"Keep your heels down! No! don't look at your heels, keep them down! Head up! Good, Good!" Westley went over the small cross rail I had set up. Corban and the twins followd suit.
When they had gone over twice, I called them over. "Okay. now we are going to play a cool out game. Let go of your horses reigns and let me get them un-tacked and get their halters on them." I slipped the halters on each horse and told them to hold the lead ropes. "Westley, your the oldest and you've done this with Spartan and I before. show your brother and sisters how it's done."
He nodded and took River into the round pen. He un clipped the lead and began swinging it and clucking his tounge.
River began to trot, canter, and soon gallop. He raced around the pen. River soon stopped and turned to face him. Westley turned his back and River walked to him and put his head over his shoulder.
When Westley turned back around, he clipped on the red lead and walked out of the ring. Each kid did the same thing and soon, each horse was cooled out.
"Wes, follow me," I whispered to him. My oldest nephew nodded and followed me.
"I have a present for you okay? You get to pick between the two." His blue eyes lit up.
"Aunt Marie?"
"Yeah buddy?"
"Can you help me with something?"
"Sure, what's wrong?"
"Well I really like this girl... but she acts like I'm invisible. Can you help me?"
"Ummm... yeah. What's her name?"
"Allison. But everyone calls her Alli."
"Ahhh. okay. Well does she like horses?"
"Yeah but I don't have my own horse so...
We stopped at Liberty's stall.
"This is Freedom, Liberty's daughter. And this," I said gesturing to Mystic's stall, "Is Merlin. He's Mystic's son."
"So?"
"Choose one. I talked it over with your mom and she said that you were old enough to raise a foal. The question is, do you want a colt or a filly?"
"Can I have Merlin? please?"
"if that's the one you want." I smiled and put my hands in my back pockets.
"Thanks aunt Marie!" Westley hugged me.
"Your welcome buddy." I messed up his hair. "I have to go show the trails to the new trail guide. I'll be back. Have fun with Merlin."
He nodded and looked back at his colt.
I jogged to get Spartan and Clarity. When they were saddled, I ran to find Kyle. God if he flirted with my sister, I am gonna kill her.
No! you don't like him remember?
yes you do
No I don't.
yes you do.
Yeah. I guess I do...
Wait, What?!
