Guest post courtesy of Lisa Avery. The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the guest author and do not necessarily represent the views of Val Heart & Heart Communication Enterprises LLC. 

A Story About Horse Talk

My husband and I went to look at Kate as a broodmare for our cutting horse breeding program.

We’d researched her pedigree and performance record, and she would be the best bred and nicest broodmare in our program.

We fell in love with her on the spot.

She was a big bay mare with a beautiful white star in the middle of her forehead, gorgeous big brown eyes, and strong bone and rippling muscles.

That day I promised my husband to sell 5 of the horses we had to pay for Kate so that I could bring her home… but shortly after that we were able to bring her home (along with her lifetime friend, Dot) without selling any horses.

And so Kate came to live with us.

She was eighteen years old and had been without a foal for a year or so, and we thought it might take her a while to actually conceive, so we started breeding her in April.

In May she showed as in season again, but when we took the stallion to her she wouldn’t stand for him, and an ultrasound confirmed our suspicion.  To our delight, she had taken on the first breeding.

We followed up with many more ultrasound examinations to be sure that all was progressing normally.

Our veterinarian even did fetal sexing to see that it was a filly, although he had a little difficulty because the tiny foals were lying directly on top of one another.

Thinking that there was just one foal, we were all so excited!

The next spring, in March, Kate gave birth to twin fillies, who didn’t survive the birth.

It was heartbreaking for all of us.

Having lost foals before, we felt the best thing was to get right back to it, so we gave Kate some rest and bred her again later that spring.

She took and all was well, until the fall, when she lost the foal. So the following year we bred her back.

She was in great health and conceived easily, just as the three times before. Into the fall she was really looking pregnant and settled and we were so excited, but again, she lost the foal.

We called our dear friend, teacher, animal communicator, and healer, Val Heart, to talk about Kate.

I told her that I felt very confused because by all appearances Kate was healthy and happy and actually looked pregnant.

So, we ‘touched in’ to talk to Kate together, and found Kate’s heart was still holding on to the twins that didn’t survive birthing.

My heart went out to her. Whenever we lose a horse we feel like we have lost a family member.  We all grieve.

So, Val and I talked about the situation and possible healing solutions, and together we came up with an idea.

The next day my husband and I took Kate to a special quiet grassy area with big pine trees, and we held a ceremony to help Kate’s fillies pass on, and to help Kate let go.

We gently explained to her that as she held those foals close she left no room for new life.

It was okay for her to let go of the fillies, that we were there with her, and that they were ready to go.

By holding onto these fillies she was holding sadness, and holding on to the past, and not allowing good things to come to her future.

Then we gently massaged her belly and made big sweeping motion (similar to birthing) from her belly to her flank, to her tail, and spoke about birthing the fillies and letting them go.

I could even see them playing at her feet, before they loped into the heavens together.

Kate could see them too.

Then she looked at us, took a deep breath, and started to peacefully graze.

The amazing thing here is how we could actually see the foals.

Allen and I could see them go, and we watched as her belly physically/energetically changed!

She became lighter physically and mentally, and her heart was happier and full of love again.

The next spring Kate conceived easily, and carried a beautiful, healthy filly to term for us.

She is now bred back again and living happily in our pasture with her other broodmare friends.

We are so thankful to Val Heart, and to Kate, and to all the angels who have helped us along the way.

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