Chapter 136 (continued)

Shi Wen, "I think it's feasible."

Shi Wen previously been exposed to horse racing dances, but only as an enthusiast, having watched them a few times.

To be honest, they've never actually tried to teach Shi Suo dance steps in a proper way.

There's no real need for that, and Shi Wen has no intention of training Shi Suo as a racehorse.

The Shi Suo is practically Variant Beasts; it's too much of a bully to ordinary participants when it goes out to compete, and there's no fairness in the competition at all.

Now that Baoye A Sai has made this request, Shi Wen also wants to give it a try.

However, Shi Wen said, "Let's help nail the horseshoes on Shi Suo first before we start learning; its horseshoes haven't been replaced in a long time."

Baoye A Sai readily agreed, "No problem."

Horseshoes are made of cast iron, which has a relatively low hardness and is easy to nail.

Shi Wen that they need to nail horseshoes onto the horses' hooves; it's not very difficult, just a bit tedious.

For safety reasons, Shi Wen specially tied up Shi Suo and tripped its legs as well.

Shi Suo was tied up tightly and snorted unhappily. To appease it, Shi Wen fed it carrots and stroked its neck to calm it down.

After calming him down, Shi Wen lifted Shi Suo's hoof and placed it between his legs. Then everyone worked together to remove the old horseshoes, trim the hooves, and nail on new horseshoes.

The whole process was a bit like getting a manicure. Shi Suo definitely didn't feel any pain, but being moved around by them, her hooves were a bit annoying.

This guy's patience is really lacking.

Shi Wen that it was almost on its tiptoes by the end, so I filled a cloth bag with soybeans from our own farm and hung it on its head so it could eat the soybeans while standing.

Soothed by the food, Shi Suo finally cooperated and had the horseshoes nailed on.

After nailing the horseshoes, Shi Wen and Baoye A Sai Shi Wen groomed its mane and trimmed its tail.

Even a magnificent horse like the Akhal-Teke can look somewhat unkempt if it's not properly groomed.

Only after grooming, shearing, and styling will they become as handsome as the famous horses in promotional videos.

As a Malaysian brand, Shi Suo is relatively more difficult to manage.

Yan Shi was just a small horse, not very strong, and not very temperamental. Shi Wen and Baoye A Sai practiced on it, and they tidied it up in no time.

After tending to the horses, Shi Wen proceeded with the bet made by Baoye A Sai.

Shi Wen that he had absolutely no idea how to train horses.

Baoye A Sai, being a qualified horse trainer, was in charge of training Shi Suo.

Dressage involves a wide variety of movements, including trot, walk, canter, backstep, transition, and stop, emphasizing the coordination between the rider and the horse.

Let alone Shi Wen, even if he were to see it, he would be dazzled and unable to distinguish the differences between these dance steps.

Fortunately Shi Suo is only learning basic dance steps today.

Baoye A Sai showed Shi Suo an instructional video on her phone.

Shi Suo seemed to really understand it, tilting his head to look at it carefully.

After watching, Baoye A Sai Shi Suo Shisuo, mounted the horse, and began training it on the spot.

To Shi Wen's surprise, Shi Suo was very cooperative. Under Baoye A Sai's control, it easily performed slow and fast movements.

Two hours later, it even learned to walk sideways.

Horses don't usually have the skill of sidestepping, and Shi Wen had never seen Shi Suo use it before. It was truly beyond Shi Wen's expectations that it could learn it so quickly.

He couldn't help but ask Baoye A Sai, "Did you really not teach these Shi Suo dance steps before?"

Baoye A Sai: "Really not. Besides, it's been on your ranch for so long, even if we taught it something, it should have forgotten it all by now."

Shi Wen, "That's not necessarily true; this guy has a very good memory."

"That's why I said it's surprisingly intelligent," Baoye A Sai said, stroking Shi Suo's neck. "So smart, this guy."

Shi Suo knew the two were praising it, and proudly raised its head: "Hiss-hiss-hiss--"

Shi Suo seems to find the dance steps quite fun and has been learning them.

Previously, it was paired with Baoye A Sai, but in the latter half, it became Baoye A Sai paired with it.

Baoye A Sai rode it, teaching it various dance steps over and over again, swaying to a certain rhythm.

It seemed to be having a lot of fun, while Baoye A Sai, having sat on horseback for so long, had legs that were almost bowed when he got off.

Shi Suo was in great physical condition. When he came down, he was still tugging at his collar, wanting him to play with him.

Even though Baoye A Sai really liked it, he couldn't take it anymore and patted its neck. "Let's play again next time. I need to rest; I'm about to fall apart from all the jostling."

Shi Suo blinked his big eyes and clung to Baoye A Sai's collar, refusing to let go.

Shi Wen snatched Baoye A Sai's collar, lightly tapped Shi Suo's head, and said, "Let go of Baoye A Sai, and I'll play with you."

Shi Suo: "Hissing sound—"

Shi Wen mounted his horse, and after he was seated, Shi Suo happily trotted and jumped around.

Horse riding is a great test of a person's core strength, especially when the horse is moving very bumpy.

Shi Wen riding for a while, I felt soreness in my abdomen and pain in my thighs.

If he struggled so much with his physical strength, it's safe to say that Baoye A Sai must have persevered because of his passion for riding.

When Yan Kexing returned, Baoye A Sai had already gone back.

Shi Suo learned the dance steps better and better, and carried Shi Wen on his back, jumping around on the grassland.

Yan Kexing asked, "What's wrong? Why are you suddenly learning dance steps?"

"We made a bet with Baoye A Sai to see how good Shi Suo's learning ability is," Shi Wen laughed. "It seems he's much more capable than we imagined."

Yan Kexing said, "Its learning ability is good, but your cooperation ability is a bit lacking."

Shi Wen, "... You really are my lover, to give me such an evaluation."

Yan Kexing's eyes were also smiling as he held out his hand, "Want me to ride for you?"