The Stallion – Carrot Ranch

Posted on September 20, 2021 by ceayr
Artwork by Phil Burns

The Carrot Ranch Challenge:
In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story inspired by “Big Black Horse”.

Click here to hear the author read his words:

The Stallion

I hate when he calls me ‘the black horse’.
I’m a thoroughbred stallion, a champion.
He is an insensitive brute.
I wonder what she ever saw in him.
She is gentle, caring, loving.
I worship her.
This morning I didn’t run well.
Maybe a touch of hay fever?
He’s not amused, he shouts at me.
But when he raises his whip, she tries to stop him.
And he strikes her.
She retaliates by whacking him over the head with one of those tools.
I think he’s going to get up and hurt her.
So I make sure he doesn’t.

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About ceayr

A Scot who has discovered peace in a small town he calls Medville on the Côte Vermeille, C.E. Ayr has spent a large part of his life in the West of Scotland and a large part elsewhere. His first job was selling programmes at his local football club and he has since tried 73 other career paths, the longest being in IT, with varying degrees of success. He is somewhat nomadic, fairly irresponsible and, according to his darling daughter, a bit random. So, nobody’s perfect.
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12 Responses to The Stallion – Carrot Ranch

  1. Norah's avatar Norah says:
    September 23, 2021 at 10:10 am

    That’s an interesting POV. We got to know all three characters

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  3. Charli Mills's avatar Charli Mills says:
    September 23, 2021 at 3:49 am

    Who needs a knight in shining armor when you have a big black horse for protection? Great use of placing the point of view on the horse.

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  5. Liz H's avatar Liz H says:
    September 21, 2021 at 12:15 am

    Never doubt the love of a night stallion for a true and kindly heart.
    Don’t ever risk it.

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  6. jenne49's avatar jenne49 says:
    September 20, 2021 at 12:42 pm

    I like that stallion! 😉
    Love and loyalty rewarded in a story where the brute isn’t the animal.
    ‘Maybe a touch of hay fever?’ – wonderful line.
    And a story around a horse that says so much about the relationship between the humans.

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