September 2018 26 Saddle Up Realty and Property Management MAUREEN SERRANO 623-521-2355 mserranosellsre@gmail.com NEW LISTING Arizona Ranch style home with amazing views on top of a hill in Wickenburg Country Club! There is a pool, spa, small horse set up with large turn out and barn. The home boosts 2 master suites, one with it’s own private entrance! Almost 5 acres. $439,000 MLS 5777913 LAND FOR SALE 3 ACRES with runway privelages; shared well. Bring your horses and airplane! $99,500 MLS 5602101 8 ACRES HORSE PROPERTY flat and usable; private well + 4 shares in a shared well. $160,000 (agent/owner) MLS 5657012 47 ACRES HORSE PROPERTY that adjoins State Trust Land. private, secluded and easy access. $198,500 MLS 5382128 16 ACRES in Congress with water & power. Great views and borders State Trust Land. Horses welcome! Maybe split into two 8-acre parcels. $300,000 or buy 8 acres ($150,000-$160,000) 8 PRISTINE ACRES OF HORSE PROPERTY in the heart of Wickenburg. Great Views! Can be split into two - 4 acre lots (survey available). Build on one and sell the other! $189,500 MLS 5740224 Iam sharing my lessons as only I can: quietly, convincingly, meaningfully. Few words are words alone—they all are weighted with meaning. And there aren’t too many, or too few. I hesitate not for a second in saying that this book is for every horseman and every rider, regardless of discipline or level of ability or competitive aspirations. It will leave you a better, more thoughtful person beside a horse and on his back; it will lead you to greater things in partnership. And what exactly is “softness”? It is having the sensitivity we need in order to understand when and if the horse tries to “give.” It is about developing the kind of awareness it takes to know when we are working against our horses rather than with them. It is intrinsically linked to the “feel” and connection we all seek—whatever type of horse we ride and whatever kind of saddle we swing up over his back. By Buddy Uldrikson Buddy Uldrikson Training at Rancho Rio Bonita: buddyuldriksonhorsemanship.com Softness! 1 It’s not what we do that starts us on the path to softness—it’s what we don’t do. 2 Soft hands is a good start, but it doesn’t stop there. Remember your horse feels your entire body. 3 Be a good “dance partner”: be a respectful presence, allow thoughts and movements to blend together, hear the same music. 4 Your “handshake” should be soft, yet very connected—even powerful. Capable of delicate, intricate work, yet strong enough to fix things that need fixing. 5 We think that a touch is a touch and contact is contact…but it isn’t. Each different initial contact invites a different response…the quality of the initial contact creates the magic. 6 If you want to move something without damaging it, don’t back up and hit it as hard as you can—gently nudge it along until the flow of energy helps it gain the desired speed. 7 Find and stride the “edge of balance”—a point where both you and your horse know what you will do next…even though you haven’t done it yet. 8 Learn to be okay with “not knowing”—being curious, wondering, having questions helps you be present. 9 Good helicopter pilots spend their flying time secure in the knowledge they can handle whatever is about to go wrong. Be a good “helicopter pilot.” 10 It’s not about working on the horse, it is about being willing to work on the inside of yourself. HERE ARE 10 THINGS THAT I LEARNED FROM MY JOURNEY TO SOFTNESS THAT KEEP SURFACING, KEEP IT ON COURSE, AND KEEP ME CERTAIN I’M THIS MUCH CLOSER TO REACHING THE DESTINATION I DESIRE:'