15.2 Equine Performance Bodywork LLC

A letter from your horse...

If I could speak to you in a language you understood,
I would start by saying thank you.

Thank you for choosing me…
even on the days when I wasn’t easy,
when my fear looked like stubbornness,
and my confusion looked like attitude.
You loved me through all of it.

If I could tell you what I feel,
you’d know how much your presence calms me.
How I hear your footsteps before I see you
and my heart settles…
because I know I am safe.

You’d know that every soft touch,
every scratch in my favorite spot,
every slow breath you take beside me
means more than you could ever imagine.

You think I carry you...
but you carry me, too.
In your voice,
in your patience,
in the gentle way you forgive me
when I make mistakes.

If I could tell you,
you’d know I notice everything:
the way you linger a little longer on hard days,
the way your shoulders relax when you bury your face in my neck,
the way your heartbeat softens
when you whisper secrets you tell no one else.

I want you to know I listen.
I understand you in ways words can’t explain.
I know when you're hurting…
and I try to stand a little closer.

If I could speak,
I’d tell you I remember the moments you think were small —
the treats tucked in your pocket,
the slow cool-down walks,
the promise you made to always show up.
Horses don’t forget love like that.
We hold it quietly,
deeply,
forever.

And if I could tell you only one thing,
it would be this:

You are my person.
My safe place.
My comfort.
My home.

I may not have the words to say it,
but every nicker,
every soft breath,
every time I lower my head into your hands…
I am telling you:
I love you, too.