Khemancho

I want to introduce the character type The King Everyone agrees this is who I am. You can see how much I resemble the figure in Klaus Hempfling’s book that epitomizes The King.

And here is a photo from the book, and below one of me working out.

Here is what Klaus Hempfling writes about The King in his book What Horses Reveal

The nature

The King is uncomplicated in his nature. Hardly anything unnerves him. He is tougher than the Minister and not quite as sensitive. He is one of the three types of horses that as a rule are very well suited to High School levels of training.

Spontaneous associations with the King

… the King is an outstandingly good horse, often a sort of icon. He is uncomplicated, clear, powerful, honest, practical, loyal, noble and ‘discreet’ in his nature. This horse enjoys good health, he is quiet because of inner strength, grounded, spirited, and very alert in character, and he usually has a solid compact conformation.

Which person suits the King?

This is no beginner’s horse: he must and will scale the highest heights, and so he is a horse for an experienced horseperson who wants to achieve mastery of himself and with his horse. If this is not offered to the King, then depression, sorrow and grieving for unused and dormant talent will ensue.

The King is a horse for mature human beings. And if such a horse and a mature, experienced, enlightened horseperson meet, few words and aids are needed, and there is no fuss. They are as one from the very beginning, full of respect and modest self-awareness.

In bad or unpracticed hands, this horse will quickly become brutal. He does not become sad but merely atrophies, which results in a sort of unemotional and unmerciful aggression. Then a horse of this type, particularly a stallion, can become a killer: he reacts without any pity, and the consistency that this horse offers his humans in positive ways is then employed in battle against them. This is merely the other side of the same coin. In work and in daily relationship these horses are open and honest. You must always be able to give them answers to their questions.

This was submitted by the human, girasol:

Hm, this is fascinating. Can’t wait to see the types…as for what type am I? A good observer with a love of studying pattern, movement, color and form; a bit solitary; delighting in small details; very visual. But also prone to impatience and anger, though I tend to anger very slowly and not express it immediately.

My old horse had an opinion about me yesterday, when I left her tied to the arena wall and rode another horse first. She spent the whole time glaring at me and trying to untie the rope with her teeth.

Your description of yourself aligns with the nature of the Sergeant archetype. Here at Alderlore Mehrjhana is our Sergeant.

The Sergeant is razor sharp, fiery, independent, fast, hardy, generally healthy, fairness-loving, exceptional horse, still wild in his nature, and mostly fixated on one particular person. … his whole nature is marked by a joyful clever competence and practical common sense.

The Sergeant can become very unpleasant when he is with people who are indecisive and cannot communicate the sense of their actions without confusion. Then he becomes the commander, the boss, and with full force. … The Sergeant senses  great abilities in herself, and does posses them, but is thoroughly content with a secondary or subordinate position.

The Sergeant will go through thick and thin with his human, possessing both severity and inner robustness.

If the Sergeant does not have a clear relationship with a person, then he can sometimes become aggressive. He will soon feel lonely and abandoned, and then develop a rebellious nature, finally retreating further and further into himself in sadness.

If this human  finds the right horse counterpart– a strong, self-confident humanhorson who strives for fairness, order, and proportion, who wants to be  schooled, can be  shown the world, and can  give him a lot of time– the Sergeant can give this person a wonderful insight into the freedom that horses carry within themselves. For the right horse, there is much joy to be found with this person.

Hello friends (horses and humans alike). I want to talk about what kind of horse a person is (or what kind of human a horse is) either way, the gist remains the same. I have found that there are many types of humans just like there are many types of horses. Of course, each human as well as each horse is unique in his or her very own way, but there are general characteristics that show up, if we are careful enough to watch body language, or feel into the energy, that can be categorized into types.

Horses are often typed according to what we are best at, whether that be draft, sport, companion types.  Further character types appear within the breeds that fit those categories, such that, for example, both a thoroughbred, quarter horse, morgan and arabian are all considered sport horses, but the kinds of sports they are best at are different.

But that is not the type I am really interested in. I am interested in the type of character of the person, or the horse– the attitude and energy make-up of them. This is important when humans are deciding on what type of horse suits them bests; and for us horses, it is important for us to understand a person on a very deep level. We are always trying to help humans understand themselves on this deeper level– to understand what type of horse they are– so we can meet at the origin of spirit energy– which is deep joy. This deep joy perfects the horse-human relationship in all kinds of important and thrilling ways!

Over the next few days we will look at various general types of horses and humans, and how they can best understand how to work together for the benefit of both!

In the meantime, why don’t you take some time to size yourself up? What are your basic emotions? What are your most fundamental feelings, deep down where there is a kind of secret in your heart? What is most true about your self? What are your dreams like?

You can also ask your horse these questions. You can even ask your horse’s opinion about your self!

Try it. A lot can be revealed in a short time.

ChoCho