Taming the Wild

Chapter 15

Authors Note: Sorry guys I have had major writers block lately and I have been really busy but here is more :3 tell me what you think! Don't forget to COMMENT :)

Recap:

“Anyways, just you and me went out for a ride one day. You on this black horse and me on Dance. We were on our way back when we took a short cut through the forest because you had to go to the bathroom and were getting tired. The horses started to get a little skittish when we came to Old Man’s creek. I pushed them on anyways and half way through the creek is when I saw them. The wolves just came out of nowhere.

“The horses got spooked as they came closer and you got thrown off. I jumped off Dance to help you but ‘Midnight’ was already there. You had hit your head on a rock so I rushed to you and lifted you out of the water. The horse you were riding protected us, more importantly you. It ran head first into the wolves, got all scratched up, but the one wolf cut it deeper than the rest, just across its eye.

“Do you remember this now? Because that black horse you called Midnight, is Scar.” Uncle Marley finishes as I just stare at him, dumbfounded, as all the memories of that day come rushing back to me. I let out a sob and hug Scar.

“Is that why he protected me when Chad was tickling me? He thought someone was hurting me?” I asked, wiping the tears from my eyes and face.

“Yes,” Uncle Marley nodded and I smiled, staring Scar in the eyes.

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“How come you never told me about this? I thought Scar was just some wild horse that liked no one.”

“I thought you knew and that is why you were training Scar. Silly me, I forgot that you had a concussion and didn’t remember anything from that day.”

“Oh, okay. So then Scar is pretty much trained already isn’t he?” I question, noticing how I used to ride him.

“Yeah he is but ever since the one day he won’t let anyone get on him so since it has been such a long time I thought he might need a little refresher from you.”

“Okay well do you think he will let me get on him now?”

“I don’t know but you can try with the saddle first. If he reacts fine to the saddle then just go ahead and get on after that.”

“Well, here goes nothing,” I mumble under my breath as I walk towards Scar with the saddle and saddle pad in hand.

I take the saddle pad from under the saddle and rub it against his nose. Watching him carefully, I notice he has no reaction to the saddle pad so I rub it down his neck and along his body. Slowly I slide it into place on his back and he just stands there with no reaction, as if he has been doing this for years.

The breath I have been holding escapes between my slightly parted lips as I smile. I grab the saddle and lift it towards his nose. His eyes widen in alarm a bit at first but then I notice his body and muscles relax. Grinning, I do the same thing I did with the saddle pad with the saddle. As soon as I get close to placing it on his back, I watch as his muscles tense up.

“It’s okay Scar, it won’t hurt you,” I whisper to him as I place the saddle on his back.

Taking a few steps back and wait for him to start bucking the saddle off, but he does nothing, he just stands there. I pat him on the neck and hand him a few treats. I look towards Uncle Marley and he just nods at me to do it up. Grabbing the girth, I do it up in stages, waiting for Scar to run, but he stands there.