Tonight night I walked out into the field because I just wanted “to be” with my horses. They seemed to know I just wanted to love them and they wanted to love me back. Initially Buliwyf, my gelding, was jealous of Ceinwen, my two year old filly, getting any attention, nipping her repeatedly when he thought I was giving her too much. Then after a few minutes he seemed to realize I had enough love for both of them and settled down, allowing me to touch, scratch and hug each of them, both simultaneously and individually.
Ceinwen learned to “hug” me tonight. I wrapped my arms around her neck and squeezed as hard as I could. After a few moments she draped her head and neck over my left shoulder and squeezed me back. At first I thought it was just a coincidence so I repeated it several times. Every time I hugged her, she hugged me back. I can’t really describe the experience well but have been on a “high” several hours after leaving them. Buliwyf, in typical boy fashion, wanted to get in on the action without demonstrating his true feelings. He would put his nose on my chest, no nibbling or nuzzling, just complete immobility from both of us as if we were in a contest to see who moved first. I always lost.
After a while I kneeled down in the pasture, remaining immobile, letting both of them examine me thoroughly from head to heel in Pirelli fashion. Finally we ended up nose to nose, the three of us, just breathing in and out, allowing each other to inhale our scent and inhaling the scent of each other. I closed my eyes and savored the scent of both of them. God is in his heavens and has given us this magical moment. Peace.