A passenger on board a fast-moving train glimpses a couple of brown horses in an field strewn with various refuse. She sees them again the next year, and the year after. She wonders if the two horses are neglected or loved for by their owner. That small field may be the horses' last protection against a one-way trip to the slaughterhouse...

A short but haunting true story by Michèle Laframboise, Canadian multi-award winner author!