Personal Narrative: Finding The Perfect Horse

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It was a crisp January day and I was on my way to go ride a new horse named Zeke that I found online. I had been looking for a new horse for months. I had become very impatient and lost the hope of finding the perfect horse. To be honest, I did not want to go see Zeke at all. To me he didn't look that great or special, but I was forced by my Meme to go see him. After an hour of driving from Flower mound to Decatur, Texas we finally pulled up in the driveway. We hopped out of the Truck to see a gorgeous Bay horse with a long black mane and tail. My attitude was starting to turn around. We met the owner Jordan, and she seemed very friendly.

She saddled him up and we walked to the arena where she got on and rode Zeke around for

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