On the flat road dos mujeres y un viejo / two women and an old man con velones de plata / with silver candles van al cementerio. / they go to the cemetery. Entre los azafranes / Among the crocuses han encontrado muerto / they have found dead al sombrío caballo / to the dark horse de Don Pedro. / of Don Pedro. Federico García Lorca The horse in the work of Federico García Lorca represents that force that makes its way despite and that makes itself heard … That makes tremble and that it is life, it is strength and if it is tried to contain it is also death in what it becomes. In the House of Bernarda Alba, the horse is the best expression of restrained passion. This “passion” kicks until it is released through escape or death … Life has to get exits and the horse expresses the imposing force of life. The House of Bernarda Alba | TrailerWatch this video on YouTube The origin of the Horse in the work of Federico García Lorca Likewise Federico García Lorca finds in the horse a close element thanks to his life in the field in his first years of life. A common symbol with which any common Spanish could feel identified. That force of neopopularism arising in the natural but hiding under its wings the symbols of those passions that it had to restrain. The horse as the perfect symbol of that which can not be tamed or contained for too long … That which makes its way from life to escape or death and death in the work of Lorca because in a traditional society getting out of the norm was social death or better still death before the impossibility to fit. Lorca’s horse was nothing more than the need to express his art and his sexual orientation. This need born in a repressed and traditionalist society that suffocated him. The same traditionalist society that finally shot him through the Franco regime … Life that leads to escape or death … The horse of Lorca is the life of Lorca Sources: https://www.cervantes.es/bibliotecas_documentacion_espanol/biografias/tokio_federico_garcia_lorca.htm https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico_Garc%C3%ADa_Lorca https://marujavieira.com/obra/ensayos-y-conferencias/literatura-espanola/ensayos-sobre-literatura-espa%C3%B1ola/100-el-caballo-en-la-obra-de-garcia-lorca https://poematrix.com/poetas/garcia-lorca/los-caballos-negros-son https://gustavomirabalcastro.online/arte/el-caballo-de-lorca   If you want to know more about Gustavo Mirabal or Equestrian Word, go to: gustavomirabalcastro.online https://twitter.com/gmirabalcastro2 https://twitter.com/gustavomirabalc Linkedin Gustavo Mirabal Web Gustavo Mirabal (Previous Web) https://www.flickr.com/people/161015276@N06/ TAGS: LiteratureSymbolism

The horse again and again shows us its intelligence and courage to overcome extreme situations. Sometimes they help humans and sometimes being helped by some humans who understand them as beings of great value. Today we will talk about a particularly intelligent horse. A horse that also has helped many horses with its actions. Today we will talk about Metro Meteor, the painter horse. The horses have given us their support as transport of people for their speed and resistance, as transport of cargo and drive for their strength in physical work and as a company given their high intelligence and nobility. Horses have shown great sensitivity, strength and courage. In this way it is not surprising that their sensitivity has led them to stand out in a new field for them … The arts. Gettysburg horse takes up painting after retiring from the race trackWatch this video on YouTube The horse has inspired many artists throughout history. Many poets, writers, filmmakers have dedicated their “muse” to the qualities and presence of the horse. But just as the horse has been an inspiration, now it is the horse that finds inspiration in its own existence and explores one of our fine arts, painting. Today we will know better this precious and noble animal Perhaps the horse becomes a competitor of men not only in speed but in artistic sensibility but at least we already have the first among them. Metro Meteor in an art auction What forces forge the artist? Which forces forged our painter horse Metro Meteor? Metro Meteor was a horse that, after an accident, went from being a successful racehorse to an injured horse. Thanks to the support of a human, it strength and it sensitivity it was able to overcome the limitations of life by becoming a painter horse. The circumstances of life shape us and the need to express ourselves is what makes us artists … That special awareness that separates us from the rest and allows us to transmit the beauty of reality beyond their circumstances. It is under these circumstances that Metro demonstrated its gifts as a plastic artist. Perhaps some are surprised to see a horse become an abstract art painter, but those who have had the pleasure and honor of knowing them can only confirm their suspicions. How did Metro get to paint? Metro Meteor seeing its art Metro Meteor was a horse whose work and performance predicted a bright future career in horse racing. Until just before his injury, Metro had begun to stand out. What lasted his career had  successful participation in which he won a considerable amount. However, a disease of the knees ruined its future and among the options that gave his owner was euthanasia. But Metro Meteor ran with the great luck of being adopted by a man with a big heart capable of thinking “out of the box”. His adopter was a plastic artist named Ron Krajewski and he was the one who taught him the art of painting. Metro Meteor was adopted by Ron for his wife Wendy to recreationally set up. However, after a visit to the veterinarian they were able to verify that the damages to its knees were worse than those indicated by their previous owner. Ron and Wendy took him to the veterinarian. The vet prescribed the medications, special horseshoes and physical therapy that gave him a better quality of life. In 2012, during a visit to the veterinarian, they discover that their condition is getting worse rapidly. The life expectancy for Metro was two years old. That’s when Ron decides to take matters into his own hands. Metro Meteor Painting Metro Meteor and Ron Krajewski heading for the unknown “I did not want to put him to pasture and forget him [Metro Meteor]. I was thinking about how to spend time together, I wanted to improve their quality of life “ Ron Krajewski   While Ron Krajewski was dedicated to thinking how to give Metro a better quality of life. By its way, the horse did everything possible to get the attention of Ron and Wendy making movements with his head and raising things. The Metro Meteor movements captured Ron’s curiosity. Understanding that this was the way of Metro to communicate decided to stimulate it. Ron began to teach him to touch the canvas with his nose. Then Ron taught it to do it with a brush in his mouth. This convert Metro communication and his need to draw attention to his own artistic expression. An artist collaboration Ron began to reward it positively for its capacity of expression and reinforcing his free manifestation instead of pigeon-holing him into careers and obeying … This is how the natural expression of Metro became a work of art Not satisfied with it, Metro began to show emotion and interest in such activity. So much was its interest in this new activity that when he was shown a canvas he immediately began to paint. In this way towards brushstrokes turning his expression into art very abstract but colorful at the same time. Ron became his artistic director and assistant at the same time placing colors and brushes in his mouth. The paintings were worthy of exhibiting in a space. So the owner made the decision to take them to a gallery. At the first week was a resounding success, managing to sell four pieces, nothing bad to begin with. Metro Meteor’s success “The brushstrokes of Metro do not resemble anything a person can do, because he does not think what he is going to do before doing it. His strokes are thick, random and sometimes broken, which makes the other colors can be seen. All that vibrates on the canvas” Ron Krajewski The fact that a horse has developed the ability to make works of art in this case paintings on canvas captured the attention of the public immediately. Its history was transmitted in television. Metro Meteor gained fame and followers in the United States its country of origin. Currently, a Metro box has a value that can range between fifty and five hundred dollars. This income that the horse has received has served as a base to pay for the expenses of his treatment. Metro was a self-sufficient horse, a worthy example for many humans. Only in the course of 2014 he had an extensive list of people interested in acquiring his unique works of art. Metro Meteor Birthday – March 13th In relation to his medical treatment, the veterinarian in charge of this case came up with the brilliant idea. This consisted of creating a practice to use a substance called Tildren only on his knees. In effect it had positive results for this wonderful artist horse. For the short time the results of the imaging tests showed that the abnormal growth of his joints had stalled. Therefore this gives hope that the horse will continue its existence and so continue to continue making those beautiful and unique paintings. Plastic artist Ron Krajewski Many times life takes us along paths where we must reinvent ourselves and bring to light all that potential that we carry inside. Ron Krajewki and Metro Meteor Ron was raised in Alaska where his work was dedicated to fishing. Then he placed himself under the command of the United States Navy. Later it is when it takes its creativity to afloat thus becoming a potential artist. If you look at his story there is a bond that links him to his horse Metro. Both were engaged in totally different tasks before embarking on what today unites them for life the love of art. This artist together with his wife show their altruistic and kindly side as an important part of the profits from the sales of the paintings that the horse paints Metro donate to a charity that is dedicated to helping other horses. Despite all the difficulties Meteor Metro had an excellent quality of life thanks to Ron and Wendy and enjoyed to the maximum the fact of painting the paintings that gave many joys and lengthened the lives of many horses. Metro Meteor pass away “Through long talks with Metro’s vet, it was realized that Metro’s quality of life had become drastically reduced and he was living in constant pain. The meds we had to give him to treat one aliment, were causing new ailments. There was no way to win, and nothing more we could do for him. Even though he had lived five years passed his original prognosis, and had overcome every obstacle he faced, Metro just had too many obstacles now, and was losing the battle. The heartbreaking decision was made that it was best for Metro to let him go. To ease his pain. Metro was humanely euthanized on March 28th by his vet and longtime friend, Dr. Kim Brokaw. Metro was 15 years old.” Metro Meteor Website It left a legacy … Dozens of horses saved, their own life extended and full of life and works of art that will make us remember forever … Metro Meteor an artist horse, a painter horse In Memory of Metro Meteor Sources https://www.pennlive.com/life/2018/04/painting_horse_death.html http://www.horsenation.com/2018/04/02/in-memoriam-metro-meteor-the-painting-thoroughbred https://gustavomirabalcastro.online/arte/metro-un-caballo-artista   If you want to know more about Gustavo Mirabal or Equestrian Word, go to: gustavomirabalcastro.online https://twitter.com/gmirabalcastro2 https://twitter.com/gustavomirabalc Linkedin Gustavo Mirabal Web Gustavo Mirabal (Previous Web) https://www.flickr.com/people/161015276@N06/ http://www.gustavomirabal.es/caballos/black-forest-el-selva-negra-de-alemania  

Germany is one of the countries whose hobby is beyond doubt. From equestrian photography to its participation in the world equestrian games they give account of it. This is the country that gave birth to the famous German rider Ludger Beerbaum whom we will meet today. Germany as an equestrian country Germany is the country with the highest number of medals in the world equestrian games. The German medal count almost doubles the number of medals the US has. Germany has 92 Olympic gold medals and the USA has only 50 medals. USA is second in the historic medal count. More interesting is when we compare the number of inhabitants. Germany have 83 million inhabitants versus 326 million in the USA. This indicates that Germany with a quarter of the population has obtained almost twice as many medals. Germany is 625% more effective than the United States in Olympic equestrian sports. We could say that the Germans are 625% more fans of horses. Without a doubt, it is a curious fact … Stallion Colestus and Ludger Beerbaum: Youngster Cup CHIO 5* Aachen 2014Watch this video on YouTube German representatives in our lines Germany looks like an equine-addicted society (or equine-lover depending on who you look at it). There we found many riders, trainers and equestrian world stakeholders. We have already dedicated several lines to Hans Heinrich Isenbart in the past. Isenbart is a renowned equestrian commentator and writer of the “Great Book of the Horse” a reference work. Likewise, among the German riders we already dedicate some lines to Hans Günter Winkler. Winkler stood out for getting medals for him and for the German equestrian team despite an injury. The German equestrian stands out in the world panorama and how could it be different they have a big space in our heart and our lines. Today, as we indicated at the beginning of the article, we will talk about Ludger Beerbaum, a leading rider of modern showjumping. Who is Ludger Beerbaum? Ludger Beerbaum is a famous German rider, considered among the best in the world. With four Olympic medals to his credit it would be enough to be an icon in his country, but he is also the rider with the most victories in German championships. Ludger Beerbaum family Ludger Beerbaum is the eldest of the brothers. Monica and Ruth the little ones in the house and her brother is also a prominent jumping rider. His father, Horst Beerbaun, was a farmer who dreamed that his son learned horsemanship and from the beginning Ludger showed great skill for horsemanship. In his house Ludger has a beautiful family that he always has close to. Your house and the horse stable are on the same property. He is married to the beautiful Arundell Davison. Ludger Beerbaum has 3 children, Alexander his eldest son is the product of a previous relationship and together with Arundell he has two beautiful daughters named Mathilde and Cecilia Sophie. Beerbaum was born in the city of Detmold. Detmold is the largest city in the district of Lippe which is located in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Ludger Beerbaum & his wife Why is it said that Ludger Beerbaum was “from the donkey to the horse”? A local myth says that Ludger emerged from difficult circumstances to reach the most difficult Olympic victories. This legend tells how Ludger learned to ride with a donkey because he had no more resources and it was his perseverance and talents that led him to stardom. Nothing is further from the truth than that story, because although its history is very interesting it is also totally different. Ludger himself has been responsible for denying the myth forged around him saying: “The donkey existed. I was in Count Metternich’s stable in Adelebsen, but I rode it less than three times. ” Ludger Beerbaum How did Ludger Beerbaum become a rider? Ludger Beerbaum Young His father Horst Beerbaum dreamed that his son would learn horsemanship at the local riding school, but little Ludger, aged eight, was not interested in learning. Along with this, the coach of the riding school shouted and scolded strongly the students who did not pay attention to the indications which frightened Ludger. Ludger himself admitted being “terrified” by the coach’s behavior. Given these circumstances Ludger moved away from riding but thanks to a very close friend who met after classes in the stables began to have contact with these beautiful animals. Thus the love for horsemanship began its journey in the life of Ludger Beerbaum. Immediately he showed an enormous talent for horsemanship and with only 18 years he reached the first place in the German youth championship. What has been the path of Lueger Beerbaum in horse riding? Ludger Beerbaum is an Olympic, European and German multimedallist. So we can describe its enormous trajectory and results:Four (4) Olympic gold medals in 1988, 1992, 1996 and 2000. Four (4) medals in the world equestrian games: Gold in 1994 and 1998, silver in 1990 and bronze in 2006 Nine (9) medals in the European Equestrian Jumping Championships.Five (5) medals in team jump: Gold in 1997, 1999 and 2003, Silver in 2007 and Bronze in 2001 Four (4) medals in individual jump: Gold in 1997 and 2001, Silver in 2003 and Bronze in 2007Ludger Beerbaum What are the future projects of Ludger Beerbaum? Currently Ludger Beerbaum runs a stable that bears his name as a brand “Ludger Beerbaum Stables”. There they meet different activities such as:Training of horses and riders Stables service for horses World class stallions service A marketplace for the purchase and sale of horses worldwide.This is one of the great projects of Ludger Beerbaum that joins the development of equestrian sports in China with whom he has had numerous contacts. Ludger Beerbaum today, tomorrow and always He is an integral sportsman who has become a promoter of equestrian sport, a family man who enjoys past successes. Still, Ludger Beerbaum does not lean on his successes and continues to plant and harvest triumphs in the equestrian world. Ludger Beerbaum - Zinedine - WC Geneva 2012Watch this video on YouTube A German icon and a sample of why the Germans are so successful in each field they decide to venture. Ludger Beerbaum is a pop-star of the German establishment. Sources https://www.ludger-beerbaum.de/en http://www.gustavomirabal.es/jinetes/ludger-beerbaum/ https://www.horsemagazine.com/thm/whos-who/beerbaum-ludger/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludger_Beerbaum   If you want to know more about Gustavo Mirabal or Equestrian Word, go to: https://gustavomirabalcastro.online or http://gustavomirabal.com o http://gustavomirabal.es https://www.instagram.com/gustavomirabal.es https://www.linkedin.com/in/gustavomirabalcastro https://www.flickr.com/photos/161015276@N06/albums/ https://es.quora.com/profile/Gustavo-Mirabal-Castro https://www.wattpad.com/497522292-g-c-farm-gustavo-mirabal-castro-en-venezuela-g-c   TAGS: GermanyLudger Beerbaum

In the world of equestrian competitions there are outstanding amazons that leave the female genre high. These spaces have been conquered little by little by women like the Spanish Leticia García Cotanda, who not only lives in this world but also spends her time and effort to serve as counselor in the company Imper. For this reason we will deepen in relation to the multifaceted trajectory of this amazon. Leticia García Cotanda was born on March 10 of the year 2000. Of sign piscis she is a sensitive person, lover of the animals and very kind. It is difficult to obtain personal information because it is especially reserved given his personality and his sign. RUNA - Leticia Garcia CotandaWatch this video on YouTube Leticia García Cotanda and her horse Runa Runa the mare of Leticia García Cotanda, was raised by Ana Beca and mounted by Paula Moya, was imposed in one of the tests of the second day of CES Valencia. At the CES Valencia facilities the first five-star national of the season is being played. On the second day he won the 1.20 meter “Runa” (“Nicolo” and “Nursia 76”, for “Lacros”). The Runa mare is being assembled at the CES by Paula Moya, after having run the Spanish Championship for Minors of Segovia with its owner, the Valencian Leticia García Cotanda. Leticia García Cotanda in the Mediterranean Equestrian Tour of Oliva Nova In the small Grand Prix of the penultimate day the Spaniard Jorge Juárez stood out and had a great performance with “U Watch” – Jorge Juarez finished with a double course without fail and in a time that allowed him to be third. Small Grand Prix was won by Josep Clayton of British nationality with his horse “Carolus K Dhi”. The Silver Tour Grand Prix was won by Marc Battinger. The German, who is shining with his own light in the tests this week, which adds several wins, led the classification with “Cádiz”. Álvaro Díaz was the best of the Spaniards in the table, occupying the third place with “Carlton 14”. The second place in the table was for Leticia García Cotanda jnto with “Runa” who won in the Bronze Tour 2. This was one of the last presentations of Leticia García Cotanda towards April 2018. Spring tour 2018 - RUNA 1.20 Leticia Garcia CotandaWatch this video on YouTube   Regional show jumping championship In relation to the CES Valencia has hosted the regional championships jumping and jumping with ponies of the Valencian Community. In the category of Adults, Charo Ortells won the gold with “Rodin La Gaffeliere” after completing the three qualifying tests without fouls. It was necessary a jump-off to decide the silver and bronze medals, in which Laura Tomás Isach won with “Concetta 15”. The bronze medal went to Malorie Baert with “Piccolo Galant”.   Leticia García Cotanda and Runa On the other hand, it was also not necessary to jump-start in the category of Young Riders. Vincet Trutschler with “Oursun Quenny Rubin” finished without demolitions and took the gold. In addition, Ana Martinez de Vallejo with “Caspar II” was silver with four points. While Manon Gobatto occupied the third position with “Rubens Light”. Finally, in the Juvenile category * the gold was for cedric Trutschler with “Oursun Caretanos”. Antonio Fuentes with “Al Centor” and Carmen Llácer with “Hijacker vd Horts” had to break the tie to decide the silver and bronze medals. Likewise, Leonie Truschler with “Oursun Cariana” won gold in the Youth category. Leticia garcía Cotanda was silver with “Runa”, closing the box White Orón with “Mistral”. How is Leticia García Cotanda and her personal life? Below we can see a video of his birthday party number 18 that is on YouTube. It is easy to smile and friendly while her performance marks her as a determined woman. Her friendships appreciate her and you can see her tears of emotion come to her. Watch this video on YouTube Being a Pisces sign, he is known to be sensitive and kind. His dreamy and diverse character makes him dedicate himself to multiple activities. Some sources indicate that she is currently studying Marketing and therefore maintains her career as an outstanding Amazonas on stand-by. We hope to see you soon on the equestrian circuits. Since his birthday is March 10 and we are March 13 from here we send him happy late birthday and we wish him to continue advancing with his dreams. Leticia García Cotanda on a beach Sources: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK4iTpfmMyftGxhpGCMMhkw/videos?shelf_id=0&sort=dd&view=0 https://www.fei.org/athlete/10084398/GARCIA-COTANDA-Leticia https://www.facebook.com/leti.garciacotanda   If you want to know more about Gustavo Mirabal or Equestrian Word, go to: http://gustavomirabal.com/  or  https://gustavomirabalcastro.online/english https://www.linkedin.com/in/gustavomirabalcastro/ https://twitter.com/mirabalgustavo0 https://twitter.com/gmirabalcastro2 https://www.flickr.com/people/161015276@N06/ https://www.wattpad.com/story/129398546-g-c-farm-gustavo-mirabal-castro-en-venezuela         TAGS: AmazonSpain

One of the keys to success in riding is the connection between the horse and the rider. For this it is necessary that the rider be completely confident and relaxed. Likewise, relaxation is one of the keys to the success of Equine Therapy in patients. Achieving this relaxation is not easy and for this multiple strategies are used. The equinotherapy itself is designed to achieve relaxation with the heat of the horse and the cadence of it, however sometimes this is not enough for the stress of the patient. That is why today we will study a very important tool to contribute to the relaxation of the rider-patient. Today we will know the verbal suggestion. What is verbal suggestion? In the current era there are many books on the topics of the use of suggestion and mental autosuggestion to overcome self. In this way, various psychosomatic diseases are treated with auto-suggestion methods. The method of repetition suggestive of positive orders can also be of great support for equine therapy. How is verbal suggestion applied in Equine Therapy? The hypertonic patient (neuromuscular tension problem) usually strives so hard to achieve what he wants, that the same effort blocks proper coordination of movement. This can be the product of laterality disorders or other psychomotor problems Spectrum of muscular control and tension Hypertonic patients are agile and fast, they capture everything immediately and if they do not grasp it, they can invent it. They are people who want to do everything at once and that causes them tension. They are restless people, they remain in a state of turmoil and for this reason it is difficult for them to be constant and concentrate. Due to this degree of excitement they maintain a high degree of muscular tension reaching rigidity. That is why relaxation is fundamental for this type of patients and verbal suggestion may be the key. Most people motivate him with words like “walk, strong, squeeze, etc” but to make a more or less coordinated movement, be it hands, arms or legs, first you need to relax the contracted muscles and acquire normal muscle tone , then the desired movement becomes easy and light. Because of this, and as we will see below, the words used to motivate this type of patient must be appropriate to the psychomotor condition imposed by hypertonia. Let’s see below how to do it. Verbal suggestion on Equine Therapy How to apply verbal suggestion in patients with hypertonia? The horse is very helpful in this process because the patient is asked to be carried away by the horse. Little by little the patient learns that the horse is the one that works and moves through it, and that it can easily advance in space without effort. Using the words “easy, soft, light” in a repetitive way, the patient begins to desist from his excessive effort resulting from hypertonia. In this condition the patient is able to acquire an adequate muscle tone through relaxation. Relaxation is the basis for learning a coordinated and correct motor pattern over time. Convincing the patient that moving is easy, we can help him to let the horse do the work and “show” which is the correct psychomotor coordination pattern. Physical work will record this in the patient’s mind and “learn by doing” Guided Deep Muscle RelaxationWatch this video on YouTube Exercises to stimulate Verbal Suggestion When performing the neuromuscular exercises the therapist can repeat rhythmically in a soft and low voice “it is easy”, “my arm is relaxed”, “soft”. These verbal commands and many others, to the therapist’s consideration, gradually penetrate into the patient’s mind, contributing to their relaxation. In addition, they can be reinforced at home with similar verbal commands. With this, the achieved achievements concerning the relaxation and the improvement of the incorrect motor patterns are surprising. This also applies to cases of hypotonia, in which case strong words given loud and firm will be used. This increases mental and physical attention. Sometimes patients cooperate extraordinarily and learn from the system of mental auto-suggestion, using it also outside Equine Therapy sessions. Applying verbal suggestion and autosuggestion both inside and outside Equine Therapy sessions we can accelerate the progress of the patient. Verbal suggestion: the power of the word The Power of Words Finally, we should not forget the positive stimulus to the patient by means of the words “very well”, “beautiful”, “perfect”. The recognition at all times of the even more insignificant achievements are of great importance for therapy. These work as feedback and produce joy, motivation and cooperation in the patient. As we have seen through the article, the word has power. There is a saying that says that “the words are blown by the wind”, but the verbal suggestion shows us the opposite. By knowing the power of the word we must also take care to say the right words so as not to cause harm, because both good and bad words have the same power. Hands on the job we will take full advantage of that healing effect of the words well chosen and well said. Sources: http://www.gustavomirabal.es/equinoterapia/sugestion-verbal http://lateralidad.com/como-reconocer-la-hipertonia-en-ninos-y-adolescentes http://neuroft.com/es/equinoterapia/ https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2015.00192/full Gross, E. (2006). Equinoterapia: la rehabilitación por medio del caballo. Sevilla. 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