Stable Manners (2013)
“He was a wonderful horse, beautiful, gentle, loyal. Best of all, he was hers.
When she’d finished working in his stall, grooming, feeding, and watering him, she gave him a final hug. She could have sworn he hugged her back. She laughed to herself at the soft tickle of his chin on her neck. Finally she slid his stall door closed behind her and latched it.
“See you later,” she said, bidding Starlight farewell. He snorted in return. She then headed for the tack room where she was pretty sure she’d... find Stevie and Lisa waiting for her. The three of them had made plans on the phone the night before to meet at Pine Hollow to do some more drill work for the Know-Down.
Stevie was in the tack room, but Lisa wasn’t. May Grover was also there. The little girl appeared to be completely wrapped in the long leathers of the cart harness. Stevie was trying to untangle her from them, but it wasn’t working very well.
“That’s not the martingale, that’s the loin strap,” May was saying.MoreLess
When she’d finished working in his stall, grooming, feeding, and watering him, she gave him a final hug. She could have sworn he hugged her back. She laughed to herself at the soft tickle of his chin on her neck. Finally she slid his stall door closed behind her and latched it.
“See you later,” she said, bidding Starlight farewell. He snorted in return. She then headed for the tack room where she was pretty sure she’d... find Stevie and Lisa waiting for her. The three of them had made plans on the phone the night before to meet at Pine Hollow to do some more drill work for the Know-Down.
Stevie was in the tack room, but Lisa wasn’t. May Grover was also there. The little girl appeared to be completely wrapped in the long leathers of the cart harness. Stevie was trying to untangle her from them, but it wasn’t working very well.
“That’s not the martingale, that’s the loin strap,” May was saying.MoreLess
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