Heart of the Herd Horse and Animal Healing
Founded by Emma Simmons MNFSH EAHAE HEAL cert. Registered Healer, Equine Reiki Master Teacher and Holistic Equine Therapist
"Flight to Freedom" By Kim McElroy ~ in Loving Memory of Sky ~ who is the true Heart of the Herd.
"The wind of Heaven is that which blows between a horse's ears. ." Arabian proverb
On the night my beloved white Anglo Arab mare, Sky, passed away I had a dream of a beautiful winged, white horse of light - flying towards the setting sun - strong , powerful and free. ..
"Saphire Sky" had been part of our family for almost twenty years since the day we rescued her from the European horse slaughter route. We had grown extremely close towards the end of her life when her body finally gave way to cancer. Sky silently taught me how to give healing in a way far more humbling and profound than that of any human teacher - she taught me how to listen and how to just be quiet and still with horses.
Sky was and will always be my greatest teacher, friend and guide. I remember her warm, wise and white velvet presence beside me when I am around horses. I know that she together with our other horses who have passed on - Barney, Shami, Tego and Amber - guide me when I give healing.
Sky has returned to the true Heart of the Herd; the ultimate and infinite herd of Spirit in the unseen world. May she gallop and fly at the speed of light through the Elysian Fields with her fellows and soul mates as they soar into eternal freedom, peace, love and light. Though I will always love her, I have set her free to move on in spirit and follow her own path. The saying "If you truly love something, set it free" has always given me great strength, encouragement and courage to let go and let love.
I wanted to create a logo which honoured both Sky and my dream and also held the essence of 'horse magic' - Pegasus, The Unicorns and the great collective equine heart and mind. When Kim McElroy offered to customise her awesome creation of The Messenger, I knew my prayers had been answered. By creating and adding amazing angel wings, a starburst of light from the heart and light pouring in through the crown, Flight to Freedom was born.
I chose this name partly as it describes the energy of Sky's - and every soul's - transition to the next life and also as it is the name of a poem by the the Sufi poet, Rumi, which brought me great peace around the time of Sky's passing. It reminded me that death and grief are two very different things.
Flight to Freedom
My love, my heart
Let this time of parting be sweet
Let it not be a death, but completeness
Let your love melt into memory
And your pain into songs
Let your flight through the sky
Begin with the unfolding of wings
Let the last touch of your hands
Be gentle like the flower of the night
Stand still, oh beautiful love for a moment
And say your last words in silence
I bow to you and hold up my candle
To give light to you...on your flight to freedom
~ Rumi/Tagore
Thank you Sky for letting me be your human - it was an honour to know you, to care for you and to learn from you.
I hope when things became difficult for you towards the end that you felt my intention to protect your pride as the strong alpha mare you were. I did my best to preserve your dignity and modesty and the day you looked me in the eye and let me know that you were ready to leave was the most humbling and sacred day of my life.
Being at your side when you passed away and 'went home' was the greatest honour I have ever had. I will always remember your beautiful face and your amazing expressive eyes that spoke straight to my soul.
My healing work is your legacy. You were and always will be my greatest teacher and queen of my heart ~
I love you, Emma xxx
...and thank you, Kim, for giving my vision wings...
KIM McELROY is renowned for her equine art. For over two decades her pastels have graced popular greeting cards and collectibles, pastel originals and fine art prints. Her visions of horses portray the power and beauty of the horse's form and offer us a timeless glimpse of its soul. Kim is also a gifted writer, and has an intuitive understanding of the sentience of horses. The horse is her muse, and she is always seeking new ways of expressing elements of the horse’s spirit in a quest to awaken humanity to their healing gifts.
Kim has pursued many avenues of personal growth and healing work. Her studies with Linda Kohanov evolved into their co-creation of the Way of the Horse Book and Card Set, and subsequently the inspirations for her poetic writings in the Way of the Horse Journal.
Kim lives on a farm with her husband Rod, six horses and a menagerie of creatures in Kingston, Washington
Kim’s art and gifts website is www.spiritofhorse.com
and her animated art eCards site is www.spiritofhorsecards.com
Kim McElroy Contact info : Email: artist@spiritofhorse.com
Kim McElroy
PO Box 1250
Kingston Washington 98346 USA
Enter Heartoftheherd as a discount code when you checkout on www.spiritofhorse.com to receive a 5% discount on any prints or posters by Kim McElroy
"The Messenger"
..began as a creation of a dream horse, but the painting felt very profound to me as I created it. I was inspired to add wings and deep purple - which I later learned is the color of intuition. I believe that "The Messenger" is a powerful spirit guide and totem for anyone who wishes to connect with the part of themselves that is horse-like, and a beautiful symbol for our true creative and intuitive nature. ~ Kim McElroy
"The Legend"
"The magic of the moon and the stars in the sky spoke to him. Let your mares run. Let them keep running into the night mist beyond the cliff and we will carry them up into the stars. They will live in our sky where man can only dream of the capture."
~ Dawn Van Zant
Many people have their own interpretations of the symbolic meanings of these horses ascending to the moon. It is one of my favorite paintings, and a vision which I feel truly captures the mystical heritage
of these magnificent beings - Kim Mc Elroy
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"Guardian Spirits" by Kim Mc Elroy
"Bella's Song"
Bella was a beautiful mare who left this earth much too soon. She touched her owner's hearts so deeply in the two years they had her, that they commissioned me to create a portrait of her that would celebrate her unique spirit. Bella's registered name was “Ka Bo's Butterfly”. Synchonicity told me there was meaning behind this symbol, so I depicted a butterfly in her portrait, named "Bella's Song".
Not long afterward, Bella's spirit returned in a new filly they found... named Diva.
"Moonlight" captures the mystery of the horse in the silent stillness of night. The warmth of the horse rises to mingle with the steam of his breath in the cool night air. This painting offers a unique experience of the meditative and wise presence of the horse at peace with his own thoughts.
The great mare in the clouds sends three sky spirits to lead the herd.."Sometimes they suddenly start racing... a thudding stampede for no reason, unless it is ghosts." ~ Monica Dickens
In the clouds, the spirit of a lead mare watches over the herd as she sends guardian spirits to lead them to safety. The stallion lingers for a moment, illuminated by the mare's sunlit gaze. This painting was originally created for a series of four tiles.
Kim’s website Spirit of Horse Gallery ~ features over 300 of her creations as art prints and unique gifts, books, and journals. In her quest to understand horse and human nature – Kim has pursued many avenues of personal growth and healing work. She offers custom Way of the Horse card readings, and collaborates with teachers offering Equine Guided Personal Growth workshops among other offerings.
Kim is the co-creator of the book and card set Way of the Horse –Equine Archetypes for Self Discovery, written by author and Epona founder Linda Kohanov. Kim also is the author and illustrator of the Way of the Horse Journal, a guided journal for horse inspired writing and drawing. Kim’s artwork and interview are also featured in the powerful documentary the Path of the Horse dvd by Stormy May.
www.emmasimmons.net www.ukhorsehealer.com www.ukhorsehealer.co.uk Emma Simmons is a horse healer and animal healer and communicator and the founder of Heart of the Herd Horse and Animal Healing offering healing for horses as well as healing with horses, which is sometimes known as healing through horses, this is also referred to as Equine Facilitated Learning or EFL or Equine Guided Healing healing horses, healing horses, horse healer, horses healing, natural horse healer, shamanic healing, shamanic healing for animals, shamanic healing for horses, shamanic animal healing, animal shaman, horse shaman, spirit animals, power animals, natural animal healer, holistic horse healer, holistic animal healer, healing for horses, healing with horses Hampshire with Emma Simmons is based in The Meon Valley in South Hampshire near the cities to of Portsmouth, Southampton, Winchester, Chichester Emma’s work includes interspecies communication, horse healing, pet healing, animal healing, animal communication, animal reiki, energy medicine, energy medicine for animals, reiki for animals, reiki, equine reiki, reiki for pets, animal healer, learning from horses, horse whispering, horse whisperer, the horse as teacher, horse healer, animal healing, the horse as healer, horse healer, learning from horses, horse healer, Emma Simmons is an experienced animal healer and experienced horse healer and equine reiki master, reiki master for animals reiki for horses healing for horses and healing for pets and healing for animals is helpful in resolving trauma especially in animal rescue or rescued animals and horses, natural therapies for pets, holistic treatments for pets, holistic therapies for animals, dogs, cats, parrots, rabbits, wild animals, exotic animals, ponies, donkeys, mules, healing for horses, healing for dogs, animal chakras, pet whispering, healing for cats, healing for parrots, healing for rabbits, healing for wild animals, animal healer, healing for exotic animals, healing for rabbits, healing for ponies, healing for donkeys, healing for mules, healing for birds, healing for small furries, healing for small pets, healing for hamsters, horse healer, healing for animals, healing animals, healing dogs, healing cats, dog healer, cat healer,pet healing, natural healing for pets, healing, complementary medicine for animals, complementary medicine for horses, horse healer, complementary medicine, pet healing, pet healer, healing, dog, cat, horse, animal communication, horse healer, communicating with pets, communicating with dogs, communicating with cats ,communicating with horses, teaching an animal to trust, teaching a horse to trust, trust technique, psychic pets, pet psychic, animal psychic, hands-on healing for pets, hands-on healing for horses, faith healing for animals, faith healing for horses, horse healer, healing horses, healing for horses, faith healing for pets, horse faith healer, holistic pet healing, horse psychic, dog psychic, cat psychic, animal soul, do animals have souls, animal spirits, horse spirit, animal bereavement, loss of an animal, loss of a pet, pet loss, grief when a pet dies, grief when a horse dies, putting my horse to sleep, putting my dog to sleep, putting my cat to sleep, putting my pet to sleep, is it right to put an animal to sleep, support when an animal dies, euthanasia for horses, euthanasia for pets, euthanasia for dogs, euthanasia for cats, unconditional love from animals, unconditional love for animals, feeling guilty about my pet, feeling guilty about my horse, fearing the loss of a pet, fearing the loss of a horse, the impending loss of a pet, healing horses worldwide, distant healing for horses, distance healing for horses, healing with horses, healing through horses, healing with horses Hampshire, Equine Facilitated Learning, EFL Hampshire, trust through horses, the trust technique, Emma Dinnage, Emma Simmons, South Hampshire, Hampshire, Winchester, Southampton, Portsmouth, Heart of the Herd, healing with horses (EFL) and horse healing along with other animal healing and communication by Emma Simmons (née Dinnage) in the Meon Valley which is convenient for Southampton, Portsmouth and Winchester. Healing Horses - Heart of the Herd in south Hampshire offers Healing with horses (EFL) and horse healing, animal healing and communication with Emma Simmons in the Meon Valley which is convenient for Southampton, Portsmouth and Winchester, covers Hampshire, London, Berkshire, Sussex, Surrey, Devon, animal healer travels through out UK and Europe and further by arrangement.
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