Lisa walked into her father's stable, it was her stable now. She had grown up at Farefield but since her father died, it had not felt like home. His dying wish was for Lisa to run the family business. Tears formed in Lisa's eyes, her fathers death, still fresh in her mind. It was quiet, almost peaceful. Birds chirped in the distance and the wind was softly blowing. Lisa looked around, the place had really fallen apart. Normally there would be sounds of people and horses but it was quiet. Most of the employees had been laid off and the horses sold. There were only two employees left. John a stable hand and June a jockey, Lisas best friend. There were five horses that had not been sold. Two race horses, a mare and her foal and Star. Lisa did not know why her father had kept Star all this time. Lisa walked up to Stars stall and put her hand out. Star flattened her ears and backed away. Lisa sighed, it looked like Star had not improved much over the years. She walked passed the horses and into the office.
The window was half open and sunlight shone into the room. Paper work was piled on top of the desk and everything had a layer of dust on it. Lisa sat down in the worn out chair and started to sort through the paperwork. Lisa noticed a flyer sitting on top of the pile, it said "Heartland healing hearts, healing horses." Lisa picked up the flyer and continued to read. On the bottom there was a phone number. Lisa took her cell phone out of her pocket and dialed the number. A female voice answered "Hello this is Marion, how can I help you?" " Hi" said Lisa " I have a horse and I was wondering if you could look at her?" " Ok" said Marion she was relived to finally have a client. " When can you come by?" " Does tomorrow at ten work?" " yes, see you then" said Marion.
The next day
Lisa walked up to Stars stall and opened the door. Star backed away and shook her head. Lisa sighed, she was already running late. She pulled a carrot out of her pocket and offered it to the mare. Lisa stood still and Star cautiously approached her. Star took the carrot and sniffed her hand. Lisa clipped the lead rope on to Stars halter. The Palomino threw her head and neighed. Lisa carefully ran her hands over Stars mane to calm her down. Lisa let her hand drop to her side and led Star out of her stall. When she got to the trailer, Star refused to go in. The horse shook her head and stomped her foot. Lisa was getting impatient. She just wanted to get this over with. "Come on Star!" she said and pulled on her halter. Star stepped backwards and pulled away. " Its okay girl," said Lisa softly. She pulled another carrot out of her pocket. Using the carrot Lisa led Star into the trailer and closed the door.
