Shadow was defiant! So many of the others were defiant at first, but then eventually they gave in. Shadow couldn’t understand it. Sheba tried to explain it to him. She had been defiant at first, but then realized there was no point in it. It was going to happen eventually. This is what she had been bred for. She told him that he would get used to it too. So did the others. They were going to put that saddle on you. They were going to put that bridle on you, and they’re going to get on your back and direct you to where they want to go. “Never!” Shadow thought to himself.
You see, the difference was that Sheba and the others had been born and were raised on the ranch. They were bred to be ridden. They were bred to be domesticated. Not Shadow though. He had been born and raised on the plains. He had been free, and was captured. He longed to be free again. He missed his family and his friends. He was going to be free.
His human handlers were very frustrated with him. The others, even the ones who had been born free like him, let them put a saddle, and a bridle on them. Shadow wouldn’t let them do that to him. No way! He was defiant to the very end. The others were satisfied with being confined. They were satisfied with being brought into a stable, and only being able to be out into the open, a few hours a day. Shadow would only be satisfied when he was once again, free.
The final straw came on a day when the human handlers, out of pure frustration, were bound and determined that they were going to tame this horse. On this day, Shadow would not even let them get near him. The humans went away.
A little while later a trailer pulled up. This is what the humans used when they brought him here. He had a feeling. He walked into the trailer, when they opened the door. The trip was long. It was as long as it took when they first captured him. Finally the trailer came to a stop, and the door was opened. Shadow stepped out. He was home! Off in the distance, he could see some of his family, and his friends. He sprinted over to meet them, and they had a great reunion. Shadow was home. He was free.