Our condolances also to those who knew and loved Bessie and to Sarah who owned and loved Dinky for 13 years in her younger years.

Away - written by Elaine for Khalif but also for my girls.

In the early swathe across the soft morn meadow
Are you away?....do you see me as I yearn to see you...?

In the palest blue and green and dappled speckled shimmer
Are you away?....do you hide, peek through shifting leaves...?

In the gold and sweet and caress where harvest glean lies plenty
Are you away?....do you fly to greet me once again...?

In the sleep of violet, silver gleam falls brittle
Are you away?....do you pass through me like a dream...?

Part of our work in the sanctuaries involves caring for old horses like Dinky and Bessie. It is inevitable that along the way we will have to say goodbye to those we love very much.

If you have an elderly horse or pony please consider very carefully before passing that horse into new hands.

The final act of love and devotion is often the hardest - a peaceful and dignified end, with those who knowthe horse and who care, in a place that horse knows of as home

Our grateful thansk as always to Phillip Smith-Maxwell for a professional removal service.