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M.J. Evans
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PINTO! Based Upon the True Story of the Longest Horseback Ride in History
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LISTEN TO YOUR HORSE
I can't count the number of miles I have covered riding on the beautiful trails in the Colorado Mountains. My trusty thoroughbred Kit carried me over mountain streams, bridges, up rocky ledges, over fallen logs...he was the best. He took me wherever I asked him to go with those long legs of his. However, on the rare occasion when he hesitated, I let him look around and figure out what was bothering him. On one occasion, a deer bound out from a clump of scrub oak. Other times, I wouldn't see anything and eventually, Kit lowered his head and moved on. Animals are smart and we need to listen to them. In this excerpt, Pinto nearly lost his life because the Overland Westerners ignored what he was trying to tell them.
Book Excerpt
PINTO! Based Upon the True Story of the Longest Horseback Ride in History
As we approached the river’s edge, I felt my pack shift just slightly to one side. Something was wrong. I knew it. Fat entered the water, his horse walking confidently. It didn’t seem like there would be any problem. Yet, I became nervous. The pack wasn’t right. It wasn’t centered on my back the way it should be.
I stopped at the edge of the water. When Fat got far enough away to remove the slack from the lead, it jerked my halter. Still, I remained right where I was, my hooves planted on the sandy shore.
Fat must have felt the rope get taut. He turned around. “Pinto, come on, boy.”
I remained in place, bracing my thick neck against the pressure the rope and halter were putting on my head.
Fat tugged on the rope. “Come on, Pinto. Ya done this a million times. Nothin’ to be afraid of.”
His voice was calm and should have been reassuring. It wasn’t. I felt the pack slip just a bit more. I was sure the Overland Westerners had no idea, or they would have stopped to fix it.
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