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(JD) Always Allow Some Help

Request- from Tumblr John Dutton with wife reader. Him teaching her how to ride a horse and she keeps falling from the horse which he would catch her. You decide how it ended. Can be anything. Tag me later!!!  Thanks!! :))

"I'm not sure the horse is going to like me.  They only ever liked my sister.  That's why she's the one running the ranch after all." I eyed the tan horse in the pen in front of me while my husband, you could say named John Dutton, was getting his horse ready for him to ride.

He tossed the saddle over quickly tying the different straps together in place before moving over to the horse I was going to ride and doing the same thing.  "You don't need to worry.  Nobody ever knew if a horse was going to like being ridden until one day someone have enough guts to do just that."

"If you say so, cowboy.  So what exactly do I have to do?  It's been a while since I've rode a horse." I rubbed my hands down my forearms feeling uneasy when he leads my horse over by the reins he was holding in his hands.

John came up behind me offering out his hand that was extended for me with a wooden box sitting beside my horse since I wasn't as tall as he was and so I needed some assistance.  "Just put your right foot in the strup and swing your leg over the other side of the saddle." He explained where watches me lift my body up onto the horse and I swung my left leg over the saddle, shifting until I felt comfortable on it.

"Follow me, darling." John declared easily climb onto his own horse with such ease.  He kicked his horse in its belly riding off in the direction of the main gate and I followed after him.

During the ride I pushed my cowgirl hat further down onto my head with my body bouncing in every direction it felt like.  "Woah! J - John." I called nervously feeling my butt sliding off the saddle where I nearly fell onto the ground.

"Careful back there.  You gotta bounce with the horse." He reminded me.

I nodded trying to keep up beside his horse where I felt myself sliding off the saddle again where I tugged the reins trying to keep myself on the horse.  Yet the horse noticed slightly standing up on its back legs and throwing me off with me landing on my side.  "John! Ow - I thought I was getting better."

"Y/n, are you hurt badly?" He questioned me riding over to me, concern across his face.

Pushing myself up to stand he led my horse back over to me holding onto the reins of mine.  "I think I'm okay.  I just wish I didn't appear like I have never rode a horse before."

"It takes time when you've been away for a bit.  Don't worry you'll get the hang of it back in no time." John reassured me by waiting until I was seated back on my horse, reminding me of another tip. "I wanna see if this helps you.  Are you open to some advice?"

I nodded my head yes in agreement, knowing my husband meant well.  "From you, always."

"You've been bouncing against the horse.  All right." He raised his freehand in the air bringing his hand down while he explained. "When the horse bounces up, let it stand you in the stirrups.  And when it comes down, sit back in the saddle.  Let's try that."

Sucking in a breath we slowly started riding forward and I raised my body up with and down with the horse exactly like he had just told me.  John tugged on his reins and I did the same until we paused our riding with a glance from him.  "So how does that feel now.  Do you still feel like you're going to fall off?"

"It's a lot better.  Thank you." I smiled before a light smirk crossed my lips.  "What would you say to a horse race?  First one to the graveyard wins and the loser has to put both horses up in the barn."

John chuckled, sending me a grin, kicking his horse and taking off quickly.  "You're on!"

Kicking my horse in the belly he starts galloping faster as I hold tightly on the reins loving the excitement this brings me chasing after the rancher in front of me.  The wind blew through my loose hair when I passed my husband getting to the edge of the graveyard before I noticed my horse starts neighing and halting in its tracks. "What is it, boy. What do you hear?" I asked brushing its mane as it sticks its nose down smelling.

Suddenly my horse shuffled its hooves backwards in terror. I pull the reins a little searching the ground around but not finding anything. "Easy boy. It's okay." But the next thing I now my horse shrieks bending on its hind legs throwing me off. I drop into the grass and dirt.  I grunt seeing my horse run off further away from the ranch. My hat's on the ground as I try to get up but dropped knowing I couldn't chase after the horse on foot. Something hisses closely in my eyes I see a rattle snake in my face. "Oh shit!" I mumbled under my breath as it nearly bites me.

But a gunshot goes off near me and it drops dead on my feet. Whipping my head in the direction of where the gunfire came from I see John on a horse his shotgun in his hands. "J - John..." I gasped still in shock from the moment.

"Y/n, sweetheart. I thought you were right beside me until I saw your abandoned horse run past mine." He slowly walked over, dismounting his horse holding out an open hand for me to take.

I stood up on my feet with his assistance before I asked, pointing in the direction of where the animal had ran off in.  "Thanks.  Are we going to go after the horse?"

"Nah.  Rip and the bunkhouse cowboys are working in the closet field.  They'll catch it and bring it back to the barn for us." He shook his head no, scooting back on his saddle gesturing with his head for me to climb on in front of him.  "Let's head back to the house.  I owe you a cooked meal after all you did win the race."

I grunted climbing up onto the saddle of his horse sending him a weak look feeling guilty for what had happened.  "John, you don't have to cook considering my horse got spooked and ran off.  Plus you saved my life from that rattle snake."

"Don't worry about the horse and I am a man of my word.  So I'll make dinner like we agreed on." The older cowboy said tucking some hair behind my ear, taking the reins.

I leaned my body back against his chest giving him a quick kiss before we made our way back to the main house to go eat dinner.  "You're a good man, John."

"Only because you bring out the best parts of me, Y/n." He kissed the side of my head, having enjoyed his evening ride with you more than he had with anyone else in the past.

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