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Post by Corpse.Rotten on Nov 5, 2006 15:06:27 GMT -5
A loud whinnying was heard from outside the barn, April ran outside to see Niagra laying on the ground breathing loudly"DAD!"She screamed running to the mare and rubbing her neck"sh, sh,sh"She repeated and Ryan came running and crawled under the pasture fence and hooed the horse away from the mare in labour.
Niagra was April and Jessica's mother's horse, her mother did anything for this mare. She was retired into the pasture only a year before their mother died.
Niagra has had some bone problems from racing, she had raced to hard when she was four and caused problems with her legs.
About 30 minutes later there was a tiny bay filly laying on the ground breathing it's first breath. April jumped onto Ryan hugging him hard, Niagra got up shaking from the pain and her head hung low sniffing her baby.
Niagra stumbled slightly her back legs giving out and she dropped to the ground"Niagra!"April shouted jumping towards the mare. The filly wobbling onto her legs soon after.
"It's okay April, she is just tired, leave her be for a bit"Ryan told her and they walked away from the pasture.
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Post by Corpse.Rotten on Nov 5, 2006 15:22:30 GMT -5
Later in the day April went to go check on Niagra and the filly they were jumping over fallen logs all over the pasture side by side. She smiled and almost cried thinking of her mother. She ran into the pasture just in time to see the stable pony chasing after the filly, he was always such a bully, Niagra turned around and bucked the heck out of the pony, the pony grew angry and kicked her two hind ancles.
April raced towards the now fallen mare, the pony bolted away, April looked to the filly as she stood far back staring at her fallen mother almost frozen in place.
Niagra was snorting and breathing hard, she tryed to stand but April pushed her down she she could not hurt herself."Dad"she yelled and Ryan came walking out the stable"I tought i told you-"he started coming around the corner, and to see Niagra on the ground almost dead, he raced to the mare and dialed the vet.
Ryan listened as a vet truck drove up"April you get the filly"He demanded and April walked towards the filly"It's alright, im here to help"She sid holding her hand out to the filly, the filly did not move she was so scared and April walked up to her slipping her mothers halter around her neck just to hold her still. The vet raced into the pasture, by the time it was dark and April was now sitting in the barn holding onto the filly thinking of names for her to take her mind of Niagra she heard the vet say"Im sorry, there is nothing we can do"and Ryan arguing with them. April held onto the halter around the fillies neck and lead her to the tack room, she grabbed a lether foal halter and put it on her and then a lead rope and jogged with the filly to her dad who was dragging his feet towards the barn"April"he started and April ran out to gate, the filly looking around in the dark"april, get back in here, it is freezing out there!"Ryan yelled and April brought the foal back in and sat down"She is dead, isn't she?"She asked Ryan and he nodded and walked into the office.
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Post by Corpse.Rotten on Nov 5, 2006 15:32:05 GMT -5
The next day was a funeral for Niagra, all of the horses were in the barn in their stalls, and all of the people were out in the pasture where there was now a large stone, a horse carved into it, and her name Niagra craved beneath the carving of her and April and Jessica's mother next to her.
April stood in the back with the foal, she was weaping quitley to herself and hugging the filly, by now the filly let April hold her knowing she was safe with her.
The filly snorted loudly and April smiled and looked at her before everyone had left the pasture, she let the filly run, and let all of the horses back out and when into the house and into her room.
April listened to a song her mother used to always sing to her by Martina McBride over and over.
After about listening to it 4 times she ran outside and into the pasture, she whistled and the filly loped up the hill, ears perked and head high, behind her was October charging past October slid to a stop next to April and April kissed October and then rubbed the filly on the neck, she began to think of a name again"Concrete Angel"She almost seemed to yell it to the whole world, it was the name of the song her mother used to sing to her.
She smiled and jogged down the hill, Angel trotting right next to her and October being stubborn trott to the other side of the pasture.
From that moment on they were best friends.
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