A good trail horse

Saturday Mom and Dad took Ace and Cloud off in the trailer. (I was worried, as sometimes that means a horse will never come back!) But they returned a few hours later and I found out there may be more to being a trail horse than just being a horse on a trail. Cloud said they were enjoying going along a nice, cool, wooded trail when he suddenly felt pain in many places at once, like hot needles on his legs and chest. There was a buzzing sound like flies, but hurt worse than fly bites. He said he stomped all his feet at once and tossed his head and stomped again, then he
heard Mom say "Yellow jackets, lets move it!" Dad and Ace started down the trail fast, and Mom told Cloud to GO! After a bit they stopped and Cloud got checked all over. He said his nose even hurt!
I asked Cloud didn't he want to buck and run away as soon as he felt the stings, but he said
if he had done that, he and Mom might have been hurt worse and that a good trail horse has to trust his rider to help him think about the best thing to do. So he waited for her to say it was ok to run. Later, I thought about that. A trail horse needs to be responsible for being a partner with his or her rider. They have to look after each other. That is an important thing to remember.