Horses are one of the most beautiful, strong, and majestic creatures known on the planet. They are highly powerful creatures that have been used by humans for various reasons such as equestrian, riding, racing, and other activities.
They’ve given so much to us and they continue to help us, day in day out. They’ve helped builders, farmers, businessmen, and many more.
Unfortunately, with technological advancement that is happening before our eyes, their use in daily life, especially in transportation, has greatly reduced.
Even though we may not use them the same way we used to, they are still very much beneficial to our planet and ecosystem.
I’d even say they are the most important contributors in keeping our ecosystem as well as our planet healthy, functioning, and clean.
Written by Mandy Fanelli
The snow flakes fell like shards of glass
An eerie silence fell over the gully,
Time stood still for a moment
A sinking feeling in my tummy.
No sounds of hooves pacing
No gentle nibbling on the grass,
There was sparseness, an emptiness
A solitary figure was the last.
The last of his kind, his mob long gone
The loneliness etched in his eyes,
A tear ran down his cheek
It was his time to say goodbye.
He’d lived through War the year before
When men took to the skies,
Firing down from up above
No one answering to their cries.
He watched his family suffer
And slowly take last breaths,
Their faces twisted in agony
Before the finality of death.
They’d run the Mounts since settlement
A freedom all desire,
The Earth had provided all their needs
Simple needs they did require.
It wasn’t enough for humans
They saw us as a pest,
Disregarded our right to be alive
Even though we tried our best.
We tried to show you beauty
We tried to show you a way,
To share this planet of plenty
But your Government did betray.
You sent many of us to slaughter
Gunned us down without remorse,
You lacked the compassion that is needed
To truly understand the horse.
Now I lay me down to sleep
I’m going to join my kind,
Far above the clouds and stars
To leave this World unkind.
A gentle breeze rustled through his hair
His kind eradicated by a lie,
He closed his eyes one last time
And his soul soared towards the sky.
Photography The Memory Keeper’s Pocket – Photography by Karen Ferguson
Robbie Lee penned this
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