Reining For My Horse's Life

Chapter 13

"Its in three days, at Shire Hills." Alex said, feeding Zorro, 

"Okay, me and Amberello did eventing back then, I bet we can win it." I said, seeing if his eventing saddle fit.

"I'm gonna guess he gained some weight since five years ago.' He laughed. 

"Yeah, he was like a colt then." I said. 

"Okay lets go ride, english." He sighed. 

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"First up, we have Ginger Flloyd riding High Steps, a mare of the Hanoverian breed. She is known as Steps. in this first event, for this eventing competetion, we will start with our show jumping course. There will be one spa hurdle, a water hazard, and two oxfords, the rest will be average hurdles." The comentender announced. Ginger wore a typical red hunter jacket, her horse was a dapple grey mare with a dark mane in a dressage knot. 

Ginger ran the course in two minutes knocking over one hurdle and having one refusal. Easy. 

"Next up, we will have Cathrine Armstrong, riding Amberello Walks Through Fire For Me, he is a beautiful gelding and he is called Amberello, and of the Quarter Horse breed." I was nervous and firece as I was announced. 

"Common boy."  I encourage, no riding crop made people gasp, they were surprised since everyone used one in my class. We cantered off, jumping hurdles with ease. We knocked over one hurdle. Soon we did cross country and dressage.

Soon everyone was finished. Then it was the awards. 

"Alex, if I lose, don't worry its okay." I told him, he came with me. 

"Trust me, your gonna win." He said. 

"In third place, we have Hillary Dawn. Second, we have... Gregory Thompson. First.. we have, by an amazing vote from judges, Cathrine Amrstrong, will you please bring Amberello up." The announcer said. I rode Amberello up, no hands on the reins as I turned with my legs and galloping. Everyone was amazed. 

"Thank you!" I cheered over the applaud. 

"We checked his background, and he comes from a good blood line of reiners, and he rides all around. Wow, never thought a reiner could do eventing." He said. 

"Oh this boy took awhile for me to start reining, but we wanna be like Stacy Westfall. You know, he's one amaing horse, I trained him to be like Whizzard's Baby Doll "Roxy" so he can be ridden no hands, no crop, and do a bow." I said. Alex came up to me, and jumped up on Amberello. 

"You two dating?" The annoncer asked. 

"No were best friends." I said, taking the trophey to the trailer. We loaded up, and left. 

"I told you it would turn around." Alex told me in the car. 

"Yea, I know." I said, it would take all night to get home, because Shire Hills was far away, I fell alseep in his shoulders. It felt nice to have a guyfriend, not one I would date, but one I love as a friend, like a brother.