A Love Story!
Billy was only 13 and I had turned 53 when I first met him...
I would watch Billy and would dream that he was mine. I became fixated on his strong, well muscled body that would glisten with shades of copper in the sunlight and beautiful soft brown eyes that spoke of trust when he would look at you…his gaze would draw you closer and closer with wanting to reach out and just touch him... and oh, how he could make this old heart flutter like a young school girl!
Four years later life changes occurred that enabled us to come together. I made my desires known to Billy’s family .. that I loved this boy and would like to have him in my life. Billy's family agreed to this partnership and gave me their blessings.
Over the next 3 years Billy and I developed a mutaual understanding, but we didn’t quite get to that ‘special’ relationship that I had seen with his previous partner. What was I doing wrong? Did he not feel he could trust me? Or maybe it was I that didn’t feel the trust was within me!
And then it happened….
All winter long I read about relationships and what I could do to improve it. I went to clinics (alone) with experienced instructors and asked qestions…lots of questions! When Spring rolled around this year I knew ‘I’ was ready to step up and take responsibilty to make this partnership work. I was now ready to trust not only Billy…but myself.
Billy is now 20, I am 59 and our relationship is wonderful…absolutely wonderful!! I awake everyday wanting to be with my “beautiful boy!” We go for walks and I am always talking while he does the listening. How has this beautiful horse changed my life, you ask? The answer is simple, “Billy didn’t change my life… he has enriched it!”
