Sam to the left, Edie to the right. 

On September 19, 2025, we bought two horses from a kill pen, sight unseen. They arrived hundreds of pounds underweight, scared, and traumatized. For nearly a week, they ate grass on their new pasture side by side, rarely lifting their heads despite the rain or the interruption of us bringing them grain and supplements. They didn’t know each other before the kill pen, but have clearly bonded already.