Eleven
“That was a great session today, Jess. That last run was flawless. You and Cisco are going to take home the blue together at your next rodeo.”
Heather turned Rain loose in the pasture with Jessie’s gelding and Jinx and pulled the girl against her side in a one-armed hug.
“Thanks, Heather. I should’ve asked Dad and Grandma to beg you to coach me from the start. Ugh. Jen just… doesn’t know how to teach me, I guess. She’s a great barrel racer, but yeah. Something just didn’t click.”
“I may have one up on her from my job. Training horses is as much training the riders as the horse, you know, and if I wasn’t as good at that part of the job as the rest of it…. Well, Ty wouldn’t have made me his partner.”
“I get that. I really do.”
“All right, kiddo. I need to drag Jeremiah out of th
