Paul Moshimer has done this before, that was evident. He stood near the horse, and Sarge has his own way of locating people and things in his pasture. He is nearly blind. Paul let Sarge approach him, he stood near him, often still, letting Sarge approach him. He remained calm and steady, he projected confidence and trust. It was wrenching for the workers at Dorset Equine Rescue to see him go.

Paul exudes a steadiness that animals sense, and he knew what he was doing. Sarge is a big horse, he was anxious but went willingly. When I came I wondered how they could possibly get this horse on a trailer if he didn’t want to go. But he did want to go, their instincts are so much more powerful than ours.