{"id":1715,"date":"2012-11-12T01:19:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-12T05:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rattlebridge.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/12\/two-horses\/"},"modified":"2012-11-12T01:19:00","modified_gmt":"2012-11-12T05:19:00","slug":"two-horses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rattlebridge.com\/blog\/two-horses\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Horses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\">Two Horses    <br \/>Author Unknown     <br \/>Just up the road from my home is a field, with two     <br \/>horses in it. From a distance, each horse looks like any other horse.     <br \/>But if you stop your car, or are walking by,     <br \/>you will notice something quite amazing&#8230;.     <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rattlebridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/clip_image001.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"clip_image001\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image001\" src=\"http:\/\/rattlebridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/clip_image001_thumb.jpg\" width=\"244\" height=\"135\" \/><\/a>     <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Looking into the eyes of one horse will disclose that he is blind.    <br \/>His owner has chosen not to have him     <br \/>put down, but has made a good home for him.     <br \/>This alone is amazing. If you stand nearby and     <br \/>listen, you will hear the sound of a bell.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Looking around for the source of the sound,    <br \/>you will see that it comes from the smaller     <br \/>horse in the field.     <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rattlebridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/clip_image002.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"clip_image002\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image002\" src=\"http:\/\/rattlebridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/clip_image002_thumb.jpg\" width=\"244\" height=\"244\" \/><\/a>&#160; <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Attached to the horse&#8217;s halter is a small bell.    <br \/>It lets the blind friend know where the other horse is,     <br \/>so he can follow.     <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">As you stand and watch these two friends,    <br \/>you&#8217;ll see that the horse with the bell is always     <br \/>checking on the blind horse, and that the blind horse     <br \/>will listen for the bell and then slowly walk to     <br \/>where the other horse is, trusting that he     <br \/>will not be led astray.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rattlebridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/clip_image003.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"clip_image003\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image003\" src=\"http:\/\/rattlebridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/clip_image003_thumb.jpg\" width=\"244\" height=\"208\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">When the horse with the bell returns to the shelter of the barn each evening, it stops occasionally and looks back,    <br \/>Making sure that the blind friend isn&#8217;t too far behind     <br \/>to hear the bell. <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Like the owners of these two horses, God does not throw    <br \/>us away just because we are not perfect or because we     <br \/>have problems or challenges.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rattlebridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/clip_image004.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"clip_image004\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image004\" src=\"http:\/\/rattlebridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/clip_image004_thumb.jpg\" width=\"244\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">He watches over us and even brings others into our lives    <br \/>To help us when we are in need..     <br \/>Sometimes we are the blind horse being guided by     <br \/>the little ringing bell of those who God places in our lives.     <br \/>Other times we are the guide horse, helping others to     <br \/>find their way&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rattlebridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/clip_image005.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"clip_image005\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image005\" src=\"http:\/\/rattlebridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/clip_image005_thumb.jpg\" width=\"161\" height=\"244\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Good friends are like that&#8230; You may not always    <br \/>see them, but you know they are always there..     <br \/>Please listen for my bell and I&#8217;ll listen for yours,     <br \/>and remember&#8230;     <br \/>Be kinder than necessary-     <br \/>Everyone you meet is fighting     <br \/>Some kind of battle.     <br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/rattlebridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/clip_image006.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"clip_image006\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image006\" src=\"http:\/\/rattlebridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/clip_image006_thumb.jpg\" width=\"165\" height=\"244\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Live simply,    <br \/>Love generously,     <br \/>Care deeply,     <br \/>Speak kindly&#8230;&#8230;.     <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">FOR WE WALK BY FAITH AND NOT BY SIGHT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two Horses Author Unknown Just up the road from my home is a field, with two horses in it. 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