The Horse, as Comrade and Friend 



and is waiting for it. You can see that she 

 is grateful to you for coming to be with her, 

 for if you move away a pace or two she will 

 almost certainly follow and stand by you 

 again. In a little while she will probably rest 

 her nose against your arm and quite Ukely 

 stand there just touching you, for the confi- 

 dence it gives her. You can feel the tension 

 when the pain comes, and tell just how long it 

 lasts. If a bad one comes she will push against 

 you quite hard. Don't talk to her. Just 

 stroke and pat her. 



When the great pains begin she will move a 

 little way from you and lie down. Her eyes 

 show her distress as they seek yours in appeal. 

 Go up to her and sit down in front of her head, 

 for when the paroxysms come she may want 

 to roll over on either side. When the pains 

 come stroke her on the forehead, hard. Hold 

 and puU her ears with both hands, massage 

 both cheeks together, then both eyes. You 

 can see it helps her, for when they pass, she 

 wiU rub her nose against you and may even 

 lick your hand. Don't talk to her when the 

 pains are on, just pull or push hard. She will 

 have intervals free from pain ; then get up and 

 stroke and scratch her neck and head, her 

 back and sides. She will lie flat on her side 

 in her relief, cocking back one ear the better to 

 listen to what you may say to her. When 

 you go back and sit in front of her again, her 



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