Horse Medicine

Valentine's Day this year did not go as expected. I woke up to a massive wave of grief. It was so intense I was not able to drive myself to my elementary teaching job. We had this super fun day planned with the kids. I just couldn't get myself there. I was crying uncontrollably. I reached out to my daughter to see if she could go with me. She was willing to do that but she also said something very wise..."you know, mom, you could just take care of yourself." Yah, I could, but it's not easy. To not show up. To do what I need to do to be ok. If grief has taught me anything it's that I need to take care of myself. So I did.

My daughter was heading to a horse ranch to help out that day. We used to board our horses there. She suggested I come and be with the horses. I agreed. I needed to be with those amazing creatures. Plus, there's a filly there that I'm absolutely smitten with. Once I was calm enough to drive I went to the ranch. I arrived and watched my daughter and the trainer riding a couple of the horses in training. Then she suggested we go see Fiona (the filly) and the other babies. We walked out to the pasture where there are 3 young horses, a couple of mares and "Uncle Biz," a beloved gelding who teaches the youngsters how to ride.

I was not prepared for what was about to happen. I went straight towards sweet little Fiona, but one of the mares stepped in front of me. Her name is Belle. I had met her before but never really had any interactions with her. She had something for me that was quite extraordinary. As we stood there together I started to feel something activate inside of me. Horses are intuitive and are able to tune in to emotions and energy. At that point I was trying to present as happy to see the babies but Belle knew that was incongruent. So she stopped me and proceeded to dispense some deep mama love. My daughter was near and said "she's a fierce mama." She's fierce alright. It's hard to explain how horses give their medicine. It really has to be felt and experienced first hand, however, Belle stirred up my pain and then filled it with the kind of love that comes from Source, from the Great Mother. I was weeping. She stood with me and gave so much. It was one of the most profound moments I've ever had with an animal. At one point she moved away and let the three youngsters approach. They continued to fill this mama's broken heart with joy. Then Belle came back but presented her hindquarters to me. She came back to ground me. I placed my hand on her backside. I received her medicine once more. We stood there exchanging energy. It was so incredible. When it was complete she turned and looked at me with a wise eye

That's Fiona in the middle

then walked away. I expressed my sincere gratitude to her. What a gift she gave me. From one fierce mama to another.

Horse medicine is unlike any other. Each horse is a sentient being with their own story, wisdom and medicine. They have the ability to mirror things in us that we need to see. They will call us out on stuff we are hiding. They also can offer deep healing and guidance.

This is work I want to bring to others. It's so profound and transformational. I look forward to offering horse medicine sessions with our horses this summer. I hope you will join us!

Belle