The crowd thought the boy in the wheelchair was helpless-until the wild mustang lowered his head to his boots

Jonah Reed, the local  horse kid. Jonah Reed, the one who wrecked. Jonah Reed, who used to ride like he had been born in the saddle and now barely left his room.

His mother had brought him to Pine Wash because she was running out of ways to reach him. She had said it would be good to smell  horses again, to hear the announcers, to see old friends. continue reading …