Shady & Sherry
March 31, 2018
Sherry came for a pet reading today because her stallion, Rustlers Shady Eclipse had just passed away. Sherry was having a difficult time dealing with her grief. She decided that she would have a pet reading so she could check in with Shady to see if he was okay. She also wanted to know if he was still hanging around. She felt that he hadn’t moved on. His energy was still around her. He said he was hanging around because he felt she wasn’t ready to let him go. He said that part of him was already on the other side while part of him was still behind, waiting for her to let him go.
In cases like this, when a pet owner is having difficulty letting the pet go, I suggest holding a ceremony or memorial where you say goodbye in a special way. Some people like to light a candle, or put crystals on the grave of the pet (if there is a grave) and say a few words to say goodbye. An effort made to say something special to say goodbye not only helps the pet’s energy leave, but it also helps the owner release his or her grief and move forward after the pet is gone. It is not easy saying goodbye to those we love deeply who are no longer with us. Sometimes those who have passed hang around so we can feel connected to them, however there comes a time when we know it’s time to let them go so they can do what they need to do from the other side, just as we have to move forward on this side. By letting those who have passed go, we can then move forward while we are still alive.
Shady explained that he didn’t like to be by himself, but Sherry corrected him and said that most of his life, he hadn’t been by himself. She had let him run with his mares and their foals until he had lost his teeth. After he’d lost his teeth, she’d separated him from the mares and had him by himself, but other horses that’d been on the other side of the fence had surrounded him. He wasn’t really alone she said, but he still hadn’t liked that part of this life. He wanted to tell her how he loved that she let him live like a real stallion should live, with his mares and his horse family. Shady said Sherry had honored who he was. He was a stallion and a father. He loved that she recognized how important it was to let him live his life that way. He said that she was a living example how a horse person should be and she should share her experience with other horse people who treated horses differently. Shady took care of the foals when Sherry had weaned the foals from their mothers.
Shady had something to tell Sherry. He wanted her to know that he felt very blessed with the way she let him live. He explained that she kept him the way a stud should be kept. She let him run with the mares just like it would be in nature. She used him to wean the foals. Sherry explained he was kind, protective and gentle. He was the best stud she could’ve had. She dearly missed his presence in her life. Several times she said she was having a hard time letting him go.
He told her, write it down. He said to her, write our story so you can share our success in the horse world/industry. Let people (breeders) know your success. I want you to tell our story he said to her. Send it to horse journals and the right one will choose to share it, but write our story he urged. Honor me and keep the memory of me alive with our story were his words to her. Shady was very grateful that his bloodlines would live on in his foals. Sherry agreed that he’d made some great horses.
At the end of Shady’s session, Sherry looked lighter, like she’d left some deep and heavy grief behind. As she left she let me know that she would have a ceremony for Shady to let him go. What a beautiful story. I can only hope that Sherry shares her story of her relationship with Shady so that she can help others who choose to bring new horse lives into this world. What an honor it was to help Sherry talk with Shady today.
Sherry came for a pet reading today because her stallion, Rustlers Shady Eclipse had just passed away. Sherry was having a difficult time dealing with her grief. She decided that she would have a pet reading so she could check in with Shady to see if he was okay. She also wanted to know if he was still hanging around. She felt that he hadn’t moved on. His energy was still around her. He said he was hanging around because he felt she wasn’t ready to let him go. He said that part of him was already on the other side while part of him was still behind, waiting for her to let him go.
In cases like this, when a pet owner is having difficulty letting the pet go, I suggest holding a ceremony or memorial where you say goodbye in a special way. Some people like to light a candle, or put crystals on the grave of the pet (if there is a grave) and say a few words to say goodbye. An effort made to say something special to say goodbye not only helps the pet’s energy leave, but it also helps the owner release his or her grief and move forward after the pet is gone. It is not easy saying goodbye to those we love deeply who are no longer with us. Sometimes those who have passed hang around so we can feel connected to them, however there comes a time when we know it’s time to let them go so they can do what they need to do from the other side, just as we have to move forward on this side. By letting those who have passed go, we can then move forward while we are still alive.
Shady explained that he didn’t like to be by himself, but Sherry corrected him and said that most of his life, he hadn’t been by himself. She had let him run with his mares and their foals until he had lost his teeth. After he’d lost his teeth, she’d separated him from the mares and had him by himself, but other horses that’d been on the other side of the fence had surrounded him. He wasn’t really alone she said, but he still hadn’t liked that part of this life. He wanted to tell her how he loved that she let him live like a real stallion should live, with his mares and his horse family. Shady said Sherry had honored who he was. He was a stallion and a father. He loved that she recognized how important it was to let him live his life that way. He said that she was a living example how a horse person should be and she should share her experience with other horse people who treated horses differently. Shady took care of the foals when Sherry had weaned the foals from their mothers.
Shady had something to tell Sherry. He wanted her to know that he felt very blessed with the way she let him live. He explained that she kept him the way a stud should be kept. She let him run with the mares just like it would be in nature. She used him to wean the foals. Sherry explained he was kind, protective and gentle. He was the best stud she could’ve had. She dearly missed his presence in her life. Several times she said she was having a hard time letting him go.
He told her, write it down. He said to her, write our story so you can share our success in the horse world/industry. Let people (breeders) know your success. I want you to tell our story he said to her. Send it to horse journals and the right one will choose to share it, but write our story he urged. Honor me and keep the memory of me alive with our story were his words to her. Shady was very grateful that his bloodlines would live on in his foals. Sherry agreed that he’d made some great horses.
At the end of Shady’s session, Sherry looked lighter, like she’d left some deep and heavy grief behind. As she left she let me know that she would have a ceremony for Shady to let him go. What a beautiful story. I can only hope that Sherry shares her story of her relationship with Shady so that she can help others who choose to bring new horse lives into this world. What an honor it was to help Sherry talk with Shady today.