In Loving Memory of Jake

Jake, the handsome 24-year-old Appaloosa on the left - pictured here with his girlfriend Senora, lost his battle with chicken starter poisoning just 4 days after I lost my little brother Bill. Jake had opened a can of medicated starter and eaten 6 pounds of it while I was at work. The toxicity level is deadly for horses. He fought off death for 21 days and lost his battle on May 26th 2005 at 7 PM.  I miss you every day old man...

Don’t Cry for the Horses
 

Don’t cry for the horses

That life has set free

A million white horses

Forever to be...

Don’t cry for the horses

Now in God’s hands

As they dance and they prance

To a heavenly band

They were ours as a gift

But never to keep

As they close their eyes

Forever to sleep

Their spirits unbound

On silver wings they fly

A million white horses

Against the blue sky

Look up into heaven

You’ll see them above

The horses we lost

The horses we loved

Manes and tails flowing

They gallop through time

They were never yours

They were never mine

Don’t cry for the horses

They will be back someday

When our time has come

They will show us the way

Do you hear that soft nicker

Close to your ear?

Don’t cry for the horses

Love the ones that are here...

-         Author Unknown