ikissdhimbck: (Sunset over Desert Sage)
Katherine "Kissin' Kate" Barlow ([personal profile] ikissdhimbck) wrote 2011-05-08 05:00 pm (UTC)

Not anticipating the command, Concession gives a little kick as he takes off down the path.




"Jus' appreciatin' the view."


Kate grins and clucks her tongue, urging Beaut into gallop with a 'yah!'

They're beyond the hottest part of the day, but the air is still wet. It's akin to being slapped in the face with a used rag as they ride, but with the air moving it ain't so unpleasant.

And this is the way to see Texas: dirt swirling around the horse's hooves and leaving clouds behind them; a limitless blue sky spread out in a dare, a taunt, you'll never reach the horizon no matter how hard you ride; the beat of the earth pounding in your chest like a dual heartbeat.

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