Carson held the reins of the huge black horse while Cache Bryant, a cattle rancher from Nevada who Scarlett had hired to deal with the herd already here on the ranch, muttered under his breath from the rear of the horse.
Most of the animals at Last Chance Ranch had some sort of special need, whether that was a health problem or a neglect issue. This particular horse—Cowboy—walked with a limp from a previous injury, and that meant he did not like anyone poking at his hooves.
Which was too bad, because Cache and Carson wanted Cowboy to have the best life possible. And that meant re-shoeing him to make sure he could walk as well as possible.
“Almost got it,” Cache called.
Cowboy tried to move, and Carson shushed him and held the reins tight. “Just a few more minutes,” he said to the horse
