The Hitching Post at the Jewell County Fairgrounds

In the fall of 1998, Luna's grandmother sent her to help an old man named Harlan with his livestock at the Jewell County Fairgrounds. The fair had been over for weeks, but Harlan kept the lights on in the cattle barn, feeding animals no one came to claim. Luna found him standing at the hitching post under the mercury lamps, staring at a horse that didn't belong to him. The horse had a brand she didn't recognize, and its breath fogged in the cold air even though the temperature was still above freezing. Harlan said it arrived the night after the fair closed, and every night since, he'd come out to find it waiting, same spot, same time. He'd tried to lead it away, but it wouldn't move. He'd called the sheriff, the vet, the local farrier — none of them could explain it. The horse didn't eat, didn't drink, didn't blink. Luna watched it for an hour, and in that hour, she understood something about waiting. About being left behind and not knowing you were left. The hitching post is still there. The horse is not. But Harlan says some nights, when the wind cuts across the fairgrounds, he hears the clank of a lead rope against iron. #TheLonelyPlains #FexingoHorror #HorrorPodcast #JewellCounty #Fairgrounds #HitchingPost #1998 #Harlan #GhostHorse #Kansas #GreatPlains #Solitary #Waiting #RuralHorror #Atmospheric #NightSounds #Horse #Luna Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo