![]() Now they were climbing the hill at a walk, but Jarvis was too dizzy with happiness to know where they were. Most importantly, Jarvis learns to love riding. Jarvis plots to keep his horse, discovers a mystery in the woods involving a chicken thief, and fights with a snooty newcomer who disdains loyal collie Jack as not looking much like the champion show dogs his father raises. He's smart - smart as they come - but he doesn't seem to take his work serious." He still has the sense of humor that inspired his name. The ragged colt has grown up, largely overlooked, during the winter, and is now a beautifully formed 3-year-old with a flashy palomino coat. ![]() This summer, though, his lack of interest has a price his father, forseeing a bad hay crop, is planning to sell off some horses, including Jarvis's pet, the scruffy accidental colt named Joker. He envies his twin sisters, Mary and Martha, for their confident ease on horseback, but he really prefers to walk. Jarvis Dane is the only one in his family who doesn't love to ride. His mane and tail were silvery white and his eyes were dark and full, set far apart. ![]() ![]() The sun turned his coat to gold, except for the narrow white strip down his face and the two white socks on his hind legs. The little horse stopped a short distance from the boy and stood like a statue, head outstretched, ears forward, nostrils sniffing to make sure this was a friend. ![]()
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