Howdy Friends,
Anyone who has ever sat with a horse alone in a barn, walked a trail
among natures beauty with a horse, or hugged a horse's neck while crying out
tears of sad, happy or worry has felt the spirit of the horse connect to their
heart. I was about 10, sitting with the horses one of the first nights on the
farm I'd been dumped off on like a stray cat. I didn't have any tears, or hope,
or dreams left, but I remember it was the first time in my young life I'd ever felt
safe, welcome. I didn't know it then, but it was the first time I'd felt the
spirit of the horse.
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| Kessy and me |
It would be nearly half a century later while Reiki Master Maxine
was helping me that together we discovered my spirit guides are horses. It was
an extraordinary moment, though deep inside perhaps not a total surprise.
I've long said horses and humans have a spiritual connection
on a level so different than any other. Of course dogs and cats and many animals
have connections that are wonderful, but horses, if we let them, will touch and
guide us in ways that connect to our spirit, our soul and our hearts.
As I say in my tribute to horses, "Horses Among Us Thank God," – "When I think of the horse's spirit and how it has
selflessly carried the spirit of man through the ages I'm awed at the nobility
of them. How they have answered every call with strength, beauty and
unquestioning devotion. No matter the sacrifice. Today, the noble horse
is embarking on perhaps its most important calling … The healing of man."
It is with that tremendous spirit they will selflessly heal us, make us better
beings. It is out there for all to see in the explosion of Equine Assisted
Therapy programs and centers throughout the world.
If we listen our horses will teach us about patience,
kindness and humbleness. They'll introduce us to beauty, connection and
responsibility.
Even as tens of thousands stand enduring the unkind,
ignorant hand of man in BLM holding pens, in torture barns of the TWH insanity
and as other breeds suffer the heavy hand of man's misguided pursuit of fame, money
and who knows what ... They wait patiently to teach us, heal us.
Their spirit is calling to us to understand there are things
greater than money, fame and ourselves. Riding my mare Kessy alone through the
forest she'll often stop and take a long soulful look into the trees. She's not
always looking at anything in particular, I hear her telling me, "Take a
moment to enjoy this." And together we do.
"Take a moment to enjoy this." Isn't that a
beautiful sentiment? Spirits connect, minds and hearts come together. I see it
all the time at Heartland Horse Heroes, and Inner City Slicker events when the
magic touches the hearts, and spirits, of the young folks. They may not have
totally understood, but they've felt the spirit of the horse.
Is there a spiritual connection between human and horse? You
bet there is, and thank God for it.
Gitty Up ~ Dutch Henry
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