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Post by thunderhillgirl on Sept 2, 2011 16:41:10 GMT -5
Stephanie strode into the barn, heading torwards Peteys stall. He greeted her at his stall door. Unfortunaltly he was cribbing (you know when they bite on stuff, IDK ehy he does that anyway) "come on NO biting," Stephanie said as she pulled his head away from it. She ducked under the gate and hooked Petey to a clip(idk what they are called like when you groom them) And went into the tack room and grabbed her tack box. She then grommed him and went for his saddle and bridle and then saddled him up english. She then lead him out of the barn down to the Jumping Areana for some Hunter practice
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Post by thunderhillgirl on Sept 4, 2011 18:22:59 GMT -5
(anyone want to join a all) The wind blew gently.
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Post by tonkatoy on Sept 5, 2011 9:43:55 GMT -5
Annabelle Rover
Annabelle walked into the barn, a big grin plastered on her face. Her adoptive parents had just bought her a horse, her very own horse. She hadn't seen it yet had no idea what it looked like if it was a mare or a gelding what breed but she didn't care this would be her horse. She had been told the stall number and was currently fighting her self trying not to sprint down the aisle. She grinned wildly when she reached it, a brand new set of tack sat on the saddle rack next to the stall, along with some other supplies but what captured her attention was the magnificent horse in the stall who stared back at her with large liquid eyes. "Oh your gorgeous." Anna whispered her smile growing even wider. The horse was obviously thoroughbred and huge, his coat was a gorgeous firey shade of chestnut that gleamed in the dim light of his stall. There was a note taped to the door. She recognized the handwriting as her mother's. "Annabelle, he's your late birthday present, his name is Ambassador. He is a stallion and an ex-racer but your instructor agreed you could handle him. Have fun with him! Love and Kisess, your mother and father." Anna smiled she loved them, but quickly returned her attention to Ambassador, slipping into the stall, she let him sniff her and started to stroke him all over his neck and face which he seemed to enjoy. Anna ducked out of the stall and found a grooming kit her parents had bought for her and started brushing, trailing the curry comb in large circles over Ambassador's sides. After a while she was ready, completely tacked up, she grabbed her helmet and put it on she walked up to the ring her stallion trailing behind her. There was another girl up in the ring riding, behind her Ambassador raised his head and whinnied loudly to the other horse. She brought Ambassador in the ring, leading him to the middle, checking the girth and stirrups and then swinging up. He felt much different than starfire did. He was a little taller than Starfire and the way he was set felt different too. "All right boy lets see what you can do." she whispered and asked him to go out to the rail to start warming up.
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Post by thunderhillgirl on Sept 5, 2011 18:43:20 GMT -5
Stephanie smiled at the girl as she set up a 3' jump then an oxer. Petey nickered to the stallion watching him closesly.
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Post by tonkatoy on Sept 5, 2011 19:55:08 GMT -5
Annabelle returned the other rider's smile as she past her. An excited tingle racing up and down her spine as she closed her legs slightly asking Ambassador to move into a trot his head tossed up trying to get a little more rein but Anna didn't give it to him asking him to stay slow as she posted to his big floaty trot. She looked over at the other girl as she approached the fence but returned her focus to Ambassador when he started to pick up a bit of speed, she pulsed with her ring fingers collecting him back into a frame for a couple circuits around the ring enjoying the feel of his stride. With a smile she brought her leg back barely having to ask the chestnut stallion to pick up his canter.
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Post by thunderhillgirl on Sept 5, 2011 21:05:32 GMT -5
Stephanie watched the girl for a second then whistled for Petey. He trotted over then stopped in front of Stephanie. She then lowered her stirrups and then mounted him using the fence because he was so tall.
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Post by tonkatoy on Sept 6, 2011 6:58:57 GMT -5
Annabelle's head turned when she heard a whistle and smiled to see the other girl's horse trotting over to her ears pricked. Ambassador tossed his head again and the reins started to slip through Anna's fingers she quickly tightened her grip and focused on cantering. Ambassador was supposed to be an amazing jumper. "Let's see what you can do boy." she murmered to the stallion whose ears flicked back to her and then forward again. She looked around the ring her eyes finding a line of a 2'3" vertical to a 2'6" oxar. She knew both she and Ambassador could go higher but she wanted to start small. She turned to the first fence holding him to the base and then closing with her leg. They soared over, when they landed though Ambassador got excited and powered forward to the oxar. Anna sat back and half halted Ambasador was still quick but listening to her as they approached the fence and then went over. "Good boy." she said stroking his neck as she let him come back to a walk.
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Post by thunderhillgirl on Sept 6, 2011 17:41:45 GMT -5
Stephanie smiled then put Petey into a trot and posted around the ring to warm him up a little bit. (I was gonna continue but i am gonna wait till you reply)
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Post by tonkatoy on Sept 6, 2011 19:48:53 GMT -5
Annabelle watched the other girl move forward into the trot with her horse. "You look really good together!" she called out to her still following the pair with her eyes as they moved along the rail.
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Post by thunderhillgirl on Sept 6, 2011 21:58:26 GMT -5
"Thanks," she called back,"I'm Stephanie by the way." She said as she pushed Petey into a canter heading for the vertical. They flew over the jump almost as one. Attachments:
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Post by tonkatoy on Sept 8, 2011 6:30:53 GMT -5
"I'm Annabelle!" she called out and then pushed Ambassador forward into the canter and glanced around the arena there was a three foot oxar on the diagnol she turned the thoroughbred stallion and headed for the fence "three two one." she muttered under her breath and took off flying for just a second before cantering off again.
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Post by thunderhillgirl on Sept 8, 2011 17:25:40 GMT -5
Stephanie smiled at the girl before she pushed Petey into a canter then a little father into a slow gallop as she headed over to the jump shed.
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Post by tonkatoy on Sept 8, 2011 19:42:17 GMT -5
Annabelle watched stephanie pop over the fence. "That looked great!" she called out and then pushed Ambassador into a canter and aimed towards a three foot six verticle letting him pick up the pace a little bit more without taking over. His ears flicked back and forth from Annabelle and the fence she closed her legs at a nice spot from the fence and soared over. He pulled on the bit his pace picking up to a hand gallop Annabelle sat deep bringing him back to a framed canter for a half a lap before letting him walk.
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Post by thunderhillgirl on Sept 8, 2011 22:04:44 GMT -5
Stephanie smiled, "thanks you guys look great too." She said as she quickly jumped off Petey and went into the jump shed and went and put to put a 4' "X" Jump.
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Post by tonkatoy on Sept 9, 2011 7:14:29 GMT -5
Annabelle smiled "thankyou." and then watched stephanie go over the really big cross rail. She turned Ambassador out to the rail cantering through the corner to the outside line a three foot six vertical to a three foot six swedish oxar. She approached at a nice working canter and flew over the first fence bring her stallion back to her the moment they landed and taking the six strides the oxar.
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Post by thunderhillgirl on Sept 9, 2011 13:55:45 GMT -5
Stephanie watched the girl sitting on the fence as Petey came over and laid his head on her lap. She started strokeing his muzzle as she watched.
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Post by tonkatoy on Sept 9, 2011 17:34:40 GMT -5
Annabelle trotted over to Stephanie where she sat on the fence, and halted Ambassador a few feet away "You have a really good bond with your horse." she said smiling at the other pair. "I hope me and Ambassador form something like you two have."
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Post by thunderhillgirl on Sept 9, 2011 18:50:39 GMT -5
"Yeah but we've been together ever this I've started horseback riding." She said looking at the paint horse as she kissed his nose. She then jumped off the fence and took off his saddle then jumped on his bareback.
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Post by tonkatoy on Sept 11, 2011 6:56:45 GMT -5
"Oh really, I only just got Ambassador, today is my first day ever riding him." she said with a smile reaching a hand down to stroke Ambassador's silky neck. She watched while Stephanie undid her horse's tack and then remounted bareback.
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Post by thunderhillgirl on Sept 11, 2011 9:38:09 GMT -5
"Really? Well it seems like you too already have a close bond." Stephanie said as she nudged Petey into a slow canter.
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Post by tonkatoy on Sept 12, 2011 18:51:11 GMT -5
"thanks." she smiled feeling a bit fuzzy from the compliment and then sent Ambassador into a rounded canter rolling her hips with the beat and then turned towards a liverpool fence Ambassador didn't even eye the shiny blue tarp and they sailed over, Annabelle gave him a scratch on the whithers with her finger as they loped away from the jump.
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Post by thunderhillgirl on Sept 12, 2011 21:32:56 GMT -5
Stephanie watched as the pair easily jumped. She smiled and then put Petey into a fast canter torwards the 4' X jump.
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Post by tonkatoy on Sept 13, 2011 6:48:09 GMT -5
Annabelle followed behind Steph taking the same fence she had, this wasn't the first time she had jumped this height but the first time she had on a horse other than starfire, who wasn't nearly as big and powerful as Ambassador. For a minute she felt a flash of nerves but pushed them away as she approached the fence, closed her leg and flew over, a massive grin on her face. "good boy." she murmmered stroking his neck.
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Post by thunderhillgirl on Sept 15, 2011 18:04:08 GMT -5
She looked around and saw the couple jump. Her horse was so powerful looking. Stephanie then yelled aross the arena, "Hey want to try something higher???" she asked hoping the girl would be up for it.
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Post by tonkatoy on Sept 16, 2011 19:43:10 GMT -5
"Yeah, I think we would like that." she grinned butterflies flapping in anticipation, she couldn't wait to go even higher with her horse. She made a mental note to tell her mother and father thankyou over and over again.
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Post by thunderhillgirl on Sept 16, 2011 20:32:37 GMT -5
Stephanie smiled as she trotted over to the jump shed and then dismounted as Petey lowered his head as Stephanie slid down his neck to the ground. She then walked, well more like ran into the shed and then set up a 4' 6'' X jump and a 5' Vertical. She looked at the two jumps and smiled as she whistled for Petey.
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Post by tonkatoy on Sept 19, 2011 17:52:26 GMT -5
"All righty boy, you ready?" she whispered and set up at nice brisk canter towards the line, Ambasador tossed his head asking to go even faster but Annabelle pulled back a bit telling him no, he didn't need any more speed than he had to clear either fence. They popped over the first fence and Annabelle started counting down the strides to the next fence, the bright chestnut stallion took a big spot catching Annabelle by suprise she hung on and managed to not knock Ambassador's mouth but still the whole jump looked incredibly awkward.
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Post by thunderhillgirl on Sept 22, 2011 17:08:37 GMT -5
Stephanie quietly laughed as she saw the girl jump but then smiled at her. She put Petey into a medium canter heading for the 5' jump first. They flew over. But as they approached the 4' 6'' X Petey lost his rythmn sliatly (Idk how to spell ) But ythen picked it up. Stephanie was distracted for a moment but still had some control. But with her legs not tight around Petey they jumped but Stephanie flipped of the front of Petey. Unlke most horses who would trample the rider, Petey stopped dead. And looked down at Stephanie worringly. (This actually happened to my friend when she was riding Petey. He basically saved her life)
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Post by tonkatoy on Sept 23, 2011 19:58:06 GMT -5
Annabelle watched the pair approaching the fence they were doing a well despite the little glitch and all too suddenly as most falls happen Steph was flying solo right into Petey's path. Her heart stopped dead not daring to breath and then Petey stopped. "HOLY CRAP!!!" Annabelle yelled leaping off Ambassador and jogging over to stephanie her stallion jogging behind her. "Are you okay?" she asked when a little closer "you've really got a good horse there." she smiled in relief. OOC:Oh my pony tonka did that for me once, I was soo grateful to him, I was cantering and he got spooked and he took off galloping he was about to run into our mule so I tried to pull him off lost my balance and fell right infront of him he slid to a stop and then just looked down at me like "oh I lost you there are you alright?" ohh I love horses XD
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Post by thunderhillgirl on Oct 6, 2011 19:00:16 GMT -5
(haha nice Petey just bucked me off the other day because he got spooked while we were on a trail ride Not fun AND sorry I havent on in a while I have been realyyyyyyyyy busy) Stephanie busted out laughing as she looked up at Petey. Then she looked at Annabelle,"Yeah I'm fine." She said as she continued laughing as Petey put his head down to help Stephanie up.
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