The black stallion by Imogen Walker (the reading list .TXT) 📖

going to be so good to ride" I smile at her and look at Sampson his breathe on my shoulder. I see my dad pull into the drive away and say out the window, "he's sweaty, go give him a drink" Chapter 6

The morning arises when I hear chatter in the distance, I get up and peek out my back window and see Rebecca there with some other girl patting Sampson! I run out and say "what so you think you are doing!" She looks around and chuckles and says "I'm just giving your horse some affection" i push her away "well he doesn't need any from you anyway" I retort as she gives me a death stare and walks off. I look at Sampson and run my finger up his white blaze and say " I will get you your feed in a second" feeling my nudge my hand. I walk back to the paddock carrying his bright blue bucket along with a pick in my hand. He trots over to me and I hand him the food, I say "I'm just going to try and pick your feet out, you will be alright" I slowly put my hand down his leg and squeeze and he lifts it. I grab it but he tries to kick it forward I say "no!" In a harsh voice picking out the remainder dirt in his feet. I walk back inside and hear my mum say "we better take you and Sampson to pony club so you can ride him there?" I look around my face glowing " yes we should but how are we going to get him on a float?" I say hoping she has a answer. She looks at me and looks around for something when she says "dad has a friend who can put him on a float he is coming around today" I smile and say "I really hope he doesn't play up too much" frowning a little.We drive in our ford territory with a double horse float on the back, I look out the window and look around at the float checking Sampson in the float.  We turn into the drive way I look over and see my best friend Alice riding Pepper her stock horse in the arena. We come to a stop and I get out and slowly open up the float door and walk up beside Sampson and untie him backing him out of the float. He looks around and nickers, Alice notices me and stops and quickly jumps off running over to the side of the fence tying up Pepper. My mum walks into the office as I walk him into the arena, I say to Alice excitedly "I'm putting a saddle on him today!" She looks at me and smiles replying "he's gonna go so good here!." I see mum walking over with the president, as she grabs my saddle the president named Linda says confidently "where did you get him from?" I look at her and say "the wild" trailing off. She looks at me and says picking up her tone "he is going to be crazy!, how are you going to be able to ride him here at shallow halls?" I say quietly, "he will be fine, don't stress ms." She looks at me wide eyed doubting me and walks off as mum enters the arena. I hold out the saddle blanket to him and let him sniff it carefully. I slid it onto his back he looks around at it his eyes tilting a little back. I calm him and apply some pressure onto his back as if someone would get up. I then slide the saddle onto his back gently and do the girth up on the first hole, letting it hang loosely around his waist. I lunge him for a while doing the girth up tighter and tighter until it is just right. I put the stirrups down and place one foot in the stirrup applying some pressure as my mum holds him. I swing up slowly and slide my other foot in. I get my mum to lead me around the arena slowly and carefully I stay focus on him.

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Publication Date: 01-06-2014

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