Ella felt like going on another ride with Blaze. Tasha had called her to tell her that she was running late, so Ella had a couple of hours to fill in. But she didn't mind because she was at the stable; there was plenty for her to do, and that included horses. She knew that she had been on a ride in the morning, and during her lesson, but riding was always fun, not matter how many times it happened in a day.
Ella was glad that she had lessons twice a week; one on Saturday mornings, and another one on Monday afternoons. That just gave Ella more excuses to spend some time with Blaze. Ella was just glad that Kayla didn't feel left out, because she decided to go to the house for a while until Tasha came to pick the girls up.
Ella decided that she would go and check Blaze and see if he had enough energy for another ride. She made her way to the stall and she was surprised to see that Blaze wasn't there. She could have sworn that she put him in the stall before, and no one else could have taken him out because he was the horse who she, and only she, rode in lessons and for pleasure.
"I knew you would come and look for him," said Cody from the stall across from Blaze's stall.
Ella turned around and walked over to the stall that Cody was in, "where is he?" she asked.
"Don't fret," Cody joked.
"I'm not."
But she was worried.
What if she now had to share Blaze?
"I took him down to the far paddock," said Cody.
"Who am I supposed to ride now?" asked Ella.
That wasn't fair. She wanted to ride Blaze and now she couldn't.
"I am glad you brought that up," said Cody, "because I have a suggestion that I know you will be interested in."
"Okay?" replied Ella. She was interested in knowing what the suggestion was.
"I am sure you remember Jax and Majesty."
Jax and Majesty were two horses who Ella had met a couple of days after she got home from camp, and it was pretty hard to forget those two horses. Jax was a splashed white gelding who had interesting markings. He was practically half white and half black and he was so handsome. And Majesty was a beautiful white mare. Ella knew that she wasn't actually white; she had a grey muzzle, but her fur was just as light. Ella liked to refer to her as a white mare.
"Do you feel like spending some time with your favourite, and not to mention, handsome cousin?" asked Cody.
"If it involves horses, then yes."
"Then you are coming on a ride with me."
"Why?"
"My uncle wants me to try them out."
"Then shouldn't you ride them both one at a time?"
"I could," Cody grinned as he exited the stall and rested the shovel on the wall, "but that would mean you would miss out on riding them."
"And you would have a much longer afternoon," Ella finished for Cody.
"Yeah. So, do you want to ride with me or not?"
Ella nodded, "I would love to."
With that, Cody went into the tack room to get a couple of lead ropes. He came out and handed one to Ella. He then led her to the paddock where the horses had been staying since they arrived a couple of weeks ago. Ella clipped the lead rope on Majesty's halter and led her out of the paddock. She tethered her on the fence and then went with Cody to get the two horses' tack.
