Feed me,water me and care for me.
When my day's work is done,
provide me with shelter, a clean dry bed,
and stall wide enough for me to lie down in comfort.
Talk to me.
Your voice otfen means much to me as the reins.
Pet me sometimes,
that I may serve you the more gladly and learn to love you.
Do not jerk the reins and do not whip me when going uphill.
Do not strike,
beat or kick me when I do not understand what you mean,
but give me a chance to understand.
Watch me,
and if I fail to do your bidding, see if something is wrong
with my saddle, harness or feet.
Examine my teeth when I do not eat.
I may have an uncerted tooth that is very painful.
Do not tie my head in an unnatural position,
or take away my only defense against flies by cutting off my tail.
Don't smoke in my barn
or leave me tied up overnight and perhaps burn me to death
while you are sleeping in your comfortable bed.
And last ,my master.
When my strenght is gone,
do not tune me out in the pasture with no shelter
and let me freeze to death,
or sell me to the slaughter house,
or to some cruel owner to be slowly starved or worked to death;
but take my life in the kindest way,
and your God will reward you-hereafter.
Author Unknown
