text: The farmer brings you out of the stable today too, and puts the saddle back on your back, with the girth still very loose.
  
  He pushes the metal bit into your mouth again, but this time fastens the other straps of the bridle. It feels a little constricting, but you still feel safe. Then he tightens the girth up a hole. You are beginning to get a bit tense. He keeps tightening, slowly, until the girth feels like it is going to cut you in half. Somehow he still fits two fingers in as well so you know it can't be too tight.
  
  Then he unties you and walks across the yard leading you. A smily lady comes out holding a huge teddybear. They tie it to the saddle so you can see what it is like to have something on your back. It's funny seeing something up there.
  
  The farmer leads you on. The teddy bear wobbles on your back, and you stop dead. The farmer asks you to walk again.
  
  Do you......
  
  > walk on, despite the wobbling bear.
  The lady strokes your neck as the farmer leads you, despite the bear, around the cobbled yard and into a sandy arena.
  
  The bear is untied from your back. The farmer put his big hand into the stirrup and pulls down. It feels funny on your back. Then he pulls harder. You spin around, but the lady is in the way. The farmer then puts his foot into the stirrup and lies his stomach over your back. You stand still.
  
  Slowly, he straightens up until he is upright. The lady feeds you another cube of sugar. She tries to lead you forward, but the weight on your back makes it hard to move.
  
  do you......
  
  > take a faltering step, before stopping again?
  You are stroked and fed sugar as a reward for your efforts. The farmer then kicks your sides with his legs, which makes you jump. However, the lady is leading you forwards. You walk nicely. He pulls gently on the reins attached to your bit, which makes you stop sharply. You are once again rewarded with attention and people fussing over you.
  
  With a final sugar cube, the lady leaves to "prepare dinner" whatever that means.
  
  The farmer once again kicks you with his legs and you remember to walk on. You practice stopping and starting for a little while, until he kicks you into walk, and them kicks again! You don't understand, but walk faster. He kicks hard and you spring into a trot. He pulls the reins and you slow back to a walk. Then a halt. You get a pat for good behaviour.
  
  Training is over for the day.
  
  When you get back to the stable, you.....
  
  > nuzzle his neck gratefully as he rugs you up?
  After you have had a restful night after your tiring day, you are once again brought out, groomed and tacked up. The farmer gets on your back and rides you down to the arena. You practice your walks, trots and halts, before he shortens your reins and kicks you on from a trot. You do not understand. He taps the whip against your shoulder, and you jolt off into an unbalanced canter. He pulls you back into a trot, then a walk, and then finally you come to a halt.
  
  This continues for a few weeks, until one day he falls off! Do you.....
  
  > stop for him to get up?
  You nudge him with your nose. He seems to be hurt! Somehow, he struggles to his one good foot, and uses mainly arm strength to heave himself back into the saddle. You walk him tenderly back to the yard, neighing loudly for the lady to help.
  
  She arrives at the yard, and sees him collapsed on your back. He manages a few words, but struggles.
  
  Unfortunately, the nearby garage had just close so the whole area was out of cars that worked. Therefore, she helped the farmer off your back and into the tack room. Then, putting a funny hat on her head, she talked to you: "I know you've only been trained and ridden by Johnty, but we have to get him a doctor!" She mounts up, and steers you across to the fields. She doesn't go fast, no faster than a trot, as she doesn't want to hurt you, but you are ok: she weighs almost nothing!
  
  You get to a river. There could be a lion or something in it , so you stop! She kicks with her legs. Do you.....
  
  > Co-operate?
  Despite your nerves, you take the river at a leap, and continue on to the doctor's surgery, a mile or so away.
  
  The lady ties you up outside and runs in to the building. You wait patiently.
  
  > wait Patiently
  Finally, the lady comes out with a rather portly man in a white coat. He is carrying a big bag that clanks ominously. He goes to get in his van as the lady loosens your girth off a hole or two and begins to lead you home. However, the van makes a sputtering noise and dies with a cough of smoke.
  
  The doctor then runs into an old barn and pulls out a cart that was obviously used a century or two ago.
  
  The lady explains that you have only just been trained under saddle, but not to pull yet. However, you may be the only chance to save the farmer!
  
  They take off your saddle and put on a lot if dusty, inflexible straps that rub and hurt your shoulders. They then swap your soft snaffle bridle for an ancient heavy one, that has a very heavy bit with a chain under it.
  
  You are lined up with the cart's shafts and pushed backwards.
  
  > walk back into them
  You are rewarded with a quick pat for walking into the wooden shafts. The creaky leather harness is attached to the cart, and finally the bearing rein is attached to your shoulder. It is uncomfortable, but the doctor and the lady decided that if it is tight enough, you would not be able to buck at the unusual weight behind you, and the unattached bearing rein strap flapping round.
  
  It is not too tight that it hampers your movement, so you are alright.
  
  All the equipment is loaded up, and then the doctor lifts the lady in. He jumps up and thuds with his great weight into the driver's seat. This makes the cart roll backwards, dragging you with it. You panic slightly, but a jerk at the rein from the less than gentle doctor's hand soon makes you.....
  
  > calm down
  As everything is finally settled, it is time to set off.
  
  The doctor snaps his whip onto your back, and you jump forward. Pulling with your whole strength, you begin to walk, spooking at the trundling cart behind you.
  
  You eventually settle into a ground covering trot.
  
  Eventually you get there.
  
  The doctor pulls your reins and you stop. However, the cart crashes into your hocks, as you are a different shape from the original horse for the job.
  
  You start forward again. The doctor pulls the reins again. Do you....
  
  > stop again?
  The doctor waddles off to treat the farmer whilst the lady takes the harness off and pats you. She rubs you down and feeds you the best hay.
  
  Later, the farmer walks in with a carrot. You saved his life!
  
  For this, you are given as a present to the farmer and the lady's little daughter. She looks after you really well and you two are the best if friends ! You enter gymkhanas and shows, and become quite successful.
  
  The farmer and family promise to look after you forever due to your life saving.
  
  > Congratulations!
  You have won the game! You are the best friend of a little girl, and have a safe future!
  
  Well done! I hope you enjoyed my first game!!