Join us in celebrating our main man Paul D., pictured here loving life in his job at a local equestrian center.

Paul’s in one of the coolest jobs we can imagine, working as a farmhand on the center’s beautiful land. He just got back from vacation and received a sweet surprise when he was asked to work with the horses for the day, grooming and bathing them while giving them handfuls of their own favorite daily surprises—carrots!

CIS’s own Amanda Manwiller sent in these fabulous pics, and shared that Paul also got to do one of his very favorite things by commandeering the “gator,” steering it around the barn to pick up debris and clear pathways for the farm’s four-legged and two-legged occupants alike.

To make a great day on the job even sweeter, he joined his colleagues for ice cream as part of a celebratory send-off to a co-worker who’s heading back to school.

A big thank you to Amanda for the pictures, and a big congratulations to Paul on finding a job he looks forward to day in and day out.