Ironhooves son of Thunderhooves: Chapter Two: Yearlings

Five yearling bachelors were playing in water. One was Ironhooves. He had grown much since the storm. His hooves were the color of bright iron. His mane and tail much longer. He looked much more like a Friesian. He was not like other sons of Thunderhooves. They were wilder.
“I am tired of playing in water,” said Lightning, stepping out of the pond. “I am wet enough.” Lightning was white and had a black lightning bolt down his forehead.
“So am I,” said all the other bachelors All of them stepped out of the pond, except Ironhooves. He stood in the pond looking at the beautiful sunset. Purple, orange, and yellow. The most beautiful sunset he had ever seen. Against it stood Ironhooves, son of Thunderhooves. He was of the line of the great Friesian, son of the greatest horse.
Come on! said Lightning. “We don’t have all day to climb up this mountain.
“I know,” said Ironhooves, climbing out of the pond. They climbed up the mountain to the cave where they would sleep for the night.
Lightning and Ironhooves were standing on the edge of the cliff. It was early morning. The sun was just peering over the horizon. “I just love the morning air, don’t you?” said Ironhooves.
“Yes, especially when I was a colt,” said Lightning.
“I smell something,” said Rocky, stepping out of the cave.
“I do, too,” said Lightning and Ironhooves.
“Wolves!” said one of the stallions, leaping out. But they were all too late. The wolves were upon them. The horses thrashed their legs fearlessly at the wolves. The wolves tried to drive them up the hill the way they came. But the horses did not listen. They went down the mountain, but the wolves followed. Then the wolves turned their heads up and ran.
“We must go,” said Lightning. “There will be more trouble.”
They began to canter away when they saw tall men on horses behind them.
“Run!” shouted Ironhooves.
And they burst into a full gallop. Ironhooves did not go into a full gallop because he did not want to leave his friends behind.
“Run Ironhooves. Run at your full pace, so that nothing will happen to you!” shouted Rocky.
Ironhooves looked the last at most of his friends, and he broke onto his full gallop. He ran like the wind, tearing up the the ground. He was a league away on a mountain when he heard the cry of his friends and walked away with his head down.