We finally got to my barn and I hopped out grabbing my backpack. I shut the door and waved bye. He took off in the direction of his barn and I raced past the pastures like I always did to go see Duke. I reached the huge barn and went inside. I heard neighing and snorting and the sound of hay being munched on like I always did. I put my backpack down in the locker room. I opened my combination lock and grabbed my boots and riding pants and put them on.
I ran to the stall area and down the aisle past all the other
beautiful animals and reached Duke's comfy box stall near the end. He had
his head down munching away on some hay like the others. He looked so
beautiful, I stopped and just stared at him like a mother would do to a
newborn during his first night home. I clucked to him and he nickered. I
talked to him and gave him a pat. I gave him a big hug and led him to the
cross ties. I brushed and saddled him slowly and carefully. I led him
outside and I said hi to all the barn helpers, volunteers, and boarders. We
walked along slowly, me leading him by his bridle, down the aisle between the
two large outdoor rings. I didn't notice how nice it was outside. Fall
weather hadn't set in yet, the sun was out shining. I swung up on Duke and
gave him a pat. We walked to the edge of the woods and waved to all the
people working that I was friends with. I was smiling so much. I loved this
horse so much. It's the best feeling when your with someone you love way more
than anything else in the world, and that's how I felt when I was with Duke.
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