A Collection of Plain Horse Tales by Wolfe Robert Collins

Author:Wolfe, Robert Collins [Wolfe, Robert Collins]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Karina Library Press
Published: 2011-12-23T05:00:00+00:00

When the starter fired the rifle shot in the air, Jenkins’ roan jumped back—and before the boy could spur her forward again, Grandma was already two lengths ahead. I worried right away that Pa’s idea for fooling Grandma just wasn’t going to work!

This boy was a weak rider, anyway, so the roan wasn’t going to run any harder than she was forced to. Half way around and heading back toward the line on our first course, I could see out of the corner of my eye that the roan was only at the quarter mark.

By the time Grandma and I crossed the finish line on that first turn around, the roan barely had even reached the three-quarter mark.

Ever since Pa bought her, Grandma had been raced for only one course around the track; so—just as I always did—when we crossed the finish line, I leaned down and patted her on the neck.

Sure enough, Pa’s idea did work: Grandma started slowing down, just like she was going into her cool-down run.

Now, usually, by the time she started coming around the course for the second time, I’d pull her to a stop and begin to walk her down. So she seemed a little surprised when the roan came galloping past us as we again neared the halfway mark. But I patted Grandma once more to assure her that the race was over, and then kept her running fast enough so that it wasn’t over for the Jenkins boy, or his sister and Pa.

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