I dreamed of a three-legged horse and became its friend.
The dream had a few parts but I’ll focus on what feels relevant and I can go into detail in the comments if needed.
It started that I was in some sort of class or club where we were playing indoor sports. I met all the people in it and there was one guy in it that comes back later. After my class I went to look at used cars to see if there was one I wanted to buy. I picked out a green car but as I was about to buy it, we noticed the inside - the leather of the seats, etc - was dirty and all torn up. So I decided not to buy it.
We left the dealership and I was driving my mom home when a three-legged horse (missing the lower part of one of his front legs below the knee) with a bridle on ran across the street. I pulled over, I said “I’m going to rescue that horse”, jumped out and followed it into a backyard. I whistled for it. He came up to me cautiously. He was scared, but recognized humans as protection. I held my hand out and he put his nose in it. I scratched his forehead and he laid down happy and calm. I even gave him belly rubs. I had a dog leash latched to my belt so I clipped it onto his bridle and noticed he had a tag. His name was Domenico. He was a light, almost golden, brown color and he was the sweetest. I told my mom to come out of the car and we were both just sitting with him calm and happy.
There was a phone number on the tag but right as I was about to call my phone died. I used my mom’s phone but the owner didn’t pick up. I called again and it went to his voicemail. It was an aggressive, businessman voicemail message that was along the lines of “you don’t call your boss, your boss calls you”. I got the impression that he had all numbers that he didn’t have in his contacts on do not disturb. Then I was added to a group chat with the guy and his brother who were frantically trying to receive my messages so they could find Domenico. They ended up tracking my location and came to get him. The business guy was one of the guys from the class I had taken earlier in the dream. He was very nice and they were both so grateful.
There was a moment when a bear came and started chasing Domenico but he was able to defend himself until we got there to get him to safety again. When the businessman and his brother went to take Domenico home, he placed his head against my chest and then around my shoulder in like a horse hug. They told me I could visit to check up on him if I ever wanted to.
It was definitely the type of dream that felt symbolic and I even pointed it out in the dream that this three-legged horse was a sign. And the fact that there were so many parts and I remembered them all so clearly. I don’t know how it’s all connected. I do have an idea of what the horse might mean but I want to see if I can get some other insights from you all. I have very little experience with horses so I apologize if there’s terminology that I am lacking.