Animal Medicine #27

My childhood passion was ballet.  My sister was the one who was (and still is) into horses, and, somewhat warily, I got to know her horses – who were mainly rescued from abusive situations.  I saw them bloom under her care and I saw that the love she gave to them was returned to her ten-fold.  When my daughter became interested in horses, I decided that it would be a good idea for us both to have lessons in riding and caring for these amazingly empathic beings.  I only had a few lessons – I have a fear of heights and I was too far up in the air for my comfort.  I also couldn’t find the brake or the gears!!  My sister despaired, and my daughter’s riding lessons continued without me as an active participant!

These amazing creatures, who so obviously understand love and devotion, have been around for something like 50 million years, although at that time they did look a bit different and were only about 50cm tall.  Modern horse appeared about 4.5 million years ago and, very strangely, a lack of fossils show that they totally disappeared from the American continent about 10,000 years ago, only returning with the Spanish explorers in the early 16^th century.  No-one knows what happened.

There are so many words that you can apply to horse energy:  noble, majestic, confident, heroic, beautiful, willing, spirit-filled…  Simply making a list of these is enough to lift your spirits.

If you feel that you are trapped into a situation, or bearing too many weighty demands on your time and energy, think of horse energy to get you through.  They are excellent at sharing the load; can jump over barriers and they can run like the wind. 

Think of horse, and think of Freedom!