On feeling duped

When tragedies upend the beauty of the world: an ode to a horse

It’s not a question of if, but when.

This is something horse owners say all the time. It’s not if they’ll get injured or throw a shoe or get sick, but when. For being so large and often long-lived, horses are incredibly vulnerable animals. All of us equestrians know that if there is anything dangerous in a field, a horse will find it. There can be one n…