Tired horses find a home.

Zeljko Ilicic kisses a horse in the Old Hill sanctuary in Serbia. (AP/Darko Vojinovic)
These horses get to eat and rest. (AP/Darko Vojinovic)
A horse nuzzles Mr. Ilicic at the Old Hill sanctuary. He has cared for around 80 horses since 2015. (AP/Darko Vojinovic)
Mr. Ilicic also cares for Yorkshire pigs. (AP/Darko Vojinovic)
Open wide! People can check for some diseases by looking at horses’ teeth. Two sick horses rest in the Old Hill sanctuary. (AP/Darko Vojinovic)

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Some horses are old. They cannot work much. Others have not been treated well. Some are sick. Where can they go?

Mr. I. gives them a safe place to rest and heal.

Pray: Thank God for people who treat older and sick animals with kindness.

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Zeljko Ilicic (ZHAY-co Ee-lee-cheech) lives on a small piece of land in Central Serbia. He saved his first horse 12 years ago. He started Serbia’s first horse sanctuary in 2015. Old Hill sanctuary has welcomed about 80 horses over the years. Mr. Ilicic tries to find new, safe homes for animals. He cares for many creatures. He has nine horses, two donkeys, a buffalo, and dogs, cats, and chickens! He has seven Yorkshire pigs.

God describes a horse in Job. “He paws in the valley and exults in his strength.” (Job 39:21)