News Year Day was so very special (and cold). John, his mom, Annie Moore (who had to stay in the car) and I ventured out into the farmlands of Maryland with the resolution of seeing horses, and horses we did see.
Ms Lynagh stumbled upon the Days End Farm Horse Rescue one day while watching the news. A little girl about the age of six had been diagnosed with cancer. Her wish? To ride a unicorn. Days End reached out to Make a Wish, they strapped on a sparkling horn to the little white horse pictured above and all her dreams came true.
After hearing such a heart-warming and magical story, we had to make a trip to see for ourselves. Days End offers free tours as well as offering the chance to volunteer any time. They run solely on donations, grants, and lovely volunteers to feed their (formerly) starved, neglected, and abused horses. The people at Days End nurse the horses back to health, train them until they are ridable, and give them anything else they could possibly need to be adoptable. When they are ready to be adopted, instead of a few thousand dollars, they are a few hundred, are trained, and ready to ride. Upon adopting a horse, one has to first put the horse up in a facility with staff so that they can ensure the horse will not again be abused or neglected.
Days End is really kind. To animals, to each other, to visitors. Once you walk in the barn, you can feel the passion, the love, the mission.
If you haven’t yet been to a horse farm, or sanctuary for any animal, I recommend it. There is something about nature and God’s creation in animals that really makes you feel happy to be alive. Especially when you see other humans giving so much and doing what they can to help the world they live in. There is good in the world. Lots, and lots of good.
More information on Days End Farm Horse Rescue can be found HERE.
More information on the little girl’s Make a Wish can be found HERE.
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