Spirit Riding Free--Lucky and the Mustangs of Miradero by Suzanne Selfors

Author:Suzanne Selfors
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Horses, Juvenile Fiction / Media Tie-In, Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / General, Juvenile Fiction / Westerns
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 2017-10-31T04:00:00+00:00

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As Spirit raced through the snow, the strange scents of people gradually faded, as if the wind were washing him clean. His legs grew tired. Galloping through the heavy powder was difficult. He veered to the right, then followed the trail he’d made earlier. The air stung the inside of his nostrils as he took great, deep breaths. The sooner he reached his herd, the sooner he’d be there to protect them. Wolves hunted at night, walking as quietly across the ground as a cloud drifts across the sky. Night was dangerous when predators were hungry. He quickened his pace.

No doubt the herd was also hungry. There was no satisfaction in eating frozen plants and tree bark. If only he could lead them to his girl. She’d feed them oats and hay. But he couldn’t do that. The town was full of men with ropes—men who would catch the largest mustangs and lock them up behind fences. Those men couldn’t be trusted. Spirit had learned that the hard way.

He followed the herd’s scent. The horses were pressed up against a steep canyon wall, which offered protection from the wind. They greeted him as they began to settle in for the night. The colt lay next to his mother, already fast asleep. Spirit wound his way until he found his sister and her filly. The filly lifted her head and looked up at him. Her eyes were glassy. He sniffed her. She smelled different. He looked into his sister’s eyes. She nodded sadly.

The filly was sick. Very, very sick.

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