A recent conversation at Milky Way Farm started with a tally of loss.

Three years ago, Smoky was ill for the first time in her life; three days later she was gone. Velvet was killed by a bear last summer. Gandur died this winter for reasons unknown. Smoky and Velvet were miniature ponies, Gandur an Icelandic pony. Plus, a marten got into the chickens last winter and killed every last hen.

And so, the Weishahn…