Prince!

[peanutgregory]

Tammy walked into the Rescue Centre with her heart hammering. She could finally bring Prince to Silver Grove! She had enough equipment and money for him, and she couldn't control the grin on her face. She walked right up to his stall and smiled. "Hey there, pretty boy," she murmured to him. Prince's ears pinned back against his skull and his teeth clipped together as he snapped at her. Tammy wasn't deterred. "You want a little something I bought for you?" she asked, digging a mint out of her pocket. She held it out to the black gelding but he ignored it, glaring at Tammy. "Come on," she said to him, holding it out. Prince pawed at the ground, his eyes rolling. "Okay, okay," Tammy said, placing the mint on top of the stall door. She backed away from it and watched with a smile as Prince walked tentatively forward and sniffed the mint, lipping it up and crunching on it. His ears pricked forward, and Tammy laughed. At the sound, Prince snorted and pranced backward, but there seemed to be a kinder gleam in his eye as he chewed on the sweet. Tammy smiled and looked around for the owner of the Rescue Centre.

[samini]

"Hello," The owner came over to Tammy "taking him home?"

[peanutgregory]

Tammy grinned. "Yeah," she said excitedly. "Is it okay for me to bring him home today?" she asked, hoping that it was.

[samini]

"Yeahh!" The owner said "The quicker these go the quicker we can save horses!"

[peanutgregory]

Tammy smiled. "Okay then!" she said. She held Prince's white halter in her hand. "Is he okay with leading?" she asked, looking over at the black gelding who was still munching away on the mint. She had a hire-float attached to the back of her Suzuki Swift outside. Tammy was confident in towing floats with horses in them, but she wasn't so sure how Prince would go.

[samini]

"He's ok with leading and loading. It's when you try to tack him up, that's the problem,"

[peanutgregory]

Tammy nodded. "Okay then," she said softly. "That makes my job a little easier. She walked over to Prince and made kissing noises at him, not getting disheartened when he flattened his ears. Talking quietly to him the whole time, Tammy slipped the white halter over his head without entering the stall. "Hey there, pretty boy," she said to him. "You're gonna come home with me today." Buckling the halter, Tammy kept a firm grip on the leadrope and opened the stall door. Prince sidestepped and then pranced out of the stall, shying away from the people. He trembled a little, watching them warily. "Easy, bud," Tammy murmured, pulling him a little closer. Prince stepped forward tentatively, and Tammy dug another mint out for him. The black gelding took it from her hand this time, his ears and eyes flicking continuously between Tammy and the owner.

[samini]

The owner ran over to Tammy's trailer and got it ready for her

[peanutgregory]

"Come on then, pretty baby," Tammy cooed to Prince. He stepped after her cautiously as she led him over to the trailer. Tammy waited until the owner had lowered the ramp, then smiled her thanks and walked Prince up into the trailer. The owner was right, he loaded pretty well. "That's it, good boy," Tammy encouraged him, walking him right up into the trailer and securing him. She smiled as he buried his nose in the haynet she'd hooked up for him. Tammy tentatively laid a hand on his neck. Prince shivered and turned to glare at her, his ears flicking back, but he didn't bite her. "Good boy," Tamy said gently, rubbing Prince's neck softly. He snorted, shifting nervously, but went back to eating his hay after a few moments. Tammy smiled and walked out of the trailer, closing the tailgate behind Prince and then lifting the ramp and bolting it into place.

"Thank you so much," Tammy smiled to the owner, handing over Prince's adoption fee. She looked into the trailer and could see Prince's jet black rump, his tail swishing gently. She smiled, and her heart felt like it was about to explode with happiness. "I'll keep you updated with how he's going if you'd like," she said to the owner. She figured she might want to know about how Prince was getting along every now and then.

[samini]

"No problem," The owner said taking the money "Yes please that would be great,"

[peanutgregory]

Tammy smiled. "Awesome." She walked to the driver's side of her Swift and then waved to the owner. "Thanks heaps!" she said. "I think Prince is going to do really well!" She got into her car and started the engine, then glanced in the mirror to make sure Prince was doing okay. She could only see his ears but she guessed he was still munching his hay. Tammy slowly inched out of the driveway and then she was on her way to Silver Grove!

[samini]

The owner waved bye