“This is incredible” the head attendant announced “however, I think it could do with some further ‘testing.’ In fact, let’s make this competitive. How about we each get to give one command to make Jenny do something…‘entertaining.’ We then vote on the best performance and the winner gets what’s in the pot, let’s say 10 bucks each?”
The other three attendants thought for a moment.
“Yeah I’m game” came the reply from a young blonde woman named Alexa.
“Me too” said another muscular attendant called Liam.
“Parker?” the male attendant asked inquisitively, while the others looked at him.
Sensing the peer-pressure, Parker quickly relented. “Sure, whatever” he said shakily, not wanting to be left out.
“Great, and since you’re so keen, you get to go first” the head attendant said with a chuckle.
Parker was about to protest, but his other two colleagues seemed to be in agreement as they pushed him forward. The spectators then got themselves comfortable for the show.
Meanwhile Parker’s mind blanked as he struggled to think what to say. He didn’t want to do anything too lame, nor did he want to make them think that he was creepy or weird. In the end, he hurriedly blurted out the first half-decent idea that came into his head.
“Jenny, balance on two legs for five minutes” came Parker’s hasty command.
The others chuckled and heckled the young stable worker, confident that he was a weak contender for their bet.
However, regardless of how uncool Parker’s command was, the bridle still worked its magic. Jenny obeyed immediately as the signal was sent into her head. Soon she was balancing on her front-right and back-left legs while the other two hung a foot off the ground.
“There, you don’t see a horse do that every day” Parker said in a desperate bid to make his proposition seem more impressive.
“Mate this is tame compared to what I’ve got planned” Liam replied.
“Yeah, you can kiss your 10 bucks goodbye Parker” Alexa added with a chuckle.
Parker grumbled to himself as he sat down and began keeping time as the five minutes counted down.
For a human, balancing on half of their available legs for so long would be nearly impossible, but for a horse it was rather easy. Jenny’s powerful leg muscles allowed her to breeze through the challenge with little difficulty, thus making the show a rather boring one.
After witnessing something less exciting than watching paint dry, the spectators were relieved when they finally heard the word “Stop!” Jenny instantly put her legs back down and returned to her calm state of mind.
“Nice one bro” Liam teased as he patted Parker on the shoulder. “Right, who’s next then?”