When I rolled out of bed at 7 AM, my whole body ached. The restless night of on and off sleep I had not served me well. I was hitting the peak of the cold bug my husband had caught a few days earlier. Wrapped in my robe I went to let our two dogs outside. My plan was to go back to bed for a few more hours and then get up, get dressed and feed my horse and donkey.
As I opened the mudroom door to let the dogs out my horse reached his head over the gate. He looked straight at me with his big brown eyes and let out a soft nicker. That was it. He stared into my sole. He knew I was awake. Not wanting to disappoint him, I put on some sweats and went out to feed him and the donkey their morning hay and grain. As I stoked his neck briefly I forgot about my aches and pains.
The a deep gaze from a loving animal is a powerful force.
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