RELATIONSHIP RANCH

Healing and Reconciliation with the help of the horses at RELATIONSHIP RANCH

In a horse pen in Colorado, an angry young boy cannot find the words to express his feelings to his therapist.  A stallion, the biggest, most powerful horse in the herd, comes over and stands a few yards away.  The therapist looks at the horse and turns back to the boy.  "Sol has come over to help you.  I understand you cannot talk to me; will you talk to Sol?"

The boy nods; the therapist walks away.  The boy starts talking to the horse, then starts to cry.  The stallion, weighing over half a ton, walks over to the boy and puts his head down to the boy's level.  After a while, the boy stops crying, gets angry and throws a handful of sand towards the fence.  Sol moves back a few yards and stands watching.

After a moment, the therapist returns to the boy.  She asks if he would like to try and get Sol to come back.  The boy nods; the therapist leaves.  The boy throws another handful of sand, then starts to cry. Sol returns, puts his head down again and waits patiently until the boy stops crying.  This time, when the therapist returns, the boy is calm and spent, and appears to be much less distressed.

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