Let’s continue in my series called “The Herd Behind the Healing.” I want to share Roanie’s story with you. Roanie was born pure black. She has an Arabian mother who was pure black and an Andalusian father who looks just like she does. She’s now 11 years old. She will eventually be almost all white with the gray mane and tail.
Roanie was a rescue horse. She used to be at our neighbor’s place. Our neighbor has now moved. When she lived there, she would play in the pasture all by herself. She had no friends. She also had no shelter. We would see her in the cold mornings shivering under a tree. I told Dave how much I wanted to rescue her. She is such a friendly and extroverted horse, but she did not have a herd mate. In 2019 my husband Dave decided he was going to get her for me for my birthday, unbeknownst to me. I tell him he doesn’t need to get me any gifts for any occasion anymore, since my gifts are out in our fields.
Roanie has not done a lot of the equine gestalt healing work yet, but she loves to leech. Leeching is when it looks like the horse is yawning, but they are actually pulling toxins off you. If Jennah and I or Dave and I are out with the horses, and if we have had a hard day or something sad happen to us, Roanie knows and starts to leech. When we leave the pasture, we feel so much better.
In this series I share the stories of the horses who help make Happy Success Ranch Retreats such a special place full of happiness and healing. Click below to hear more about Roanie’s story.