As a gift from her son Eskimo, and his wife, Atwood travels with her son to visit some animals at a small farm in Missouri. The aging mother thinks this might be her last chance to hug a horse, and she can't wait. They see peacocks, goats, a pig, and several horses. She is surprised to be standing on a raised barn floor, but Atwood finally gets her horse-hug. And that was what she came for.