It has been a most humbling and amazing journey to share
their lives with them and for them to share their hearts with us. Horses are deeply spiritual and finely tuned
and connected to one another and to this planet as a whole. They are majestic. They are ancient in their wisdom. And they give endlessly of themselves to
their human brothers and sisters. Horses
have stood by us humans, served us in peace, fought beside us in wars, been
overused and misunderstood by us – yet they continue to partner up with
us. When we began working with them, we
were struck by the fate that most of them met.
They were used until their bodies could give no more. Some were raced and shown while others were
work horses pulling carts and logs and hauling people around. Some were bred until their bodies could no
longer maintain a pregnancy. And then
their “useful” days were over and they were disposed of. Many went for auction and on to
slaughter. Some of them weren’t even old
but their bodies had been carelessly misused, compromised, and destroyed. They could no longer meet the needs of the
humans who used them. They were at the
end of the road with nowhere to go. We
began to see that this wasn’t just a few horses, but thousands and thousands of
them a year. Hundreds of thousands. Cast aways.
Thrown out as if they were a discarded old piece of machinery. We knew we couldn’t save them all as we had
limited resources and space. But we
could help where we could and more than that, we thought we could share with
the world about the heart of the horse and the magnificent beings who have
literally changed the lives of so many humans for centuries. Horses have been a constant friend to humans
as humanity has progressed through so many phases of our own development and
history. And we humans frequently take
for granted just who they are and what they have given and continue to give to
our own development. 
What we didn’t know when we started out creating Spring Farm
CARES was how deeply they would touch our lives, honor this land, and guide us
on to who we are now. Horses listen to
and understand at the deepest heart level.
They have a way of touching humans and showing us, indeed reminding us,
who we are. They ask the question, “Who
are you and where are you going?” And
they patiently and quietly wait for an answer.
If you stop to share a moment with them, they will share their hearts
with you and walk with you steadfastly beside you – never wavering with their
loyalty and compassion. Horses are huge –
in body – and in spirit – and in heart.
You can have the most difficult day in your life and go out and hug your
horse and feel the grounding energy fill your body and replace chaos with
peace. They have the energy of ancient
trees and the wisdom of old stones. They
are mirrors to what lies deep within our own hearts and to truly know a horse
is to face all those things about ourselves that we are sometimes afraid to
look at. They are healers. They are teachers. They are fellow travelers in life.
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Horses are the backbone of this farm. They hold the space for all else to
happen. It is because of them that we
are here and it is their strength that keeps us moving forward and steadies our
sometimes weary hearts. We owe them a
lot and are honored to have them with us to guide us and share their
wisdom.
Please visit all of our horses, past and present on our
website, and read their stories and be touched by their hearts. http://www.springfarmcares.org/horse.htm
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