The sight of the pens ahead sent a ripple of energy through the line, and Marcus worked to keep Taco steady as they began to funnel the herd toward the narrowing mouth of the corral. He focused on easing pressure the way Colt had taught them. The cows bunched, hooves churning the earth, lowing as the space tightened and some calves slipped through open spaces between legs and away from their mothers.
Then, Taco’s ears pinned. Marcus felt it the instant her focus sharpened into something predatory, her neck coiling beneath the reins. He sucked in a breathe, tightening his reins and lowering his hand, but the surge of bodies in front of them and the tension of the bottleneck was too much. A cow balked, shouldering sideways, and Taco lunged. Her teeth flashed, catching at hide. The startled bellow that followed was sharp and loud, and the cow broke from the line in a burst of dust and fear, bolting away from the pens and the press of bodies.
"Shit!" Marcus hissed, already reacting. He wheeled Taco hard, and the paint gave a small crow hop in protest. Swweat stung his eyes, and he ground his teeth togheter. "Sorry!" He called out, looking up and around for what surely would be a good reprimand.
Taco BITES and Marcus steers her head awway from the cows.
Then, Taco’s ears pinned. Marcus felt it the instant her focus sharpened into something predatory, her neck coiling beneath the reins. He sucked in a breathe, tightening his reins and lowering his hand, but the surge of bodies in front of them and the tension of the bottleneck was too much. A cow balked, shouldering sideways, and Taco lunged. Her teeth flashed, catching at hide. The startled bellow that followed was sharp and loud, and the cow broke from the line in a burst of dust and fear, bolting away from the pens and the press of bodies.
"Shit!" Marcus hissed, already reacting. He wheeled Taco hard, and the paint gave a small crow hop in protest. Swweat stung his eyes, and he ground his teeth togheter. "Sorry!" He called out, looking up and around for what surely would be a good reprimand.
Taco BITES and Marcus steers her head awway from the cows.
marcus
a song for a scribbled out name
