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Excerpted from chapter one of Robin: The Lovable Morgan Horse 
ISBN 0-9709002-5-2
The constant fighting was starting to wear down Karen, and Comet was growing more and more aggravated. They were further behind the other horses than they had been since the ride started and Comet didn’t like that. He became even more obnoxious. He threw his head up, stumbled on the rocky trail, and swished his tail as he cantered along. Concentrating on the noisy clang of the horse’s metal shoes on the rocks, Karen was barely aware of the nearby sound of a dirt bike. She didn’t notice the roar of its engine growing closer and closer and didn’t know there was a vehicle approaching until she and Comet came around a bend in the trail and the dirt bike was directly in front of them.
Comet had had enough! He reared up and spun around on his heels. Landing hard, he took off at a full gallop towards home. Karen, terrified and confused, pulled hard on the reins, but the sweat soaked leather was almost impossible to hold. “Whoa! Comet! Whoa!” pleaded the frightened girl. But it was no use. Comet ignored his rider as he charged along the trail. His teeth clamped down on the bit so hard that the young girl couldn’t pull it back any further. Head out and tail extended, the horse flew towards home.
As the branches struck Karen’s face, she continued to pull back on the reins. Her actions, however, had no effect. The horse was acting on instinct now; he was going home and there was no way to stop him. The frightened girl began to cry as she used all her strength to try and slow the horse. “Stop, Comet! Stop!” she shouted. But the high-pitched pleas only confused the horse.
Suddenly the trail opened up and Karen saw the road that they had crossed just minutes before. As the horse ran into the road, his metal shoes slid and he tumbled to the ground. At that instant Karen saw the car approach and she screamed as it blared its horn…
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