Until one day a couple of people came and Looked at me but by this time I was really out of shape,

 A little under weight and not looking very good.  So I figured I will let them put me threw my paces and then I could go back out to pasture.  While the Broker was saddling me, I had this fly tickling my Tummy, I tried so hard to ignore it and be a good girl but the fly was really getting to me. So I tried to Knock it off my tummy with my back foot I no sooner got the fly off me when I felt a sharp blow to my tummy, it was the broker’s foot kicking me and telling   me to behave. But the stupid fly came back but and this time the lady was looking at me, she came over and started to scratch my tummy, and made the fly leave I was so happy.   After I was tacked up, the broker made me run my fastest in a very small paddock it was   pretty slippery I fell a few times and got punished For it. I tried to tell the broker that I was doing my best but all I got was urged to go faster and faster. Finally after I was lathered in sweat the broker pulled me up and let the people ride me. I thought that they would want me to go fast also but they just wanted me to walk around the arena, I was thrilled after one got off and the other got on me, the  first person left with the broker.  In the back of my mind I could not help to wonder if they were just going to leave me here since I did not have my papers any more, about 15 min they came back, the older person came out to me and gave me a big hug and said lets go home.  Let’s go home?  Could that possible mean what I thought it did!  I was finally leaving this place and going to a new home! Yahoo!  I was so happy all I could do was prance around the small paddock for joy the broker took hold of my reins and took me back into the cool shade of the barn and removed the saddle and horrid bit out of my mouth.  She was very rough with me but that time I did not care because I was leaving!  She hosed me down to cool me off for the long ride home.  Home, I was full of questions about my new Home, was there others to play with? Is the pasture full of tall green grass?  Would the lady be as nice to me at my new home as she was here?  I could only dare to hope so.  After a long hot bumpy ride home, I was greeted with nickers from the others, every body looked real happy, and the pastures were green the grass was not as tall as in my dream but tall enough. I was put into a stall with full to my knees of fresh straw, I thought that I was in heaven. This was So much better than the other barn, smaller, but better, I could see the others while I was in my stall and they all came up to greet me with nickers and snorts, it was the happiest day in my life I felt like I was finally home, after I got to rest and relax I was taken up to the arena and got to play I was able to show off what I was taught and when I messed up I did not get punished instead I got a pat on the neck and was told "that's okay" I felt like putting my whole heart and soul into trying to do better, I was told that I was awesome! After a week of rest and grazing till my hearts content I was told that I was going to go to the fair, I had no idea what she was talking about but I trusted her she never hurt me yet, I was given a bath and got all cleaned up I did not have much of a mane but the lady banded it for me and made it look A little better, the whole time she was doing this to me she was either talking to her husband or me they were softly stroking my face and neck I almost fell asleep it felt so good.    After I was all cleaned up and so was my new buddies she put a blanket on me that was warm and cozy she put me and the others in the barn and was told not to get dirty.  We all tried our best not to even get a piece of straw in our manes we did pretty good if I do say so myself!  When it was still dark out the lady that I now think of as mommy came out and put some boots on our legs and led all of us out to a huge trailer I was so scared I did not want to leave this place I was so happy here!  So I leaned on the others for comfort they were a little worried about what was going on, after about 15  min. in the Trailer we were brought out into the bright light, we were at the Fair!  We were hooked up to the trailer with hay nets in front of us and were brushed until we shined and one by one we each got a turn I was so excited I was up first I followed mommy and tried so hard to be good I was still unsure what was expected of me as we walked along I saw some really pretty others I was kinda wondering what I was doing here, I felt like the ugly duckling, but Mommy looked at me and smiled I was lead into an Arena with few others in it already I was really feeling ugly with all the others that were in such good shape and here I am with hipbones sticking out with a very short mane that really did not want to lay down but after a few min another person walked up to us and handed mommy a blue ribbon, next thing that I know I am getting a huge hug and told that I was so pretty and did such a good job!  I had no clue what I just did but mommy was happy and I got lots of loves so I figured that I must have done something right!