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Post by KM loves MUSIC and PEANUT!!!! on Dec 20, 2010 19:48:21 GMT -5
Barbie walked into the big arena with Wonder right behind her, she planed on riding today and would take the chance to show the girls some stuff with Wonder, she mounted and urged her into a walk, "good girl you ready to show them what it takes to show a top level jumper" she said smiling and Wonder whipped her head, "that's my girl" she said smiling.
Kesha walked to the arena with Sasha behind her she was looking forward to her first lesion with the beautiful mare, she closed the door behind her, she watched in awe as Barbie rode Wonder around the arena, their lesion would begin soon, just as soon as Jane and Smudge got there.
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Post by destery on Dec 20, 2010 20:00:24 GMT -5
Jane and Smudge walked into the arena. Smudge looked around a lot, neighing at the other horses that stood in the arena. Barbie was riding her horse already, and Jane walked up to Kesha. "Hey!" She said. Kesha turned her head towards Jane. Sasha's coat gleamed magnificently in the sun. Barbie was jumping in the arena, jumping the very high jumps. Jane dreamed of jumping that high someday. But for now, she would have to settle with the small jumps. Jane couldn't wait to start her lesson.
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Post by KM loves MUSIC and PEANUT!!!! on Dec 20, 2010 20:22:16 GMT -5
(there in the indoor arena)
Barbie rode Wonder around the arena, Wonder barley twitched an ear at Smudge neighing at her, as they came to the highieist jump easily four and half feet, Wonder went over it without hitting a rail, she flew like a pegsuse, she leaned back and started cooling her out and then trotted over to the girls, "well what ya waiting for? mount up" she said laughing.
Kesha smiled at Jane "hey" and then she open her mouth and then closed it again "did you see how she jumped it was like she had wings or something" she said and then laughing and mounting Sasha, she bent over her neck "hey girl you ready to go?" she asked and the mare whipped her head and tugged at the bit, "no not just yet girl" she said and felt Sasha relax a little, "I'm ready" she said sitting straight in her western saddle.
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Post by destery on Dec 20, 2010 22:14:16 GMT -5
Jane climbs onto Smudge, sitting on my black English saddle. "Wow, I can't jump that high! I wish I could," I said. I walk over to Barbie, and I say, "So what are we learning today?"
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Post by KM loves MUSIC and PEANUT!!!! on Dec 21, 2010 0:41:00 GMT -5
Barbie nodded "well first let's work on the best way to warm your horse before a show" she said looking between the the two girls, "will show with Wonder first and then you can try with them." she said gestureing to the two horses under the girls.
"OK I am ready" Kesha said smiling.
Barbie nodded and turned Wonder and stopped her in the middle of the arena and dismounting Wonder, she started her lesion.
"OK when you are at a show you want the best out of your horse" she said not as a question "and now I will show you how to do a show winning warm up" she said standing next to Wonder, "every horse is diffarent and there for has his own vices he must deal with out side the show ring, so can make any changes to where you need to so that this fill fit your horse" she explained to them, "with some horses its best to lunge them first, like Wonder here she is better if you lunge her first, but some more high spirited horses, its better to ride them first and check their enrgey level" she said "and when their eyes soften then they are ready to head into the show ring here I will show you with Wonder" she said clipping the lunge on Wonder and sending her out, she went into a cater and Barbie kept her there, and after a few minuites, Wonder slowed to a trot and pricks her ears and waits for Barbie to halt her, "OK you see what she is doing there, her eyes are soft, she is looking me in the eye and her ears straight up," she explained, "take your horse to a few shows first learn what works for them, and what doesn't" she said pulling Wonder into her, "and use these small ones as practice runs, wait till your completly sure your is ready and that you have his warm-up just the way he needs it, before heading off to that big show" she said smiling and speacking in her teaching voice, "use this time at smaller shows to laern their behaver away from home, not as a training sesion but a test of your training, if they have never been shown before, then there still a lot for you to learn about him, and for him to laern about showing" she said mounting Wonder again, "everything about showing a new horse to showing is testing, learning and teaching," she said "I think is enough for now I want you practice their warm ups out of lesions, see what you can learn about your horses, and at the next lesion tell me what you have learned from this and what you learned about Sasha and Smudge" she said smiling, "now Jane have you ever jumped before?" she asked if she had she would let her warm up and jump some low jumps.
(by the way that stuff about the warm up is from Horse and Rider magizine its one of my fav ones)
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Post by destery on Dec 21, 2010 9:50:43 GMT -5
(Omg, I've read that before in Horse and Rider!)
Jane looked towards Kesha, then answers Barbie's question. "Only a few times. I need some work, though." Smudge whips his head up and down, wanting to get started. "Mind if I trot him around? He usually listens and stands better when he has been trotted around a little." Jane comprehends what Barbie told her and nods, knowing exactly what she told them.
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Post by KM loves MUSIC and PEANUT!!!! on Dec 21, 2010 17:22:50 GMT -5
Keshsa nodded her understanding.
Barbie looked at Jane and nodded "yes you can just be sure to warm him up at a walk first, and then move to a trot and while you do that I will lower the jumps fpr you." she said sliding off of Wonder and lowing all the jumps, "and Kesha you can move Sasha around after about ten minuites of walking you can move her to a trot," she said, Sasha warmed up quick she just wanted make sure the mustang was gonna listen to Kesha.
"OK" she said moving Sasha into a nice slow walk, she went around the arena for a while and then when the ten muintues were up, "Barbie can I trot her now?" she asked and Barbie nodded, she lightly nudged the mare and she went into a nice slow trot.
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Post by destery on Dec 21, 2010 17:46:28 GMT -5
Jane walked around the arena for a good time. She then nudged Smudge into a trot, keeping her rhythm at a good pace, up down, up down. Smudge always liked to get close to the rail, so Jane's foot slightly hit the pole. Jane moved him away from it, and kept up the rhythm. After a good ten minutes, she slowed him to a walk. "So, how high are we jumping today?" She asked eagerly.
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Post by KM loves MUSIC and PEANUT!!!! on Dec 21, 2010 18:27:17 GMT -5
Barbie smiled watching Kesha "Kesha see if you can get more of rhythm with her" she called out and then turning to Jane "I will see how you go over a two foot jump since they are easy," she said pointing to the jump in the middle of the ring "try that one first and then we will see from there" she said looking back to Kesha "Kesha try raising in the saddle a little more and sit deep" she explained to her.
Kesha nodded trying it the way Barbie had told her to do it and it made it alot more comfy to ride in.
"Kesha you can move her to canter now if you think you are ready just keep her help back and sit deep in the saddle" she called "Sasha has forward shoulders so if sit to far forward you will bounce onto her neck, so sit deep" she instructed.
Kesha nodded moving Sasha into a smooth canter.
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Post by destery on Dec 21, 2010 18:47:19 GMT -5
"Alright sounds good!" Jane moved towards the 2 foot jump that sat in the middle of the arena. Smudge went into a smooth canter. Jane counted her strides, 1, 2, 3, 4. At 5, Jane sat forward in her saddle, and Smudge jumped, landing softly on the ground. "How was that?" Jane asked.
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Post by KM loves MUSIC and PEANUT!!!! on Dec 21, 2010 19:35:48 GMT -5
Barbie smiled as Jane jumped "yes that was very good" she said watching the horse land, "you can go around and jump the other three jumps none are higher then two feet I would like see how you do going over a few jumps at a time" she explained, and then glanced to Kesha "your doing good you can slow down if you want" she told her.
Kesha looked at Jane "that was cool" she said smiling, "No I like cantering" she said smiling at Barbie.
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Post by destery on Dec 21, 2010 19:39:54 GMT -5
Jane smiled at Kesha. "It's a total rush!" She said. Jane cantered around the arena once, and lined up the jumps. Smudge cantered softly, and she counted her strides. She went over the 1st, the 2nd, but when she came to the 3rd one, Smudge rushed and Jane lost the beat, knocking over the rail. "Darn," She said. "Sorry," Jane said to Barbie.
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Post by KM loves MUSIC and PEANUT!!!! on Dec 21, 2010 19:49:53 GMT -5
Barbie nodded "that was good now you know about the amount he does before it makes him rush" she said "here we will try it one more time with a little help keeping him collected, go around the ring till I tell you bring him back," she said and as Jane Turned him out, she went to work between the second and third jump she lyed four poles down for Smudge to walk over and then standing back "OK bring threw these without jumping show him whats here so it won't surprise him" she said to Jane and waited for her to bring him back in.
Kesha pulled Sasha back to a trot and started to cool her out her sister had thougt her how to do this.
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Post by destery on Dec 24, 2010 10:53:07 GMT -5
Jane brought Smudge back in, and went over the ground poles. She kept Smudge at a steady pace, making each pole a small beat. Jane brought Smudge back to Barbie and said, "So how was that?"
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Post by KM loves MUSIC and PEANUT!!!! on Dec 24, 2010 15:24:57 GMT -5
Barbie nodded "that was great now try jumping him again, but be sure he still knows the polls are inbetween them OK" she said and waited for Jane to finish jumping. "and Kesha your doing great with her!" she said smiling at her.
Kesha smiled at the complamet "thanks" she said when she pulled Sasha to a walk.
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Post by destery on Dec 25, 2010 23:10:39 GMT -5
Jane nodded and headed back to the jumps. She kicked him into a canter, flying over the jumps easily. She laughed and patted his neck. "Good boy!" She exclaimed. Jane looked towards Kesha and smiled. "You're pretty good," Jane complimented.
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Post by KM loves MUSIC and PEANUT!!!! on Dec 26, 2010 3:26:28 GMT -5
Barbie smiled, Jane and her horse had a lot of talent with jumping, Barbie decided to keep Jane on as her student, she had also decided to keep Kesha, Quine, and Arienna as her students, Jane was the only one with any riding history, but she was saw a lot of talent and wanted to take her on as a full time student, she would be notifing the rest who their teachers would be soon, "that was very good Jane, he has a lot talent for this and he could become very good with some training," she said smiling, "tell me how intarested in showing are you?" she asked.
Kesha smiled "thanks, you are really good at jumping" she said smiling.
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Post by destery on Dec 30, 2010 0:04:18 GMT -5
(Psst, you spelled Arianna wrong:)
Jane turned towards Barbie and thought. She couldn't really remember the last time she did showing stuff. "Hmmm, well, I never really thought of it. But, I guess I could try it," Jane answered. Jane turned back to Kesha and smiled. "Thanks, my cousin taught me the basics on jumping."
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Post by KM loves MUSIC and PEANUT!!!! on Dec 30, 2010 3:05:14 GMT -5
(K was in a hurry when I wrote it, I have an idea and hope its OK with Super and Tonka)
Barbie smiled "hmm..." she said thinking "I am gonna be holding some aducions for an appretnece how would you like to sign up for it?" she asked Jane.
"nice" Kesha said smiling and urging Sasha into a trot again.
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