Trail Rides: A Short Story

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Emma swayed back and forth. Her hay tasted like salt. Her water was bland. Moon,Kit and Annie were munching on their food.Emma,was a grulla quarter horse. Emma was twenty three years old. She was getting older and older it was harder to move. When hay was put out,Moon,Kit,and Annie all rushed out.Emma took her time. Emma couldn’t go on any trail rides. She was to old. One day, Emma felt pain, a hard pain. “No.I have a couple more years of good days.Im not quitting.”Emma thought. Emma went near the fence.The October air made the pain hurt more. Emma thought about all her life.When she let the kids ride her to the trail rides. Emma woke up,Matt,surdoing her. The pain coursed through her,making her hurt worse. “Just put her out of her misery.”