North Oak 5- Far Turn by Ann Hunter

Author:Ann Hunter [Hunter, Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: E, YA
Publisher: Rebel House Ink
Published: 2017-05-04T04:00:00+00:00

They decided to hand walk her by the track on the way to the paddocks.

The sleek black filly paused by the rail, ears perked. She took in the sight of other horses buzzing along the rail. Her nostrils flared and contracted intelligently, absorbing the smells. Alex laid a hand on her swan-like neck, smiling. “That’s gonna be you in a while.”

Venus swished her tail, then dropped her head to nibble Alex’s hair. She let the filly stay and watch until Venus pulled her along, ready to move on.

Alex and Brooke headed down to the paddocks where Alex turned Venus loose by herself. She flew away like a raven on wing. As the girls leaned against the fence watching her, Alex began to think this was the only thing she had to look forward to all summer when Promenade would be gone. If he did well in the Belmont, Joe would probably want to keep him racing. Pointing Pro towards the Breeders Cup again in the fall might even be an option.

Maybe it wouldn’t be so bad. She had Carol and Katie, right? They could go riding together sometime. To head down to Boyd’s Branch and splash around on their horses sounded pretty great.

Brooke and Alex turned their heads when Venus whinnied. Her dam was enjoying the early summer sunshine a few paddocks over. She lifted her head and called back to Venus. The image of Promenade mating with Venus Galaxies came flooding back into Alex’s mind. She frowned.

“What would you do if you saw something bad, that could potentially turn out good?”

Brooke looked at her. “Like?”

“Hypothetically,” Alex blurted, realizing Carol’s big words may have been rubbing off on her too long.

“Don’t bad things usually turn out worse?”

Alex rubbed her face. “Not necessarily,” she said slowly. “I mean look at Promenade and the whole quick twitch thing. The virus was something bad that messed up his nerves just enough to give him some type of weird super power.”

“When you put it that way, it sounds like some sort of weird Heartland superhero spinoff.”

And now Venus Galaxies may very well be carrying a mini super Pro.

Brooke studied Venus Nights as the filly trotted the fenceline. “I guess if you see something, say something.”

Alex’s shoulders slumped. She didn’t want to tell anyone for fear of getting in trouble, but they’d find out eventually when Venus Galaxies started getting fat and extra broodmare-looking. What would Alex say then? Oh, yeah. Promenade knocked her up just before the Belmont.

She was pretty sure she was more afraid of how it would affect his racing career than how much it would get her into trouble. Most horses were retired when their first foals hit the ground. She sighed. Maybe she’d tell them after the Belmont. Second chances and all.

“You okay?”

“Yeah. I just love this horse so damn much.”

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