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feet next to Brenda just as Dader

started coming down toward her.

Brenda threw her hand over her face

to protect herself. I swung the shovel

with all my strength, catching him in

the side of his shoulder. It twisted his

body just enough so that he mostly

missed her, though one hoof struck

her arm.

Dader crashed to his knees. I

dropped the shovel, grabbed Brenda

under each arm, and pulled her back

to the fence while Dader was

scrambling to his feet again. I

thought he would go to the other end

of the corral, but he rose to strike

again. I stepped up between him and

Brenda and scrambled to reach for the

shovel. I grabbed it, but was unable

to use it for defense before his hooves

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