... argues that Roger Caillois’s account of mimesis as a radically passive mode of existence challenges the underlying interventionist logic of both models of reflexivity. The chapter concludes by exploring the possibilities of mimetic surrender as a radically noninterventionist ethic of mediation, through...

... Turkoman horses surrender horsewomanship ...

... catapulted stillness quicksand California beach riding relentless surrender ...

... This chapter focuses on my experiences learning the delicate art of horsewomanship and discovering the art of riding as surrender. I explore the differences in approaches to riding in Iran versus California, and begin to understand the delicate nature of the bond between animal and rider...

... My horses from Arizona to Montana help me to finally understand the true soul-lightening pleasure of surrender as a way of life. To live is to ride. To ride is to fall. To live is to fall and so in order to live one must not be afraid of falling. And once I embrace that, everything started...