One Hour In Heaven - Guest Post

I slurped up a last mouthful of water. Mmm that was nice. "Cloe!" I looked around. Oh no. It's that she-human again. Reluctantly me and my boyfriend, Barra pulled our huge feet out of the mud surrounded the dam. I thought about that mud for an instant. The dam was low. I'd never seen it so low. We hadn't had rain for months. As Barra and I walked up the bank and away from the she-human, the dry grass crackled beneath our feet.

I stuck close to Barra. I was jealous of his attention. To be completely honest, I wasn't sure why he even liked me. In my day I had been quite a looker they said, but now-a-days I was having a hard time of it. There was nothing to eat and I'd just got thinner and thinner. My backbone rode high above my barrel and my hips stuck out in funny directions. To add to it, I was covered in ticks and because they got so itchy, I'd taken to rubbing against fence posts and gates and trees. I'd feel better for a little while but my mane and tail started to get raggedy and then I got sores on my neck. They weren't big, just enough for the flies to love.

Barra had commented on my looks one day. He'd seemed nice enough about it but I'd felt embarrassed and hung my head. He smiled at me and walked off toward the shade. I thought he was gone forever but soon he was back and following me around again. Yep, I liked his attention.

Oh but that she-human. I actually stood still and let her come up to me. Haha I made her walk all the

way down the hill to where I was though. I wasn't gonna go up there and surrender! She came down, scratched my forehead real quick and then tried to sling a lead-rope over my neck. Oh no you don't. Look, I might be ugly but I'm not stupid. I dodged the rope and started off. She ignored me and went to scratch Barra. I looked over my shoulder expecting to be horrified and mortified by seeing him accept her attentions without protest but I was relieved to see him trotting after me. She followed us up the hill (it's fun making humans walk!) for a bit and then branched off to see other members of the herd. They all accepted her stroking and scratching without ado except for Dulux; but he's sensitive with such things. Hansom but sooky. Barra and I went back to our eating and we hardly even noticed when she came back and patted us a few times. But slowly I resigned myself to the fact that the she-human was going to catch me. What had I done? What did she want me to do? She'd never really spent much time with me but obviously she wanted me now.

I let her slip the lead-rope around my neck and even buckle up the halter easy. I guess I figured that now I was doomed I may as well go easily and without a fight. As she pulled me away and out the gate, I called goodbye to my friends and they followed me as far as we could go. As the she-human and I walked along, I only gave her a little trouble. Other then pulling back once or twice I went easy. She seemed to think all this was normal.

Now, looking back I wish I had of run ahead. Because when we 'arrived' it wasn't work waiting for me but food! Just what I needed to gain wait and bring back my past beauty! I was excited. I called to my friends that all was well and dug in. And I can't remember any more.

I did pinch myself before I wrote this but I promise it wasn't a dream. It was real. I think I've had a taste of heaven. If heaven's better then that hour the she-woman gave me today on the sweet grass, then heaven's worth going to! 

I think if she comes back tomorrow, I'll be going easy with her!

By Cloe the Horse (Me :)