Star Dancer
“10 – Missing!
IT SEEMED TO TAKE FOREVER, but the vet finally arrived. He swung through the gate without slowing down and drove up to the stableyard with Ger pounding along behind him on foot.
By the time Ger got to the yard, the vet was with Suzanne and Dancer. ‘Hold your horse still,’ he was telling Suzanne. She watched with huge, frightened eyes as the vet bent over and pressed his ear to Dancer’s side. He listened intently, then shook his head. ‘No gut action, no noises,’ he reported.... ‘Must be really blocked up in there.’Ger stood at a distance, watching and trying to hear what was said. He didn’t dare go any closer. This was his fault. He wished he was dead.‘Walk him back and forth for me,’ the vet instructed. Suzanne obeyed. Dancer made a sound like a groan of pain.‘Can’t you give him something?’ Suzanne pleaded. ‘He hurts.’‘I know. We’ll give him a painkiller, but first I need to know what caused this, if possible.’Suzanne swallowed hard.MoreLess
IT SEEMED TO TAKE FOREVER, but the vet finally arrived. He swung through the gate without slowing down and drove up to the stableyard with Ger pounding along behind him on foot.
By the time Ger got to the yard, the vet was with Suzanne and Dancer. ‘Hold your horse still,’ he was telling Suzanne. She watched with huge, frightened eyes as the vet bent over and pressed his ear to Dancer’s side. He listened intently, then shook his head. ‘No gut action, no noises,’ he reported.... ‘Must be really blocked up in there.’Ger stood at a distance, watching and trying to hear what was said. He didn’t dare go any closer. This was his fault. He wished he was dead.‘Walk him back and forth for me,’ the vet instructed. Suzanne obeyed. Dancer made a sound like a groan of pain.‘Can’t you give him something?’ Suzanne pleaded. ‘He hurts.’‘I know. We’ll give him a painkiller, but first I need to know what caused this, if possible.’Suzanne swallowed hard.MoreLess
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