Chapter 3 August 9th
DelilahI hurried into the barn at Happy Hearts Therapeutic Riding Stable, glancing at my watch. Forty-five minutes remained until the students showed up for their last ride of the session. Leah was in the arena setting up the obstacle course for them to complete to graduate from this session. The horse’s heads hung over their stall doors as I jogged down the barn aisle to the last stall. Penny’s little soft nose was barely visible over the stall door. She nickered at my approach.
“Hey, girlie.” I slipped the halter over her little ears. “I’m going to make you beautiful today.” Clipping the lead rope onto her halter, I led her into the wash stall to bathe her.
I was combing out her tail when boot heels clicked down the aisle to the wash stall.
“Hi Delilah, it’s good
