By Danielle Weber-Adrian, Ontario, Canada
One of my grandfather’s greatest passions was to raise and train horses. He loved horses, though none of his children or grandchildren did. That is, until I came along. When my mother was leaving for the hospital to give birth to me, he said, “This one is my last chance. This one doesn’t get a vote.” He warned that I’d better like horses. Luckily enough, I did, very much.
When I was twelve years old, Papa, as I called my grandfather, bought a horse for me to learn to ride. The beautiful Thoroughbred named Mel came at a bargain price. He was tall with a dark-red coat and black legs, mane, and tail. He had a big white star on his face.
Mel had been a racing horse and afterward was trained as a hunter/jumper. He had suffered significant emotional and physical trauma. A long, inflamed scar trailed across his back leg. If left alone with people, he paced with stress and anguish. Seeing Mel’s discomfort, I decided to love him unconditionally, hoping he would learn to accept it.
Mel sometimes hurt himself further while trying to compensate for his leg injury. For a human being, a physiotherapist can say, “Just work through the pain. Trust me. I love you. You’ll get through this.” I didn’t think I could say that out loud to a horse. So through years of patience, persistence, and love, I had to prove to him that he could rely on me.
Eventually we found a new trainer who was able to work with Mel. The trainer helped Mel overcome his distrust. He began to believe that doing the exercises we asked of him would help remedy his issues.
The inflammation on his leg decreased, and his flexibility returned. Over time, Mel and I bonded and became a cohesive unit.
A Dream Changed Mel’s Life
The barn where Mel stayed was quite far from the house, and I always needed a car ride to get there. My parents, under the tremendous stress of coping with all their obligations, weren’t able to take me there often. In addition to this challenge, I was also involved in high-school extracurricular activities and trying to get ready to attend university. My heart broke at not being able to work with Mel as much as he needed. My trainer didn’t have time to work with him either. Mel’s lameness returned from lack of strategic, consistent exercise.
I felt like I’d been letting down my best friend. For several days I contemplated on the problem and asked for help from the Mahanta, my inner spiritual guide, and the ECK Masters. These are ancient spiritual teachers who can give assistance when people ask for help. Sometimes, they appear in a dream to answer questions or offer suggestions.
One night, a dream warmed my heart. I saw myself standing in the indoor arena where we train our horses. ECK Masters Rebazar Tarzs and Kata Daki, accompanied by a gentleman I didn’t recognize, were with Mel. Kata Daki led Mel in a very gentle exercise. She stood in the middle of the arena, with Mel on a lunge line; he pivoted around her in a circle. All three were working with Mel during the dream. By the time they’d finished, his back leg looked great, and he was moving beautifully.
I woke up the next morning and thought, Well, that was a nice dream. Too bad it couldn’t be a reality. Again, my sadness returned at the thought that I had let Mel down.
Then I got a call that afternoon from the barn manager and trainer. She said, “I let Mel out today. I don’t know what happened, but that horse is moving like nothing is wrong.”
She explained she had noticed the day before that Mel looked extremely lame. “Now,” she said incredulously, “there’s nothing wrong with him.”
She and I then started trying to find logical explanations for the horse suddenly, miraculously being able to move without issues. We speculated: It had been muddy. Maybe Mel went to the paddock and rolled in the mud. The mud caked around his leg. Mud brings down inflammation, doesn’t it?
But inwardly I knew better.
Mel’s Success Story
Over the years, I observed more of Mel’s unique nature. He was a big, strong, very smart horse who could be intimidating at times. I’d learned to either sing songs or speak kind and encouraging words to relax him if he became agitated. I’d even sing 1960s Motown love songs to him. But HU, the love song to God, resonated the most with him. HU is love—the language of life. It can bring a feeling of peace.
Mel responded to the spiritual help he received. We had gotten this horse for a rock-bottom price. Olympic-level riders told me he would be impossible to revitalize and was even dangerous. But this horse became a success story—full of love and self-confidence.
Shortly after I left for university, Mel competed at the national level in dressage. He entered the arena with pride, happiness, and the joy of living. And he won gold.
I’ve had people say, “I will give you anything for that horse. He has such amazing stage presence.” I’d think to myself, He has received the healing power of the ECK, the healing power of love.
This distrustful, skinny, abused horse became a fat, happy “cuddle bunny.” Another rider at Mel’s barn hired a pet psychic to communicate telepathically with him. She said Mel told her he used to think people were instruments of torment for horses. But then a young, tall girl with long, dark hair came along and showed him that people are capable of love.
The spiritual healing with Mel opened my heart too. He taught me that no matter what challenge I face, the ECK will always support me. I learned from Mel to never put limits on my expectations. And without reservation, to open my heart to the possibility of miracles.
—Photos by Chris Morley
Thank you for sharing, and I love, love, love happy endings
Wonderful story Danielle! I love horses too, and your love of these God-like animals, feels inspiring!
Dearest Danielle, I have missed seeing you at the seminars. Although I read this before, upon just reading it, my heart burst at the miracle of love’s embrace and the incontestable truth that all things are possible with every divine atom of God, no matter the form that covers the fractal in any given lifetime.
I had a hard time reading the story, cause I had to keep, whipping the tears from my eyes!?
Absolutely trust to the inner master the MAHANATA the inner guidance, thank you for sharing this beautiful story like this I’m grateful, May the blessings be
Thanks nice story i love it
Beautiful story about love and healing!
May the bessing be with me
Merci pour ce beau commentaire
Tous les animaux méritent un respect et un amour inconditionnels
Être désintéressé.Ce blogue me nourrit d’amour
Je suis un asthmatique et j’ai connu dans mon enfance un poney asthmatique
Cela m’a ouvert le cœur,l’empathie.MERCI THANKS HUUUUUUUU….
I am overcome with joy every time I read such a beautiful story of love! I have so much gratitude for the ECK masters assistance when an animal soul requests healing.
I have goosebumps from the memory of many animal friends who have shared their love with me by their loving gaze!
Thank you so much for the reminder of how they help me heal too!
Another great example of the power of unconditional love. And ECK is love! Thanks for sharing
Huseina
Quelle merveilleuse histoire d’amour entre deux Âmes. Merci beaucoup pour le partage.
Thank you Danielle for sharing this beautiful and healing story with us. One can learn a lot from it. It’s a treasure. I really enjoy reading it.
Beautiful story. I loved it.
I HAVE TEARS
Thank you Danielle for your beautiful story about your friend Mel. It brought tears to my eyes and warmth to my heart. Wishing you all the best in life’s adventure.
A beautiful, inspirational story. Thank you.
Thanks for sharing your beautiful story Danielle. It filled me with love and joy!
Thank you so much for sharing. A heartwarming and beautiful. Indeed the ECK Masters are there to help,if only we remember to ask.
thanks for this lovely story of you and your amazing horse. there really is no limits to what love can do!
Thank you for your sharing your beautiful experience. I loved reading about Mel and your spiritual journey together. Divine Love is truly…irresistible.
The love flows through the sharing of your beautiful experience. Thank you. It lights up my heart & others I have shared it with.
Thank you for your persistence to love Mel unconditionally and bring the Mahanta’s Divine Love to Mel!
What an amazing story of love reaching far beyond the boundaries of time and space!
With this kind of love…we all become victorious in opening our hearts just a little bit more!
Thank you for sharing and inspiring us!
Thank you so much for sharing your story. By the time l had finished your story l had tears in my eyes. Such beautiful love between human and animal. I was taught that animals didn’t have souls. How can that be when animals can be more loving than a lot of humans. I have many pets who are loving souls, especially my little dog Benji. He is a very wise little dog. He just knows what to do. He takes care of me with out my even asking. I got him a year after my husband died. When l was sad he would sit gently on my chest. I always felt better when he did this. I had a big operation a year later, l nearly died. My daughter who l lived with took care of me. She had a new baby too. Benji took care of me by gently laying on me when l was hurting the most, he just knew how to help me. Bev my daughter would bring baby Elexis into my room and give her to me to hold. So l would have Elexis and Benji on me. Between the two of them and my family they kept me going. I was still grieving for my husband and l wanted to be with him. Benji and baby Elexis gave me life, two very wise and beautiful souls. Your story of the masters helping your beautiful horse in a dream has made me think more about getting in touch with ECK here in New Zealand. I haven’t met anyone from there yet. I think l may do so now after reading of your experience. Thank you, from Patricia G
Que les bénédictions soient
Love is truly what we are about. Respectful, nurturing, divine love. I have struggled with love in this lifetime especially real self love. And because of that, it narrows the love of giving back to others, people, animals, plants. All parts of God.
It seems that the people & animals that we interact with are here just for us to learn to open to love by giving love to them.
Thx Danielle. This is a wonderful story.
Patrice
A very beautiful story. Thank you.
Beautiful story. I loved it.
There is so much to learn from animals and nature about divine love, as well as our dreams.
For me this story is definitely heartwarming and heart opening!
A beautiful story, Danielle.