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1 " Could I be jealous of the way he was touching my horse? Yep ... I was. "
― Carly Kade , In The Reins (In The Reins #1)
2 " Horses ... horses made me happy, complete. Then and there in the middle of some state, in a wild state of being, I vowed I would own a horse again. "
3 " She'll never be all the way tame, just the way she's made ... sorta like you, I imagine. "
4 " Any real, beautiful thing in this world shouldn't be tamed or claimed or broken. It should be allowed to be, worked with, not against, appreciated. Don't be afraid of the wild she has left. It makes her special." - Cowboy McKennon Kelly to Cowgirl in Training Devon Brooke. "
5 " I was disappointed when she suddenly looked away, bashful. It surprised me. Madison occurred to me as so cool and confident. This was her private space though, likely the place she was most herself, no facade, no way she had to be, just a girl with her horses. This was not the kind of place or girl that rodeo boys got to be in or near. Yet here I was, standing toe-to-toe with the goddess in her most private of cowgirl places. "
― Carly Kade , Cowboy Away (In The Reins #2)
6 " Opening the lid, I looked down at the gleaming belt buckle and rubbed my thumb over the engraved word 'Champion'. Realizing that right then I actually felt like one, I dropped my knee in the dirt, pulled my cowboy hat from my head, put it to my chest, raised a hand to my forehead and thanked the heavens for a job well done, a clean, safe ride and for the woman waiting for me in the stands. "
7 " Life isn't convenient, Devon. It's rather messy. It's a series of emotions tied together on this tightrope we walk with others. People don't always have the same thoughts or paths or shared aspirations. Sometimes the best things we can do are to just wait ... or listen ... or look for signs. Wait for him. He will return. "
8 " I don't usually drink alcohol around my horses. They are all the buzz I need," she said, eyeing me carefully. "
9 " Life is a series of adjustments. I learned that from all the years I spent bronc ridin'. The bronc goes left, I had to shift right and then make counter move after counter move. It's the same sort of shuffle and shifts with life. "
― Carly Kade , Show Pen Promise (In The Reins #3)
10 " Champions arise through a combination of luck, hard work, and heartache. "
11 " Mistakes are simply lessons learned. Don't let one mistake steal your talent. We all mess up. It's what you do with the mess that matters. Learn from it. Take the rope. "
12 " Energy and actions speak louder than words. If you are really present with a horse, or a human for that matter, you come to realize that words really aren't that necessary. "
13 " Find the middle. Life is a series of extremes, but it doesn't have to be. Try and find the middle. Work on recognizing the highs and the lows and let them be just that. Don't give those feelings an energy, just let them pass through you, come and go. "
14 " Training horses, heck riding horses, isn't easy. Failing is part of the process. It's how you brush yourself off and get back in the saddle that counts the most. There's beauty in the breakdown. Everything is about balance. "
15 " Any real, beautiful thing in this world shouldn't be tamed or claimed or broken. It should be allowed to be, worked with, not against, appreciated. Don't be afraid of the wild she has left. It makes her special. "
16 " She'll never be all the way tame, just the way she's made ... sorta like you, I imagine." - Cowboy McKennon Kelly ponders Cowgirl in Training Devon Brooke "
17 " I sighed at the spectacular realization that I had never really allowed myself to believe that real cowboys might actually exist, especially not one with brains and killer blue eyes, alive and breathing in my barn. This man was a real cowboy, not on the big screen, in my dreams or in my imagination, but here in my barn. "
18 " I happily trailed behind her as she excitedly guided me from stall to stall ... I wasn't even interested in the bling on her rear pockets anymore. I was interested in her, not bedding her, but her. Her expression was pure glee. Innocent. I was already in love with her because of the way she loved her horses. She was as at home with them as I was. "
19 " As I moved Star forward, I became light as a feather. Inside of today's instruction, the weight I'd been bearing was suddenly gone. All at once, it made sense. I realized I'd been holding back the whole time--holding back on riding my horse, on loving someone, on really living life.It's not in the reins. "
