“My dearest,” it began, “If you are reading this, then I have truly left this world. But there are things I need you to know, things I never had the courage to say in life…”

Tears blurred my vision as I continued to read his words — confessions of love, regrets, and secrets that had weighed heavily on his heart. He spoke of dreams we’d shared, of hopes for the future, and of mistakes he’d made along the way. It was a side of him I had never fully known, a side that had now been laid bare by the actions of a devoted horse.