Stall 4-Chico Jaca Twister

[Nicole]

Show Name: Chico Jaca Twister
Barn Name: Cooper
Breed: Quarter Horse/Stock Horse
Age: 7 years old
Color: Chestnut
Gender: Gelding
Height: 14.5HH
Sire: unknown
Dam: unknown
Disciplines: Eventing
Owner: Samantha Smith

[ashlea]

Samantha walked down the barn aisle, counting the number of stalls mentally so that she knew when Twister's was coming up. While she walked, Samantha reached up to tighten the bandanna that was meant to keep tendrils of hair from slipping into her face while she worked. Three...Four, she thought as a copper-coloured head appeared over the stall door and gave a joyful nicker. "Hey Twister," Samantha said and she reached up to scratch the whorl of hair on the centre of his face. Unbolting the wooden door, she entered the stall and clipped a lead rope onto the gelding's halter, leading him out into the aisle where she proceeded to knot the lead rope around a piece of baling twine, which was hanging off a sturdy tie ring. Giving him a final pat, Samantha hurried back down the aisle to the tack room where she located a pitchfork, shovel and wheelbarrow. This is going to be fun,she thought rather ruefully and sighed, the hot day already penetrating through the cool of the barn. Twister gave a wary snort when she arrived back with the wheelbarrow, and Samantha rolled her eyes and grinned. "It's not going to hurt you boy," she murmured and then set to work, mucking out the gelding's stall.

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A quarter of an hour later, Samantha pushed the last of the soiled bedding down towards the muck heap, a tired expression evident on her face. Lifting the wheelbarrow, the contents fell out onto the already large pile, and Samantha used the shovel to push back any excess that had escaped. Now I just have to put fresh shavings in she mused and headed back to the barn to do just that.