Disco And Cheryl

Sometimes the best stories don’t come from our perspective, but from the perspective of the clients who felt the change within themselves. This is a story that a client sent us and we were so grateful she allowed us to share.

“YOU ARE WELCOME IN MY WORLD, DO NOT FEAR ME. FOR THOUGH I AM GREAT IN SIZE AND STRENGTH, SWIFT AND POWERFUL.  I AM OF GENTLE SPIRIT, KIND, COMPASSIONATE AND CARING, AND TO MANY I AM KNOWN AS HEALER”.🐎🐎🐎

Meet DISCO 🐎

“Disco is such a strong teacher since he literally will not move until he knows it is right. He has been described as stubborn (I would never be!), but with the right leader, he will follow you to the ends of the earth. He is the man who will show you to go with your gut. To step into the person you are and believe in yourself. He is chatty (sorta like me 🫠🫠) and at times will flap his lips all over you to help you out. 🐎

Disco wants me to believe in myself,  in my gut, and to have confidence in my direction. I showed him my ability to get out of my head and listen to my gut to move forward. AND SO I SHALL DO SO!! 

I attended my first “Healing With Horses with Equine assisted learning in partnership with OSI-CAN (Operational Stress Injury for First Responders and Veterans) in September 2023). The intent of this program is to help people avoid the trial and tribulations of what they have gone through. Connection through each other’s stories helps us humans to feel inspired to move forward in this short little life. 

When I was introduced to Disco in the program, he immediately nudged my gut by his powerful head and almost knocked me down. Then he had the audacity to flap his lips at me!!! My job was to get Disco to walk with me. At first he would have nothing to do with the way I was trying to pull all 1200lbs of him!!! What he taught me is that I need to relax so he can feel safe with me, not pull the lead on his head, but loosen the lead until there is a lot of slack on the lead. Almost immediately he could sense that I was leading with my gut with confidence and he began walking with me. As you can see, the smile on my face says it all!!! I moved all 1200 lbs of Disco!!!! 👏🏻🐎

You will also notice the stars surrounding us which is a sign that “my stars will some day align and shine bright once I have the confidence to follow whatever direction I will go. 

The black butterfly is extremely symbolic to me (black butterfly wing tattoo on my forearm). The meaning of the black butterfly is known for its portrayal of hope for overcoming horrific obstacles, pain, and freedom from emotional distress. Black butterflies are seen as an omen of good luck and are often interpreted as a symbol of freedom or the removal of barriers”.  What more can I say! When the program was coming to an end after the weekend, I turned to the facilitators and said “this is my calling and THIS IS WHAT I WILL Do! ⭐️🌟 ` Cheryl