'My Horses' by Andrea White

I stay on a farm and we have four horses. Every weekend we have to groom them and I get to ride my black stallion. His name is Brock and he is the same age as me - turning eleven! He is pretty tall now but we had him since he was 6 month old. Every evening we go to the stables to give him and the rest of the horses a cookie. He even knows how to say please - he scrapes the floor with his hoof. He has a very gentle nature, but even our dogs are gentle and protective of us. He normally just grazes during the day, but when we let the horses out of the paddock, they all race to get to the grass. When they run, their manes blow in the wind, and it looks like a dream come true. Every Christmas we buy them rein deer horns, and my mom and my brother ride the other horses. We are very lucky to have the horses we do, I love them very much and they love us too!