It's been few days. Jasper the stallion was doing barely minimum to survive, reluctant to cooperate, attacking others...
Other workers called the vet to check the horse, but everything was fine, technically. Mentally Jennifer inside just gave up, even tried to attack the vet, who suggested putting the stallion to sleep. Of course, it wasn't even an option Alex wanted to hear about.
One day Alex tried to once again help his old friend. The stallion was acting weird, very... submissive. It was easy to force him to walk, stayed where was left.
"Oh no... Jessica? are you still there? Please, nod!" he says looking into the stallion's eyes, but there was no reaction. "Damn. I told you to not give up!" cries the unaware horse. "Maybe... maybe there is still chance. Not in 3 months... Year, you have neglected your body... But it still can be fixed!" says petting the horse's neck.
He knew Jessica wasn't there, just a blank mind of a horse. It was now nothing more, than just a stallion Jasper. Ready to shape and work with, after all, such a fine horse can't be wasted. He hoped somewhere there inside, there still was a spark of the human mind.
So he takes the horse for a round around the pasture... Then he saddled him, there was no resistance. A perfectly obedient horse.