Changing leads

Daily Oats: food for the Horse lover’s soul

When I started this blog, I thought it would be great fun, which it is, but I also thought it would be easy.  However, every day my email box is full of horse stories, of  both the horses and the owners that take my breath away.  Trust me, I have a box of Kleenex by my computer before I start.

What honor they bring me, to trust me enough with their stories and their pain.   Today, I received an email for an older horsewoman that is selling all her horses and her grandfather’s farm that was hand-built in the 1800’s, as she puts it, one bloody finger at a time. She just admitted in the email, for the first time to anyone, that her health is not allowing to keep her farm any longer.

She admits she is afraid, yet I see courage, determination, and the ability to do a flying lead change.

I love the beauty and the agility of a horse that can so gracefully do a flying lead change.  Done correctly it looks like a dance with the  wind and has captivated the inspiration of  artists for centuries.   All four feet in mid-air change direction, all at once, before they strick the ground again.   Once on the ground, the horse bends and flexes in an entirely new direction as they continue their  forward motion, ever wondering where the gentleness of their riders hands will take them next.  What amazing beauty!

Life is simply a continues pattern of flying lead changes.  The beauty and gracefulness of the lead change is if we have the ability to continue forward, without hesitation in a new direction.

I believe the hardest part of the change is believing that you are doing it alone.  It is easy to forget about the hands that guide all of us.   It has been my discovery with horse lovers, that they care about one another.  They not only care about the horses, but about the owners.  I  know for a fact that although I have lived alone since  my husband passed away, I am never alone. My horse friends are never far away.

One post of feeling down in the dumps, will bring dozen of  friends and fellow horse lovers with support and concern.  YOU are a compassionate group, that brings honor to the human race.  Your love for beauty consumes your soul, which is the very heart of the reason you love the spirit of your horse so much. Your love runs deep, sometimes even too deep.

Just for today, share the beauty of your life changes with others.  By  sharing  your flying lead changes with others, you  will help give them the courage to keep driving forward until their feet are again striking firmly on the ground and their dance with life begins again.

I know there are a lot worse things in this life that can happen to us, but having to sell the last horse changes the very essence of the horse lover’s spirit.  It cuts as deep a scar as any death. I know, I have that very same scar.

I have to admit, I have paused a few times in my life time and  I have often wondered in which direction I was going.   In fact, I find my self at this point in my life, wondering again, left or right.

It has been said that “A coward gets scared and quits. A hero gets scared, but still goes on.” That is the true essence of a champion.

I posted the email I need a new start from the lady who was having to sell her home, farm and horses.  Just for today, offer her and any of your  friends around you that need help all of your support they need during this holiday season.

Just offer them your heart and compassion, and watch their courage gain great strength just from your caring and compassionate words.

Remember, just be the whinny: greeting the world like your horse greets you.

Daily Oats: Food for the Horse lover’s soul

Roberta Edstrom

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