The mare’s attention was suddenly on Duncan as he began to doctor up the apple. Her hook smacked against the ground and her head turned. “Hey!” Jonna said sounding a bit saddened at her horse’s sudden dismissal of her. However, it shouldn’t come as any surprise. Bucky had said hi to her master and now someone else was there… someone with treats. The horse moved to the edge of her stable staring straight at the apple and flapping her lips as a signal that she wanted one. 

“Bucky be nice.” Jonna lectured as she gave the horse’s neck a small pat and slid herself out of the gate and latched it. Bucky’s lips stopped moving and the horse nodded its head a few times. “That’s my girl. Show some manners.” The horse nodded again, this time bringing her head lower. However she felt the need to kick the stable door with her hoof as a sign she didn’t intend on doing the action over and over again just to get the treat. 

His question about the raw footage made her nod. “I did but he took off. However I can’t blame him for leaving.” Her hand placed gently under her chin in thought. Her eyebrows crunched together as a thought went through her mind. Then, as she snapped back into reality, she heard him what the man might be fighting for and found herself giving an honest laugh to the cheesy joke. Cheesy jokes were certainly one of her favorite things. “He’ll be as American as Apple Pie and Baseball.”

The mention of the footage made her think and she tapped her chin. “Maybe you can make something of it; I do have some raw footage back in Santa Fe at my computer. If you want to I can mail you a thumb drive with what I have. It’s far from good quality but who knows.” She nodded before looking down at the other piece of apple.

“Do you mind if I try feeding it to Patches? Maybe seeing us together and having someone else offer him the thing he loves would help open his mind to interacting with other people again.” A smile moved across her face showing her straight white teeth behind her glossy lips. “But you’re his owner, it is up to you.”