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Post by xcountrygirl on Jan 18, 2012 14:44:26 GMT -5
Ariana smiled as she led her sparkling Hanoverian horse Magnum to the center of the arena checking his girth before mounting up, sitting deep in the saddle, heels down, elbows in looking straight between her horses ears with a straight back she clucked with her tongue urging him to a walk with her right leg moving him to the wall to start warming up.
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Post by samini on Jan 18, 2012 14:49:48 GMT -5
Cody lead Riley to the arena "Do you mind if i join you?" Cody asked. Riley whinned to the beautiful horse, begging for attention.
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Post by xcountrygirl on Jan 18, 2012 14:51:47 GMT -5
Pulling Magnum to a halt Ariana looked over smiling "sure I would welcome some company so would magnum" she giggled petting the jet black stallion on the neck as he whinnied to the new horse.
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Post by samini on Jan 18, 2012 15:02:31 GMT -5
"thanks," cody said smiling. He mounted up and then walked Riley out to the track "I'm Cody and thid is Riley."
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Post by xcountrygirl on Jan 18, 2012 15:08:37 GMT -5
She smiled "I'm Ariana and this is Magnum" she clucked her tongue to magnum sitting deep in the saddle to keep him from taking off, keeping him at a walk she lined back up with the wall going in a counter clockwise motion, Magnum tossed his head snorting "magnum please don't start" blushing she halted him backing him up getting his attention back on her.
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Post by samini on Jan 19, 2012 12:16:00 GMT -5
"Nice to meet you," cody said smiling. He circled Riley at A. They then changed the rein from F to H, tracking right at H. At C cody brought Riley to a hault. He looked down at his front legs, he was standing square. Cody squeezed riley a little and said "walk on," Riley walked on as told.
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Post by xcountrygirl on Jan 19, 2012 12:41:56 GMT -5
Ariana watched them fascinated how they moved together then she took magnum at a posting trot around the arena then took him through some figure eights collecting his trot then back to a walk before taking him to the opposite side of the arena to jump some cavalettis to loosen his joints. Patting his neck when she finished halting him out of the others way.
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Post by samini on Jan 19, 2012 12:54:34 GMT -5
When cody and Riley got to M Cody sat in to canter. Riley took up a collected canter. then cantered round and did a 20 meter circle at A before bringing him back into trot. Cody patted riley then brought him into a walk for a rest.
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Post by xcountrygirl on Jan 19, 2012 14:52:04 GMT -5
Ariana smiled "wow you are an amazing team, do you major in Dressage?" she rode closer letting Magnum loose walk to rest as she looked over at Cody.
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Post by samini on Jan 19, 2012 15:10:17 GMT -5
"thanks," cody said haulting Riley. He smiled "nope, I re-train ex-race horses to eventers, what about you?"
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Post by xcountrygirl on Jan 19, 2012 16:19:36 GMT -5
Ariana giggled shyly " I do cross country and show jumping" she patted Magnum's neck "I've only had Magnum a few years now but we bonded the instant we met but he is still a pain in the neck" lifting her feet out of the stirrups she let her legs hang down.
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Post by samini on Jan 29, 2012 6:18:22 GMT -5
(sorry that i haven't replied)
"I've had riley for ages, he was the first horse I re-trained," Cody smiled patting riley "I've reasently re-trained Snowman, who's actually a mare." Cody took his feet out of the stirrups and crossed them over, right then left. He then asked Riley to walk on.
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Post by xcountrygirl on Jan 29, 2012 20:55:37 GMT -5
(its fine)
Ariana was normally never this shy around anyone, no matter it be a guy or girl "thats amazing how long does it normally take to train one horse?" she was really curious now but as they say 'curiosity killed the cat'.
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Post by samini on Feb 1, 2012 15:09:44 GMT -5
Cody smmiled at ariana he seemed to really like her. "it depends on the horse, if they've rased they normally have a year to rest then I start lunging and long reining them, then when they're ready I'll slowly back them. So about a year fully," Cody replied smiling.
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Post by xcountrygirl on Feb 1, 2012 18:23:32 GMT -5
"wow ive never trained a horse before" Ariana smiled shyly as she crossed her stirrups over the saddle then tried to work on her sitting trot around the arena, Magnum snorted moving to the side catching Ariana off gaurd causing her to fall off "ow magnum come on" she held her side looking up at the big stallion as he stood next to her.
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Post by samini on Feb 8, 2012 15:21:35 GMT -5
"You'll have to help me when I get my new one," Cody smiled. He watched ariana and magnum "sh*t!" he said when she fell. He jumped of and ran to her leaving riley lose in the school "are you alright, he said kneeling down next to her.
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Post by xcountrygirl on Feb 8, 2012 23:28:46 GMT -5
Ariana winced pulling her shirt up just a bit to look at her ribs noticing a bruise forming "oh thats going to hurt in the morning" she looked at Cody giggling "im fine go get back on riley ill just mount back up on magnum"
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Post by samini on May 5, 2012 13:36:29 GMT -5
"sure is!" he said smiling at her "are you sure?" he stood up and put his hand out to help her up. (sorry so short, we'll need to get back into it 
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Post by xcountrygirl on May 6, 2012 15:18:20 GMT -5
She took his hands and stood up standing almost a foot and a half shorter than him she looked up "thanks" she giggled and grabbed Magnums reigns "mind giving me a leg up?"
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Post by samini on May 7, 2012 13:59:44 GMT -5
He smiled at ariana "Not at all!" he said moving over to the left side of magnum to give her a leg up.
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Post by xcountrygirl on May 7, 2012 21:51:50 GMT -5
She lifted her left leg for him to help her into the saddle smiling at him she giggled "thanks i'm just to short to mount with out a mounting block" she smiled shyly.
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Post by samini on May 8, 2012 12:09:53 GMT -5
He to her leg "Ready? one two three," he lifted her up into the saddle "there you go," he said smiling. he walked over riley and and grabbed the reins he put his foot in the stirrup and swung back on, he patted riley and then asked him to walk on.
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Post by xcountrygirl on May 12, 2012 23:31:58 GMT -5
Ariana sipped her feet into the stirrups then circled Magnum the petted him "what spooked you boy, huh?" she looked over toward the wall but saw nothing so she walked him up beside Cody and Riley "I didn't see what spooked him so I guess maybe he wanted some attention too" she giggled and blushed slightly
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