Once again, Mr Smooth had managed to untie himself. The colt was a clever one - always getting himself into trouble, usually by escaping from wherever he was supposed to be and happily letting those that worked at King of the Hill chase him down. To him, it was just a game. To Holly, though, it was the second time this week that she was having to try and catch the willful horse.

"Why can't you just behave yourself for once?" The head groom growled as she attempted to corner the colt. Of course, she received no reply, though Mr Smooth did neigh as if he was answering her. Sometimes, Holly thought, that boy seemed like he was actually laughing at her.

Thankfully, at that moment her husband, Peter, came jogging over to help. "He causing you trouble again?" The jockey asked in a teasing tone, amused by the situation.

"When isn't he?" Holly responded. She was still annoyed by the horse, but the presence of the other was enough to have her smiling again. With the two of them together, they soon manage to capture the colt - Peter grabbing hold of his lead rope while Mr Smooth, utterly unimpressed with the entire situation, began to whinny in complaint (something that caused Merlin the dog, who had been napping outside to start barking at what he blindly assumed to be a threat).

"Calm down, buddy," Peter said with a roll of his eyes as he tied the horse up again so Holly could continue to groom him. There was a snort in response and a flick of Mr Smooth's tail, and the jockey just shook his head as he turned back to his wife. "Give me a shout once you've tacked him up, yeah? I should be about nearby."

"Alright. Hopefully he won't escape again before then. Honestly, I only took my eyes off him for two seconds! The rascal should have been named Houdini, I swear!" The couple laughed and, after giving her husband a quick kiss on the cheek, Holly shooed him away before she picked up a brush and continued grooming the troublesome colt before her.