I really don't know where to begin my story. First off I wanted
to ask you whether you could post a tribute for the horses at Findlay University
and prayers for the Findlay equestrian team. You see this week has been a
very difficult one for them.
On January 15, 2003, many of the 130 horses at one of their facilities spiked
fevers, tests and swabs were done. But by Saturday 3 horses became very critical
(including mine) and were sent to Ohio State for treatment. To make a very
long story short my horse along with 11 others (so far) have passed.
They believe this to be a mutation of the herpes virus that they have
never seen before. To see my "Bentley" suffering beyond belief was unbearable,
and to see the carnage this virus has left behind at Findlay devastating.
Just some kind of words or poems you have to post would be good, and dedicate
them to these fine horses who were taking from their loved ones well before
their time. I don't have specific names other than my horse who was Semper
Fi, aka, Bentley.
In Honor of the
Findlay University horses:
The Rainbow Bridge For Horses
By the edge of a woods, at the foot of a hill,
is a lush, green meadow where time stands still.
Where the friends of man and woman do run,
when their time on earth is over and done.
For here, between this world and the next,
is a place where beloved creatures find rest.
On this golden land, they wait and they play,
til The Rainbow Bridge they cross over one day.
No more do they suffer, in pain or in sadness,
for here they are whole, their lives filled with gladness.
Their limbs are restored, their health renewed.
Their bodies have healed with strength imbued.
They trot through the grass without even a care,
til one day they whinny and sniff at the air.
All ears prick forward, eyes sharp and alert.
Then all of a sudden, one breaks from the herd.
For just at that second, there's no room for remorse.
As they see each other...one person...one horse.
So they run to each other, these friends from long past
The time of their parting is over at last.
The sadness they felt while they were apart
has turned to joy once more, in each heart.
They nuzzle with a love that will last forever.
And then, side-by-side, they cross
over...together.
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Semper Fi 