Race With the Wind

Chapter 19

I wake up to feeling Sarah stroking my neck. She is staring at nothing I guess. She is thinking. Wondering why I attacked her stable wall. I look at her and I give a little soft neigh. She comes back into the real world. She continues to stroke my neck as she looks up at me. ''Good morning, Scooter''. She says bluntly. I nudge her. ''I know girl. I'm just worried about you. You were basically not talking to the wall. You were attacking it. Are you okay?''. She says softly. I look away from her. I close my eyes. I'm trying to tell her that I'm not okay. I'm not. A shady guy is after us. Your mother is dead and I just seen her. I heard my mother. The Sky Princess is acting really weird. I'm suffering from confusion or madness. I open my eyes and look at Sarah. I look at her, hopeless. She looks at me and I don't see scare in her. I see kindness. ''It's okay Scooter. What ever it is, I will protect you. I'll be there for you. If something goes wrong, tell me''. She says kindly. I neigh softly in agreement. Sarah gets up and she stretches. ''Your bed is way more comfy than mine''. She says chuckling. I see her sense of humour is back. ''Better prepare your feed guys!''. She says loudly. Once that the word 'feed' was said all the horses rush to the stable doors and they start neighing and kicking the doors, begging for a hot mash. I don't join in. I'm too embarrassed after last night. I woke everyone up. I was kicking the wall. A wall. I didn't even notice. Sarah comes in and she gives me a scoop of hot beetpulp and barley. I gobble it up. I don't leave a bit in the bowl. I love a good breakfast in the morning. Sarah puts all of the horses out. She leaves me in to take me out for training. ''We better step up our game Scooter. The next race is going to be a tuff one. I must thank Leona when she comes. She's been there for me. Today is her birthday. I have a legend surprise for her''. Sarah says seriously and excited. I better step up my game. Take this more seriously. This race, The Curragh Races, will be big. The course from what my mom told me is in County Kildare, only a few miles from where I live. The Curragh is in the middle of nowhere. It is a big course. Mom told me that my Dad raced in The Curragh a few times. I think that is cool. ''Will I tell you what I got Leona!''. Sarah says excited as she grooms me. I snort. ''I'm giving Leona my great grandfather's Western Saddle''. Sarah says with a smile. Nice! A wild west western saddle. The ones the cowboys used. I think that is class. ''My great grandfather moved to America, to look for a job with horses. He ended up settling there until he died. He was a great horseman. Mom told me that he gave the saddle to her when she was young. I found the saddle in the attic, with all of my mothers childhood stuff''. Sarah explains. ''Oh yeah! Scooter! Today we are doing Western. I have my great grandmother's saddle. She gave it to my mother too''. Sarah says excited. Yes! Something different. I can't wait! We both hear a car rumbling down the drive. ''Crap! It's Leona! I'll hide the saddles''. She says quickly. She throws a rug over the saddles. She grabs bridles that she handmade, using ropes. She throws them under the rug. She starts to sweep the stable aisle. Leona walks in with all of her tack in her hands. ''Hey Sarah!''. She chants with a smile on her face. ''Sup''. Sarah says. ''Oh Leona. Put that tack away!''. Sarah orders. ''But you said we're going riding!''. Leona complains. ''Oh no. Have a rest today''. Sarah says. She winks at me. Leona looks at her. She starts to walk away. ''Hey Leona!''. Sarah calls. Leona turns around with a sad look on her face. ''Of course we're going riding you idiot! Happy Birthday!''. Sarah shouts as she pulls the rug off of the saddles and bridles. Leona drops her tack. Gobsmacked. ''No!''. She shouts as she points at the tack. ''Yes. This is your western tack and this mine''. Sarah points out. Leona races over to Sarah and it doesn't look like she's hugging her. She is suffocating her. Leona grabs Muffin. She sticks on the saddle and bridle. Sarah comes out with two western hats. Both are leather. I'm tacked up and ready to go. ''Lets go!''. Leona shouts. Sarah jumps onto my back and she throws on the hat. She throws the other hat to Leona. Leona catches it and she places it onto her head. ''Lets take the forest trail''. Leona says. The two girls trot us out to the forest trail. They let us off at top speed. The two girls lean forward in the saddles and let Muffin and I loose. We gallop up the forest trail. Leaving nothing but a cloud of dust behind us. The two girls are smiling and laughing. ''Yeehaa!''. Leona shouts. Sarah shouts it too. We come up to a log. Muffin and I jump it side by side. ''This is awesome!''. I shout to him. ''You said it Scooter! This is all Leona wanted. She loves western riding. Thank you Scooter!''. She shouts back. ''Don't thank me! Thank Sarah!''. I answer. Muffin neighs. I neigh after him. Sarah sits in the saddle and she puts the weight on. I slow down to a trot and then gradually to a walk. ''That was awesome Sarah! Thank you so much! I've always wanted this!''. Leona says surprised. ''Hey it's no bother. You helped me. I help you. You did brilliant around the farm ever since my mother died. Thanks for exercising Scooter''. Sarah says. We walk in a big loop. We return back to the farm and we celebrate Leona's birthday. We eat a horsey cake that Sarah made. Sarah. Leona and Sean ate a normal chocolate cake. We all had a good day.

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