perhaps you’ll spend some time speaking to Xavier once he’s let down from that humiliating harness?” Xavier flew over us again just at that moment, his head hanging in shame as he heard my mom speak those words. “Now look what you’ve done,” I hissed, pointing at sad little Xavier in the sky. “Sure, it’s embarrassing. Demeaning even-” Xavier whinnied woefully, apparently hearing me say that as he sailed by again. Damn, horse ears were more sensitive than I’d realised.