She worked nights at the feed mill, hands perpetually dusted in grain and grease, and days at the stables, coaxing temperamental mounts into rhythm. The nickname started as a dare on a late-summer night when she insisted a wild, bolting stallion could be tamed with nothing more than patience and a crooked rope. The horse calmed beneath her like someone finally remembered an old song. Word spread, exaggerated and embroidered until people whispered the name with equal parts awe and mischief.