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shook his head up and down, but he

didn’t rear or squeal. Finally, we got

up to the fence, and I suggested

Brenda give him the piece of apple.

Brenda had been around horses a

lot, and yet she still trembled the

slightest bit as she held it out due to

his size. He reached out slowly,

cautiously, and finally nuzzled the

apple from her hand. As he ate it, we

both reached up slowly to pet him.

He snorted slightly as Brenda’s hand

came closer, but he didn’t move. It

took a few more slices of apple and

some more petting before he finally

seemed comfortable with her.

I stayed beside her a lot longer

than I had with Hannah because

Brenda made him nervous. And still,

when I moved to get the grain and

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