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Category Archives: Horses
Caerwyn Joins the Group
Caerwyn the goat has been eating separately from the rest of the sanctuary animals for the two years since his arrival at three weeks old. (See the earlier posts about him for why this was necessary.) As happens in journeys … Continue reading
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Caerwyn Walks!
Caerwyn the goat has been on the sanctuary for a year now (as of May 4). How far he has come in that time! When he arrived at three weeks old, he was unable to walk or even sit up … Continue reading
Peaceable Kindom
After many rainy days in January, we have emerged from the drought, for now, anyway. (In my view, water conservation should be part of life—honoring this precious resource by not wasting it.) All the animals are spending time lying in the sun. At … Continue reading
Solstice Message
Let Love Lead Us A winter solstice prayer for 2016 We could feed all the people of the world if we did not let greed and profit lead us We could free animals from their suffering if we did not … Continue reading
The Arrival of Jasmine Pearl
On Thursday, April 28, at 6:45 am, a new messenger arrived on the sanctuary—Jasmine Pearl, a miniature donkey born to Lily Rose and Ferdinand. Nature is truly amazing. The little one was walking half an hour after being born. She … Continue reading
Fire!
The animals and I had to evacuate the sanctuary on 9/11 (is that date now a modern Ides of March?). When I went to bed on Thursday night, the Butte fire was burning an hour’s drive away from me. It seemed … Continue reading
A Day on the Sanctuary
People often ask me what the work on the animal sanctuary consists of every day. Here is the answer. Our day begins with morning feeding between 6 and 7 a.m. Before I go out to distribute hay to everyone, I prepare Pegasus’s … Continue reading
Pegasus in the Garage and a Baby Visits
Last summer, in the heat of the day, Pegasus could often be found in the chicken coop, probably because the screening kept the flies down. During the winter, however, the donkeys ate one of the wood walls (literally, ate it—I came out … Continue reading
New Arrivals
Four new animal messengers have arrived on the sanctuary—baby messengers! Sunshine the little black lamb was the first. Her mother in a distant flock gave birth to twins and didn’t have enough milk for two. Tiny and sick, Sunshine lived in my house … Continue reading
Celebrating Green
Thanks to the rain that arrived at last to our drought-ridden land, the earth is beginning to turn green again. During the days of downpour, I stayed out in the most welcome rain long after finishing the animal chores, happy to … Continue reading