Third day at the stable today, and something quite unusual happened. Let me explain.


I was preparing Dev' for his first ride here, when I heard the recognizing sound of hooves hitting the ground. I turnt around and I saw a young man leading a chestnut mare. I gripped the tether of Dev', fearing that he would do something unpredictable.

The man looked at me, a bright, shiny, teethy smile appearing on his cheeks.
"Hi ! You must be Edith ! "
He tried to reach my hand to shake, but his mare, hoofs planted in the ground, bright eyes and dilated nostrils, didn't seem to want to moove.
"Sorry, she can be a real pain sometimes." He said, a sincere sad look on his face.
"You know me ?"
"Yes, of course, Beatha told me about you ! My name is Jacob, very happy to meet you. This (he shows his horse) is Rosemary, my little mare. She's very nice when she's alone, but not very friendly I must say."
A silence settles. He broke it :
"Well, I'd better go, horse riding doesn't wait !"
He started to walk, but suddently stopped.
"I almost forgot ! Can I take a picture of you ? We keep a track of all the riders that passed by in here !"
"Well .. I don't see why not."
"Alright." He clumsily took his phone out and point it at me. "Smile !"
I smiled.
"Come on ! "
I smiled until my cheeks hurt.
"You kidding right ? That's not a smile !"
As I couldn't smile more, I rised two fingers. Peace and love.
"Perfect ! Thank you !" He put his phone back into his pocket. "See you later then !"


Well, that's it for today. See you later !