Opal and the Great Steeplechase Race

This is a bad idea Sam Timothy began pulling the cinch tight under Lucifers belly. Hes not your horse and if anything happens to him . . . I dont need your help mule man. Sam spit in the dirt. Sure. Timothy stepped away from the magnificent horse and walked to Opal. Taking a handful of mane in his hand he swung up on her back easily. Lets get going then.Sam gulped. Come on guys he said motioning his friends to take the reins as Lucifer tossed his head and rolled his eyes.In a small town in South Carolina a young boy named Timothy has big dreams. Working in a stable with horses Timothy watches the amazing steeplechase races that occur every summer and hopes to one day be a part of them. Until then he has his mule Opal to imagine with.But one day a bet is placed and Timothy and Opal have to prove that even a mule can compete like a racehorse. With a week to prepare and train they have an uphill battle-sometimes literally-and it becomes more than a simple race against Timothys bully.