Winkler Forest Ride

[Verse 1]
Moni took the reins at dawn
Kira stepped so clean
Missouri Foxtrotter, bay and bright
Through Winkler green and lean

Flatfoot Walk in the soft brown loam
Then Foxtrott, side by side
No hard words, no need for much
Just the hush of the ride

[Pre-Chorus]
The branches held the morning still
The sky ran out in gold
And every mile grew soft and wide
Like a story left untold

[Chorus]
Ride on, Kira, ride on
Moni and Kira go on
Ride on, Kira, ride on
Where the old tree stands strong
Ride on, Kira, ride on
Past the hush and the pine
Ride on, Kira, ride on
To the horizon line

[Verse 2]
They watched the deer move through the brush
Like smoke in the shade
And heard the little creek below
Where the stones had been laid

That old tree stood in the field
With arms of weathered bone
Moni smiled and touched the bark
Like she’d found a way back home

[Pre-Chorus]
The saddle creaked, the branches swayed
The light broke leaf by leaf
And silence felt like a friend
Walking there beneath

[Chorus]
Ride on, Kira, ride on
Moni and Kira go on
Ride on, Kira, ride on
Where the old tree stands strong
Ride on, Kira, ride on
Past the hush and the pine
Ride on, Kira, ride on
To the horizon line

[Bridge]
No hurry in that forest air
No need to chase the day
Just hoofbeat time and open land
And the world far away

[Final Chorus]
Ride on, Kira, ride on
Moni and Kira go on
Ride on, Kira, ride on
Where the old tree stands strong
Ride on, Kira, ride on
Past the hush and the pine
Ride on, Kira, ride on
To the horizon line