The Sacred Bond Between a Girl and her Horse
My sacred space is the Hurricane Hollow Farm or as I call it “the barn”. For me it’s not the physical aspect of the barn, it is my horse. The physical aspect I could care less about when I am with him. My horse Scout is my everything. I have bond with him that is indescribable. He acts as my therapist when the world seems wrong and my best friend. Some think it is silly to have a horse as your best friend, but if you're a horse crazy little girl like me you’d understand. I have been through the best times and the worst time with Scout. He has made me angry and frustrated, but at the end of the day I feel nothing, but love for him. Many of the people who know my horse hate him. They think he is undisciplined, rude and at time unsafe. He has challenged me and taught me more than any person or book. I have learned patience and perseverance. Scout is my world. He can be extremely difficult to work with. If he was a human he would 100% be diagnosed with ADHD. Scout and I have a connection and he relies on me for support. He is my horse and I am his person. If I am angry or upset, by something, he can sense it. Three years ago I got in a driving accident with Scout. The accident turned my world upside down. I spent three years working to try and fix our problem, but I just always hit a wall. It wasn’t until last year when I worked with an amazing trainer. Scout stayed with him for about a month and a half. I drove an hour and a half to work with both of them every week. Having him farther away was difficult for me as he is my rock, but when he finally came home something had changed between us. We had grown stronger as a team and now we are connected even deeper. Due to me going to college in the fall, we will be selling him. Selling him, it breaking my heart inside, but I know that someone else will develop as special of a bond as we have. In general he has taught me life lessons and I will be eternally grateful for that. He has inspired me to ride on my college equestrian team and explore new opportunities. I will never forget the bond I have shared with him.
I'll start off by saying Scout is absolutely stunning! It was a nice touch to include pictures. I can completely relate to the feeling that sometimes sacred space is not a place, but another being. I also wrote about a barn/animals being my sacred space. I think there is something so special about animal - one of the biggest reasons I feel so connected to the barn is because of the love and connection I feel with the animals within it. It was very cool to read how your house has inspired you to do certain things in your future. I strongly believe your sacred space should be something that both calms you and gives you confidence and motivation. This was an excellent post and I love reading about how you regard the bond between you and your horse as sacred.
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