Issie And the Christmas Pony
Issie And the Christmas Pony
“But, just as he said, the search wasn’t proving to be an easy one. He and Issie had been poring over the Horses for Sale ads in the paper and on the internet, but days had gone by and they still hadn’t actually been to look at a single horse.
Horse-hunting with Avery was almost as bad as it was with her mum, Issie realised. At least Mrs Brown thought every single horse in the paper sounded marvellous. Avery went to the other extreme. He would vet the ads so thoroughly that it never even got to ...the stage where Issie had the chance to try the horse out. There was always something wrong with the horses. Avery wasn’t foxed by the cunning way the ads were phrased and would pick up on the truth behind the words instinctively.
“What about this one?” Issie would say hopefully. “Novice eventer, five years old, has been turned out and is just coming back into work, needs confident rider…”
Avery would shake his head. “Needs a confident rider? You can translate that to mean he’s a total handful!MoreLess
Horse-hunting with Avery was almost as bad as it was with her mum, Issie realised. At least Mrs Brown thought every single horse in the paper sounded marvellous. Avery went to the other extreme. He would vet the ads so thoroughly that it never even got to ...the stage where Issie had the chance to try the horse out. There was always something wrong with the horses. Avery wasn’t foxed by the cunning way the ads were phrased and would pick up on the truth behind the words instinctively.
“What about this one?” Issie would say hopefully. “Novice eventer, five years old, has been turned out and is just coming back into work, needs confident rider…”
Avery would shake his head. “Needs a confident rider? You can translate that to mean he’s a total handful!MoreLess
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