Pilot came to us with the tough shell of a walnut…hard to reach inside, but we knew that there was something wonderful within, should he allow us to access it. The unconditional Red Bucket love and conscious enrichment that he experienced in abundance consistently washed over him. Soon rather than standing alone in the back corner of his stall, we found him peeking over his stall gate to see who would visit him next. The mystery…and Pilot’s metamorphoses has been slowly unwrapped, and that tough shell cracked and replaced with a shiny coat, the triumph of an expectant whinny, and perhaps the most wonderfully soft cuddly cream center…complete with a newly recharged and fully functioning heart. Pilot’s heart, his whinny, and his delightfully delirious dreams and expectations orbit around his very own new family! Soon he will leave our ranch to join the wanted……Abby, John, and Jewel. While we will say our good-bye’s, Pilot will surely only hear “welcome home” and the other affirmations of love and feel the profound joy that he has shown us since the beginning of his courtship with those he now loves and claims as his own. We think the picture pretty much says it all. Congratulations to Abby, John, and Pilot!