"You don't want to ride? Theo, you're supposed to have some fun, too." She felt a little bad about dragging him all the way out here so she could feed a horse a bit of apple. Not that she minded. Any time she could get with her friend was certainly welcome but it was hardly fair if he got nothing out of the deal.
"We'll do this again," she said certainly, not leaving any room for argument. "Who knows, maybe next time I'll actually lead it to water."