Fall 2024

The horses at Sea Star are blessed to live and graze in this nurturing, caring and tranquil pasture just south of Carmel. M ACHINES HAVE LONG TAKEN OVER MOST OF THE TASKS ASSIGNED TO E QUUS ( THOUGH THE YARDSTICK WE STILL USE TO MEASURE THEIR STRENGTH IS “ HORSEPOWER ”). I N THE MAIN , THEY ’ RE KEPT FOR PLEASURE RIDING , BUT THERE REMAIN MANY WORKING ANIMALS , SUCH AS THOSE USED FOR HERDING CATTLE AND FOR SPECTAC - ULAR PERFORMANCES , SUCH AS THE L IPIZZANER OF V IENNA ’ S S PANISH R IDING S CHOOL . M OST ARE TREATED VERY WELL , WITH RESPECT AND LOVING CARE , BUT OCCASIONALLY , SOME ARE NOT SO LUCKY . T HAT ’ S WHERE S EA S TAR H ORSE S ANCTUARY COMES INTO THE PICTURE . C A R M E L M A G A Z I N E • F A L L 2 0 2 4 137