Left Brain, Right Brain

One thing I love about feeding the horses at the college, is that on Thursdays I have to put the horses away. My helper is pretty lazy, and loves to get out of whatever she can...and so, the job is always left to me. I won't let her know that I actually like it.
Twister likes this job too. She has figured it out that when I pull her out of her stall at this late hour...that it will be quick, and so she is very accommodating. I tell her..."OK Twister... you're a working girl today... lets put those horses away." "I halter her, tie the lead rope to serve as a macate reign and hop on her back...no saddle necessary for these quick jaunts. She does pretty good at moving so I can open & close gates, and doesn't get excited when the horses run out to their lots. A nice steady trot is my preferred speed... and she listens pretty well.
Last week, it was getting late, and cold and I was in a bit of a hurry to get done... There were 3 groups of horses to get out to their lots... and I was letting Twister trot pretty fast. I kind of marveled at the fact that I wasn't scared but lost balance when I thought about it too much... but quickly remembered to relax and let her move me... an we went quickly about our work.
During my tutoring with Marina she often quotes things from my Centered Riding by Sally Swift, which encouraged me to pull it off my shelf and I often will read a bit before falling to sleep. Last night I was reading Chapter 4 Learning and the Brain. Apparently I have been riding with my left brain! The left bain is practical, rational, analytical and among other things...verbal. It thinks too much!
The right side of the brain reacts naturally. It doesn't ask questions. It just goes with the flow and IS. The trick, it appears is to get all this rational stuff in order so that it is natural... and trust that it is there. Because the left side is verbal, it takes too long to go through a list of things to get right...You are halfway through an exercise before your mind can verbalize it all.
I am so fascinated by this new discovery...and see from a lot of my problems stem.
Plan Before, Relax, Trust Myself, Trust my Horse... There might be something more to this. I am going to ponder it for a bit.