Adam Reiner Jacobs
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Adam nodded as both came back with the rest of the groceries and mounted up.
"Okay then... I need you both to listen to me. Like actually listen to me. When he begins up the mountain to the camp, you both need to stay close by me."
He pats Summer's neck, the paint mare snorting turning back to poke at his foot.
"This is Summer, please keep near her tail. She knows this trail like I do. And I beg of you, tell me if you need to stop or if you're hungry or if the elevation is getting to you. Is that clear?"
He asked, moving his hand back to Summer's reins and shifting in his saddle. Adam glanced at them tentatively. When he heard their acknowledgments, he nodded with a small sigh. Okay... He prayed they both listened.
"Then let's get going."
He said, pushing his left leg against Summer's body and tugging on the right rein. She turned, taking a step forward at Adam's gentle click. Summer began toward the small beginning path. They would start on this path then veer off at the rocks and go off the path. Once they reached the beginning of the path, Adam leaned up, allowing Summer to make her way up the small ledge and onto the path. Adam relaxed as Summer began walking the trail easily. Trees hung close to them, looming over them. Rocks dotted the dirt path, making Summer take tentative steps to avoid the rocks.
About twenty minutes into the ride, Summer turned at a large tree that split down the center. She hopped up onto a rock and Adam glanced back.
"Be careful here."
He commented.
'Let your horse find their footing. They'll be okay."
Adam reassured quietly. Birds chirped around them, the air gathering with a humid feeling. Adam clicked Summer forward, allowing her to move up through the rocks and harsher terrain. Adam glanc ed up and frowned, tugging her to a stop.
"It may begin raining soon, if it's not rough rain, then we can continue. If it is, we will have to find a place to wait it out."
He told them. He was back home. Up here, on these trails, was at home. He felt comfortable up here. The elevation was just getting higher and higher, but Adam and SUmmer were breathing normally. They were used to this height. But seriously, Adam needed the two behind him to tell him if anything was wrong.
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