Equine Statement

Standing there,
                                                     are they prisoners 
                                                    to the surroundings?
                                                     Or, are they part of
                                                      the surroundings
                                                         themselves?

                                                     Toned, muscular
                                               they’ve become nature’s 
                                          fastest, as man adopts them
                                         for sport, for pleasure, for hunt.

                                                         Some, being 
                                                purebred, set records,
                                              become newsworthy, or
                                            even the odds on favorites.
                                            While others, still beautiful 
                                            become destined for work
                                                  or become glue for
                                                           childrens
                                                               use.

                                                        In respect,
                                                      the horse of
                                                  today is the very 
                                                same horse of the
                                                past and remains
                                                     the horse of
                                                      tomorrow,
                                                         God’s
                                                           gift
                                                           on
                                                            4
                                                         legs!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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