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You never know when a horse than ran in the Kentucky Derby might just decide to visit you over the fence in your backyard. Here, retired Kentucky Derby contestant Proud Citizen, with a pedigree that includes the great Secretariat, visits from the retirement farm next door, sweetly saying hello, and gently nudging for a carrot. When deciding what charities to donate to, don’t forget to remember these old friends, and support horse retirement farms, prison equine programs, and other equine related programs that provide homes for these beautiful and intelligent creatures.

*Donate in support of Ukraine: https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view&cpid=9366Support refugees from Afghanistan: https://www.savethechildren.org/us/where-we-work/afghanistanhttps://www.fatherly.com/news/afghan-humanitarian-aid-charities-donate/Support refugees around the world: https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view&cpid=4665*Funds and charities to donate to in support of the Black community: https://bestlifeonline.com/charities-for-black-history-month/https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/03/us/charities-donations-black-history-month-iyw-trnd/index.html*Help Amrita fight cancer and COVID-19: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-amrita-fight-cancer*Help keep Lily and her family housed! https://gofund.me/9b1456a6*Floods in Malaysia: https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/malaysia-flood-relief-fund/donate/*Philippines relief: https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/super-typhoon-rai-odette-relief-fund/*Help Shamar rebuild after BLM arrest: https://gofund.me/7ed6857c*Vaccine equity is critical! https://twitter.com/PeterHotez/status/1475838044318183425Donate here: https://give.texaschildrens.org/site/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app20114a?3565.donation=form1&idb=1306804834&DONATION_LEVEL_ID_SELECTED=1&df_id=3565&mfc_pref=T&NONCE_TOKEN=0B687312276772060E92ABE9E0D431FB&3565.donation=root*Donate to COVID relief + vaccinations worldwide: https://www.unicef.org/coronavirus/covax/donatehttps://www.directrelief.org/emergency/coronavirus-outbreak/https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view&cpid=7779#group-470*Info on occupation and ethnic cleansing of Palestine: https://twitter.com/ctrlzahra/status/1390630200019496964Basic overview: https://twitter.com/honeyjarhajar/status/1393599507615698944https://twitter.com/fadelmoghrabi/status/1390802620776861706Important ways to help besides donating: https://twitter.com/saniyaga/status/1393472536294436864Boycott, Divest, Sanctions movement, which works to end international support for Israel’s oppression of Palestinians: https://bdsmovement.net/Donation links: https://buildpalestine.com/2021/05/15/trusted-organizations-to-donate-to-palestine/***–People Mentioned–Mary Margaret @ M.M.’s Musings: https://www.youtube.com/user/246roxychicMargaret @TheWordN3rd Kelly @Cozy Reader Kelly Tadiana Night Owl: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/8734459-tadiana-night-owlMariana @ Mariana Mas Books: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3jnM2d7-qxf8YjV2QwmYNA–Videos Mentioned–2021 Favorite Nonfiction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXf6l5ymXiU&2021 Favorite Poetry, Plays, Graphic Novels, Picture Books: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YE02l7gzAl4&2021 Most Surprising: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fDFIs6e5mE&–Content Warnings–North and South: Grief, poverty, suicide (off-page), description of animal torture and death, slur for Romani people, classism, alcoholism, discriminationRoot Magic: Grief, bullying, racism, police brutality, segregation, references to: slavery, animal sacrifice and animal cruelty, loss of childNine Coaches Waiting: Ableism, suicide, grief, child neglect and endangerment, attempted murderSisters of the Neversea: Grief, racism, slurs against Native people, hunting, animal death, references to transphobiaSoul Lanterns: Grief, war, bombing, cancer, animal death, loss of child, suicide, serious injuriesSong of the Crimson Flower: Grief, illness, brief medical gore, drug use and references to addiction, anxiety/panic attacksKing and the Dragonflies: Grief, homophobia, racism, child abuse (off-page)The Mirror Season: Sexual assault, PTSD, homophobia, racismThe Theft of Sunlight: Grief, kidnapping, human trafficking, blood, ableism, violence, slavery, imprisonmentOphie’s Ghosts: Racism, racial slurs, grief, murder, slaveryA Christmas Carol: Grief, poverty, starvation/hunger, loss of childBurning Bright: Emotional abuse, colonialism, sexism, sexual harassment/assault (forced kiss), griefA Dragonbird in the Fern: Grief, murder, violence, ableismLittle Thieves: Grief, PTSD, attempted sexual assault, abuse, forced dietingHalf a Soul: Grief, workhouses, poverty, illness, emotional abuse, child laborTen Thousand Stitches: References to abuseAmber & Clay: Grief, slavery, child abuse, execution, misogyny, loss of child, animal sacrifice, infertility, references to animal abuse