Hi All,
       I read an equine magazine (local) recently and read the following 
prayer and thought it might be of interest to others:
                               THE HORSES PRAYER
       Feed, water and care for me, and when the day's work is done, provide 
me with shelter, a clean dry bed and a stall wide enough for me to lie down 
in comfort.
       Always be kind to me.  Talk to me.  Your voice often means as much to 
me as the reins.  Pet me sometimes, that I may serve you the 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 
want, but give me a chance to understand you.  Watch me, and if I fail to do 
your bidding, see if something is wrong with my harness or my feet.
       I cannot tell you when I am thirsty, so always give me clean, cool 
water, often.  I cannot tell you in words when I am sick, so, please watch 
me, that by the signs you may know my condition.  Give me all possible 
shelter from the hot sun, and please put a blanket on me, not when I am 
working, but when standing in the cold.  Never put a frosty bit in my mouth, 
first warm it by holding it a moment in your hands.
       I try to carry you and your burdens without a murmur, and wait 
patiently for you long hours of the day or night.  Without the power to 
choose my shoes or path, I sometimes fall on the hard pavements, which I have 
often prayed might be of such a nature as to give me a safe and sure footing. 
 Remember that I must be ready at any moment to lose my life in your service.
       And finally, O Master, when my useful strength is gone, do not turn me 
out to starve or freeze, or sell me to some cruel owner to be slowly tortured 
or starved to death; but do thou, my Master, take my life in the kindest way. 
 And your GOD will reward you here and hereafter.  You will not consider me 
irreverent if I ask this in the name of HIM, who was born in a stable.        
                AMEN
                             Anonymous
Sorry, it's a teary one, but moving (from the wording it sounds as though it 
was written quite a while ago)  Enjoy!
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