Ghost Horse

From: Michael Gamboa (michaelgamboa_80@yahoo.com)
Story type: Ghost
Location: Southern texas
Source: Form Submission

Old Dead Mr. Ed

There are sometimes moments in a person's life that they may never be fully to explain or comprehend for that matter. I personally did not believe in the existence of ghost until I encountered one firsthand on three separate incidences and in three different forms. There was something different about this ghost in the fact the Old Mr. Ed as I liked to call him was never even human.

One day in autumn a few years back my friend and I brought up the conversation of ghosts and my friends, Dan told us about a spot where there is supposedly a phantom of a horse that scares people was then is quickly gone without a trace from one moment to the next. He said he new exactly where this place was and most of the others decided they wanted to investigate the area to see if they could see any evidence of ghostly phenomena. I do find running around in the middle of night looking for the ghost of horse of all things normal. Although taking into the fact that the rest of the group was so determined to go have a look and there was nothing better to do I went along with the idea.

We headed out on are way to the area which near a old farmhouse and was a surrounded mostly country side and farmland. The location was near a large thicket of trees and brush which made the area look a bit spooky. It was dark and we waited for the appearance of our deceased equine friend. We sat around talking for a while when I s suddenly head heard a rustling of some bushes nearby. It sounded as if a large animal had quickly ran through the bushes. Whatever it was it was invisible because one of the guys said that he saw the actual bushes part where the noise came from moving when it happened but could not physically see what it was. We waited around for what seemed an eternity when we all agreed that we spent enough time ghosts hunting for that day.

A few weeks later we decided it would be fun to drive by the area and see if we can catch a glimpse of the ghost horse. The night was very windy and the clouds seemed to hang just slightly above the trees which set the perfect mood for what was about to take place. We were almost to the end of the path to the spot where the ghost was said to appear when off to my left a saw a large head of a gigantic horse beginning to manifest.

Slowly the rest of the horse's body began to materialize in front of my eyes. I screamed "look the ghost!" There galloping right beside our car was the biggest and most beautiful stallion I head ever seen in my life! The body of the horse was massive and extremely muscular I could see the moonlight reflecting on his muscles and his long black flowing mane as it was flowing in the wind. I will never forget how majestic the horse looked as he kept just about an galloped gracefully to our side as it seemed he was given us a his own special greeting. His color was a beautiful black tone and it cast an eerie glow, what alarmed me the most was you could see the long grass flowing right through his body. The best way to compare the sight of the apparition is to that of a projection of an old film projector riding through the dark night. He suddenly gained speed and ran in front of the vehicle towards the middle of two large mesquite trees that led into the wooded thicket.

Then something amazing happened, which was that the second he was about to enter the entrance of the thicket he suddenly dematerialized before he actually made it through. We stopped the car and the sat speechless in amazement of what we had just seen. The entire group all agreed that everyone had a very familiar account of the incident and many of us had firmly established our belief in ghosts.

We made several other attempts to acquire evidence of Mr. Ed, but to no avail. One night about a month before I was to move to another town I decided to pass by on pay my old friend one last visit. I parked my car and waited around listening to the radio for a while when I began bored and decided to leave. Just as I was about to go I looked up and saw Mr. Ed grazing on grass about 100 yards away from me. Except, this time Mr. Ed was pitch black silhouette and was more like a shadow figure, but he still maintained the form of a horse.

He suddenly looked up at me and even though I could not see his eyes I felt as if our eyes had locked. He stared at each other for a long moment and continued indulging himself. It was at this moment that I felt that he had somehow accepted me as his guest and felt a warm feeling of mutual trust between us. I continued to watch his ghostly feast for a few more minutes, when he looked up and gave me one last look and then trotted of into the night. Just as fast as he appeared he was now gone and then I had a feeling that this might be the last time our paths would cross and said goodbye to the ghost horse.

Last time I heard somebody put a fence around the property blocking out all access to the ghostly sanctuary of the ghost horse. I was never able to figure out the mysterious past of my old friend and why he choose to remain behind long after his time on earth. I sometimes wonder if Old Mr. Ed still hangs around the old thicket.I'd like to think that he has finally gone off in search of the greener pastures.