October Story Contest

Sky, Luke, Roger and Me! Part 3 part 1 part 2
By: Taylor***
Age: 11

I woke up, took a shower, got dressed and brushed my teeth. I went to the small stables my horse Sky, was boarded at. My dogs, Luke and Roger were trotting beside me; well Luke was Roger was just slowly walking along far from Luke who was already at the stables. I had noticed that Roger had not been himself, lugging behind and not eating his food. I was very worried but he was old and I new that this might happen. I got to the stables sky was out to a paddock with him and a small pony. I gave him a flake of hay and a cup of oats. I fed the dogs and cleaned Sky’s stall.

After an hour I brought sky in brushed him and tacked up. Once we were out on the trails and running the dogs way up ahead almost back to the creek I saw roger fall I urged sky into a canter and stopped at roger I lifted him up onto the saddle and rode home I had a friend un-tack Sky and put him in a paddock. I rushed roger to the vet. When I got there the wait seemed endless. Finally the vet came out and brought me to his office.

“Well” he started off “he is very lucky to be alive, he is so and that a little more running could have easily made him deathly sick”
“So... what’s wrong with him?” I asked uneasily.
“He has a broken hip that needs caring for but other then that he should be fine”.
Oh how I wish he was right! Two weeks later, Roger had heartworm and he got even more sick but with lots of care he got better. And so he got a new bone and so did Luke of course and Sky got an apple. And so we all are still one big happy Pony Pal family!

Notes: in the next one sky gets stolen! And Taylor will do anything to find him!