Kevin's Horse Part II

Kevin had not anticipated such action from Jet, and so, wasn't the least bit ready. He nearly fell off the back of his horse, but managed to grab the saddle horn in time to prevent him from being unseated. When Jet sprang forward, Kevin dropped the left rein. He used the saddle horn to pull himself forward with his right hand, while reaching over Jet's shoulder, praying that Jet wouldn't step on the flapping piece of leather and fall. Kevin scooped up the rein in his left hand.

He glanced up and, to his amazement, discovered he and Jet were gaining on the race horses at an unvelievable rate. It never occurred to Kevin to pull back on the reins. He was so excited that he was actually getting a chance to prove that his horse was the fastest! The three horses racing on the track were bunched up, so that it seemed that Kevin and Jet flew by all three of them at once.

Kevin glanced to his right to where Mr. Cooper was standing with his stopwatch. mr. Cooper's face was flushed, and he was shouting something that Kevin couldn't make out. It suddenly occurred to Kevin that he had intruded on a training session, and that Mr. Cooper was upset with him. "Man" Kevin thought, "He probably won't ever let me come and watch again! I'd better go over and apologize to him." By this time, Kevin and Jet had left the race horses far behind, so Kevin began to pull on the reins and, gradually, reluctantly, Jet slowed to a stop. Kevin turned Jet around and rode over to where Mr. Cooper was standing.

"I'm so sorry, Mr. Cooper. I didn't know my horse was going to take off like that and, when he did, I liked it so much, I encouraged him. I never thought I was interfering with your training session. Please forgive me. It won't ever happen again."

Mr. Cooper said, "Are you kidding?! I have never seen a horse as fast as yours! His time is incredible. Let's get him on the track and let him give my horses a reason to run."

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