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I am a Senior in high school and am preparing to graduate and continue on into the world of Nursing. I ride horses and play volleyball. Horses and writing are my passions, along with reading.

Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Death of a horse

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On my dresser, in the left corner, behind a picture of a chestnut horse, there is a vase. It is not a fancy vase of blown glass and color, or even a polished vase of cermanics. It is a vase of plain tan clay, with black char marks streaking across its ridged surface. This vase was made for me in honor of my horse April. The black char marks on the vase's surface were made by strands of hair cut from April's tail. The hair was laid across the clay's surface before it was fired in the kiln. It was handmade by a woman in St. Louis, Missouri and was given to me by my trainer, Sharon. Around th...

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