We walked for days with no breaks but just as I thought I couldn't go any farther, we neared a big wooden thing. It was as tall as the tallest tree and as wide as the widest river. There were many men standing on the top watching over the surrounding men. They all looked at us and opened the big opening in the front.
We walked in and all the horses there were brown, bay, or black. I could feel everyone staring at me, either because I was white or because my mane and tail was blue. Some of the stallions whinnied at me to get my attention, oh yeah it was almost mating season… great.
"Here is where you will stay until later." A human took me to something that was like a person house but had a large opening along the top. The opening went down to about my shoulders, so I could see out but not get out. I refused to go in there, there were no other horses and it was kind of scary, being in that enclosed area.
"Come on!" he snapped, slapping my flank. I shot forward away from the man but into the building. He slammed the wooden board to keep me from leaving. I snorted, starting to get frustrated. I stuck my head out of the gap in the wall; this place scared me more and more as I watched.
There were horses getting their manes and tails cut off. Some horses were getting burned with the letters, U and S. Rows and rows of horses marched in sync past me as I watched. A few looked at me with awe, all were stallions. I also watched to see if they would open those big wooden things we entered in that opened and closed. They never did open.
"C'mon, girl." Called a different man. I looked at him as he opened the door, once again, I refused to go anywhere. I backed up into the wall but the man kept pursuing me. I shook my head in anger when he took out a rope. That was the last straw, I charged. He fell to the floor as I passed him. I galloped around, a whole bunch of men decided that they could catch me, I sure didn't think so.
They circled around me, leaving me nowhere to go. I reared and punched the air as the men tried throwing ropes on me. I stormed past two men trying to catch me. I heard a loud boom and I stopped. The men then caught me, I shook my head to try to get them off but it did no good.
"Are we having problems with the hostiles' horse?" said a strong looking man sitting on the back of a sturdy dark bay stallion. The dark bay stallion looked at me like every other stallion did here, with lust.
"No, of coarse not! She just got out but we caught her." A man holding a rope announced to the man on horseback.
"We have quite a rebel." Whispered the stallion to me.
"I have a mate!" I responded quickly. I questioned my words after they came out. What is going to happen to Strong Night? Is he going to find someone else? But he looked at me with love, not lust like these horses. I shook away the thought and returned back to the bay.
"Who might that be? Another hostile horse?" he laughed.
"Yes and he is ten times the stallion you could ever be!" I spit at him, bearing my teeth.
"I see that this horse is getting feisty." Said the man on top of him. "It is time. Take her to the corral."