August Story Contest

For Sale Or Not For Sale: Part 1
By: Coppergirl2000
Age: 11

Hi! I’m Iris Jordan! My horse Lady is a Tramp, Lady for short, is a bay Thoroughbred Arabian cross. I was riding her.
“C’mon Lady! Let’s gallop back!” I urged my mare into a gallop. She soared over a couple of fallen logs and surged to the barn. “Whoa! Whoa girl, whoa.” I pulled on the reins. I looped the reins over the horn of my western saddle and swung off. I led Lady into the barn and untacked her. Then our groom came up.
“Are you saying good-bye?” He said in his Latino accent.
“What?”
“Never mind!” He took Lady’s reins and hurriedly walked away.
“Mom! DAD!!!” I yelled and stormed down the barn aisle. My other Thoroughbred Lucky nickered at me. “Hey buddy.” I rubbed his neck, and rubbed Smokey’s neck. I ran up to the house. Mom was standing next to Dad. “What’s going on? Alejandro asked me if I was saying goodbye to Lady!”
“I’m sorry honey, we’re moving to Virginia, we only have room for three horses, that means each of us keeping one.” Said Dad.
“NO!” I ran up to my room, my parents yelling at me all the while. I slammed the door and layed on my bed and cryed.
Sometime later, my Dad stepped in. “Honey, I’ll let you chose one of my horses, on of your moms, and one of your horses to keep.”
“Out of the whole barn! That’s 5 horses each!”
“I know.”

Help Iris decide which horses to keep!
Mom:
Jordan: Bay Hanoverian Gelding
Lucy: Palomino Quarter Horse Mare
Smurf: Fleabitten Gray Thoroughbred Gelding
Halo: Black Arabian Mare
Splash: Bay Blanket Appaloosa Gelding
Dad:
Saleh: Chestnut Hanoverian Mare
Copper: Chestnut Quarter Horse Gelding
Lexington: Grey Thoroughbred Mare
James: Cream Arabian Gelding
Daisy: Palomino Welsh Mare
Iris:
Lady: Bay Thoroughbred/Arabian Mare
Lucky: Chestnut Overo Thoroughbred/Paint Gelding
Smokey: Dark Grey Shetland Mare
Fritz: Flaxen Chestnut South German Gelding
Carrie: Black Fresian Mare