Just a Horse

       From time to time, people tell me, "lighten up, it's just a horse," or, "that's a lot of money for just a horse".
      They don't understand the distance traveled, the time spent or the costs involved for "just a horse." Some of my proudest moments have come about with "just a horse."
       Many hours have passed and my only company was "just a horse", but I did not once feel slighted. Some of my saddest moments have been brought about by "just a horse", and in those days of darkness, the gentle touch of "just a horse" gave me comfort and reason to overcome the day.
       If you think it's "just a horse", then you will probably understand phrases like "just a friend", "just a sunrise", or "just a promise".
       "Just a horse" brings into my life the very essence of friendship, trust, and pure unbridled joy. "Just a horse" brings out the compassion and patience that make me a better person. Because of "just a horse" I will rise early, take long walks and look longingly to the future.
       So for me and folks like me, it's not "just a horse" but an embodiment of all the hopes and dreams of the future, the fond memories of the past, and the pure joy of the moment.
       "Just a horse" brings out what's good in me and diverts my thoughts away from myself and the worries of the day.

I hope that someday they can understand that it's not "just a horse" but the thing that gives me humanity and keeps me from
being "just a woman".

- Brittany Fish

Some fun at a show

A lovely ride on the property

Batman looking good with the flowers

Welcome To WWTC!!!

Bubba!

A beautiful sunset at WWTC

A Horse's Prayer

Feed me, Water me and Care for me.
When my day's work is done,

provide me with shelter,
a dry, clean bed and a stall

with enough room for me

to lie down in comfort.

Talk to me. Your voice often means as much to me as the reins.
Pet me sometimes,

that I may serve you more gladly

and learn to love you.

Do not jerk the reins

and do not whip me when going uphill.
Never strike, beat or kick me

when I do not understand

what you mean,

but give me a chance to understand.

Watch me

and if I fail to do your bidding,

see if something is wrong

with my harness or feet.

Examine my teeth when I do not eat,

I may have an ulcerated tooth

that is very painful.
Do not tie my head in an unnatural position or take away my best defense against flies by cutting off my tail.

Do not smoke in my barn

or leave me tied up overnight
and perhaps burn me to death

while you are sleeping

in your comfortable bed.

And last, my Master,

when my strength is gone,

do not turn me out in a pasture

without shelter

and let me freeze to death,

or sell me to some cruel owner

to be slowly starved

or worked to death,

but take my life in the kindest way

and your God will reward you

in the hereafter.

-Author Unknown