I was shocked, but all I could manage to say
was, “Cool.”
“I’m Sasha, and this is my sister Petra,” he
added.
“Yeah—nice to meet you. My aunt said you
two can teach me how to ride.”
“That we can,” Sasha replied.
“Really, all you have to do is hold on. These
horses are all super well trained,” Petra added.
“I think Misty would be the perfect horse
for her, don’t you?” Sasha asked his sister.
“Oh, he would,” she agreed. “I’ve already
got him saddled up and ready to go.”
Petra led a beautiful black horse out of the
stable and showed me how to get up on his back.
“I’m going to walk beside you,” Petra
told me.
“The key to riding Misty is to keep loose
reigns and to trust your instincts,” Sasha
said. “He’s a good horse. When you feel
comfortable, we’ll go for a little ride.”
They were right. Misty was a wonderful
horse. I felt comfortable after just a few laps
around the fenced-in pasture.
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