Chapter Three: Introducing the Horses
We arrived at the corral three minutes later. I held Jeff's hand in mine as we walked. I heard Chelsea say to Eddie,
"Isn't that sweet? It's puppy love,"
"Yeah, you got that right," responded Eddie.
I went to the corral fence and said,
"All right. These are your horse assignments: Raven you're riding Foxy. Eddie you're riding Melody. Chelsea you're riding Gunny. Miranda you're riding Pudgi. Lizzie you're riding Conn. Gordo you're riding Chum. Phil you're riding Splash. Keeley you're riding Magic. Jeff and I are going along as well and we'll be riding CJ and Tzer. Any questions?"
"Are you going to help us with our horses?" asked Lizzie.
"Yup. Conn is the big white guy. We'll ride soon, don't worry,"
"Whose Melody?" asked Eddie.
"She's the big black mare," replied Jeff. He guided Eddie towards Melody. Eddie stared up at Melody, a look of awe on his face.
Once everyone had his or her horses, I showed them where I kept the helmets and showed them how to get on their horses. The other kids asked about their horses and either Jeff or I introduced the riders to their horses.
"This is the order that we're going in: Me, Lizzie, Gordo, Raven, Miranda, Phil, Eddie, Jeff, Chelsea and Keeley. Let's go!" all of us mounted our horses and were off on a ride through the forests that surrounded my property.