The first domesticated horse I ever saw was a bay gelding, and it was standing next to the corral, nibbling sugar cubes from Shawn's hand. It was spring, and I was fourteen. It had been many years since I'd touched a horse.
我见过第一匹被驯服马是一匹枣色骟马。那时它正站在畜栏旁边,从肖恩手里咬方糖。那是一个春天,我十四岁。我已经多年没碰过马了。