Jerimiah watched as they left, shaking his head with a smile as he watched them leave. Joe gently stroked Fly as she ate the sugar lumps. "Its ok...its over now..."
Joe quickly worked on the stone and soon had it out. "There we go girl...good girl..." He took a couple of sugar lumps out his pocket and fed them to her.
Joe nodded, gently putting her foot down. "Alright girl...you wait here an' i'll get this out..." He quickly headed out the pasture and to the barn, getting the pick.
Jow winced as he saw the problem. An especially large and problamatic stone had wedged itself into her foot....and inside Joe bubbled up with anger a little at Hank....he had let a girl get in the way of the well being of his horse. Usually if Fly had a problem, Hank would check it straight off...