COLUMN: Apparently, I’m a horse whisperer
14-11-2026 13:30 via Nanaimo News Bulletin

COLUMN: Apparently, I’m a horse whisperer

I remember a number of years ago interviewing Rebecca Sanesh, owner/operator of the non-profit Humanity for Horses Rescue in Duncan.
We talked about her commitment to rescuing mostly older horses bound for slaughter. We were talking in the meadow next to a barn where one rescued horse, called Willow, was watching us chatting from a distance for some time before it decided to come closer and check me out.
I was holding a pen and writing away in my notebook while talking to Sanesh about her operat
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