A Story of Two Horses, Jim and Steve As young colts, Jim and Steve grew up on a ranch together. Competition was in their nature because they both were being bred as racing horses. As a result, Jim and Steve would often race around the ranch, typically from one tree to another, desperately trying to best each other. Their favorite race was from the Chestnut Oak, around the Bitternut Hickory, and back to the Chestnut Oak Day after day they would run this race, but it was always such a close race t…