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Six ar-Girl was just over twelve hands tall and a spitting i one day

"Abe, come here and stand next to ar-Girl Agitated, the horse threw her head back and began pacing

"Abe, stop, don't move" When Abe obeyed, Roy spoke softly "Now move slowly to the center with me and keep your hands down at your sides" Abe followed Roy's instructions and Sugar-Girl quickly calone and Abe was a little nervous "Now Abe, hold out your left ar sound like ar-Girl started walking in a counter-clockwise direction Abesound and the horse quickened her pace

"Do it again Abe" Another clicking sound and Sugar-Girl started running faster Roy repeated the command and each time Abe made the sound, the horse ran faster After the horse was running at a full gallop around the pen, Roy said, "Now led with excitear-Girl" The horse slowed but did not stop She continued to trot around the pen tossing her head in defiance

Roy whistled a high pitch sound and Sugar-Girl stopped running and then walked over to Roy sniffing his pockets

"There's no treats for a bad Sugar-Girl" Roy turned his body away from the horse Each tiar-Girl" Roy stuck out his right ar in a clockwise direction "Okay Abe, let's try it again" Once Sugar-Girl was at a full gallop, Roy gave Abe the signal again, and the boy called out

"Whoa, Sugar-Girl" Again the horse slowed but didn't stop Sugar-Girl i the whip, Roy kept his left hand on Abe's shoulder while he gave the whip a hard snap This caused Abe to ju in a circle, increasing her pace

"Again, Abe"

With his arar-Girl into a full gallop

Roy squeezed Abe shoulder and whispered, "Okay, now get her to stop Don't be shy"

Abe bellowed out loud "Whoa, Sugar-Girl" The horse slowed then stopped

Roy walked behind Abe and stuffed some carrot pieces in the boy's pocket

"Can you whistle Abe?"

Despite several atteet the sound out so Roy bent behind Abe's back and gave out the faar-Girl hesitantly walked over to Abe and sniffed around