I learned about Tom Dorrance through the great Mary Lee Brighton. She founded Windhorse Relations (www.windhorserelations.com) in Ivins, Utah. She always recommended Tom's book True Unity. Thank you for another super interesting post on a great man and topic.
Hi Hal, love what you had to say about Tom. I just rode in a clinic with Ellen Eckstein who learned from Tom for many years and has continued his teachings in her discipline of dressage. When she talks about Tom and the things he taught her and her horses, her eyes light up. He was a profound influence and we are all better off for it — horses and humans.
Loved this one!!! Reminds me of a poem I wrote some years back. PT
The Mirror
You can ask a simple question
That you've really wanted to
Of how to make a good one
What makes a cow horse true
Ain't miles out in a round pen
Or a thousand boring drills
That makes the solid ponies
Who will ride you past the spills
Im pretty sure that horses see
Inside the hearts of every man
And sort it out to find the good
Under the mask of those who can
Their loyalty is given free
And once its gone its lost
Never to be found again
No matter price or cost
They look to you to lead em
And to do what leaders do
It means you check your ego
Put their needs ahead of you
For in that deep connection
Your heartbeat is their guide
And if you ride em that way
You’ll find they’re on your side
You do not have to know a man
To understand his course
He’ll show you in his mirror
Just stop and watch his horse
PT Muldoon copyright 2019
Another interesting and touching story. I do hope there's a compilation in book form some day! "You're a good man" got to me too.
I learned about Tom Dorrance through the great Mary Lee Brighton. She founded Windhorse Relations (www.windhorserelations.com) in Ivins, Utah. She always recommended Tom's book True Unity. Thank you for another super interesting post on a great man and topic.
Hi Hal, love what you had to say about Tom. I just rode in a clinic with Ellen Eckstein who learned from Tom for many years and has continued his teachings in her discipline of dressage. When she talks about Tom and the things he taught her and her horses, her eyes light up. He was a profound influence and we are all better off for it — horses and humans.