Dahlia already knows Penelope, the racehorse who was almost put down because of an injury, so I skip over introductions and review her caretaking needs. Penelope is the only animal I didn’t rename, mainly because she hated everything I came up with. I’ve since come to learn that horses are rather opinionated animals. We walk to the next set of stalls, and I motion toward the dark brown goat. “So, Jack D is afraid of loud noises. If he hears one, he might faint.” Dahlia’s eyes widen with horror. “It’s not as scary as it sounds.” I point out the two other goats. “Johnnie W and Jimmy B don’t like
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