Goodbye to my dear old friend, Cavan

Cavan, happy in his retirement at Caledonia farm. Grass as far as the eye can see! Every horse should be this blessed.
Cavan with his buddy, Farmer Dave. Here he is teaching another horse, Noble, how to not be afraid of a harness. Such a wise and patient teacher.
Cavan in 1991 teaching a student how to ride.
Me and my old friend, 2008.

Don't Cry for the Horses

Don't cry for the horses
That life has set free
A million white horses
Forever to be

Don't cry for the horses
Now in God's hands
As they dance and they prance
To a heavenly band

They were ours as a gift
But never to keep
As they close their eyes
Forever to sleep

Their spirits unbound
On silver wings they fly
A million white horses
Against the blue sky

Look up into heaven
You'll see them above
The horses we lost
The horses we loved

Manes and tails flowing
They Gallop through time
They were never yours
They were never mine

Don't cry for the horses
They will be back someday
When our time has come
They will show us the way

On silver wings they will lift us
To the warmth of the sun
When our life is over
And eternity has begun

We will jump the sun
And dance over the moon
A Ballet of horses and riders
on the winds
to a heavenly tune

Do you hear that soft nicker
Close to your ear?
Don't cry for the horses
Love the ones that are here

Don't cry for the horses
Lift up your sad eyes
Can't you see them
As they fly by?

A million white horses
Free from hunger and pain
Their spirits set free
Until we ride again.

-Brenda Riley Seymore

Good bye, Cavan....I will miss you.

Love from your friend and former groom,

Helen