A Horse Wrangler for Christmas by Cheryl Wright

Author:Cheryl Wright [Wright, Cheryl]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-11-19T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Meredith stood back and let Casey gallop around the paddock until she was done. After that, she slowly moved toward the mare. “Had enough, girl,” she asked quietly, with Billy watching on.

As she moved forward, Casey took a few steps back, her eyes wide and her nose flaring. For some reason, she was more agitated today than she was last time. Meredith stepped away and let her be. She leaned against the fence and watched her every move, but only for a few minutes, until the mare was calm again.

She fingered the light-weight rope she held and moved toward the now calm horse, always keeping eye contact. She slowly reached up and touched her face, running her fingers slowly down it. “Good girl,” she said quietly. Her eyes still wide and her tail still raised, Casey watched Meredith closely. She ran her hands across the mare’s body and back, moving from one side to the other, always keeping a close eye on what the horse was doing.

Very slowly, she unraveled the rope, and draped it over Casey’s neck. “That’s it, good girl,” she said when no reaction was forthcoming. She began to walk around the paddock and the horse followed. A sure sign she was earning her trust. She glanced across to see Billy watching her every move. She promised to teach him and she would. First he had to see how gentle he needed to be.

How she wished Old George and the other cowpokes had come here with her. They were the best team she’d ever worked with. It was a pity Daniel couldn’t get them out here, but they had a guaranteed job with the new owner’s of pa’s ranch. Well, what was once pa’s ranch. The thought made her sad.

Meredith shook her head. She needed to get her mind back on the job. This is exactly how accidents happened, and to date, she’d not had one accident. She didn’t plan to either. Casey stared at her as she leaned against the fence, then suddenly began to nuzzle her shoulder. Then the horse sniffed at her pocket. Meredith grinned. She pulled out a piece of carrot and offered it to the horse, who greedily ate it.

She sniffed Meredith’s pocket again. “That’s enough for now, girl,” she said. “Next time we see if you’ll take the halter.” She removed the lightweight rope from around the mare’s neck, and made her way back to the fence, leaving Casey to forage around the paddock.

“I’ve never seen anything like that before,” Billy said excitedly.

Meredith waved her hands, indicating for him to keep his voice down. “Keep your voice low. She startles easily – I’m working on fixing that.” She turned to Billy. “What did you learn today?”

He looked thoughtful. “To keep it lowkey and quiet?”

“Anything else?”

Billy thought hard this time. “Keep eye contact.”

“You’re a quick learner,” she told her student. “It won’t be long and you’ll be training horses yourself.”

He stared at her. “Really?”

“Of course,” she said. “The best way to learn is to do it yourself.

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