Moonrise (2005)
“Sam didn’t gasp aloud.
Trying not to spook Ace and Silly, she joined Jen in a scrabble across the bare rock.
“Oof!” Both girls knocked the wind from themselves as they tackled the trailing reins before either horse got very far.
Moon’s head rose, showing the long line of his midnight throat. He neighed his disappointment and Silly whinnied back.
“No you don’t,” Jen snapped, as she stood up.
Then, for better control, Jen gripped the reins just beneath the palomino’s chin.
All the wild horses sta...rtled at Jen’s sudden height.
The bald-faced mare nipped the bay, herding her.
So, you’re the lead mare, Sam thought. With the delicate black foal tucked against her side and Moon at her heels, the bald-faced bay took her few followers away.
“That could have been bad,” Jen sighed.
“Losing our horses on the morning of our first day?” Sam joked. “Naw, I’m sure our dads would understand.”
They laughed, promised each other they wouldn’t make that mistake again, then got serious about searching for cattle.MoreLess
Trying not to spook Ace and Silly, she joined Jen in a scrabble across the bare rock.
“Oof!” Both girls knocked the wind from themselves as they tackled the trailing reins before either horse got very far.
Moon’s head rose, showing the long line of his midnight throat. He neighed his disappointment and Silly whinnied back.
“No you don’t,” Jen snapped, as she stood up.
Then, for better control, Jen gripped the reins just beneath the palomino’s chin.
All the wild horses sta...rtled at Jen’s sudden height.
The bald-faced mare nipped the bay, herding her.
So, you’re the lead mare, Sam thought. With the delicate black foal tucked against her side and Moon at her heels, the bald-faced bay took her few followers away.
“That could have been bad,” Jen sighed.
“Losing our horses on the morning of our first day?” Sam joked. “Naw, I’m sure our dads would understand.”
They laughed, promised each other they wouldn’t make that mistake again, then got serious about searching for cattle.MoreLess
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