Gather the Bones (2012)
“Sam Pollard enquired, stepping forward to hold Hector’s head while Paul dismounted.
“Thank you, Pollard,” Paul said, wincing as he took the weight on his bad leg.
The doctors had said he’d never ride again. In fact, the doctors had said a great many things and he’d proved them wrong but his stubborn perseverance came at a price.
“Want me to see to ‘im?” Pollard asked.
Paul shook his head, taking the horse’s reins from the man. “No, leave him to me. It’s the least I can do for him after making h...im work.”
Hector snorted, as if in agreement and Paul smiled, turning to rub the horse’s ears. “You’ve got lazy while I’ve been away. That’s your problem.”
Paul settled the horse in his stall with a well earned feed, and picking up the grooming brush, fell into the customary, almost hypnotic pattern of the brush strokes, the horse warm and familiar beneath his hand. Hector grunted his appreciation.
A change in the light as someone passed through the door and the sound of light footsteps on the cobbled floor alerted him to another presence in the stable.MoreLess
“Thank you, Pollard,” Paul said, wincing as he took the weight on his bad leg.
The doctors had said he’d never ride again. In fact, the doctors had said a great many things and he’d proved them wrong but his stubborn perseverance came at a price.
“Want me to see to ‘im?” Pollard asked.
Paul shook his head, taking the horse’s reins from the man. “No, leave him to me. It’s the least I can do for him after making h...im work.”
Hector snorted, as if in agreement and Paul smiled, turning to rub the horse’s ears. “You’ve got lazy while I’ve been away. That’s your problem.”
Paul settled the horse in his stall with a well earned feed, and picking up the grooming brush, fell into the customary, almost hypnotic pattern of the brush strokes, the horse warm and familiar beneath his hand. Hector grunted his appreciation.
A change in the light as someone passed through the door and the sound of light footsteps on the cobbled floor alerted him to another presence in the stable.MoreLess
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