toward the pasture as if looking for stray cows. Clearly, that was what Wes wanted, although Jillian still had no idea what Wes was up to.
“Cowboy, down.” The dog hit the ground so hard the movement resembled a canine belly flop.
“Damn.” Gordon crossed his arms and glanced up at Wes. “That’s a well-trained dog.”
“You have no idea,” Wes said, walking into the field and approaching the dog. Jillian knew then what Wes intended to do, although it was mostly the way Cowboy eyed his master that helped her figure it out. The dog stared at Wes and his horse as if a side of beef hung off it.
“Get him,” Wes ordered the dog.
Cowboy lunged, then stopped a few feet in front of the horse, squatting on his front legs and barking as if asking the animal to play. Wes just sat there, but the horse dropped his head and when Cowboy darted right, Wes leaned the reins against the horse’s neck, a silent cue that he should follow the dog. Dudley needed no prompting. It was the funniest thing Jillian had ever seen. Horse and dog faced off against each other, Cowboy’s tail wagging as the horse mirrored his moves. Left. Right. Left again. Cowboy took off at one point, running a few dozen feet, Dudley doing the same thing. When Cowboy stopped, so did the horse.
“I’ll be damned.”
Jillian silently echoed Gordon’s sentiment. Dog and horse played a game of cat and mouse, the horse moving so quickly at times that he left deep furrows in the grass. Cowboy loved it. If canines had grins, his was from cheek to cheek. Dudley did, too. There was no doubt the horse had talent. After his display in the arena trailing the steer up the rail and now this, Jillian knew Wes would be a fool not to buy the horse and at least give him a chance.
“Whoa,” he said softly.
The animal promptly obeyed.
Good boy, she silently told the horse.
“What do you think?” Gordon said.
“Not bad,” Wes replied. “Not bad at all.”
Jillian couldn’t keep the smile from slipping onto her face.
Not bad.
That was an understatement. He knew it and she knew it. The horse might just be pure gold.
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