Captain Gumby

This story is going to take you…. on an adventure! What kind of adventure you ask. Well, this is my adventure, something that takes you through the best memories of my life. Something that makes me…. well me! If you want to know what makes up the best memories of my life, then you will have to read on! Goodluck! There I was, at the very last class of the day, my heart beating so hard it was all I could hear. I could smell the musty stalls and the piney trees. “In fifth place………” I stopped listening. Finally the judge got to third place “And in third place, Ashlyn Berry on Captain Gumby.” I had won! I rode over and grabbed my ribbon. “Please stay inside the arena until highpoint has been announced.” So, I rode back to my spot and waited

I strolled over and sat on the couch. Pepper swished by my feet with her old rough ball. Bo, the old dog, was not enjoying her being here. Bo walked up by my room, Pepper ran over and snapped at him. Bo ran away so fast you didn’t even see him. Finally, she came over and sat by my feet whining. “What do you want?” I asked. She ran by the food bowl, “No, you can’t eat, it’s not time yet,” I said. So, to distract her from food, I got up and grabbed the hairy old ball that had been worn to nothing. I tossed it across the room, she ran with all her might to get that ball. She dropped the ball and went to get one of her new toys, could you blame her? I was so excited to have my own dog, Pepper is now two years old, but still going like the frisky puppy she was! I walked out into the paddock and grabbed Gumby. He looked at me with his gleaming eyes and followed me out. We walked under the hazy sky and heard the birds screeching, stamping hooves, and the whistling of the barn hands as they mucked out stalls. I trudged by the piney smelling trees and into the musty tack room. I grabbed a scratchy coarse brush and started grooming his thick fluffy coat. His coat was dazzling when I was done. Gumby was my favorite horse and still is, I ride him any time I get the chance, and I’m glad I got the chance to try him