On a warm summer's day I lost a dear friend named Ann. In April, Ann had come out to my house for a wild foods class that I was teaching. Unbeknownst to me, Ann was suffering from Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, which eventually would claim her life.
Everyone had a great time with the plants, and our field trip, and we also spent some time with my healing herd of horses and donkeys. My horse, Lakota, tuned in on Ann and spent many minutes licking her hand. I had no idea what was going on, and could only hope that Ann was comfortable with Lakota’s attention. I had to trust the process. When Ann came out she had tears in her eyes and told me that she had received a wonderful healing from my horse and she was so thankful. She wrote me a thank you note that brought tears to my eyes when I received it and I asked her if I could post it to my website. She agreed and it is there still.
There are no pictures of Lakota licking Ann’s hand. Everyone in class that day could tell you about it, but there are no pictures. I had no idea of the significance of what I was witnessing. The picture below was staged with the help of another dear friend of mine, Deb.
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“What a wonderful day being with you and the circle of women!
Thank you so much for sharing Lakota with me. I will never forget her breathing and gentleness. I do believe she licked my hands to help heal them!! She knew I needed some help there. I am so glad she let me hug her and pet her.
The sharing circle at the beginning was powerful. You are such a sensitive, loving, enthusiastic teacher. I always love field trips so visiting the variety of plants and picking and tasting them was pure fun.
Thank you for offering this special class. Any time I can learn more about wild plants and animals, I feel blessed. May you find sweet success, you deserve it.”
AT, Erie, CO
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