Secrets
“When he arrived on Barney for the start of his class, both his parents were standing at the ringside with Len, his mother in a black-and-white zebra-print dress. She was very slim and glamorous, with long, glossy brown hair and smooth skin.
“She looks really young,” Ellie said to Luke as he brought Barney over to where she was standing.
Luke raised his eyebrows. “It’s amazing what Botox, the odd nip-and-tuck and hours at the gym can do. I hope she doesn’t scare the horses in that dress....”
Ellie glanced at him. “You OK?”
“Sure! Why wouldn’t I be?” But as Luke rode away she saw him give Barney an uncharacteristically sharp leg aid. The pony jogged. “Walk!” Luke snapped.
Barney, used to Joe and Ellie’s gentle riding, protested by swishing his tail and tucking his nose in mutinously. Ellie chewed her lip. Barney wasn’t the most sensitive pony, but he didn’t like to be pushed around.MoreLess
“She looks really young,” Ellie said to Luke as he brought Barney over to where she was standing.
Luke raised his eyebrows. “It’s amazing what Botox, the odd nip-and-tuck and hours at the gym can do. I hope she doesn’t scare the horses in that dress....”
Ellie glanced at him. “You OK?”
“Sure! Why wouldn’t I be?” But as Luke rode away she saw him give Barney an uncharacteristically sharp leg aid. The pony jogged. “Walk!” Luke snapped.
Barney, used to Joe and Ellie’s gentle riding, protested by swishing his tail and tucking his nose in mutinously. Ellie chewed her lip. Barney wasn’t the most sensitive pony, but he didn’t like to be pushed around.MoreLess
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