Wanting

Horses being the powerful creatures they are, can reflect on many levels the qualities we wished we had.  Qualities like power, freedom, and flight come to mind.  This just is not feasible- at least not in a human sense.  Horses serve a different purpose than we do- they are prey animals.
  Coming to grips with who we are, where we came from and what our purpose is as people can help us appreciate these creatures even more.  It's like the 'pretty' girl in school or the 'jock' whom we faultily admired.  There will always be people who are more or less talented than ourselves in certain areas of our lives but that does not mean that we should waste energy wanting or desiring to be them.  Plain and simple WE CAN'T. 

Female Centaur- She would need one heckuva sports bra

I wanted so much as a little kid to be a horse.  I ran like one, tried to whinny like one and even tried to munch on the lawn...  Ridiculous? Yes.  I was not comfortable in my own skin, within my own mind and being.  At times now, I am still not.  This is part of growing I suppose.  We are on this Earth for such a limited time that it would do nothing but good to accept who we are. EASIER SAID THAN DONE.


Horses can help us accept who we are when they accept us and we learn that we are different from them and different from everyone else.  I am not suggesting that you go out and buy a horse, but finding a way to spend time with them is pretty life altering.  Even volunteering at a local stable or for a Riding For The Disabled program where you can see first hand how horses change lives all the while exposing you to the horses as well.