On the day of my husband’s funeral, his horse broke the lid of the coffin. Everyone thought it had gone mad from grief, but what those present saw inside shocked them all. It was my husband’s funeral day. We had lived together for over twenty years, and almost all that time Astoria — a horse he once saved — was by his side. Since that day, they were inseparable, like two old friends who understand each other without words. The procession slowly moved toward the cemetery. I walked behind the coff