In this “Best of Barn Stories” episode, we meet a little orange mare with attitude—the type of horse many of us would never imagine owning. Then comes the freak injury. What unfolds next is a story of transformation as the author reexamines her priorities and comes to love her mare in unexpected ways.

Here is “Turning Point,” written by Brenda Thoma and read by Taylor Autumn.

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