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Jones hugged the big, red horse and kissed her face with a loud s the interaction with the horse

It was evident Jones loved the horse a lot; even the naiven the horse indicated so

Jones asked Li Du, "Pal, do you kno to horseback ride?"

Li got embarrassed and joked, "Well, do you mean the horse carries uffawed at Li Du’s remark "Seems like I’ll be your instructor for today Come on pal, follow me"

The three of theroomed horses there, but none quite as iood, healthy horses

Once they entered the stables, Hans placed both of his aran to look at every horseFox, this is not a bar where you get to pick a woood horses"

As he said that, he chose a horse for Li Du "This is Austin He shall be your companion for today"

Austin was fully-coated in black hair except for his four white hooves Li Du liked the horse the moment he saw it He led it out of the stable

Li remembered his middle school days when he used to read Chinese onists in those novels also had beautiful, dark steeds like Austin as their coiven to these horses were cool and poetic For instance, naht,""Cloud Wanderer," and so forth

Austin was a good-natured horse Although Li was a stranger to him, he followed behind him quietly without resistance When Li stopped, Austin stopped too

Hans chose a brown steed, and ently squeezed the steed with his legs, pulled the reins, and the horse started trotting forward

Li Du took so instructor: "Jones, what do I do?"

Jones laughed and said, "No rush—you’re not ready toin contact with a horse?"

"Yes"

Jones nodded, and handed Li Du a soft hairbrush "You need to brush your horse first This will be a bonding lesson"

Jones took another soft brush and gave a de Mrs Jones

"This is a body brush: you can see it isthe horse This is the final brush used in the process of groo with the dandy brush, which is good for brushing off the dirt and mud

"The horse neck is an important and sensitive part—be careful Let’s start from the face

"Look the horse sincerely at the eye—let hiently followed Jones’s instructions and carried them out cautiously As he brushed, Austin let out a few snorts, his eyes exuding a cheerful glow as his hooves hit the ground gently, his tail swinging fro Austin’s head, and gently brushed his ood at this, Li You kno to handle horses well If Big Fox hadn’t told me you were a treasure tycoon, I would recommend that you be a cowboy"

"Give him one million dollars a year," Hans said, "and alloped off with the brown steed

Li Du said, "Don’t listen to hiht," Jones agreed, "he really is crazy" He got some carrots for Li Du to feed Austin

After Austin finished the carrots, Jones said, "It’s time to prepare to mount the horse now"