Rocky Mountain Journey (SISTERS OF THE ROCKIES #3) by Misty M. Beller EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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JULY 1839
GREEN RIVER VALLEY (FUTURE WYOMING)
The stallion’s muscles coiled beneath Faith as the massive animal prepared
to rear. But she wouldn’t let him throw her—wouldn’t lose control.
Exhaling slowly to keep her own body from tensing, she crooned, “Easy,
boy.”
She had a job to do, and she would not fail. The sooner she finished this
horse’s training, the sooner the family could continue their search for Steps
Right. She gripped the reins tighter and pressed her weight deeper into her
heels. If he shied sideways or lunged forward into a bucking fit, she’d be
ready.
This stallion’s determination and endurance were not to be
underestimated. Those qualities would make him an excellent cavalry
mount. . . if she trained him into a solid riding horse first. In this moment,
she needed him to walk around the corral without attempting to throw her.
The stallion’s front legs lifted off the ground, and her lungs froze as she
steadied herself. Then he landed on his toes. He’d risen just enough to
threaten a full rear.
“Walk on.” She nudged him forward with her heels. No matter what, she
couldn’t let him feel the fear that gnawed at the edges of her confidence.
Too much depended on her finishing this animal’s training.
He settled into a flat-footed walk for a half-dozen steps, then his muscles
coiled again. The warning came only a heartbeat before his front legs rose
up in a full rear.
Her heart surged, and she leaned forward to keep their balance upright,
loosening her reins and flicking the ends on his shoulder.
“Walk on!” The words came out more as a roar than a shout, but her tone
accomplished her goal.
The stallion dropped his front legs to the ground.
She dug her heels into his sides and said again, “Walk on.”
He obeyed, jigging forward a few steps, then finally settled into a calmer
walk. She worked to make her body relax again. Horses fed on tension. If
he sensed it within her, he’d act out more.
“That’s enough for today, Faith.” Rosemary’s commanding voice
sounded across the yard from the front porch of their cabin. “End on a good
note, then come help me with the food.”
Not now. She was just making headway. Surely Rosie understood she
needed to take advantage of every moment when the stallion would
cooperate.
Faith let her focus dart toward her sister for only a second before
returning to the horse’s ears, which were now pointed firmly in the direction
he stared—toward Rosie and their one-year-old niece, Bertie, who was
propped on her hip. Distracted like that, he could startle easily.
Faith shook her head and kept her tone pleasant for the horse’s sake. “I
think he needs more time cantering to wear off his extra energy. He’s still
not focusing.”
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