She laughs good-humoredly, walking Rachat along next to him.
"I'd offer t'even the field by tryin' t'learn somethin' you're good at, but I don't think I could jump into what you do. 'Course, I ain't sure I could even stand up on a pair of ice skates, so there is that."
All right, so maybe he looked like an ass. Just a little. But Kate's temperament is gentle most of the time. If you push her buttons she'll push right back, but she sees potential where others see mistakes. Tommy getting on the horse at all wipes his slate clean of assery.
"If y'hold your reins straight, like there's a clothes line from Duncan's bridle t'your wrists t'your elbow, an' give a li'l more pressure with your heels, it should ease you into a trot."
She snaps Rachat's reins lightly and clucks her tongue, demonstrating what she just instructed Tommy to do. The thoroughbred sets off ahead of Duncan at an easy trot.
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"I'd offer t'even the field by tryin' t'learn somethin' you're good at, but I don't think I could jump into what you do. 'Course, I ain't sure I could even stand up on a pair of ice skates, so there is that."
All right, so maybe he looked like an ass. Just a little. But Kate's temperament is gentle most of the time. If you push her buttons she'll push right back, but she sees potential where others see mistakes. Tommy getting on the horse at all wipes his slate clean of assery.
"If y'hold your reins straight, like there's a clothes line from Duncan's bridle t'your wrists t'your elbow, an' give a li'l more pressure with your heels, it should ease you into a trot."
She snaps Rachat's reins lightly and clucks her tongue, demonstrating what she just instructed Tommy to do. The thoroughbred sets off ahead of Duncan at an easy trot.