White Horses (Show Jumping Dreams ~ Book 10) by Svendsen Claire

Author:Svendsen, Claire [Svendsen, Claire]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2014-09-25T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY

It felt kind of reckless, going for a ride before the hurricane hit but hurricanes weren't like tornadoes. They didn't spring up out of nowhere and race through, obliterating everything in their path. Instead they were slow moving and when they finally came ashore it was the consistent pounding wind with super-fast gusts that blew your roof off. But as we saddled up our horses, the sun was still shining and the sky was blue.

"I'm so glad we decided to bring our tack," Mickey said.

"Well I wasn't going to leave my saddle behind to get ruined," I replied from Bluebird's stall. "It's the most expensive thing I own, other than Bluebird of course."

Word of the ride spread through the barns like wildfire. It seemed that nearly everyone thought it would be a good idea to tack up and go explore the racetrack. After all there wasn't much else to do. A couple of the more serious people had congregated around a TV and were glued to the weather reports that were now playing on a loop but there didn't really seem much point. We knew the storm was coming. It wasn't going to turn now. We'd evacuated and now we just had to hunker down and ride it out. But everyone was already getting a little stir crazy and a ride was just the right thing for both people and horses to blow off some steam before we went into lock down.

Fern had gone to tack up Excalibur and she came back to meet us with Phoebe still on her shoulder.

"Do you think your trainer will watch her for me?" she asked. "I'm afraid to leave her over in my barn in case Jess does something horrid to her."

“Jess isn’t riding?” I asked.

“Her father won’t let her,” Fern said.

“Mickey will be happy about that.” I grinned. "And we can try and ask Esther but don’t be surprised if she says no.”

Esther wasn't exactly a fan of creatures that nibbled things with their sharp rodent like teeth. That was why she had Meatball, so that he would take care of business and she didn't have to. I felt a small twinge of guilt that we hadn’t been able to find him before we left. I only hoped that he had found some place safe to hide until the storm was over.

Esther got the horrified look on her face that I knew she would when Fern produced Phoebe and asked if she wouldn't mind watching the squirrel while we rode.

"Please," I said. "Otherwise Fern can't ride with us."

Fern had changed into breeches and riding boots but she still had on a billowy top that was more suited for a picnic than riding. Esther took in her outfit and then her eyes swept over Excalibur.

"That's quite a horse you've got there," she said.

"Thanks." Fern draped her arm over his neck. "He's the best horse in the whole world."

Esther shook her head and laughed but it was a good natured laugh. "You girls fall in love with your horses far too easily.

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