War Photographer's Notebook

Chapter 795 Quarter Horse White Horse Dark Horse Mustang
The day before I was going to return to Kazan, outside the rescue station in the reserve, a quarter horse wearing a set of traditional Kazakh costumes was riding a particularly beautiful white horse on the desolate Gobi covered with a thin layer of snow. Together with the high-nosed antelopes not far away, they focused on cooperating with the photography team from the studio to shoot a promotional video for protecting wild animals.

Sui Sui and Maya were the original sources of the idea for this promotional video, but for Jima, not only being able to gain Maya's favor, but also to give him money, it is naturally extremely hard work.

Also facing the camera is Maya's eldest brother Anton.Carrying an old AK rifle that was specially found on his back, this big and round man sat cross-legged on a windward stone, holding a dhambol in his arms, humming a traditional Kazakh folk song while playing and singing.

Beside him, a Cossack fox missing a front leg was lying on its back, gnawing on the butt of the AK rifle for its own amusement.

Compared with those who are working hard, Wei Ran, Suisui and Katenka sisters who are also wearing Kazakh national costumes and taking pictures on horseback at the entrance of the rescue station are much more relaxed.

"Anfeya, Anfisa, my father is going to give you a little gray pony." Maya said while holding the camera and pressing the shutter.

"Send us a pony?" Sister Katenka looked at each other and asked in unison, "Why?"

"Don't you like gray ponies very much?"

Maya asked with a smile. The reason why she gave the pony to Sister Katenka was naturally to thank Anfeya and her friends for the large-scale cyber violence against the Language Patrol.

Katenka looked at each other and shook his head in unison, "Forget it, let it live here? There are not many lawns in the yard of the boss's house, and we don't want to go for a walk every day."

"You can keep that horse at Ji Ma's house." Sui Sui, who was posing on the horse's back, said with a smile, "their village is surrounded by forests."

"No." Sister Katenka shook her head in unison again, and said very seriously, "I will be led to ruin by Jima."

Before the two sisters finished speaking, everyone turned their heads to look at Ji Ma who was murdered in the distance.

However, in such a blink of an eye, everyone discovered that the big white horse Ji Ma was riding suddenly raised its front hooves!
"Ji Ma is really good. It took only a few days to control that horse to do such difficult movements." Sui Sui said in admiration.

"He's a fart! That horse is startled!" Maya looked blank after only one glance, "Sui Sui! Come down quickly! Give me the horse!"

Before she finished speaking, Maya dropped the camera casually, put her finger into her mouth and whistled loudly. After attracting his brother's attention, she immediately pointed in the direction of Jima, and then supported Sui Sui dismount.

However, before the whistle sounded, Wei Ran had already rushed out with a whip.

Under the stinging pain caused by the stirrup hitting the horse's stomach under the horse's buttocks again and again, the bay red docile mare of this horse ran faster and faster, and the distance between him and the quarter horse was also a little bit. closer.

At the same time, he also heard Ji Ma's panic-stricken screams, and he could clearly see the frightened appearance of this guy hugging the horse's neck tightly and not letting go.

Of course, as the distance got closer, he finally understood the reason why the horse frantically wanted to throw off the quarter horse, because in the direction where it was hopping and galloping, there was actually a black horse straight at it. rush over!

Just as the two horses got sideways, the black horse who didn't know where it came from bared its big teeth and bit the white horse's buttocks that Ji Ma was riding!
"Where did this bastard come from?"

Ji Ma shouted in panic. At this time, his hands were tightly hugging the horse's neck, and his whole body was almost lying on the horse's back. What made him even more desperate was that not only did he not dare to let go, but also One foot has accidentally broken free from the stirrup!
"Snapped!"

Wei Ran flicked his whip and stepped on the gas pedal of the mount under his buttocks, and rushed straight to the black horse that was making a U-turn.

"Victor! Be careful! That's a wild horse!" Anton, who caught up on his horse a little later, shouted loudly.

"Go and rescue Jima!"

Wei Ran responded with a loud voice, pulling the rein and pointing the horse's head at the frantic black horse.He didn't have to subdue the black horse, but he had to lead it away, otherwise, if the quarter horse fell off, breaking a leg would probably be minor.

Hearing this, Anton immediately turned his horse's head and rushed towards the screaming quarter horse, while Wei Ran was getting closer and closer to the black horse.

"Snapped!"

Wei Ran saw the opportunity, rounded the whip in his hand, and hit the black horse's neck hard.

With this blatant provocation, the rebellious black horse immediately turned its head towards Wei Ran and bared its big teeth mixed with dry grass leaves.

It's a pity that just as it turned its head, the whip in Wei Ran's hand came over again, and it precisely patted on its thick lips.

Stimulated by the severe pain, this wild horse, who didn't know where it came from, finally had no intention of biting people, but Wei Ran's hatred value has been completely filled by Wei Ran.

While it was chasing Wei Ran and running wildly, Anton also grabbed the reins of Ji Ma's mount, and easily calmed it down and stopped running.

"Get down!" Anton yelled at Jima who was still in shock.

"Good! Good!" Hearing that, Ji Ma quickly let go of his hand, and staggered off the horse while holding on to the saddle.

Almost before and after, Maya also rode another horse and ran over from a distance with a set of poles in her hand.

After receiving the three-to-four-meter-long harness, Anton rode after him like a heavy cavalryman with a long gun. He easily hooked the black horse's neck with the harness, tightened the noose and at the same time Pulling the reins, he began to wrestle with the black horse.Seeing this, Wei Ran also heaved a sigh of relief, and pulled the rein to slow down the speed a little bit.

In less than ten minutes, the black horse that jumped back and forth finally stopped due to exhaustion and shortness of breath. Just by looking at its big teeth bared, cursing and resentment, it was obvious that it was definitely a bastard among horses.

Until this time, Wei Ran and Anton, who came riding over, also noticed that there were many fine wounds on the black horse.

Anton handed the harness to Wei Ran, and waited for the latter to fix the lasso on the saddle to the saddle. Then he rode the horse around the prey, and then made a judgment with experience, " There is no brand mark on the buttocks, and there are no horseshoes on the hooves, it should be a wild horse. Looking at the wounds on its body, it should be injured by wolves."

"Can you survive this?" Wei Ran, who was holding on to the harness tightly, asked in surprise.

"Don't underestimate it"

Anton smiled, "This horse might have kicked a few wolves to death. See the fresh wound on its buttocks? I guess it must have been chased by wolves not long ago."

"Can horses kill wolves?" Wei Ran became more and more curious.

"Wolves are not the most powerful animals in this Gobi." Anton stopped insisting after trying to get close to the black horse to no avail. "They are just more united."

"That's right." Wei Ran tugged at the harness, "Brother Anton, what about this horse?"

"Of course I will take it back"

An Ding said as a matter of course, "It's a good omen to pick up a wild horse for nothing. When the time comes, brand it and put a horseshoe on it. In spring, maybe you can ride it to participate in the sheep hunting competition."

"Riding it?"

Wei Ran raised his eyebrows and looked at the black horse that kept kicking a few meters away, not thinking that such a bastard was willing to be ridden by others.

On the other hand, Anton looked confident, patiently waiting for the horse to get tired, then took out a bag of corn kernels from his pocket and poured them into the hat, and then took out a bag of coarse salt and poured them into the hat. Carefully delivered it to the black horse's mouth.

With this small favor, he easily calmed the wild horse that came from nowhere, Wei Ran also returned the harness to him, and rode to Ji Ma's side.

"Are you okay?" Wei Ran asked the shocked Ji Ma while supporting the saddle.

"It's okay, it's okay, let's continue filming! We're leaving tomorrow, and we don't have much time." Jima, who was slumped on the ground, waved his hands and let Maya pull him up.

"You don't need to rest?" Maya asked apologetically.

"No" Ji Ma waved his hands, moved his hands and feet, grabbed the saddle and climbed up again, and missed the strange look on Maya's face again by the way.

"This scumbag is handsome again"

Wei Ran muttered to himself, he didn't care about Ji Ma, let alone Maya who subconsciously helped him hold the rein, just lightly knocked on the horse's belly, and walked slowly towards the rescue station.

(End of this chapter)