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She seemed very concerned. “I

will take care of him today. You

worry about the other horses.”

I told her I didn’t think she should

go in there, but she laughed. “Don’t

worry about me. I’ll be careful, and

I’ve never met a horse I couldn’t

handle.”

I went to my work cleaning the

other horse barns. I had barely begun

when I heard Dader snort. It

triggered an instant memory, and

something inside of me said “run!” I

threw myself over the fence and sped

across the yard, grabbing a shovel on

my way. In seconds I was at Dader’s

pen where I could see Brenda on her

back and Dader starting to rear above

her.

I vaulted the gate, landing on my

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