Hokkaido Horse Racing Story.

Chapter 111 Remarks on the launch
It will be on the shelves tomorrow at 12 noon. At least I will try to write more about the Kentucky chapter.

I would like to thank editor Penglai for his support and encouragement, and I would like to express my greatest gratitude to all the readers who have accompanied this book until now.

Then, I would like to share with you a short poem about horses.

Horse's Prayer
Horse's Prayer
To thee, my master, I offer my prayer
My Lord, I pray to you
Feed me, water and care for me
Please give me food, give me water, please take care of me
And when the day's work is done
When I finish my work for the day

Provide me with a clean shelter, a clean dry bed
Please provide me with a clean place to stay and a bed
And a stall wide enough for me to lie down in comfort
There is also a stable spacious enough for me to lie down comfortably.
Be always gentle to me, and talk to me
Always be gentle to me, please talk to me
Your voice often means more to me than the reins
Your voice often means more to me than a tight rein
Pat me sometimes that I may serve you
The more gladly and learn to love thee
Please tap me and I will love you more and be more willing to serve you.

Do not jerk the reins
Don't pull the reins hard
And do not whip me when going uphill
Don't whip me when I'm going uphill
Never strike, beat or kick me
Please don't hit or kick me.

When I do not understand what you mean
When I don't understand what you mean
But give me a chance to understand you
Please give me another chance to understand you
Watch me, and if I fail to do your bidding
Please watch me if I don't obey your orders
See if something is wrong with my harness, or feet
Please check my tack or hooves, there may be something wrong with them.
Don't draw the straps too tight
Please do not overtighten the saddle
Give me freedom to move my head
Please let my head move freely

If you insist on me wearing blinkers
To keep me from looking around, at least
See to it that they do not press against my eyes
If you insist on putting a blindfold on me to stop me from looking sideways
At least don't press my eyes when I wear them

Don't make my load too heavy
Please don't make me carry too heavy a load.

And, don't leave me tied up in the rain
And please don't tie me up in the rain
Have me well shod
Please nail my horseshoes.

Examine my teeth when I do not eat
When I don't want to eat, please check my teeth

I may have an ulcerated tooth
I might have a cavity.

And that you know is painful enough
You know it hurts.
Do not tie my head in an unnatural position
Please don't tie my head in an unnatural position with the reins.
Or take away my best defense against flies
By cutting off my tail
Please don't cut off my tail

It's my best tool to repel mosquitoes.
I cannot tell you when I'm thirsty
I can't tell you when I'm thirsty

So please give me pure cold water frequently
So please give me clean cold water often

I cannot tell you in words when I am sick
I can't tell you I'm sick.

So, watch me
So please take care of me, that by signs you may know my condition.
Understanding my condition through symptoms

Do all you can to protect me from the sun
Please do your best to block the sun for me
And throw a cover over me
When I am standing out in the cold
Please put a horse blanket on me in the cold wind
Don't force an ice-cold bit into my mouth
Please don't put anything cold in my mouth

But warm it firstIn some warm water, or in your hands
At least, please warm it with warm water or your hands first

I always try to do cheerfully
The work you require of me
I am always happy to complete the tasks you assign to me.

And day and night
day and night
I stand for hours waiting for you
I'll stand for hours waiting for you to come back
Without the power to choose my shoes or path
I don't have the ability to choose what kind of horseshoes to wear or what kind of road to take.
I sometimes fall on the hard pavements
which I have often prayed might be of such a nature
I prayed my feet wouldn't slip because I would fall down sometimes.

as to give me a safe and sure footing
So please let me walk safely on the road

Remember that I must be ready at any moment to lose my life in your service
Remember, when it works for you

I could lose my life at any time

And finally, my master
Finally, my master
When my useful strength is gone
If I'm useless
Do not turn me out to starve or freeze
Please don't leave me out to starve and freeze
Or sell me to a cruel owner
Or sell me cheaply to a cruel master
To be slowly tortured and starved to death
They will slowly torture us and starve us to death

But do thee my master take my life
In the kindest way
Master, please end our lives in the most merciful way.

And your God will reward you here and hereafter
You will be rewarded in this life and the next
You may not think me irreverent
If I ask this in the name of
Him who was born in a stable
If I ask you in the name of Him who was born from the stable
You don't think I'm rude, do you?

AMEN——

Amen--

(End of this chapter)