**Piper**

Eventually, Prince Gregory slowed Venom to a lazy trot, and I did the same with Maggie May. "So? What do you think?" he asked.

"That was the most exhilarating thing I've ever experienced."

"You looked like you were having fun."

"I was," I admitted.

"Let's give the horses a break." He dismounted, then took hold of Venom's reins as if they were a leash.

I followed his lead, and we walked the horses a ...