3 Years Later
Today I was going to saddle train Midnight. So when I got up in the morning I took a shower and ate breakfast and headed out to the stable. I grabbed a halter and lead from the tack room and lead Midnight into the pasture. Then I went back and grabbed a saddle, saddle pad and bridle. I put the saddle and bridle on the fence and approached Midnight slowly and carefully. I let him smell the saddle pad to let him know I would not hurt him. Then I ran my hand down his back as I walked so he knew I was there, carefully I lifted the saddle pad to his barrel and put the saddle pad on. Midnight did not flinch. I went back to the fence and grabbed the saddle, once again letting Midnight smell it. Then I went over to his back and slipped it on top of the saddle pad. He flinched a little then stood carefully, I tightened the girth around his barrel and went to get the bridle. I almost slipped the bit into his mouth before he reared and ran to the other end of the pasture. I put the bridle on the ground and stepped toward him. He was scared. I pet his muzzle.
"it's okay boy." I said
I went to get another bridle and Twilight, maybe seeing his dam wear it would make him more comfortable with it. I slipped the bridle onto Twilights head. She stood there calmly. Midnight looked at her and stepped toward me. I then tried again to put the bridle. He flinched a bit but then calmed when his mother looked at him kindly. After I finished fastening all the parts of the bridle. Then I brought the mounting block over to him and stepped up. I carefully pulled myself up. Midnight almost lost his balance and dropped me, but luckily he did not.
After mounting I taught him all the ways I would tell him to go forward, backward, left and right. When I was done I dismounted and lead both Twilight and Midnight back to their stalls. I untacked Twilight and brushed her, then I untacked Midnight and brushed him. I brought grain to Midnight's stall and filled his trough, then I filled his water trough and gave him a treat.
"You worked very hard today boy," I said
Dad came in a fed Twilight, then we went in the house and ate dinner. After dinner, we went to bed and fell fast asleep.
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Midnight
ФанфикA horse born with three legs and is blind in one eye. The father of Midnight's owner is going to shoot Midnight, when Amy steps in the way and take full care of Midnight. will he survive?
