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I might be able to wrap the gate

around the side of the trailer so that

when the horse came out it would be

natural for him to go into the pasture.

When the trailer was in position,

the two men in the pickup climbed

out. One of them told me they were

both heading off to get a well-

deserved cold beer and would come

back in an hour or so to see if there

was anything left of me. With that,

they both laughed, climbed into the

waiting car, and drove away.

I opened the pasture gate and

pulled it around to the side of the

trailer. I found some twine in my

pickup and tied the gate loosely to the

horse trailer. If the horse would come

out and go into the pasture, I

could then put the gate back up and

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