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The wind of heaven is that which blows between a
horse`s ears.
------Arabian Proverb
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The old mare watched the tractor work,
a thing of rubber and steel,
ready to follow the slighest wish
of the man who held the wheel.
She said to herself as it passed by,
you gave me an awful jolt,
but there`s still one thing you can`t do.
You cannot raise a colt.
--------George Rupp
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And god took a handful of southerly wind, blew his breath over it and created the horse.
------------Bedouin Legend
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God forbid I should go to any heaven where there are no horses.
-----------R.B. Cunningham Graham
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The Bond
For Regalito
I looked into his eyes and saw his soul.
He looked into my eyes and saw my soul.
He was my horse and I his person.
We knew each other`s thoughts,each other`s feelings.
We trusted one another.
We took joy in each other`s company.
He was my horse---I his person!
We shared a bond,a bond of love.
-------------Diana Christensen
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Is it the smell of their body as I hug their long neck,
or the scent only a horse has that I can`t forget?
Is it the depth of their eyes as they contentedly rest?
No, it`s just being around them that I like the best.
-------------Teresa Becker
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Gypsy gold does not c***k and glitter. It gleams in the sun and neighs in the dark.
-----------Gypsy Saying
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Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on peolpe.
-------------W.C. Fields
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I have pulled your plows to feed your families.
I have carried your flag in parades to celebrate your independence.
I have run with all my heart for that buckle hanging on your belt.
I have shown you the world from my back,
And now we`ll show the world together,
You are America, and I am your horse___
America`s Horse
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Some people come into our lives and quickly go.Some stay for a while and leave footprints on our hearts. And we are never,ever the same.
-------Source unknown
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The God of the whole gave a living soul
To furred and to feathered thing.
And I am my brother`s keeper:
And I will fight his right;
And speak for the beast and bird
Till the world shall set things right.
---------Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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I have felt cats rubbing their faces against mine
and touching my cheek with claws carefully sheathed. These things, to me , are expressions of love
-------James Herriot
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Dogs come when they are called; cats take a message and get back to you later.
-------Mary Bly
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Any glimpse into the life of an animal quickens
our own and makes it so much the larger and
better in every way
---------John Muir
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By loving and understanding animals,
prehaps we humans shall come to understand each other.
----------Dr. Louis J. Camuti
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Thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped
as gods. Cats have never forgotten this.
--------Anonymous
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For the soul of every living thing is in the
hand of God...
-------Job 12:10
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The one best place to bury a good dog is in the
heart of his master.
---------Ben Hur Lampman
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The final cause of dogs having such short lives... is in compassion to the human race; for if we suffer so much in losing a dog after an acquaintance of ten or twelve years, what would it be if they were to live double that time?
---------Sir Walter Scott
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Love doesn`t make the world go around.
Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.
---------Franklin P. Jones
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It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.
--------William Shakespeare
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