Joy and Sorrow of Fall

The blog posts from Home At Last really seem to be hitting home for me. I thought I would share another of their posts.

http://homeatlastsanctuary.blogspot.com/2011/09/that-time-of-year.html

Being a sanctuary is a little different than a rescue. Sanctuary life means watching your beloved old friends grow old and then being responsible for thier final breath on this earth. It's a devistating decision but a responsible decision because quality always overrides quantity.

We too have horses on our "watch list" and will have to make decisions soon on whether certain horses can last another winter or if they will go peacefully on a sunny fall day. As much as I love fall, I also dread it knowing that there are hard decisions to make in the near future.