"What am I going to do with you?" I grumbled, leading Numby Jr off the trailor. "Youre way more mischevious then your daddy ever was! If this is the way you want to be, FINE!" I yelled slamming his stall door shut behind me. The colt had managed to get us kicked off the race track again. He walked into the paddock like a pro. He stood quietly while he was groomed too. When the judge came over to verify his tattoo number, Numby Jr. took a huge chunk out of his hand. Then he kicked a huge dent in the paddock stall. He ran away from me as Jason anf I hooked him up to the jog cart again, and ended up biting some grooms, taking a chunk out of a mare's hind, and even jumped into the little pond in the infield. By the time he finally allowed himself to be caught, I was getting hollered at from every direction. I had to hold Jason back a few times, or else he would have knocked some lights out! The judges told me i could not bring that horse back to any track to race, untill he was safe. Then we had to pass some test set up bu the judges to determine that he really could behave.I was infuriated. "Numby NEVER acted like that!! yea he nipped and was a little headstrong. but he never ran away and acted up. Most of all, he never bit inoccent peopl...ot horses for that matter! Lets see how well you like not being able to race. You wont see that harness or jog cart for a long while!" I said still yelling, er more like talking loudly, to the colt. But the truth was, I needed to get him to behave! He loved to race, so did I! Harness rcing is my passion, I get the biggest thrill out of it. I wasnt ready to give up. I trudged up to the house to see if Jason had ordered the pizza yet. "Hey hunnie." He said kissing my forhead. I grumbled a hello. "Today was the WORST day of my life! I have never been so frustrated and humiliated!!" Jason lauged alittle. I threw him an evil look. The phone rang and interuppted it. "hello?" I answered. "Hi Ashley. I am Steve Sydoriw from Harness News Flash. Ive heard you are having trouble controlling your new colt, and that you are barred from harness tracks again." The man said. Normally I would have hung up after this rudeness but I was too mad to hang up. "First of all, I dont appreciate your sneering tone of voice. Secondly, I dont appreciate being caleld at home, out of the blue to answer questions...and be harrased. Thirdly, I can control my colt. But he's a green 3 year old, and is acting up at the track, hes not the only colt. Hes just learning and thinks he's having fun. HE loves the track, and loves any kind of attention So lay of my horse!!! I respect the decision of the judges beause they dont want to endanger anyone else. So buzz off until I come to you." Click. "Ash, do you just realize you defended the same horse you just cursed for hours?" jason said. I couldnt help but laugh. I sighedand thought of ways to sort through my mess.
|