Orion Magazine
[Excerpt]:
The fate of those horses that entered and exited the ring quickly—such
as one thin copper-colored Thoroughbred mare I remember—seemed bleak,
the implication being that the horse was barely worth the time it took
to auction off. That particular Thoroughbred mare, whose long, flaxen
mane and tail were braided, must have had someone who had cared enough
for her to make her pretty, perhaps believing this would help sell her
to a good home, where a girl might braid her once again. Her head
hanging low, she slowly walked around the ring, only once, and then
stepped out a side exit. If there was any bidding for her, I didn’t hear
or see it. Read MORE...
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