The Endearment
“Nearing them, he patted them on rump, shoulder and finally on their wide foreheads, giving each horse a scratch between the eyes. It was a small building, and the space was narrow."Get over," Karl said to Bill. But the horse stood contentedly, waiting for more scratching. "Get over!" Karl repeated more sternly, wedging his body between the animal and the wall, giving Bill a solid slap that commanded but did not hurt. Bill moved over, while Anna marveled at the man's assuredness in putting his m...ere body between the awesome bulk of the horse and a solid barn wall.Karl seemed unconcerned, confident. To James he said, "A horse who does not know what `get over` means, needs a wider vocabulary." But even as he said it, a smiletugged his cheek, and his big hands smoothed the horse's hide affectionately. "Remember that, boy. And remember that you talk to a horse with more than words. Your terms are only as good as your tones. Tones say much."Hands talk most of all. A horse gets to trust a man's hands first, and the man himself second." All the while he spoke, Karl's hands rode the horse's hide, resting on the withers, gliding over the shoulders, patting the flanks, returning to the high poll.MoreLess
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