The Healing Herd

With River gone to Melisa, my healing herd is now five mares (in order of age): Willow, Wilma, Zimi, Marieh and Lili. They are as diverse as the people I am sure they will be serving. As time goes on I'll talk about all of them, but today I just had to share something I saw the other morning that touched my heart in a special way. (And I wish I had had my camera handy! MUST carry it at all times!)

Being just nine months old, Lili has a lot of energy and loves to play. River was just starting to be her playmate, and now he has gone on to his next adventure, so Lili is at loose ends. Or so I thought....

The other morning I saw Lili tearing it up in our large pasture and right behind her was - WILMA! Her Grandma, mother of Lili's sire Patric, has stepped up to the challenge of entertaining a young filly. Wilma, 20 years old, kicking and bucking and chasing Lili in circles around the pasture.

Wilma is constantly showing me how we can be ourselves and still show up in so many different ways. Sage, companion, gentle purveyor of empathy and listening, and now, 2-year old! Yep, just take the zero off her age, and that's my girl, playing with her granddaughter with all the love and enthusiasm in her huge heart. What an inspiration this mare is!