|
Post by blazieboy08 on Apr 19, 2011 13:44:40 GMT -5
"I know right! It's horrible. I hate storms." said Cassie, shivering. The night her mom had died had been a stormy one, and Cassie remembered driving in the car with her dad and brother, to the scene of the accident. She remembered the lightning and thunder, and ever since then she'd been scared of storms. She shuddered, wriggling even more inside her hoodie.
|
|
|
Post by morablove13 on Apr 19, 2011 18:23:38 GMT -5
Megan remembered something and nearly did a double-take. "Oh my gosh, I've just remembered: there's a tornado warning for this area going on right now!" she said, watching her friends and the pregnant mare nervously. "We should get back in the stable." The wind howled louder and the rain pounded down on the roof.
|
|
|
Post by Trophyhorse misses kmsnead on Apr 19, 2011 19:10:51 GMT -5
Taylor's heart nearly stopped when Megan said this. "What? Are you serious? A tornado?" she asked, clinging to Skylar's leadrope and glancing at Cassie nervously. Taylor shivered, but it wasn't because of the cold air whipping around them. She was concerned about how Skylar would take a bad storm, especially a loud, deadly, terrifying tornado. Taylor hoped that things would turn out alright. "Where'd you hear this, Megan?"
|
|
|
Post by blazieboy08 on Apr 20, 2011 0:50:46 GMT -5
"A tornado!" she exclaimed. This was worse than storms. If she was scared of some thunder and lightning, how was she gonna be about a tornado! "We should get her back in the stables, Tay. It's warmer there and she can relax a bit more." she said, practically. She rubbed Skylar's neck, smiling encouragingly at Taylor, who looked terrified.
|
|
anna7
Trail Rider
Posts: 18
|
Post by anna7 on Apr 20, 2011 9:14:25 GMT -5
Amy Griffin pulled her hoodie tighter over her head. She had taken a walk after supper, and when the storm hit, she was no where near the school. Amy breathed a sigh of relief when she caught sight of the stables. Quickly, she ducked in the shelter of the stables and tried to ring the water out of her hoodie. She walked around the corner and saw three nervous and tired girls, one very pregnant mare, and an anxious-looking horse. "What's going on in here?"
|
|
|
Post by blazieboy08 on Apr 20, 2011 14:07:44 GMT -5
Cassie looked up in surprise as another girl rounded the corner. She hadn't seen her before. She sighed when the girl asked her the question, too tired to answer. She looked at Taylor, hoping she'd reply.
|
|
|
Post by Super <3 on Apr 21, 2011 17:24:01 GMT -5
Molly ran into the ring and widened her eyes! She had gotten an email to come quickly. "What is it?"
|
|
|
Post by blazieboy08 on Apr 22, 2011 2:11:17 GMT -5
Cassie looked up when another person entered the ring. Molly. She sighed tiredly. "Hey, Molly..." she said. "Well, basically Dante reared up when it thundered with me, Skylar got loose and galloped towards him, i jumped off but Skylar managed to stop herself." she shortened the story. She leant against the wall.
|
|
|
Post by Trophyhorse misses kmsnead on Apr 22, 2011 16:23:32 GMT -5
Taylor nodded, watching Molly stop in front of them. She glanced at the other girl whom she didn't know the name. "Yeah, I'm gonna go ahead and take Skylar back to her stall. There's a tornado warning for this area if you don't already know," she said, looking at Molly. Next, she asked the other girl, "I've never seen you before, are you new?"
|
|
|
Post by morablove13 on Apr 22, 2011 16:28:03 GMT -5
Megan thought that what Taylor had said about Skylar was a wonderful idea, but her mind was still stuck on why all this had happened. "Are you serious, Cassie? That's crazy, Taylor, I thought Skylar was bomb-proof!" she exclaimed looking at her two white-faced friends.
|
|
|
Post by Super <3 on Apr 22, 2011 16:31:34 GMT -5
"Should I get Gena??" She sounded worried and Molly wanted to find them help.
|
|
|
Post by Trophyhorse misses kmsnead on Apr 22, 2011 18:34:56 GMT -5
Taylor led Skylar forward a few steps, but stopped at Molly's question. "Is she here? 'Cause, yeah, we probably could use her help right now," she said quietly. "I'm not really sure that Skylar is OK; she's breathing kind of heavily." Taylor rubbed the mare's now slightly sweaty neck, watching her sides rise up and down at an alarming pace.
|
|
|
Post by morablove13 on Apr 22, 2011 19:45:52 GMT -5
While the others were talking, Megan started to notice Skylar was acting a bit odd. She was continuously swishing her tail back and forth, though there were no flies; she was also breathing rather heavily. Megan saw her raise her tail a few times too. "Yeah, Taylor, I think there is something wrong with her, she's acting strange," she said carefully as to not scare Taylor.
|
|
anna7
Trail Rider
Posts: 18
|
Post by anna7 on Apr 22, 2011 19:58:51 GMT -5
Amy raised her eyebrows as she figured out what Megan was getting at. "I'm Amy," she finally answered the question. "And I'll go get Gena." Amy looked back at the nervous and sweaty mare. "Quickly." Amy turned on her heel, pulled her hoodie back over her head, and ran out of the ring.
|
|
|
Post by blazieboy08 on Apr 23, 2011 2:32:44 GMT -5
"Yeah, getting Gena would be a good idea." Cassie said, looking at the stressed out mare. She was pacing and swishing her tail. Not good. "Tay? You okay?" she asked, worried about her friend. The new girl, Amy, ran off to get Gena.
|
|
|
Post by Super <3 on Apr 23, 2011 6:38:01 GMT -5
Molly frowned and checked the horse's chest, "Hmm."
|
|
|
Post by Trophyhorse misses kmsnead on Apr 23, 2011 10:42:29 GMT -5
"Thanks, Amy!" Taylor called after her as she ran out of the ring and into the downpour. She noticed Megan watching Skylar closely and Molly was frowning. "Guys, I think there's something wrong with Skylar," she said loudly as the mare whinnied at the same time. Skylar was continuously raising her tail up and down and swishing it back and forth. She side-stepped away from everyone and swung her head, looking round her flanks and stomach.
|
|
|
Post by morablove13 on Apr 23, 2011 11:08:17 GMT -5
(I looked up all of this stuff up at http://www.horses-and-horse-information.com)
Megan frowned at Skylar's actions. "Oh my God," she whispered. She moved toward Skylar's hindquarter's quickly and grabbed her white tail. Skylar shuttered at her touch, but didn't move. She caught Cassie watching her, but ignored it. As Megan held her tail, she touched Skylar's tail head and noticed the muscles were soft-feeling, her rump also didn't look as musclular as usual; Skylar looked like she hadn't been worked in ages, but Megan knew Taylor had been working her often. Frowning harder, Megan lifted Skylar's tail and looked around. Her vulva seemed slightly swollen and elongated. "Hey, Molly, Cassie, come here for a second," she said, feeling extremely worried about her friend's horse.
She remembered something and bent down, peering between Skylar's hindlegs. Her udder was tight and full-looking, but what really caught Megan's eye was the wax formed on the tips of the nipples; all of these signs meant that the horse was going into labor, Megan knew this much.
|
|
|
Post by Trophyhorse misses kmsnead on Apr 23, 2011 11:34:15 GMT -5
Taylor saw her friends moving in around Skylar's hindquarters, which made her very nervous. "Hey, um, what're you guys doing?" she asked, tying Skylar to a rail and walking over to them.
|
|
|
Post by blazieboy08 on Apr 23, 2011 13:58:40 GMT -5
Cassie nodded at the tell tale signs that Skylar was going into labour, she had helped her mom with plenty of foals back at their barn. She looked at Megan and Molly and nodded, knowing they were thinking the same thing as her. "Tay... I think... I think..." she looked at the others uneasily.
|
|
|
Post by Super <3 on Apr 23, 2011 15:43:28 GMT -5
Molly came to see and nodded, "She has a foal on the way... but how??"
|
|
|
Post by blazieboy08 on Apr 23, 2011 15:52:16 GMT -5
"What, ya mean, what happened?" Cassie asked Molly.
|
|
|
Post by Trophyhorse misses kmsnead on Apr 23, 2011 17:19:20 GMT -5
Taylor's mind seemed to be slowing down, because she still didn't quite understand what was going on. "She's having the foal," she said blankly. "What the heck do we do?!" she yelled afterwords, panicing. "We need Gena; where's that girl Amy?"
|
|
|
Post by blazieboy08 on Apr 24, 2011 1:26:48 GMT -5
"Tay, Tay, calm down. You're gonna scare Skylar. She's gonna be fine." Cassie said, rushing to put an arm round her friend.
|
|
|
Post by blazieboy08 on Apr 24, 2011 2:12:59 GMT -5
JOSH.
Josh walked along humming to himself, heading towards the car park. He was looking foward to getting back to the nearby motel where he'd been staying while things got sorted out. He stopped in his tracks when he heard someone shouting. He tried to figure out where it was coming from, and noticed the lights to the indoor arena were on. He walked up to the gate quietly. Four girls where stood around an extremly pregnant horse. He grinned at finding himself in an arena full of pretty girls, but his smile vanished when he saw the panicked expressions on their faces. He jumped the fence, calling out "Hey, ladies, what's up?" He recognized his sister Cassie. She was pale, and looked terrified and vulnerable. He raced over to her, and put an arm round her shoulders. "Cas, what happened?" she was shivering.
CASSIE.
Cassie felt relieved when she saw her brother walk through the arena. "Josh! I thought you were going?"
JOSH.
"I was. What happened? Are you all okay?"
CASSIE.
"Well, I was riding D in here and Tay was with Skylar." she gestured at Taylor and her horse "And there was thunder and D reared up, Sky got loose and galloped towards him so I jumped off. Skylar managed to stop herself, but now she's going into labour!" she said, all on one breath.
JOSH.
He listened to Cassie's explanation. "But you're okay?"
CASSIE.
She nodded. "Girls, this is my brother, Josh. He's just started here."
JOSH.
"Cassie's BIG brother." he grinned at Cassie, ruffling her hair. "Nice to meet you, ladies."
|
|
|
Post by Trophyhorse misses kmsnead on Apr 24, 2011 8:14:12 GMT -5
Taylor smiled weakly at Josh, still unable to think straight. "I'm Taylor," was all she said to him before turning to Cassie, "You don't understand, Cas, there's so many things that could go wrong right now! She's never even had a foal before! She's scared, just look at her," Taylor said in a hoarse voice, pointing at Skylar's wide eyes. "Gena's not here and do any of you know how to help a mare deliver a foal, 'cause I'd love to know!" Taylor stood there, looking around at everybody, stroking Skylar's back.
|
|
|
Post by ••NARLA•• on Apr 24, 2011 9:10:30 GMT -5
Ella
I dismounted Spirit as soon as the rain broke through,this was one heck of a storm.I gripped his reins as tightly as I could,I couldnt bear to lose another horse in a storm,like I did when I was twelve.I buttoned up my wooley cardy/jacket and looked at Charlie,who was still mounted,gripping to Flames mane incase he reared.
Charlie
I saw Ella dismount but I stayed on,I'd seen and heard something and if i was right,we had to go there immediatly."Ella"I shouted over the noise of the rain"We have to go to the arena,we've reached starry skies,there are some people who need help."I pushed Flame into a gallop,hoping ella would mount and follow.
Ella
I stared at Charlie through the rain,was he insane?I mounted,trembling and kicked Spirit on,I galloped after Charlie"Charlie,Charlie,are you mad!"He didnt answer,I just had to follow,I urged Spirit on,putting him into full speed.I caught up with charlie and we slowed to a trot.We'd arrived at the ring and I could see why he'd led me here.
Charlie
I looked at Ella as I slowed down,she was trembling with fear.I knew what had happened when she was 12 and she didnt want it to happen again.I looked at the ring,standing there were a group of girls and a boy and an extremely pregnant mare!
|
|
|
Post by blazieboy08 on Apr 24, 2011 11:02:46 GMT -5
CASSIE. Cassie looked at Tay, understanding she was scared. "Tay, you can't think like that. You gotta be positive. I've helped mom deliver foals before... but I was only young, like 7. I can't remember. Josh? Do you know?" she looked at her brother desperatly.
JOSH. He held his hands up. "Nope, no clue, sorry guys." He breathed out loudly.
CASSIE. "Where's Gena?! We need her!" She looked up in surprise at two people on horses stood near the ring. That was all we needed. "Hello? Who's out there?"
|
|
|
Post by ••NARLA•• on Apr 24, 2011 12:58:59 GMT -5
Charlie
I jumped off and entered the arena,"Hi,my names Charlie"I introduced"And i'm ella's.....ahem......boyfriend"I tried to sound serious.I watched as ella dismounted ,i took spirits reins and hugged her tightly,she was cold as well as scared.
Ella
Warmth rushed through my body as charlie hugged me."Excuse me,I couldnt help but notice,is that a pregnant mare in labour?"I asked looking at the mare.
|
|
|
Post by blazieboy08 on Apr 24, 2011 13:02:30 GMT -5
CASSIE.
"Um, hey, I'm Cassie. And yes, we think she is going into labour." There were a lot of people in the ring now. She whispered to Taylor, so no one else could hear "Shall we go put Sky in her stall? She'll be more comfortable there."
|
|