A hazardous journey gave way to one of its most exhilarating moments

Evidence

I rode a very large, well-bred mare, with three shoes loose and one off, and she fell with me twice and was very clumsy in crossing the Thompson, which was partly ice and partly a deep ford, but when we reached comparatively level grassy ground I had a gallop of nearly two miles which I enjoyed thoroughly, her great swinging stride being so easy and exhilarating after Birdie’s short action. — Isabella L. Bird, A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains, 230

Categorization

• FICTION: Concrete physical detail — loose shoes, two falls, an icy ford — sells danger before the pleasure of the gallop; a good model for reader-trust-building.