I was on a walk with a friend of mine and met a horse. My friend has cancer and was given a week to live. She invited a few of her friends to visit her favorite fishing sanctuary. We din't fish...we walked and talked. We came upon a horse farm. They came over to us seemingly just as curious about us as we were about them. I connected with one in particular. He allowed me to pet him and rest my hand on him for long periods of time. At one point he leaned over as if to put his forhead on mine. The next time he did it I took him up on it ...as we were leaning, afraid, I flinched...he shook and rounded his head as he stepped back. I feel like he knew I was scared. I felt sad that I was afraid to let him in "too close." I realize that I do that with people too. The horse walked slowly up to me again and we re-connected. He seemed so gentle and patient. What a lovely experience.
