Love Me, Cowgirl (The 78th Copper Mountain Rodeo Book 4) by Eve Gaddy

Author:Eve Gaddy [Gaddy, Eve]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance
ISBN: 9781945879043
Publisher: Tule Publishing
Published: 2016-09-28T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Halo was in her stall, a large one lined with fresh hay, a bucket of water, and a bucket of oats hanging on the side. When she saw Honey, her ears perked up and she whinnied. As Honey patted her, the mare nudged her with her nose, making a whuffling sound that meant she was happy to see her owner. The day before when Honey had seen her, she’d been far more listless than she was today. Honey breathed a sigh of relief. Halo was definitely better. Maybe things weren’t as bad as she’d feared. The mare was a little nervous still, sure, but she’d calm down once Honey had a chance to work with her. Intending to take her out to the round pen, she clipped a lead onto her halter. Halo wouldn’t budge. Honey clucked to her, tugged on her, talked soothingly to her, to no avail. Halo laid back her ears and neighed her displeasure, almost, but not quite, rearing up.

Before Honey could blink, Sean was at her side. Gently, he pushed her out of the way. “Go on. Let Halo and me get acquainted.”

She started to argue, but then decided she might as well see what he could do. Assuming he could do anything.

After tying the mare to a post, Sean started grooming her, starting with picking out her hooves. Talking to her all the while, he used the currycomb, then graduated to the other brushes. Some of his talk was murmuring, but she heard a good bit of it clearly. “You’re a pretty girl, aren’t you?” he crooned. “Beautiful Halo. Are you an angel?” The mare snorted. “You’re as pretty as one. I bet you have all the stallions going crazy.” Halo sniffed at his shirt pocket. Sean laughed. “Yes, there’s something for you in there. But first, let’s relax while I finish grooming you.”

He went on like that for a long time, brushing her neck, her flanks, her legs, and her back. Brushing her mane and tail until they shined beautifully. Sean and the horse were completely oblivious to Honey’s presence. Fascinated, she could almost see the tension draining out of the mare. After a while, he gave her the sugar cubes from his pocket. Tanner had told her she couldn’t even interest Halo in her favorites, carrots and sugar cubes. Sean had the mare literally eating out of his hand.

When he finished grooming her, he clipped the lead on again. This time she didn’t resist. He led her out to the round pen. Docile as a lamb, she ambled along behind him. Once in the pen, he took her off the lead and let her spend some time just being there. After what seemed like forever, he called her and she came immediately. The only other person Halo would go to like that was Honey.

Honey’s thoughts were jumbled. I’ll be damned. Why didn’t I know this? Sean was a horseman, that much was perfectly obvious. Why was she surprised that he was good with horses? He’d grown up on a ranch.

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