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that only the most experienced and confident riders are allowed to ride an Akhal Teke. He and I have been friends for years. Then, when I started work at the stables in January, you let me ride him for the first time. You said I’m experienced now. I’ve been riding for nearly eight years!”
“I know, I don’t mind. I just hadn’t expected it to be every other week! Anyway, to answer your question, I’m supposed to do one week at sea, then one week ashore, but it doesn’t always work out like that.”
KristalClear adds, “Handsome is such a ridiculously beautiful horse some people think he ought not to be a military horse at all.”
“You know there’s another Akhal Teke too, don’t you?” asks CandiCrush, “Samson, the Captain’s horse? You’ve talked with them both … and you said that they can both talk to you?”
“Yes, I chat with all of them, not just the two thoroughbreds. Working here has taught me a lot about horses. I get it straight from the horse’s mouth!”
The Garrison in Lancaster has only two Akhal Teke horses. Handsome is Commander Crush’s horse, a sturdy pure bred, he’s muscular and athletic, and he has endless stamina. He stands out, because his smoky black coat has a silvery grey metallic sheen. Samson has a deep, rich, liver chestnut coat.
“I still find it hard to believe that you can talk with horses,” says CandiCrush.
“And dogs! All sorts of animals. Until you told me that I must be psychic I thought that everyone could do it! For fifteen years I thought that mind reading and chatting with animals was completely normal.”
“And you’re sure you can’t do humans?”
“I’m sure. I’ve tried. It’s a different wavelength. I can’t connect.”
Once the news was out it spread quickly, and now everybody knows that KristalClear has psychic powers. They also think that she might be able to read humans when she gets older. However, she’s not sure if that would be a good thing.
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