Operation Wolf: Hunter ~ Sedona Venez by Venez Sedona

Author:Venez, Sedona
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Operation Wolf: Hunter
Publisher: One Wish Publishing
Published: 2017-11-28T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 14

Hunter

THE NEXT WEEK PASSED fairly quickly. I showed Kia how to muck out the stalls, clean tack, and feed and care for the horses. I spent an afternoon teaching her how to saddle and mount a horse and then ride one, and though she was nervous at first, she ended up taking to it like a duck to water. Once I was confident she could hold her own reasonably well, I took her with me on fence inspections, and we worked on the repairs together whenever we found them.

I also hired Johnny to come and help me herd the cattle to a different pasture and told the former ranch hand I’d hire him at least once a week to help with the task. The man was grateful for the opportunity, meager though it was, and I determined, once I was done here, I would convince Kia to hire Johnny back on to his old job as ranch hand.

Mrs. Jones also came to visit, declaring that she liked the looks of things so much that she would come back on as the housekeeper. Her cooking wasn’t quite as good as Leta’s, but it was still delicious, and Kia and I looked forward to her home-cooked breakfasts, lunches, and dinners.

No longer worried about keeping the house clean or keeping up with the dishes, Kia somehow managed to dredge up the energy to work on home improvement projects during the evening, and though I would have much rather kicked back with a beer, I helped her out. I knew there was something soothing to her about working on the interior design projects, and besides, the house did need to get done.

By the end of the week, the ranch was looking a hell of a lot better. The horses were well cared for, the house was coming together, and the fences and even some of the machinery had been repaired.

“It’s finally time for me to start training those horses,” I told Kia over dinner on Sunday night.

Mrs. Jones had made us steak, potatoes, and glazed carrots, the latter of which Kia seemed to be particularly relishing.

“Training them?” she asked, popping another carrot into her mouth. “What for? They don’t seem like they need to be broken in or anything.”

I laughed. “I forgot that you don’t know how Daniel made the majority of his money. He trained stock and cutting horses, selling them to cattle ranchers.”

“Cutting horses?” Kia frowned. “What are those?”

“They’re horses specially trained to separate a cow from the herd,” I explained. “Cutting horses are used in competition, while stock horses are used around the ranch to help herd cattle.”

“Huh. I guess I never thought about it, but it makes sense that you’d need horses specifically trained for that,” Kia mused. “And you know how to train cutting horses?”

I nodded. “It’s been a while, and I’m not as good as Daniel was, but he taught me the ropes. Some of these horses are already a fair way into their training from what Johnny told me, so I should have a few ready to sell by the end of the month.

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