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Here I am in another thread saying stealing is bad and today I stole something. Well, someone, really.
You know, I hate to say it, but I realise, I did sorta steal my neighbours horse today. Her name is Strawberry, a lovely bay mare with a large white blaze. For a whole week every day she's broken free from his yard, and come down to my house. She knows I'll feed her, I've stabled her before when he couldn't afford to feed her a few times. I've known her since she was a yearling. Now she's four, a beautiful gal and sadly, very thin. Not 'call the authorities thin', but certainly not in good shape to weather out a hard winter.
Each day I took a bucket a food, walked her down the road to her home, fed her and put her up. Today when she came, I put her in the pasture with my ponies instead. I have hay and feed, so she can eat well here. I tried to call the neighbour, but his phone is out (we actually have been without electricity for days, just got it on at about 4. Dang it's cold!). I know I should have taken her home, but she doesn't want to be there. I left him a note. He's a nice man, and means well. I'm sure he won't be mad, but I did take her without permission.
I have a little money in savings. I think I'm going to beg him to sell her to me. I know he loves her, but he can't take care of her. There's a stallion too, Tornado, but I have little pony stallions, so I can't take him. I just want to save Strawberry. I shouldn't have kept her though. Now I'm feeling guilty. I guess I'm going to post this and go down to his house and try to talk to him.
Wish me luck!
You know, I hate to say it, but I realise, I did sorta steal my neighbours horse today. Her name is Strawberry, a lovely bay mare with a large white blaze. For a whole week every day she's broken free from his yard, and come down to my house. She knows I'll feed her, I've stabled her before when he couldn't afford to feed her a few times. I've known her since she was a yearling. Now she's four, a beautiful gal and sadly, very thin. Not 'call the authorities thin', but certainly not in good shape to weather out a hard winter.
Each day I took a bucket a food, walked her down the road to her home, fed her and put her up. Today when she came, I put her in the pasture with my ponies instead. I have hay and feed, so she can eat well here. I tried to call the neighbour, but his phone is out (we actually have been without electricity for days, just got it on at about 4. Dang it's cold!). I know I should have taken her home, but she doesn't want to be there. I left him a note. He's a nice man, and means well. I'm sure he won't be mad, but I did take her without permission.
I have a little money in savings. I think I'm going to beg him to sell her to me. I know he loves her, but he can't take care of her. There's a stallion too, Tornado, but I have little pony stallions, so I can't take him. I just want to save Strawberry. I shouldn't have kept her though. Now I'm feeling guilty. I guess I'm going to post this and go down to his house and try to talk to him.
Wish me luck!