The Chronicles of the Little Red Stallion Chapter Two: Rushing Kelbie: The Chronicles of the Little red Stallion

By J.C. Ferreira

This is the second chapter in the story of my beloved first horse, Kelbie.

It is based on his true story, but listed as fiction because some events are adapted.

• Language: English
• Publisher: J.C. Ferreira
• Release date: Mar 29, 2023
• ISBN: 9798215885581

Book preview

He’d been visiting the horses at the show grounds for two weeks now, hoping someone would give him a chance to ride one of them.

The shy fifteen year old boy stayed outside the paddocks, though. He sat next to the fence, watching and enjoying the company of a bay gelding, whose small camp was at the side of the paddocks. Its owner had seen him there a few times. He’d said the horse could not be ridden but he did not mind James visiting.

Since James had come back from his vacation at his sister and brother in law’s farm, the only thing on his mind was horses.

When he got the chance to learn to ride on one of their stock horses, he did not hesitate, although he felt scared. It felt strange to sit on a moving animal, and it felt higher off the ground than it was.

His sister, Ally, was going to ride with him but she got off when her horse became fidgety. She’d had a very bad fall a few years before, and had not overcome the fear of falling off again. She did not get on immediately after she had fallen because she was in too much pain. She had broken her foot in the fall.

James and the farm hands herded sheep and cattle around the farm, and he soon learned to canter. One learned faster when you were actually using the new skill you were learning, for something.

He did not feel confident enough to let go of the saddle, with the one hand he was holding on to it, though.

Horseback riding was by far the most marvellous experience he’d ever had. He felt that he had a special bond with horses. Everything about them was wonderful.

It was the first time he visited over the weekend. A truck pulled up and a man who seemed to be in his late twenties got out, followed by a woman who looked a few years