Year's ago, Ekone's most spectacular cathedral forest was illegally cut down by trespassing loggers. Now it is a beautiful meadow with recovering young trees. This lost grove is a perfect metaphor for the task at hand in protecting Earth's dwindling wild places . . .

       

At the edge of a meadow, high in the branches of an old oak over-looking Rock Creek Canyon, sits the weathering skull of Mazar, the unforgettable foundation sire of many of Ekone's fine horses. Mazar spent 28 years at Ekone and his tree borne skull serves as a reminder to passing riders, that nothing lasts, everything changes and we must deeply  appreciate and be thankful for every moment of our quickly passing lives.  His spirit calls out to us to "Be Present . . .Be Joyful. . . . . it will one day be all over!"         This page is an offering to help us embrace one of the hardest things in life . . . Impermanence. When we witness the passing of an animal or someone close to us we can greatly aid their transition and our acceptance of it by reciting the very ancient death chant below: