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A Wheel, A
Horse, and
Lessons about
LoveBy Jenny Stutsman
Copyright 2016 by Jenny Stutsman
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generated the needed movement to run a
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bib overalls, looked at the crowd and just
to say.
on Rascal.
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At first he penned Rascal in the same corral
Soon
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of an old pulling horse named Jack. The old
farmer could tell that Rascal felt at home-he
also knew that his herd had not let him
down. They had loved Rascal enough to let
him come to them in his time and on his
terms; they just waited patiently until he was
ready. They didnt stop their work to wait,
but rather showed Rascal day by day and
little by little what was expected from the
old farmer. When he was ready, they
allowed him to join the team seamlessly.
The old farmer paused for a very
long time and Anthony waited patiently for
him to continue the story. The farmer took a
long slow sip from his thermos of lemonade
his wife had packed for the weekend. Then
nothing- The farmer just stopped right there
with his story. Anthony however was not
finished and still had questions he needed
answered. If Rascal learned to work with
the wheel and with the other horses, why is
he not tied to the wheel now? Why do you
allow him to not pull his weight? Anthony
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They carry his work load and seem happy to
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came a young man. Anthony knew
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only did they work, but they worked more
showing.
As
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and whispered, you should have seen him a
few years ago.