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Horses Healing Hearts
Horses Healing Hearts lived up to its name when the organization donated Tanzy to Hana Musgrove
By Ashley Smith, Equine Guided Coach, Founder of Horses For The Soul and Advisor to Horses Healing Hearts, Inc.
www.BlackhawkLivingCA.com
It will be one year this month since Crystal, Hana’s companion and physical therapy horse, perished in the Tubbs Fire where she was boarded at The Cloverleaf Ranch.
Crystal had been there for Hana as a reliable partner and friend, as well as helping Hana’s muscle function due to her Cerebral Palsy, which was a pre-birth condition. After a short time, Hana began losing weight and muscle because she did not have her horse. In addition, the heartbreak and grief were taking their toll on the girl emotionally.
When Tanzy caught Hana’s eye in a photo, she came out to meet the horse at the rescue, and this incredible new journey began. The horse came in with the name Che. She was a 10-year-old mustang who found her way from a kill-buyers feed lot, to the 3H rescue, in hopes of being adopted into a loving home. Understandably, Hana was overwhelmed, so they began a process of slowly and steadily getting to know each other to determine if they would be right for each other.
With everything Hana had been through and the additional training the horse needed to support Hana properly, it was going to take time, effort and financial investment. For the sake of healing Hana’s broken heart, and the mustang now called Tanzy’s heart too, Horses Healing Hearts supported them both through the process of establishing a relationship. When it was clear that the the two were going to help each other heal, 3H donated the horse outright to this incredible girl.
Tanzy and Hana are truly an amazing and bonded pair. They have begun bareback yoga lessons, in which Tanzy is a willing partner and participant, and incredibly PATIENT. She lets Hana crawl all over her without hesitation. She knows that Hana comes to be with her once a day, every day. If it’s 1:00 pm and Hana isn’t there, Tanzy waits and nickers at every sound, hoping it will be Hana. If Hana has already been there, she waits patiently, without nickering, knowing tomorrow she will come.
This horse is so much more than a pet to this girl. She is a provider of emotional support, physical exercise, friendship and trust.
This girl is so much more than an owner to this horse. She is a provider of emotional support, physical exercise, friendship and trust.
Our Mission is to educate the community about the value, benefits, and life changing gifts horses can provide to all of us while simultaneously providing assistance to equines in need. To learn more, visit www.HorsesHealingHeartsInc.org.
