The Pony Express

Chapter 1= Auction

     I was walking down the road on main street and saw an ad for an auction at the city's ranch. I new that is where we needed to get out horses from. A few woman including me decided on starting a pony express, to deliver mail across america because the stage coach and ship just were not fast enough. The ad said "We are having an auction on friday for horses, you can either cold the horse or take em' home. The breeds are thoroughbred-draft-mustang-quarter horse. The auction starts at 12pm sharp." So when Friday came around I started heading to the ranch at about 11:30 am so I could have a chance to look at the horses that were being sold. They all came from the plains or where horses that were unwanted and beaten. So most of them were wild and untamed, never to be touched my mankind. As I walk down the line of all the horses, there were so many horses that needed a good home or a place to run I knew we needed at least 500 horses. So I picked the 250 thoroughbreds for running fast along the plains and 250 mustangs for the Rocky ridges. There was one horse that sat in the corner she was at least 16 hands tall. She had beat marks all over and was limping on one foot. I just have to have her and nurse her back to health. The mayor walked up to me and asked "well how are we doing today Heather?" I answered back "not so good, you see that horse in the corner?" "Yah" the mayor replied "well how much you want for her-?" I continued to say but the mayor cut in and started to say "you want that hag?" "Yes, mayor I do she does not deserve to live a horrible life like this or to be killed this mare has potential." I stated. "Well If you like her that much she's yours" the mayor sounded annoyed as he said his response. But I didn't care she was mine! I know I sounded like a child you know being excited about a horse, but horses are my life, and when I was younger I got into a lot of trouble. Then when I was about thirteen my mother and father died in the burning of our house. I had a horse that helped me cope with my pain. Then when my mare got sick there was no one to help me cope over her death. I was lost and made really bad choices. But then about 4 years ago I met a wonderful man. His name was Timothy. we have been dating for a year. When I saw that mare in the corner it reminded me of well, me.