35 year old horse recovers from night terrors – no drugs, no euthanasia!!
Last week, October 4 th , 2022, I was scheduled to meet with Deb and her horse to do a check in and see if there was anything he needed as he moved forward in his life. This horse is under the most amazing care with the support of a holistic veterinarian in Virginia, a clean and healthy meal plan, and the ability to be offered and choose the herbs he might need on an ongoing basis. He has a beautiful life on green grass pastures with a companion, in a beautiful setting in NH.
When I arrived we sat outside at the bench under the trees and talked more about the focus for our time together. It was then that Deb shared the night terrors that her horse had been experiencing and we began to dissect the situation on every level imaginable. It was clear to me that the man who had been integral in the atrocities, had died, and was returning to ‘visit’ with the horse at night. I have often found that these Spirits return to apologise thinking their new ‘form’ may shift the healing. What clearly was happening for Deb’s horse was that he was replaying his night of terror when the Spirit showed up.
Screaming and kicking to get him out of the stall, the fear was palpable! Something clearly had to be done to remedy this situation. As I looked out in the paddock at the horse, he was incredibly content, peaceful and grazing in this sanctuary he loves so much. So, we ruled out that this was his time to transition, regardless of age, injuries and current concerns. We ruled out the need to drug him, and keep him quiet at night as he was clearly expressing that something was very wrong – this was NOT a time to squash the emotions and shut him down so the problem would appear to be ‘fixed’ when it would only be bandaided!!
We went to his stall – immediately there was the sense of fear coming from the back corner, and a sense of broken boundaries from a Spirit who was bringing attention to himself in a very clear way. And imagine also how emotionally stressful this experience is for all the other horses in the barn who are so connected to each other and yet spent hours listening to their paddock buddy in such distress. I began to use my rattle to break up the energy in the stall and clear it out and in to the earth. The rattle is a great tool for resetting and breaking up blocks of stuck or stagnant energy. As I rattled I set intent that this stall was to be cleared. I used essential oils to reset and raise the vibration, and a homeopathic spray to bring calm and peace back to the stall to recreate a safe haven for the horse when he came in at night. Then we sat in the stall as I invited the man to find his own peace by shifting from an Earth bound Spirit to transitioning fully to the LIGHT. I welcomed in those who would bring him over and showed him the way to a place where he would be able to continue to heal himself and to leave this horse alone, never to return here. We used tobacco to facilitate in this process. The man fully transitioned to the LIGHT and peace was restored.
We returned outside to the horse and went in to the paddock to see what clearing and resetting the horse needed so he too was not carrying any history that was detrimental to his well being. As humans we love to hold on to stories…… for ourselves, for the animals we rescue, for many reasons. There is a strong and connective energy to these stories and they can prevent healing from happening completely keeping a thread back to the story.
This was the case here – and the connection was being kept open and active because of the horse’s name, which is the one used on the track. As we talked, Deb also realized that she still had the original stall sign with his name on it – “I need to burn it, right?” She asked. “YUP! Ideally”. “Done” she said! In this process all connections to his track days were being eradicated and the horse was being freed up, shackles being released and connections removed. We did some clearing work on him and made sure there was nothing else he needed in this process of finding peace again when inside after dark.
This was a powerful session that reminded me to always stay open to why I am being called in to see an animal – the reason from the human perspective, and the true purpose from the animal’s vision, can be very different. To stay open, with no agenda or expectation allows me to be a clear conduit to whatever is needed, at whatever level, in whatever dimension to best serve the animal in front of me. This day was no exception to the way I have been taught, by the animals, to show up for each and every appointment.
I shared with Deb that her horse may need to realize that the stall is now clear and asked her to update me that night on how her horse reacted after dark. It brought tears to my eyes when she shared that he kicked once……..and the rest of the night was completely peaceful. I checked in every day for a few nights to see how he was doing – not a peep, not a kick, not a scream – and she said he is sleeping better now than he has in a year!
This horse is bringing to all of our attention that sudden behavior changes, discontentment, violence is not to be ignored or dumbed down to make it go away. Our horses are deeply divine spiritual beings who we would benefit from honoring and being students around. Their lessons run deep and are very profound. I invite you all to open to the two way conversation that they invite us to be a part of every single day that they are in your lives.
The Soul healing that I witnessed and was in ceremony with, for Deb AND her horse will carry for a long time between them – transformational, life changing work!
In Gratitude and Honor – Michele
For more information on how to become more deeply and spiritually aware around your animals, check out my book The Rock – Destiny Through the Eyes of a Horse channeled to me by my horse Echoe – a 21 year journey of Self Discovery, and the upcoming 2-day Equine Clinic, in Deerfield NH – “Your Soul’s Transformation through the Eyes of Your Horse”
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