The herd/human healing
Buster had always made all the decisions and one of those decisions was that William stayed close by, so when Buster went he was lost! He allowed Sue to give healing from a distance of 30ft but during the session surreptitiously edged further in 😊 and definitely appreciated the healing. Over the next week he observed from afar and didn’t really engage physically but took everything in and has now, just a week on, settled into his new found freedom playing with the others, something that was never allowed when Buster was around.
George was the one that needed the most healing, he was eating his large supper (lack of teeth means 3 or 4 feeds a day) when we started the herd healing, but as soon as he was finished he walked straight across the field with more speed than I'd seen in a while, straight through all the other horses and presented himself directly in front of Sue, literally a foot away! His first words were ‘I thought I’d be first’ !! Obviously at 37 why wouldn’t he think he’d be first !!! He is now 12 years older than the next youngest of mine who is 25 years older than my youngest.
We spent a long time with George who felt responsible for holding the herd together and we (my mum and I were very involved in the herd/human healing session), reassured him things would be fine and he didn’t need to take it all on himself.
Since the healing 10 months ago, the dynamics have obviously changed and William now plays with the other horses and George is as playful as ever giving my warmblood a run for his money, 18 years his junior.
I can’t thank Sue enough for coming to see the herd within 24 hours of Buster going. It was a really hard time for us and the comfort, calmness and closure she brought to the situation was priceless and so worthwhile.
Buster is still with us, we all felt his presence under the tree during our healing session and he comes to the yard, these days we feel him a lot and he will always be an integral part of my journey. Without Buster and his many challenges I wouldn’t be following the path I’m on.
Claire Noller. www.cnequine.co.uk