The Peppermint Candy
A Story by Ron Hevener.
The moon was high … the indigo/night air smelled like water and the air sizzled its arms around you . . . that’s how it felt, as we waited . . . .
She hadn’t been born on the farm. Unlike the rest of the mares, she had been the expensive gift from a man to his wife. Already a champion in the fierce and competitive discipline of English riding, she was to be the wife’s special horse in the rise to horse show stardom. And that’s how it was, until the fateful day when — cross tied and being saddled for her class at a national show — the mare reared up and fell backwards, fracturing her withers and ruining her life as a show girl forever. Continue Reading… »
Tags: Ron Hevener.May 16th, 2008 Lynn 0 comments


