I ride her till she's through and never a step more.

I know the minute she's through working on muscle and starts working on her nerve, and when that time comes, I stop.

I've put up in the middle of nowheres to let her get back her wind.

Kill her?
Nope, lady, and the only reason Shorty's hoss was so used up was because he plumb insisted on keeping up with us!" And Marianne nodded.

Ordinarily such a speech would have drawn argument from her.