there's a new schoolie at the barn

never explain an 'in joke'

He’s a palomino. I’d like him to be a pal o’ mine.

He’s an odd looking horse. His body is mostly an odd cream colour with darker and lighter marks near his feet.

His mane? Like most of the new horses at the barn, it doesn’t look like it’s been touched or cared for in a while.

He arrived at the barn at night. Getting a horse off a trailer can be a problem. They can react badly to new circumstances. This guy? He merely found some grass and started chewing.

He was led to his new home, his paddock with the other schoolies - Eddie, Tony and Patrick. It was windy. It was rainy, but this guy? He didn’t care. There was hay in the paddock. The other schoolies? They didn’t care either. They merely sat and chewed like there was nothing worth a remark from any of them

He’s such a sleepy young horse, it’s almost as though he’s sleep walking.

Which brings me to his name.

The children upon seeing him named him Daryl.

Yes.

Daryl.

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