Thursday, May 7, 2009

Horses Cry?

In all of the years I have spent with horses, and all of the conversations I have had with people about the undeniable fact that they are sentient beings with thoughts and feelings, I was stunned...

I was spending time with a very dear client and the herd and we were talking about companionship and loneliness. As things began to shift and the client really settled into her body, I noticed one of the horses walking very purposefully towards her from across the pasture. I backed away, understanding that there was a gift to be exchanged between the two of them. The horse walked directly to her, stopping a short distance away, cocking her head in a very strange sideways orientation next to the woman's left arm - close to her shoulder. I asked what the woman was noticing. After several long pauses, she shared that she wasn't sure. I could sense a heaviness and resistance. As I drew my attention back to the greater space, I turned to the horse and the larger environment to feel into what other information wanted to come forward.

I was stunned to see clear tears falling from the horses eye. Three, four, five, six... tears. There was no goop in her eye, and this was not discharge. These were clear, cathartic, beautiful tears of recognition. I stood there, unable to speak. I can't tell how much time passed until I shared with the client that I was noticing the tears from the horse and wondered what was significant about her left shoulder/arm. She welled up and and said that it wasn't her arm, it was her breast - she had had a mastectomy.

As she connected with that pain, the horse put her head down and licked and chewed. As I looked up at the rest of the herd, they had all paired up in a semi-circle and had turned in to face us. They were holding space for these two beings to come together in recognition and acknowledgement of pain, and create release.

As always, once the message is delivered, the horse disengaged and went back to her place in the herd. The client and I stood in silence, sharing the amazing power that exists beyond our verbal limitations.

So, yes, horses do cry. What does that mean about the rest of the animal nations?

4 comments:

  1. This post moved me, I went online searching for an answer to this question about horses crying, because I had a strange experience today with a horse. I was at my brothers house and he has a few neighbors with horses in open corrals on his property. My 4 year old niece loves to visit them in her sweet way, saying hello talking, moving on. She introduced two of them to me, one didn't seem interested in me but the other smelled my hand and turned to let me scratch it's side. I was giving it a good scratch all over its chest and neck and really in the moment when I had an overwhelming sensation to thank the horses (in my soul, soul to soul) for protecting my niece from evil. I quietly asked for the horses to continue doing their best, and that I appreciated it, please please keep her safe. I gave it one last good chest thump and before I could turn to walk away the horse turned its face to me head bowed low, a sad look in its eyes, and a single clear tear welled up in the corner of its left eye (no goop or crust) and rolled down it's face and fell into the sand. Directly in its line of sight was my little niece walking to the chicKen coop. I just accepted the moment and followed her. But it has me pretty shaken. The whole experience was surreal, yet very very real. I just don't know what to make of it.

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  2. This post moved me, I went online searching for an answer to this question about horses crying, because I had a strange experience today with a horse. I was at my brothers house and he has a few neighbors with horses in open corrals on his property. My 4 year old niece loves to visit them in her sweet way, saying hello talking, moving on. She introduced two of them to me, one didn't seem interested in me but the other smelled my hand and turned to let me scratch it's side. I was giving it a good scratch all over its chest and neck and really in the moment when I had an overwhelming sensation to thank the horses (in my soul, soul to soul) for protecting my niece from evil. I quietly asked for the horses to continue doing their best, and that I appreciated it, please please keep her safe. I gave it one last good chest thump and before I could turn to walk away the horse turned its face to me head bowed low, a sad look in its eyes, and a single clear tear welled up in the corner of its left eye (no goop or crust) and rolled down it's face and fell into the sand. Directly in its line of sight was my little niece walking to the chicKen coop. I just accepted the moment and followed her. But it has me pretty shaken. The whole experience was surreal, yet very very real. I just don't know what to make of it.

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  3. I had an experience last evening while performing Reiki on a horse that recently lost it's paddock-mate who had to be put down.


    When I applied Reiki to her Heart Chakra, she immediately took notice. Shortly thereafter the young woman who was witnessing our session, said "oh my God, a tear just fell from here eye.!" I know for certain this was not due to irritation as the horse's eyes were both clear when I observed her at the start of the session.

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  4. The other day I had a panic attak while riding my gelding ( horrible fear of being bucked off and hurt again, he has NEVER done anything at all it was a prior horse. A friend took over and worked him for me. When I walked up after he looked at me and he had literal tears. She said horses cry but I'm trying to wrap my head around it.. I was crying when I got off because I want to get over my fear and us enjoy a ride together..

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