Sunset Ranch
“The clear, cold water gushed into the trough, which I’d just spent the last hour emptying out, scrubbing, rinsing, and now refilling. “Come on, guys, come and get it,” I called across the grass to the grazing horses.
A few of them lifted their heads and pricked their ears at the sound of my voice. They’d already learned who brought treats and who didn’t. Al and Diamond trotted across the grass toward me, probably hoping I was offering corn as well as water. I admired their beautiful stride ...as they broke into a canter, their heads high, Al graceful, Diamond a little stiff. I would never get tired of looking at them.
“Hey, boys,” I said as they came up. I stroked their broad cheeks as they thrust their velvety noses into my hands, snuffling their moist, hot breath; then I held out the apple I’d saved from my lunch.
“Not the whole apple for you, Al,” I told the bay as he tried to snatch it. I held on firmly and let him bite off half, then showed the other half to Diamond, holding the greedy Al away with my shoulder.MoreLess
A few of them lifted their heads and pricked their ears at the sound of my voice. They’d already learned who brought treats and who didn’t. Al and Diamond trotted across the grass toward me, probably hoping I was offering corn as well as water. I admired their beautiful stride ...as they broke into a canter, their heads high, Al graceful, Diamond a little stiff. I would never get tired of looking at them.
“Hey, boys,” I said as they came up. I stroked their broad cheeks as they thrust their velvety noses into my hands, snuffling their moist, hot breath; then I held out the apple I’d saved from my lunch.
“Not the whole apple for you, Al,” I told the bay as he tried to snatch it. I held on firmly and let him bite off half, then showed the other half to Diamond, holding the greedy Al away with my shoulder.MoreLess
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