I was recently working with a young man named Brendon (name changed) who noticed a fresh cut on the horse’s forehead. No one had seen it because it was covered by the horse’s forelock. This led to a conversation about hidden hurts. He pulled up his shirt sleeve revealing old self-inflicted scars that had once been infected. “If unseen injuries aren’t treated they’ll get infected and turn into something much worse,” Brendon said as he fingered the horse’s cut. “My weekly visits with a counselor are like grooming sessions. They prevent small problems from becoming much bigger.”
