Troubled

Chapter 4: New Horse, New Style

I walked into the stables and saw a new horse. She was an overo color (I learnt that in Horse mastership),

I walked over to the stall and peered inside. She had her ears pinned back and turned her butt to me.

"Hey girl it's ok I won't hurt you." I cooed. Her body language didn't change so I came up with a different idea. I ran to the tack room and picked up an apple. I went back to her stall and held my hand as far in the stall as I could. She finally turned around so she was facing me and had her ears perked forward, she could smell the apple. She slowly got the courage to come to me. I petted her big bold neck while she ate the apple out of my hand. She was a beautiful Quarter horse.

"GET AWAY FROM MY HORSE!" yelled the girl that kissed me.

I jumped back in shock and the mare spooked and reared and went to the back of her stall.

"Don't scream in the barn" I said sternly.

"Don't tell me what to do gorgeous" She said in her sexy voice.

I rolled my eyes and went back to a mare. She looked over at me and started to walk up to me, but something spooked her again and she went to the back of her stall. I turned around to see the girl with a whip at hand and a halter. I looked at her in shock.

"I want your horse" I said.

"What?

"I want your horse!" I said a little bit more sternly.

"Sure."

"Wait what?" I asked in confusion.

"You can have her she's a dud anyway."

I smiled. Walked up to her and gave her a big hug (even though I didn't like it.)

"Thanks"

"I'll show you her stuff." She said.

I followed her into the tack room and she showed me western tack.

"I haven't learnt western..."

"You'll learn, maybe I could teach you?" She said and winked.

"Nah I think I'll manage."

All of a sudden Mrs. Loise walked in.

"What's happening here?"

"I'm giving Marcus Rosie." Said the girl.

"What? Really Caitlin, Your dad payed a lot of money for that horse." Said Mrs. Loise.

"She's a dud." She said rudely.

Mrs. Loise sighed.

"You can ride Magic then Caitlin... Marcus I'll teach you to ride Western, go tack up."

I grabbed Rosie's brand new tack, the saddle looked like it had never been uses same as the bridle and saddle pad, GOD the tack is heavy!

I walked into Rosie's stall and put her bright red and pink halter on. She was so good! I walked her out into the aisle and Mrs. Loise taught me how to put a western saddle on.

I walked her into the dirt arena.

"Ok Marcus, Rosie here is an all-rounder western horses. What would you like to specialize in?" She asked.

"Umm" I thought for a minute. I KNOW!

"Barrel racing!" I called out.

We worked on walking around barrels and learning how to balance myself when going around them. I also learned to sit trot which was easy because Rosie's trot was so slow and smooth but when you start posting she speeds up! She is the best horse ever and the best thing is she's MINE!