
03/21/2025
The horse who owes me nothing, yet continually gives me more... I interrupted his carefree feral existence for an hour Tuesday night so I could learn about softness and relationship to connection, the first elements of nerve release therapy.
We take for granted how much they give and how selflessly. We forget how easy it is for us to take from a creature so giving.... and of course it is among the most humbling of actions: to work on your own horse. To face your failings as they are written all over their body. To acknowledge the trauma that you inherited and asked them to work through.
But I am here to be the be the best steward I can be for these creatures. To be a human that is worthy of such a generous soul. That means not shying away from difficult truths. So here I am, humbled and open and ever appreciative of the horse who gave me everything. Somehow, I think he knows that I'll never make the same mistakes again. I swear he knows that his gift to me is infinite. He knows the wisdom I have gained from knowing, loving, and caring for him will touch so many horses.
So he gives me what I ask of him over and over. He knows now that what I ask is fair and is kind. And he knows that when his hour is up, he goes back to that delicious freedom he knows and loves. And trust me, Beau knows when that hour is up 🤣🤣