Horses and Friends 4- Blue Ribbon Trail Ride by Miralee Ferrell

Author:Miralee Ferrell [Ferrell, Miralee]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: YA, E
Publisher: David C. Cook
Published: 2016-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Colt was saddled and waiting outside when the girls finished their lesson. Kate stroked Capri’s neck as she rode her mare out the large double doors at the end of the arena. Tori followed on Starlight, with Melissa right behind. Kate turned in her saddle as soon as they reached Colt. “Did you see how great Melissa did on that last round of jumps?”

He swung up onto Romeo’s back. “Nope. I was busy getting ready to go.”

Melissa waved a hand. “It’s Mocha that did great. I just sat there.”

Kate’s braid swished against her neck. “No way can you get away with saying that now. It’s way harder than it looks.”

Tori giggled. “I could have told you that a long time ago. I’ve always thought it looked hard. I’m very happy riding English pleasure and equitation—that’s enough for me. But you’re right, Kate. Melissa did great, and so did you.”

Colt bumped his horse with his heel. “Now that we’ve got that settled, let’s hit the trail. I’m about jumped out. Give me wide open spaces or woods any day.”

Kate urged Capri forward to catch him. “I’ve only ridden this trail once with Mom. Are you familiar with it?”

“Yep. It’s nice that you can go up the road for only a quarter of a mile before you hit state land. One of the neighbors gave permission to ride through their open fields as part of the hunt. It will make it more interesting that way, and we can make a giant circle and end up back where we started.”

“Right.” Kate looked over her shoulder at Tori and Melissa talking and smiling. It didn’t give her the pang of jealousy it once had, and she was glad. She’d learned that jealousy and envy were ugly emotions and did nothing to make her a better person. Besides, Melissa had turned out to be much nicer than they’d ever dreamed, and she was actually fun to have around. “Hey, you guys! We need to go single file for the next few hundred yards. Then we’ll hit a trail. Colt’s going to lead the way. Keep your eyes open for good hiding spots for the clues.”

Melissa raised her voice. “Speaking of clues, we need to talk about what we’re going to do next to find that missing box. We can’t let that go and lose all the money we raised.”

“I agree.” Kate slowed Capri and fell in behind Colt, just ahead of Melissa. “Have you and Tori come up with any ideas?”

“We might have.” Melissa waited until a car passed before she continued. “Sure glad most people around here know to slow down for horses on the road. Not all horses are as calm as ours about traffic.”

“No kidding,” Tori said. “I’d never even try this if I wasn’t riding Starlight. He’s the best.”

Kate could hear the pride in her friend’s voice, and joy filled her heart. How cool that Tori finally had her own horse, and the four of them could go riding together! “So what did you guys come up with, Tori?”

“Melissa can tell you.

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