Helping Horses Thrive In A Human World is what we do at The Horse’s Advocate. But what about us? How do we thrive in this human world filled with tragedies and unrest? The answer is simple. We go to the barn! What is the mechanics of this desire to spend our time and money in the harsh elements of weather soiling our hands and clothes and leaving social occasions early because we hear thunder? Do we become so wrapped up in the thought of the world that we bring all our burdens to the barn? Why? We think we need our horses to be our therapist. In reality, there is a simple explanation of what is happening and I try to help you visualize this.  Once you see that over time we have turned a two way street in our brains into a one way street, we can understand that this roadblock prevents us from feeling happiness. Going to the barn is the exercise we need to unblock our thinking. This opens up the needed two way flow between our overwhelming analytical thoughts and our present, in-the-moment thoughts. The horse then becomes our mirror to tell us if we are successful. Through practice we help ourselves thrive in this human world. Links to help horses and all animals in the Ukraine - Russian conflict: https://www.foundationforthehorse.org/impact/disaster-relief/ https://www.avmf.org/main/disaster-relief-in-ukraine/ I mention the AVMA's relief for Afghanistan but was unable to find this link.