Chapter 89

“Hey, your time’s bein’ wasted. Let’s get your lesson started. What are ya thinkin’ about? What do ya wanna learn?”

The pair started for the barn.

“Not sure,” Mark said.

“I read in them AQHA magazines they do barrel racing at your shows,” Rio offered as a suggestion.

“I’d really like to try something more—more rodeo. Is that too weird?” Mark looked at Rio. He had a sheepish expression on his face, like he was embarrassed to ask the cowboy to teach him to rodeo.

“Hell, no,” Rio responded. “I could teach ya some about cuttin’ and team pennin’ if you’d think that would be somethin’ you’d enjoy.”

“Yeah, I think I would like that. They do those events at the bigger QH shows.”

“That’s settled then. Let’s get saddled up and I’ll teach ya how to ride a cow horse.”