I hit the ground with enough force to knock the wind out of me. The stallion came down and kept on kicking.

I just lay still hoping he'd think I was done for. It worked as he stopped pounding on me and pawed at my chest, to see if I had any life left in me I guess. We were matching wits for sure.

Finally, after a time he bent down to take sniff at me. My guess is I was the first human he'd ever come across. No horse was going to get the best of me...

...before he had time to move, I flicked the lasso over his neck...

He lurched to the right and began to run, but I had him. He dragged me for a bit and I jumped to my feet.

I managed to get him running around me and kept him moving in a circle

Finally, I moved close to rock and wapped the rope around the base...I had him.

Tied up, he settled a bit. But I knew he'd be at me if I gave him the chance. I watched him for a spell, he was a beautiful stallion. 

From the other side of the rock, I offered him my hand. Perhaps...now I'd have a new friend and a great mount.