"Boy, what do you mean by that? Are you looking down on the horses at my stable? Every horse here is a thoroughbred with a noble pedigree, worth a fortune!"
"Hmph, I suspect you don't know how to ride at all and are just afraid of being laughed at."
The instructor, Mike, seized the opportunity and chimed in:
"Don't worry, I can help you pick out a pony. Nothing will go wrong; even a child could ride one."
Chapter 56