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

before he makes the paperwork ugly.”

“The paperwork?”

“Every horse here gets assessed. Adoptable, needs more handling, or not safe for placement right now. That last category can follow an animal for a long time.” Walt glanced down at Jonah. “A black mustang that tries to kill handlers doesn’t get many chances.”