Dedicated to our beloved Stacia Ann Burtt who is gone from our sight, but lives forever in our hearts
08/12/2023
You may wonder, why horses for mental health and not other animals?
Horses have been found to act similarly to humans in their social and responsive behavior. It’s easy for people to connect with the horse as they reflect many aspects of ourselves.
Just being near horses or stroking them can reduce stress and anxiety levels and increase a sense of wellbeing. It doesn’t involve humans trying to imitate the way horses interact with one another. It’s a symbiotic and dynamic process that recognizes horses as sensitive, decision-making beings.
I’d rather talk to you at 4:44am in the morning than talk at your funeral. Nothing worse than losing a friend because they didn't think they had anyone to talk to. Phone always on, door always open and a tea (or something heavier) can be poured. 👌Support each other. I need eight people to post this message to show you are always there when someone needs you. I have an idea who's going to write "done".
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WHO ARE MY 8
Copy / Paste.
14/07/2023
Old dogs don't die; they can't. They've merely run up ahead; they're waiting for us just out of sight. Close your eyes late at night and you may smell his musky odor, or perhaps hear his snuffle from the next room. Pay attention and you may feel his nose on your hand or the back of your calf. When your final day comes, you can go on to meet him; he's never left you and never will, and when you close your eyes for the last time, you'll open them again to be met with his Bright eyes and wagging tail.
Old dogs don't die, at least, not those dogs who take the biggest chunks of our hearts with them when they leave us. Those dogs are inextricably part of our souls, and they go with us wherever we are. Though we may not see them, we know they're there because our heart is still beating; we still breathe, and those of us who have been truly touched by a good dog know our lives really started the day we met them.
Magnificent dogs don't die. They shepherd our dreams and only allow the good ones through the gates of our consciousness. They watch over us much as they did in life, and that moment when we step just barely outside of death or disaster, it's because they moved our feet or they stopped short in front of us as they did in life.
You see, a good dog is something only given to a few people. They are a gift from the universe and, though they're with us only a short time, they never really leave us. They are loyalty and love perfected, and once we are graced with that sort of love we can never lose it. We merely lose sight of it for a time, and that is our fault; for how can love like that ever go away?
It can't. It can't, and it never will. For these brave souls trade their hearts for ours, and they beat together beyond sickness, beyond death. They are ours, and we are theirs, for every sunrise and every sunset, until the sun blazes its last and we once again join the stars.
By Leigh Hester
08/05/2023
A gentle meditation for us all. It helps if you read it out loud ♥️
-Kelsey 💫
I will protect my energy around draining people. I will learn how to set healthy boundaries. I will learn to say "no" at the right times. I will listen to my intuition about the relationships that are nurturing for me. —Dr. Judith Orloff
11/11/2022
When a light shines as bright as yours
It can never truly fade
When a spirit is as joyful and radiant as yours
It can never truly disappear
When a voice is as powerful as yours
It can never truly leave
When a soul is as beautiful as yours
It can never truly be forgotten
And when a love is as precious as yours
It can never truly be lost.
- dedicated to all of those we love who have left us but are never truly lost
Words by Tahlia Hunter
Artwork by Márfy Art
30/01/2020
23/08/2019
Stacia and I had a passion for horses and animals together. When I’m at shows I talk to her a lot. She is there with me telling me to relax and have fun. I wore her scarf this day, so she was doing the jog with me. Thank GOD I didn’t trip or she would have have had a great laugh... she always got a kick out of people being clumsy! 🤣🤣💞🙌🏼 I also wear her bracelet everyday, to keep me in check... You know what’s cool about this picture??? The joy and the happiness that is true and real. I see Stacia in my smile, do you? Be happy today, find things to be grateful for, find the beauty in all things. Let love, kindness and passion flow, and give yourself and others some grace. 🏆💞💜
23/08/2019
Hello everyone,
I wanted to check in and share some photos of my recent trip to Maroon Bells. The trip was an emotional one. You know how sometimes (maybe all the time) you’re out in nature, somewhere far from home, and you have all the time in the world to just think? Of course, you take in the scenery and thank God that he created so many places for us to venture to and enjoy, but, your mind is still somehow preoccupied?
As I hiked up to a waterfall that had no direct path, and there was no one around to rely on if things went badly...I didn’t care. I sat on this ledge that you see, and while I was astounded by the beautiful vastness of the Maroon Bells and the greenery, flowers, and water they offered to me- all I thought about was my aunt Stacia.
Grief is an amazing emotion. It never leaves you. You always wonder, “did she see this before?” or, “I’d give anything to share this moment with her and have her tell me how ‘freaking amazing’ it was”... but then I remember...that she is sitting beside me. She is floating above me. She is within my reach. Where those mountains touch the heavens...is where she is sitting. She sees me up there, while I am down here. And then even though there are tears in your eyes... you smile.
I wrote her name on the stone on that ledge and we carved her initial in a tree that overlooks the view of the Maroon Bells. Stacia is there. And if you ever travel there, look for that tree and stone, and know that she was a part of someone’s experience and all that person wanted was her aunt to know she is loved and never forgotten. She is our angel...even in times of deep sadness.
No amount of time will take Stacia away from us and our love for her has, and never will, dwindle. She is omnipotent and she is forever.
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Throughout her life, Stacia owned many dogs, cats, chickens, a turkey, a horse and its foal. From an early age, Stacia enjoyed riding horses and learning how to care for them. In her early adulthood, she went on to caring for a horse of her own, who then shortly later birthed a foal! Being a part of the equine world brought Stacia much joy, especially when she could share it with her two sons, Zachary and Chandler.
At her cozy Franktown home, Stacia’s morning routine consisted of waking every morning at dawn to tend to the animals before anything else. She first would savor a cup of coffee, although sometimes multitasking between taking sips, feeding her sons, and feeding her dogs. Her pack of 5 dogs consisted of: Dominus the German Shephard, Zebulon Pike the Vizla, Sarah the Australian Cattle Dog/Blue Heeler, and Chloe and Lily, both Chihuahuas. And they adored her.
And we mustn’t forget her cat, Edison (yes, as in Thomas), who is a beautiful, male, orange, long-haired tabby. He may not have invented the lightbulb, but he can fend off any coyote that stumbles upon their property. As you may see, Stacia had a flair when it came to naming her animals. She gave them their own individual and unique name, which was always a conversation starter.
And then there are the chickens... Stacia had a multitude of chickens throughout her life in Franktown and even gifted a few to her parents, Bev and Dave, and also to her brother, Anthony. Stacia had a sixth sense when it came to giving animals to family members. She surprised her other brother, Jason, with a rescued Border Collie named Rex, who very quickly became his best friend. At a time when her father, Dave, was ill, Stacia knew he needed a furry companion to help him during his healing process and she knew that her little chihuahua, Chloe, would do the trick. She packed Chloe up into her car and took her to her parent’s house and to this day, Chloe still lives with them and Dave is in much better health.
Stacia wouldn’t only find animals to give others in order to change the lives of the individual and the animal, but she would take them in also. As her mother, Bev, says, “she would take in any stray, even the big silly 4H turkey that Neil (a friend of Stacia’s son, Zachary), had won at the state fair”. So to add to Stacia’s pack of poultry, now she took in a turkey. Whom she also developed a bond with. As silly as that may sound to some, that was just how amazing Stacia was with animals. She would take them in, nurture them, feed them, and show them love that they may have not have found elsewhere. Stacia’s love for animals was unmeasurable.
There are so many other stories to tell, but space is unfortunately limited here. If you personally knew Stacia, you would know how kind, caring, and giving she was. She had a bleeding heart for people and animals. And animals tend to be much kinder and more receptive to love, themselves. And for this reason, perhaps this is why Stacia gravitated towards them, and they towards her.
Animals bring healing, hope, renewal, and most of all, unconditional love. And so today, or whenever you can, please help donate to our charity in Stacia’s memory to continue her legacy. 100% of all donated funds will go to the Denver Dumb Friend’s League, which was a special place to Stacia and where she adopted her animals.
From all her friends and family, we thank you for reading about our beloved mother, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend. And we especially thank you for any donation in her name. And for those who choose not to donate, we ask that you cuddle your furry friends extra tight, always be kind, and please adopt, not shop.
