Short Story | Barrelracing Hype
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Last published Wed, Jul 15, 2015
This is a short story I did that's somewhat of a warm-up to see how peeps like my writing, I know I most likely won't get much heat from it, but there's always a first!
This is the POV {Point of View} of a Barrelracing horse starting at the starting gate to the finish! There are no details on the horse, rider or exactly where they are at ^^
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