01/01/2024
A sadder start to the New Year with us saying goodbye to our beloved little pony this morning. As is the case with all of our therapy horses, he went by many names, but we knew him as Felix 🖤
Felix had a good start to his life with a friend of the family, but as it happens with many horses when he was sold to what should have been a forever home he was then sold on, and found himself in the ownership of people who weren’t able to give him the best care as he moved into his senior years. By a touch of fate he was found by our friend, and we agreed to look after him for the time he had left.
Felix was the sweetest boy and became a favourite of many clients. He was quite confronting to look at but this allowed for clients to look past the physical, and to find a level of understanding and connection - a beauty of the soul. The last picture and written below is a poem written by a client about her experience with meeting Felix who she called Blackie.
Felix chose to leave this morning naturally and peacefully with some assistance from Rick. He is laid to rest next to our beautiful Zippy girl 🤍 who we are sure met him at the rainbow bridge to show him to endless green pastures he is now enjoying.
Today we cry with Mother Nature and feel all of the emotions, but we also thank Felix for his service and know that he has made space for another horse in need when that day comes.
Blackie 🖤
Why am I sad,
I do not know.
A horse stood there,
How was I to know,
That he would touch my heart and touch my soul.
Not really a beautiful horse,
He was battered and bruised,
And probably broken down.
But he stood there radiating a beauty not everyone could see.
I thank you Blackie for allowing me to see,
Beneath the scars,
Beneath those horrible bruises,
The beauty of the soul.