“When he first came to the barn he had survived years of abuse. He had been kicked, hit, bruised, branded, and scarred. He had sometimes been denied shelter and medical care, he’d gone days without food or water, and hadn’t felt a kind touch in years. He had been called useless, worthless, and stupid, and did not know what love or compassion felt like. After years the feelings of shame, fear, pain, and loneliness turned to anger, and eventually he grew tired of being hurt, so he pushed back. Then he was labeled. Aggressive. Violent. Unmanageable. And those who were supposed to have nurtured him finally abandoned him.