The difference between training for the shows compared to the rodeo circuit, Mel thought. The colt showed promise as well on barrels and pole bending. He was fast and agile, much like the paint mare who had carried Addie to her three-time wins as World Champion Cowgirl. He had the right urge to race just as the bay filly had the disposition for the precision and control so critical to performance events.
“Feels like we’ve gone back in time,” Mel said.
“How’s that?” Addie asked.
“Look at what we’re riding. You on a fast paint and me on a steady bay, just like when we were in high school.”
“Dang if you’re not right.”
Mel pulled the filly to a stop, letting Addie take the lead down the short piece of single file path down to the cottonwoods and water at the spring in the shallow valley b
