[STARWISE]

All God's creatures ... big and small. Barbaro's grit, courage and spirited nature have inspired many prayers for recovery, and rightly so. Ever had a pet you loved, who crawled inside your heart and added so much richness and delight to your life? If not, then you'll never understand why animal lovers wince when any one of them hurts or suffers, as we do for this great horse, Barbaro. Prayers for his recovery.

Genesis

God made the animals of the earth after their kind, and the livestock after their kind, and everything that creeps on the ground after its kind. God saw that it was good.

[onyx]

How beautiful. Thanks.

[Wolfstar]

Some humans have the capacity to expand their ability to love beyond our own kind. Some don't. I pity those who don't, because they are missing something that enriches the soul.

All Things Bright and Beautiful
By Cecil F. Alexander, pub.1848

Refrain:
All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful:
The Lord God made them all.

Each little flow’r that opens,
Each little bird that sings,
He made their glowing colors,
He made their tiny wings.

The purple-headed mountains,
The river running by,
The sunset and the morning
That brightens up the sky.

The cold wind in the winter,
The pleasant summer sun,
The ripe fruits in the garden,
He made them every one.

The tall trees in the greenwood,
The meadows where we play,
The rushes by the water,
To gather every day.

He gave us eyes to see them,
And lips that we might tell
How great is God Almighty,
Who has made all things well.

[Veto!]

Adding prayers to St. Francis to help this gallant animal heal. Barbaro is certainly a masterpiece of the Creator's art: beautiful, spirited, magnificent in every way. May he have a long and happy life.

[Rte66]

Awww. I'm thinking of Alfred Wight, aka James Herriot, now - and perhaps Doc R is channeling a bit of his old-time country vet persona for Bobby.