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nose. “Well, Old Buddy, I thought I

had seen some interesting animal

dynamics, but this one takes the

cake.”

I had watched them for way too

long and knew I should get to other

work. I scratched his nose for

another minute. “You be good here,

Buddy, and I’ll be back later today to

check on you.”

I started to leave, and he grew

anxious. He started whinnying to me.

I went back and petted him just a bit

more. “You’ll be okay. I’ve got to

go take care of the other horses.”

I climbed into my pickup, and I

almost feared his concern would

cause him to go through the gate to

get to me. I started down the road in

my pickup, and he ran the whole way

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