Let’s continue in my series called “The Herd Behind the Healing.” I want to share the story of Harry Trotter with you. 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.
He is a Saddlebred horse, which is why he’s named Harry Trotter. They are famous for trotting. We call him our goofy giraffe. He is 22-years-old. He has a sad story. We got him 12 years ago. He’s from up near Seattle. The people who had him were not going to keep him because they didn’t have a shelter for him. He was only 10 years old and in perfect health and they were going to put him down along with a 35 year old mare they had. They had the backhoe come in and dig two graves. At the time Dave was hunting with our truck, so I didn’t have a way to get him. I pleaded with the people to spare his life and said we were going to come get him.
He loves it when you rub his teeth. It’s like a soothing pacifier for him, but we try to not encourage it so he doesn’t get mouthy and nibble on everyone. It’s like his bad little habit.
He has worked with some women doing the equine gestalt work. Harry Trotter is very high strung, and he has done some healing work with women who have also been high strung and needed to learn to slow down and take life at a different pace.
Harry Trotter thanks us every day of his life that we rescued him and that he did not end up in the hole in the ground. We are glad to have him here at Happy Success Ranch Retreats. Click below to watch and learn more.