Juniper had argued with him many times that while the business was important, it was just as important to learn about the horses themselves.

She wanted to ride them more than just the pony rides she'd been on a few times as a child. She wanted to learn how to care for them, how to fasten a saddle on their backs and reins on their heads. She wanted to be hands-on with the animals, wanted to know how to take care of them if one got injured, wanted to learn how to brush them...