I whinnied over to to Phoenix, "if you listen to their commands it isn't that bad anyways if we behave ourselves then they might let us outside and then we can escape."

When I saw Brook leave the barn with a cowboy on her back and I fought the impulse to yell and scream what the heck are you doing.I just stared.The boy was back with the key that locked me in on a rawhide leather chain that hung around his neck.<br />"Well there goes my escape plan."I said to myself.<br />"Hey look 'ol Austin's gonna try riding his new horse."One of the cowboys jeered.The others laughed encouragement at him but he shook it of.He held a thing like the ugly halter in his hand.I snorted and backed away.He unlocked the door and came in.He tried to put the thing on me and I whinnied and stomped.We he tried again I reared up on my hind legs.<br />"Hey easy girl.Easy girl."He said hiding the bridle I calmed down and went over to him.He went to scratch my head and looked at the other cowboys.They weren't looking at them he pulled out a bright red apple from his pocket.He offered it to me and I ate it happily.He left me alone again locking my stall back up.I snorted.

I sniffed the oats with disgust. Soon I saw a cowboy come with weird things like he had to the other horses, he started to put it over my head , I pulled back slightly and glanced at Dappled Waves. "It's ok let them ride you or you get the big bang." she soothed. The cowboy tried again and was able to get the bridle over my head and the bit into my mouth. "Hey guys look I think maybe that herd wasn't trash after all!" the cowboy shouted. Now try to ride it! another shouted. He handed the reins to another man and slid onto my back. I didn't buck or anything I stood there then I heard let's go and a tap on my side. I walked forward, we continued on for a while then he put me back in my stall and said "that's good I left a treat for you in your stall."

I gave up when the mare didn't respond.I heard a black and white paint in a stall at the far end of the barn.He was norting and stomping around his stall.The one of the cowboys,the beefy one you dragged the boy in started taesing Storm.They tied him up and locked his door.The beefy cowboy saying this is my horse.I laughed a snort.Then after that all the cowboys began claiming all the horses from the round-up today.The boy came up and said he claimed me.The cowboys laughed and taunted him.I snorted and stomped my hooves and whinnyed loudly at them.The cowboys just laughed.The boy reached through the bars of my stall to scratch my head I let him just to show the cowboys.They stared in awe.One grizzled man stood up saying,"Give him the horse.It'll make him a better cowboy."The man said.<br />"But he don't deserve this sprited filly we'll give him one of the others."<br />"Give it to him."another said.The boy won but after he won the claim on my they came in and tied ropes around my neck.The boy yelled for them to stop but they pulled me out of the stall.Once out I started bucking but the cowboys pulled me into an empty stall away from Brook and the other mare.They locked me in with a silver key and gave it to the boy.I was now stuck between the black paint and a redish roan pony.I kicked hard at the walls of my stall neighing loudly.My ears pressed flat against my head.

I lunging on that horrid rope. <br />A cowboy snicked"Are trying to get you girlfriend and get away?" He led me into the box. Instead of being left there he tied...1..2...3 and then soon 10. They were each tied to the bars of the stall mostly were his neck. The cowboys sneered and jeered at him for trying to get out. "Pretty pony want to get out?" <br />They open the door but he can't move. "Oh look, the door open I wonder why he's not running away" Tge second one the real fat one said "This horse is MINE I caught him. He teased me a ton. *The fat cowboy sticks a giant key lock on the stall door.* "Now no one can take him and if some horse comes in the night they won't be able to get him HAHAHAHA!"

Silas stomped and snorted in his stall. It was small and stuffy, also, the flys were bugging him. He's been here nearly two months already and those humans have been admiring some prized pet. Silas walked in circles in the stall getting restless. They have placed him in the far back of the barn, which he doesn't understand why, and then they take him out and try to ride him. Silas then would fight them but would just get tied down by a dozen ropes.<br />So, Silas is beginning to think he should start fooling the cowboys in order to be able to escape when the time is right.

The cowboys lead me back into the noisy barn.They shoved me into a stall near a dappled grey mare.I saw the teenage boy being hauled into the barn by another beefy looking cowboy.I looked over through the wall at the dappled mare Brook was talking to her.<br />"Hello I'm Phoenix."I said trying to not make my voice crack

One of the cowboys carried something it was crunchy and sweet but before I knew it I was cooped up in a stall. I saw the dappled grey filly that I had seen earlier. "Is that you Dappled Waves?" I asked. *Out of story: Dappled Waves was my foal the had been caught earlier* "I haven't heard that name for a long time" the young mare said tartly. I was startled by the hate in her voice. "I tried to find you" I told her, "but they had already taken you away. I've haven't forgiven myself for turning my back for second." I sighed. "Yah right" Dappled Waves muttered.

"Oh crap."The boy holding me swore as he saw cowboys run after him with other wild horses.I looked for any escape route there was one but it seemed slim.I tried it.I kicked the horse he was riding.The leg went out and went tumbling.The boy let go of my rope I sprinted.But didn't get to far without getting another two ropes lassoed around my neck tightly.<br />"Oh no you don't pretty!"The cowboy that now held me yelled.I kicked crazily but I didn't do anything but make the cowboys laugh.

Storm noticed all the wild horses were being taken with cowboys. I saw one come to my stall carrying a suspicious item. He tried to stick it over Storm's head. He refused and paniced. Two other cowboys came in to hold me. I hated that worn nylon purple halter. A cowboy clipped a lead rope onto it. And tugged me with him. I followed unsure of what was ahead.