“If you’ll give me a number where I can reach you, I’ll call just as soon as I get a registration on him. It’s all computerized now, so I’ll know within minutes of the time he signs in. I can probably even get a message to him through the rodeo secretary so he can contact you if it would help.”
“Oh, yes! That would be great. I really appreciate your help.”
When she finally hung up, Mari was surprised to see only a little more than an hour had passed. She faced another long afternoon. Although clouds were building over the mountains, the temperature climbed steadily. She went back to turn on the cooling system. At least tonight, Dusty wouldn’t come back to a miserably hot home.
To pass time, she sat back down and carefully figured what each horse’s bill was to the date the owner said the
