Happy Herd |
August 11, 2015
Yesterday I went to visit Pat Ruttle and her wonderful family of horses. I had a draw for an onsite session at the Carvel Street Sale a few weeks ago. Although Pat did not attend the sale, nor enter the draw, her friend Lesley Madden did. When I phoned Lesley to tell her that she won, she said she wanted to give the session to her friend Pat. In this picture from right to left is Pat, Sugar Cookie, Lesley, Amber and Dilly.
When I arrived at Pat’s driveway and was still on the highway, I heard, “Turn here,” so I did. I love my guidance from above. It always steers me in the right direction. Although I knew Lesley and another friend of Pat’s, I’d never met Pat so when I greeted her I went into a brief explanation to introduce myself, and how I came to hear the voices of our animal friends.
So after we talked we headed over to the pens where the horses waited. Pat asked how we would know which one wanted to talk. Whoever wants to talk will come to us was my response. Although this was supposed to be a session for one animal, I found when we got into the pen, this session was for her three horse herd. Sugar Cookie, Amber and Dilly all had something to say. Sugar Cookie was the youngest and of course she had the most to say. She was also the most friendly with an enthusiasm that is so wonderful and welcome in a two year old. She loved Pat and was so happy that she was with Pat and the other horses. She said she was just a horse, that’s all. She was kind, friendly and very willing to work. She said that she was looking forward to being ridden. Pat added in that she’d already sat on Sugar’s back with no problems at all. Sugar did have one problem however. She had a tear in her ear so that it was split. This happened before Pat bought her and brought her home. It bothered Sugar, “That darned ear,” she said, “it bugs me!”
The funny thing was when I walked up I looked at Amber and Sugar Cookie and said they look like Fjords, even though I knew that they were not. It was funny because although they came from the same place, they were not related although Pat said that somewhere along the line, they might share a bloodline. Amber was calm and kind. Amber was just a horse too, no nonsense here. Pat explained that Amber was an awesome horse but was getting old and this is why she bought Sugar. Amber was getting too old and felt her age of twenty years. Dilly stood off in the distance not really wanting to join in but when we went into the barn, she had a few things to say. All horses loved the way Pat looked after them and honored them. Dilly especially liked when Pat showed me the food she gave Dilly, Step 6. This feed kept Dilly looking so good at thirty years old! All of Pat’s lovely horses were happy and felt so grateful that they lived with Pat.
After our session, when we left the pen we looked over in the pasture. Pat had turned her horses out into a larger area. All three of her horses were running and playing. She said that it was unusual for them to be running about like that. They were just expressing how happy they were that Pat was able to hear them speak today. I could feel their happiness and gratitude coming from their expressive play. I love what I do! How could I not?
Yesterday I went to visit Pat Ruttle and her wonderful family of horses. I had a draw for an onsite session at the Carvel Street Sale a few weeks ago. Although Pat did not attend the sale, nor enter the draw, her friend Lesley Madden did. When I phoned Lesley to tell her that she won, she said she wanted to give the session to her friend Pat. In this picture from right to left is Pat, Sugar Cookie, Lesley, Amber and Dilly.
When I arrived at Pat’s driveway and was still on the highway, I heard, “Turn here,” so I did. I love my guidance from above. It always steers me in the right direction. Although I knew Lesley and another friend of Pat’s, I’d never met Pat so when I greeted her I went into a brief explanation to introduce myself, and how I came to hear the voices of our animal friends.
So after we talked we headed over to the pens where the horses waited. Pat asked how we would know which one wanted to talk. Whoever wants to talk will come to us was my response. Although this was supposed to be a session for one animal, I found when we got into the pen, this session was for her three horse herd. Sugar Cookie, Amber and Dilly all had something to say. Sugar Cookie was the youngest and of course she had the most to say. She was also the most friendly with an enthusiasm that is so wonderful and welcome in a two year old. She loved Pat and was so happy that she was with Pat and the other horses. She said she was just a horse, that’s all. She was kind, friendly and very willing to work. She said that she was looking forward to being ridden. Pat added in that she’d already sat on Sugar’s back with no problems at all. Sugar did have one problem however. She had a tear in her ear so that it was split. This happened before Pat bought her and brought her home. It bothered Sugar, “That darned ear,” she said, “it bugs me!”
The funny thing was when I walked up I looked at Amber and Sugar Cookie and said they look like Fjords, even though I knew that they were not. It was funny because although they came from the same place, they were not related although Pat said that somewhere along the line, they might share a bloodline. Amber was calm and kind. Amber was just a horse too, no nonsense here. Pat explained that Amber was an awesome horse but was getting old and this is why she bought Sugar. Amber was getting too old and felt her age of twenty years. Dilly stood off in the distance not really wanting to join in but when we went into the barn, she had a few things to say. All horses loved the way Pat looked after them and honored them. Dilly especially liked when Pat showed me the food she gave Dilly, Step 6. This feed kept Dilly looking so good at thirty years old! All of Pat’s lovely horses were happy and felt so grateful that they lived with Pat.
After our session, when we left the pen we looked over in the pasture. Pat had turned her horses out into a larger area. All three of her horses were running and playing. She said that it was unusual for them to be running about like that. They were just expressing how happy they were that Pat was able to hear them speak today. I could feel their happiness and gratitude coming from their expressive play. I love what I do! How could I not?