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"I'm glad I didn't send one of the young'uns after you. They would of turned tail and ran leaving you behind."Path snorted resting his muzzle on her back.

Gwen let Wildfire speed up slightly as the river came into view. She was content and happy.

((Yesterday was my real birthday. Which was why I was not on much.))

(I got to go to this bbq/concert thing and see a good friend of the family before he leaves for Tennessee he was the lead singer person in the band. My dad and uncle tried three times to pick me up and carry me out onto the dance floor and our friend who is like an uncle to me sung happy birthday.))

"Yeah hopefully this drought does not last much longer."Gwen said glancing at the sky.

"Probably, but I can take 'em and they know it."Path said thinking of the about 5 young stallions he was going to have to kick out of the herd.

Eclipse nodded in reply and said, "I'm glad." After that she simply continued walking, only sparing an annoyed glance at the gelding. Her repressed anxiety was only betrayed by her tail, which swished every few seconds, but she was careful not to hit Kalypso with it. She left Kalypso to his thoughts.

Eclipse let out a small, quiet snort. "I just feel nervous here. We're not meant to be confined to one area. It's unnatural." She paused for a while. "But thank you for asking; I would feel much worse if you weren't here."

Eclipse put her head down and started sniffing the ground; she had an itch on her back. She slowed her pace considerably and tried to find a good place to roll. Before she did, though, she paused and said, "I'd appreciate it if you could keep watch for me; it's dangerous to roll when there are... enemies around. Even so, my back has a horrible itch." She waited for his response, her head still a few inches above the ground.

"I agree with you about the wild ones having some trick, if only Path could teach it to us. Maybe its because they can move on to whee there is more water while we and our horses are stuck in one place."Gwen said following Colonel's example and reining Wildfire in.

"Hopefully Flare, the one I put as the leader of the others, will remain faithful. He always has been a good kid so maybe he will keep the others in line."Path said hoping that what was a high possibility would not turn out to be true.

Colonel laughed at the idea. "I'm not sure how that would work. A horse teaching man? Sounds pretty silly to me." Reaching a large tree by the bank of the river Colonel stopped Destiny and slid off. "Here we are. Shade, a river and a day away from the Fort."

Konoha thought about the herd, running a list of young stallions through her mind. "Flare was a good choice. He listens more than the others and respects you."

Johnson walked by the pasture several times, at each one the gelding took no notice of the man. When he stopped and leaned against the fence the bay raised his head and looked at the man, nickerd to him, and then went back to grazing. Johnson stood by the gate and waited a few minutes then he whistled. The gelding raised his head and trotted over to the man, nickering again. Streching his neck over the fence the bay nuzzled the man and searched for treats. Johnson fed the horse a single mint and then stepped inside the pasture. With no halter or bridle to hold the gelding he simply waited for the horse to be done greeting him then ran his hands over his back, belly and legs. Moving slowly he continued up the gelding's neck and to his ears and face, lightly tracing his hands over every inch. The gelding stood still and put up no resistance to the touch. He leaned into the touch, contentedly when it brushed against his ears and face.

Colonel let Destiny stand and lead Radar to the tree, tieing his lead rope to a low branch. "I wouldn't know, I've never lived on a farm." He smiled at her and led Destiny to stand by Radar tieing her a few feet away from the pony. "But I do like this river."

"You have many years before you even have to think about that. Flare will move onto his own herd before that." Konoha nuzzled him and watched the man and gelding by the edge of the fence.