Why does the horse, an animal with such a big heart, live such a short life? Perhaps it's because if our horses lived any longer, we wouldn't be able to bear losing them.
To have a horse in your life is a gift. In the matter of a few short years, a horse can teach a human courage, if they chooses to grab mane and hang on for dear life.
Even the smallest of ponies is mightier than the tallest of people. To conquer the fear of falling off, having one's toes crushed, or being publicly humiliated at a horse show is an admirable feat for any child.
For that, we can be grateful.
Horses teach us responsibility. Unlike a bicycle - or a computer - a horse needs regular care and most of it requires that you get dirty and smelly and up off the couch. Choosing to leave your cozy home to break the crust of ice off the water buckets is to choose responsibility. When our horses dip their noses and drink heartily, we know we've made the right choice.
Learning to care for a horse is both an art and a science. Some are easy keepers, requiring little more than regular turn-out, a flake of hay, and a trough of clean water. Others will test you - you'll struggle to keep them from being too fat or too thin. You'll have their feet shod regularly only to find shoes gone missing. Some are
so accident-prone you'll swear they're intentionally finding new ways to injure themselves.
If we make it to adulthood with horses still in our lives, most of us have to squeeze riding into our over saturated schedules; balancing our need for things equine with those of our households and employers. There is never enough time to ride, or to ride as well as we'd like. Hours in the barn are stolen pleasures.
If it is in your blood to love horses, you share your life with them.
Our horses know our secrets; we braid our tears into their manes and whisper our hopes into their ears. A barn is a sanctuary in an unsettled world, a sheltered place where life's true priorities are clear: a warm place to sleep, someone who loves us, and the luxury of regular meals.... Some Of us need these reminders.
When you step back, it's not just about horses - it's about love, life, and learning. On any given day, a friend is celebrating the birth of a foal, a blue ribbon, or recovery from an illness. That same day, there is also loss: a broken limb, case of colic, or a decision to sustain a life or end it Gently. As horse people, we
share the accelerated life cycle of horses: the hurried rush of life, love, loss, and death that caring for these animals brings us. When the horse partners die, it is more than a moment of sorrow.
We mark our loss with words of gratitude for the ways our lives have been blessed. Our memories are of joy, awe, and wonder, absolute union. We honor our horses for their brave hearts, courage, and willingness to give.
To those outside our circle, it must seem strange. To see us in our muddy boots, who would guess such poetry lives in our hearts? We celebrate our companions with praise worthy of heroes. Indeed, horses have the hearts of warriors and often carry us into and out of fields
of battle.
Listen to stories of that once-in-a-lifetime horse; of journeys made and challenges met. The best of horses rise to the challenges we set before them asking little in return. Those who know them understand how fully a horse can hold a human heart. Together, we share the pain
of sudden loss and the lingering taste of long-term illness. We shoulder the burden of deciding when or whether to end the life of a true companion.
They give us, in the words of a young girl adopted into a family who gave her horses as well as love:
to ride a horse is to borrow freedom...
Music
Varied tastes - I like about all genre's - it's gotta be a pretty bad song to make me turn it off......
Movies
Anything that will make me sit down and watch it.
Television
Music related reality shows, and comedies.
Books
Unfortunately, I don't have much time for them anymore - (sigh) Lately, anything that I can read at a sitting.
Heroes
Mary Nash, Craig Lundgren, and anyone with the ability to give of themselves 100% for something that they believe in.
TRUE COMPASSION - A mare comforts her foal at the entrance to the kill box - Dallas Crown
Heaven Is.............................
A man was riding his horse down a road, his dog padding along by their side. The man was enjoying the scenery, when it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead. He remembered dying, and that his horse and dog had been dead for years. He wondered where the road was leading them. After a while, they came to a high, white stone wall along one side of the road. It looked like fine marble. At the top of a long hill, it was broken by a tall arch that glowed in the sunlight. When he was standing before it, he saw a magnificent gate in the arch that looked like mother of pearl, and the street that led to the gate looked like pure gold. He nudged the horse toward the gate, and as he got closer, he saw a man at a desk to one side. When he was close enough, he called out, "Excuse me, where are we?" "This is heaven, sir," the man answered. "Wow! Would you happen to have some water?" the man asked. "Of course, sir. Come right in, and I'll have some ice water brought right up." The man gestured, and the gate began to open. "Can my friends," gesturing downward towards his horse and dog, "come in, too?" the traveler asked. "I'm sorry, sir, but we don't accept animals." The man thought a moment and then turned his horse back toward the road and continued the way he had been going. After another long walk, and at the top of another long hill, he came to a dirt road which led through a farm gate that looked as if it had never been closed. There was no fence. As he approached the gate, he saw a man inside, leaning against a tree and reading a book. "Excuse me!" he called to the reader. "Do you have any water?" "Yeah, sure, there's a pump over there" The man pointed to a place that couldn't be seen from outside the gate. "Come on in." "How about my friends here?" the traveler asked. "There should be a bowl and a bucket by the pump." They went through the gate, and sure enough, there was an old fashioned hand pump with a bowl and a bucket beside it. The traveler filled the bowl and took a long drink himself, then gave some to the dog while he filled the bucket for his horse. When they all were satisfied, he led his horse back toward the man who was standing by the tree waiting for them, the dog following faithfully behind. "What do you call this place?" the traveler asked. "This is heaven," was the answer. "Well, that's confusing," the traveler said. "The man down the road said that was heaven, too." "Oh, you mean the place with the gold street and pearly gates? Nope. That's hell." "Doesn't it make you mad for them to use your name like that?" "No. I can see how you might think so, but we're just happy that they screen out the folks who'll leave their best friends behind."
About me: I'm married to my true "soul mate", have many "fur kids"; a grown kid who has her own life - and 4 step kids who are also grown and have their own lives. I am an "activist" of sorts, working to bring an end to horse slaughter for human consumption in the US, and I rescue horses when I can afford it, and have the extra room.
Who I'd like to meet: Many of the friends I've made via the internet, and other "personal heroes"..................
OUR LATEST RESCUE - WILLIE
"For GOD so LOVED the world that He gave His ONLY BEGOTTEN SON that WHOSOEVER believeth in HIM should not perish, but have EVERLASTING LIFE" John 3:16/....(and Jesus said to them) "..I AM the GOOD SHEPHERD:The Good Shepherd giveth his life for His sheep" John 10:11/....and "My sheep hear my voice,and I know them,and they follow me ..and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.. MY FATHER , which gave them to me, IS GREATER THAN ALL: and no man is able to pluck them out of my hand.. I AND THE FATHER ARE ONE." John 10:27-30/.. No greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. " John 15:13
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Happy Easter ! ! ! ..I thank you for & appreciate your friendship very much..& Please know that from now on you & your loved ones are continually on my mind & in my heart & prayers.. this even when you don’t hear from me..every day I look at the defaults of all my friends and am reminded of the good things I continue to trust God for in Jesus’ Name regarding you & all you love and are concerned about.. Please remember that I am always here for you should you need anything.. My love & a big hug.. Lynn.. Take Care My Dearest Friend & Sister..
Hello ~ thank you for being a friend of Moon Warriors. I am drumming up signatures for 14 petitions to stop the gassing of healthy, loving animals in the USA, so please visit my blog and sign them!
This video shows what can be done ~ it is not necessary to kill so many animals, nor kill them in an inhumane manner
Cat House on the Kings Cat Sanctuary ~ amazing video
Please visit the blog and sign petitions to end the animal gas chambers. There are 14, if you could sign at least some of them that would be great ~ Have a good week ~ Thank you for helping animals ~♥~
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