Raven had proven eager to learn. She rose early each morning to follow Liam around the ranch helping the guys muck the stalls and feed the animals. Later she would help Dave and Steve wash and groom the horses, but her favorite task was when she and Liam would exercise the horses. She had become fairly good at saddling them up and riding was starting to feel like second nature. They had even at times raced through the clearing and back. Liam would hold back and let her win, she was sure of it, but she still enjoyed the race regardless. Raven particularly liked tending to the young ones. There were four young colts that loved to run around the pen and play. They were a lively bunch that Liam claimed he intended to sell as racers. They were good and fast as far as she could tell, but she did
