The Cattle Barn
When I first got Bootsie and I was boarding over at Bobbie‘s house, I would drive by this cattle barn and wonder why it was never in use. I would think how perfect it would be for me to put to use for my own horses one day, but, I actually really liked where I was boarding, it was free, it came with hay, and I had my tiny little best friend to chat with regularly. I was in fact, happy there and needed nothing else. Yet, every time I would drive down this highway, this cattle barn would catch my eye and my thoughts.
A lot has happened since then. I have since lost my heart horse, Bootsie, and the friendship I once held so dear has been estranged now for sometime. I have two new horses, Alora, and Stitch. I started with Stitch at a friend’s house. It never truly felt right being there, though I couldn’t articulate exactly why. Stitch was just a yearling at the time and it was like I was keeping my pet puppy at someone else’s house. When I became ready to take on another equine partner for riding and bonding with, Alora entered my life prompting a move to what I now referred to as mud pasture. As you can tell by the name which I affectionately refer to that pasture, we couldn’t stay there. It was far too muddy and back to my friend’s house we went. And again, I didn’t feel right being there. I won’t go into the details here, but it soon became clear why I didn’t belong there. So I set out on the search to find a place more aligned for me and what I need for my own personal time and journey with my horses.
I saw a post on Facebook that sounded quite perfect and was in a reasonable price range for me, though it would be a stretch I felt I could make it happen so, I inquired to come look at the location being advertised. And wouldn’t you know it? It was in the cattle barn that had caught my eye and my thoughts every time I drove by it! Isn’t the universe amusing?!
So today, on this rainy day I sit in this cattle barn on a pile of hay with my horses peacefully munching away, and I’m amused. I drive by many barns every day in this valley, but there’s always been something about this barn that caught my attention. And now it is here that houses my horses. It is like the universe has been dropping a hint to me all along, or perhaps, just me catching notice is what in fact manifested the space for me. I guess I’ll never truly know as that is a quality of the great Mystery of this life and how certain things come to be. In this moment I am content, I am happy and I am grateful.
