As I sit here watching my horses graze in the morning sunshine, my dogs lying at my feet, I feel the immense glory of having been granted a life with horses. There is nothing in the world that compares to the magical energy that they carry. The compelling whispers that seduce me into knowing myself better so that I can know them better.
Because I have been granted a life with horses I have learned to separate my ego from my desires. They have taught me the difference between having a horse, riding a horse and knowing a horse, and the value of understanding the difference.
I used to think that having a horse was to ride a horse. Now I know that having a horse is to invite the spirit of the mystic into my life and my relationship with them. Now I know that they are guides that lead me into my own inner knowing. They are consorts that cause me to ask questions about how I view and understand them and myself. They are gatekeepers to ethereal wisdom within their senses and their psyche.
Sure, because I have been granted a life with horses, there have been challenges. Financial, physical, emotional, spiritual, and mental. And I have learned to surrender many of my thoughts and reactions to those challenges. And this hungry space of soulful craving has been filled with insight and understanding that I could not learn anywhere else.
When I met my first horse, I had no idea I was signing up for a lifetime of dedication to the spirit and insight that only comes through my life with horses. My first decade with horses was all about riding, but slowly things began to change, sometimes from the magickal sensations that whispered through the energy between us, and sometimes from the frustrations within the relationship that transferred to the riding aspect of our life.
The last decade of a life with horses has morphed far beyond anything I ever imagined possible. We have transformed into a trio of spiritual interconnectedness and mystical seduction that can only be satisfied when we are together.
I don’t know what I did to deserve a life with horses. But the passion to be near them has always called deep within me. And it is the one call I cannot ignore. It is the power of all that is Divine that calls to me from within them. It is where I find the Divine within myself. Time with my horses shows me who I am as a human. It shows me my fears, my dreams, my conflict, my understanding, my potential, and my destiny. And as I face these things through them, they surround me with a soulful veil that reveals our deep alliance and commitment. And here, I am whole.
The Invitation
As you reflect on your life with your horse(s), consider the many ways they have changed or chartered your life course. How have they influenced your life? In what area of your life have they had the most influence? What would you change if you could go back in time with them? As you contemplate this life with horses, consider how you have impacted their life. How present were you with them? Were you true to your own truth or were you dominated by the opinions of others? Which horse had the most influence with you? These questions tell the story of our life with horses. With this information we can continue as we are or make changes as we travel on in our journey with horses.