A Horses Prayer

Feed me, give me water, and care for me, and when the day's work is done, give me shelter, a clean bed and a wide stall. Talk to me. Your voice often substitutes for the reins for me. Be good to me and I will serve you cheerfully and love you. Don't jerk the reins and don't raise the whip. Don't beat beat or kick me when I don't understand you, but rather give me time to understand you. Don't consider it diobedience if I don't follow your commands. Perhaps there is a problem with my saddle and bridle or hooves. Check my teeth if I don't eat, maybe I have a toothache. You know how that hurts. Don't halter me too short and don't dock my tail... it's my only weapon against flies and mosquitos. And at the end, dear master, when I am no longer of any use to you, don't let me go hungry or freeze and don't sell me. Don't give me master who slowly tortures me to death and lets me starve, but rather be merciful and take care of me, by letting me run and enjoy a warm pasture. Let me request this of you and don't reguard it as disrespectful if I ask it in the name of Him who was born in a stable like me. Amen