What Color is Your Horse Really™?

All life is about relationships. Work relationships, social relationships, and personal relationships all have a profound impact on our lives.

Are there ways to better understand the motivations of ourselves and those around us to improve our relationships? Yes, there are, and the Color Tool™ is a great tool to use for improving relationships. The Color Tool is a system of recognizing motivations and personality types of individuals. It works equally well with people and horses.

The Color Tool is broken into four parts, and every person and horse falls into one or more of the following personality types: Sorrel, Roan, Gray, or Palomino. (Remember we’re talking about the color of a horse’s personality; the horse’s “inside” color, not the color you see when you look at the horse.)

Each color has its own set of strengths and limitations, which can be applied to every person and every horse. As we work in our strengths and on our limitations, our personal growth gives us the ability to grow in our relationships.

Learning and using the Color Tool will help you learn the motivations of others, and you and your relationships will grow stronger, be more resilient and give you more fulfillment.

I encourage each of you to learn and apply the Color Tool. MM Training and Consulting will use the Color Tool this year in many different applications, through presentations, demonstrations and clinics. We would love to help you integrate the Color Tool in your personal, professional and horse relationships. Please contact either Marcia or me if you are interested in hosting or attending a presentation. You can also learn more about the Color Tool by attending any of our clinics.

Sorrel		Roan		Gray		Palomino
These are the power wielders. Power, the ability to move from point A to point B and get things done, is what motivates and drives sorrel people. They bring great gifts of vision and leadership and are generally responsible, decisive, proactive and assertive. Their symbol is the lightning bolt. Sorrel horses are strong-willed, determined, and brave. They need strong boundaries.		These are the do-gooders. Intimacy, connecting, creating quality relationships and having purpose are what motivate and drive roan people. They bring great gifts of quality and service and are generally loyal, sincere and thoughtful. Their symbol is inter-connecting circles, representing connection. Roan horses are sensitive, needy and fearful. They need to have a strong connection.		These are the peace keepers. Peace is what motivates and drives gray people. They bring great gifts of clarity and tolerance and are generally kind, adaptable, good-listeners. They are represented by the peace symbol. Gray horses are laid-back, easy-going, and lazy; they want to avoid conflict. They need strong leadership for motivation.		These are the fun lovers! Fun, or the joy of doing something just for the sake of doing it, is what motivates and drives palomino people. They bring great gifts of enthusiasm and optimism and are generally charismatic, spontaneous, and sociable. Their symbol is the smiley face, the symbol of optimism and good cheer. Palomino horses enjoy play, have a short attention span and need variety. They need focused leadership with plenty of playtime.

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Comments

[Maja Olson]

The color wheel helped me so much to understand how to work with my horses and meet their specific needs. For years I worked with my Paint gelding who was as blue as they come. He is a very emotional horse that seeks love and affirmation. Working with him was extremely difficult because he was so sensitive! But the rewards of finishing his training outweighed the challenges by far. A few years ago I then purchased a colt who was nearly the opposite of my gelding. This boy was lazy, level-headed, and very, very gray. The color wheel helped me understand how to modify my training approach in order to help each of my horses succeed and reach their maximum learning potential. Thanks to the MM Training team for teaching me this valuable lesson that helps both inside and outside the barn life!