The Vision

There was a boy, a very strange enchanted boy. They say he traveled very far, very far, over land and sea. And then one day, he came my way. And this he said to me. "The greatest thing, you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return".

Tuesday, April 07, 2015

Baby Horse Killed In Drive-By Shooting By Evil People

I am trying to process a very surprising sad thing and have been struggling with this for the last few days.

Someone shot a baby horse three times as they drove by while the horse was standing in a field. There is a road used infrequently, but has about 10 cars per day that pass by the ranch (about four blocks from where I live) where the horse was kept.

He was shot in the lungs. Even we gave as much care as possible he died that night. The reason this is really sad is I had agreed the day before to buy him but I needed a few days to receive my pay to be able to pay for him.

I planned to move him to my farm. My money came one day after he died. Just one day and he would not be in harm's way.

This has never occurred in this area, so everyone in the neighborhood is shocked. The evil person could have shot a human being if they wanted.

So my Paradise is lost. It is not as bad as Los Angeles (which terrifies me), but bad people are everywhere.

I was caught completely by surprise and still do not know completely how to process the feelings. I already saved this horse's life once and our bond was extremely strong. I have recreated my paradise from my childhood here and I had a horse then also, when I was eight-years old. Imagine my happiness, when the man agreed to sell me the horse (he offered first without my asking) and I could afford it.  I was delighted.

From the gunshots, the internal bleeding was so bad there was no way to save the baby horse. Believe me we tried. He was called "Bravo," which means brave. We gave him comfort, pain killers, antibiotics, and water. He hugged me. Then he walked away from my house across the field to the trees you can see far away in the background of the photo below. He found some shade. He laid down and died. His suffering was intense, but only about 12 hours.


For sure human beings are the only creatures on Earth capable of being mean and killing the innocent without a reason.


Even though Bravo's life was short, he was truly loved by me.
In my heaven, all my animal friends are waiting for me.
This gives me peace knowing I will see them all again.