King's Stall

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Lyla parked her truck and headed towards the trailer by the entrance of the barn. She could already hear the commotion that was occurring by the trailer. When she got around the other side of the trailer she saw her baby, Quantum Leap, King for short, prancing and rearing while the harrassed groom tried to keep him quiet. "Hey, I'm Lyla Chambers. He's mine." The groom practically threw the lead rope at her and ran to his truck. So what if King was a bit of a nightmare sometimes, he was really a sweety on the inside. King reached down and rested his head against Lyla's chest, calming down significantly. Lyla looked around for someone to show her where to take him, she couldn't stand outside the barn all day.

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Carrie walked to the barn she was planing on trying to ride her crazy horse Rosie, when she noticed some one standing in the stable yard, "hey I'm Carrie, I work here as an Instucter, is there something I could help you with?" she said smiling her perfedt smile.

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Lyla turned and, for once, was grateful for someone coming to her aid. "Hey, I'm Lyla. This is my horse Quantum Leap, King for short. I'm not really sure what stall he's in..." She trailed off and bit her lip. She hated feeling helpless. King chose this moment to start prancing and whinnying like he was crazy. Lyla put a soothing hand on his neck and stood calmly beside him like he did this all the time, because, well, he did do this all the time.

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Carrie smiled "nice to meet you Lyla, he is very pretty" she said looking at king, and then thinking "I'm not sure about that either but I'm sure Gena wouldn't mind if you just put him in a stall till you found out," she said smiling that's what she had to do with Rosie at first but it was fine now, "I have a horse but she is a lot smaller then him, her name is Desert Rose, Rosie for short" she said smiling hopping she had been of some help, "except he looks a lot better minded then her, she will just up and decide she doesn't want to be rode and your in for a lot of trouble" she said in her Oklahoma accent, Rosie would freek and buck on her bad days and she would do this before being rode there were times when Carrie couldn't even get close to her.

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"Thanks. I appreciate it. Don't let him fool you, though. King just knows better than to act up too much with me. We've pretty much grown up together. I got him as a foal." Lyla leaned her head on King while he stood for a second. "I'd love to see Rosie sometime!" Lyla added as she began to lead King into the cool and dark interior of the barn.

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Carrie nodded in understanding most people thought Rosie was a perfect horse, but if you new her in her bad moods you would think she was a devil horse, and she walked into the barn with Lyla, Rosie was close to fronte and she planed on trying to jump her today, "yeah Rosie can trick people pretty good, but if she doesn't like some one they know as soon as they meet her," she said shacking her head, and then walked off to find Rosie's stall she found her before to long Lyla wasn't to far behind, "that's Rosie" she said pointing to her stall and then heading to the tack room to get her tack, "hey girl" she said as she passed her mare, the arab mare neighed to Carrie, and then turning her red raon head towards King to neigh again.

(Rosie is a red roan arab)

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King snorted and pranced as he watched the pretty roan mare. "Quit it. You always forget your not a stallion anymore." Lyla said with a smile to King. Lyla continued down the aisle looking for a blank, empty stall. Finally, about 3/4 of the way down, there was an empty stall. Lyla walked King in and unclipped him. He circled the stall a few times before eagerly sticking his head over the door and whinnying. Lyla walked back towards Rosie and looked her over. "So, what do you do with Rosie?" Lyla asked Carrie.

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Carrie smiled at Lyla's horse he was pretty high spirited but at least he liked his owner unlike Rosie who some times down right hated Carrie, and the question Carrie smiled, "I use her exstream show jumping, and miled dressage and she is working on cross country" she said smiling, "she may be tampermentle but you get her in a jumping ring she knows exactly what to do" she said smiling slidding the saddle onto Rosie, for once she didn't freek and then slipped the bridle on without a problem, "huh that was weird usally she bucks the saddle off and pullls her head away" she said looking over her mare, and then frowning "oh I get you crazy horse, the minuite I hop on you are gonna start freeking aren't you?" she said with a slight smile, and the turning to Lyla "she tricks people a lot, but this is the first time she has tried to trick me" she said patting the mare on the neck.

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"Maybe she's just trying to show off to King." Lyla joked as she watched Carrie with her pretty mare. "I event with King a lot, so if you ever need any help." Lyla trailed off, she didn't want to seem too pushy or anything. "You mind if I watch your ride?" Lyla asked Carrie once she had finished tacking up.

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Carrie smiled "Maybe so" she said shacking her head, "oh you event that's cool, I have been showing Morgans, Thoroughbreds and Arabians since I was like eight, and been riding my entire life," she said smiling, "and thanks" she said and then walking out of her stall with her mare, "yeah sure if I can get her to jump today" she said and rolling her eyes when Rosie let out a loud whinny, "oh knock it off" she said to her, and then tugged on the reins, Rosie snorted but walked with her, "good girl Rosie" she said and the mare whipped her head and Carrie smiled at her.

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Lyla smiled at the horses antics. She followed Carrie out of the barn, but kept her distance. There was nothing worse than when your horse was acting up and people were too close. "I've tried hunters but eventing just suits me more. I've never really done breed shows though. I'd love to see Rosie jump. She looks pretty athletic." Lyla watched Carrie and Rosie interact. It was clear that Carrie knew what she was doing with the mare and knew exactly how to control her mare.

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Carrie smiled "yeah I have done a few Morgan shows, but the rest were all jumping and dressage shows, I have done a few cross country courses with some Thoroughbreds, but my mom grew up doing Morgan breed shows" she said "my mom doesn't really like my sister riding that much cause one of our horses almost killed her, so she gets worried a lot, it kinda stress's me out cause they were always fighting about something." she said shacking her head, her sister was hard headed and her mom was a worrier, and when she reached the ring she led Rosie inside, all the jumps set at three and half feet, and the last jump in the ring set at four feet, Carrie made Rosie do a few tight circles around her before mounting, she slid onto her back, the mare held still, and then Carrie nudged her into a nice walk the mare keeping her collection perfectly, Carrie moved her to a fast trot, keeping her heels down and her back straight, and then she finished her warm up and went back to the start of the jumps, as she lined her up with the jump Rosie's ears went straight up and she nickered lightly, Carrie smiled, "that's my girl" she said patting her on the neck and giving her a nudge, Rosie went into her fast canter as soon as Carrie's heels touched her sides, Rosie moved towards the jump, as she got to her jumping mark, Carrie felt a deep breath go threw the mare as she leaped clearing it without a flaw, and then leaning back for landing Carrie swore Rosie hadn't even landed, she pulled her up and turned her towards the next jump again a flawless jump, and she went around all the jumps, Rosie could do this so easy it was like she was born with wings, Carrie loved the feel of jumping her horse, and then they came to the four foot jump, Rosie had never gone this high before, at the sight of the jump Rosie nickered again and Carrie felt a tremble run threw her mare, Rosie was ready for this jump, Rosie lept off the ground like a flying horse, when she landed it was almost hard to hear, " Carrie worked her out and cooled her down, she stopped her and slid down, and hugged Rosie "that's my girl where you been hidin?" she asked the roan Arab in her Oklahoma/Tennessee accent, and Rosie neighed into the air, and Carrie laughed that was her girl alright, "that was the best she has did, she usually bucks after a ride" she said happily, and waited to see what Lyla would think of Rosie's jumping.

(I love writing about jumping horses one of my best topics)

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Lyla smiled as she watched the pair go through their paces. The mare truly seemed to love jumping. Lyla loved watching horses and riders who both seemed to enjoy their jobs as much as Carrie and Rosie did. "That was great! We'll definitely have to ride together soon! King seems like a good match with Rosie." Lyla could hardly wait to get King out and let everyone see what they could do. "Rosie really seems to love jumping. She's good at it too!" Lyla added with a smile. She really liked Carrie and how sweet she was with her mare.

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Rosie nickered at Lyla, Carrie smiled "thanks" she said smiling "Jumping is in her blood, her dad was a chapion eveter horse, and her mom was a champion show jumper" she said smiling and when Rosie reached towards Lyla with her nose Carrie laughed a little, "your one of the lucky ones seems she likes you" she said smiling "if she don't take a likin' to somebody then she will go crazy every time they get close to her," she said shacking her head, Carrie's sister Z was one of the ones Rosie didn't like, "yeah sounds like fun will give Rosie a reason to behaive, she likes to show off for other as if she is saying this is how its done or something" she said laughing, "she has done that since she was a filly" she said smiling and running her figurs threw Rosie's mane, "but I like her, she has a lot of spunk and I couldn't live without having a horse with spunk" she said smiling, and Rosie nudged Carrie in the back, "OK cooky girl here's your appel" she said smiling at Rosie handing her a half appel, "one way to train her I only give her, her appels when she is a good girl" she said smiling.

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"I definitely know what you mean about Rosie only liking some people. King is like that as well. He's not afraid to show it if he doesn't take to you. A hint though, bring him black licorice and he'll turn to puddy in your hands. He's just a big baby." Lyla said with a laugh. It was funny how similar Rosie and King were. And how similar Carrie and her were. Lyla loved having a fiery horse to come ride. Lyla put her hand up flat for Rosie to smell, and to double check that she actually wasn't about to freak out with Lyla so close.

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She smiled when Lyla talked "yeah, I grew up riding her mom and when she was born I couldn't wait to ride her and boy did I get a sureprise," she said laughing, "when she bucked me and broke my rib, but I got right back on, and then pretty soon she let me ride and teach her," she said smiling, Rosie nickered to Lyla agian and sniffed her hand, and liping it for a treat, Carrie laughed "here" she said handing Lyla the only treat that Rosie would eat, and apple "she won't eat any other type of treat," she said smiling, "yeah she is a total sweatie most of the time, but one some days she will even freek on me" she said smiling and shacking her head, "I wish it was that easy with Rosie like I said on her bad days she will freek out even on me, those days I can't do anything with her but sit the rest of the day out," she said smiling at her mare, "she means a lot to me, she was the only foal her mom had, and her mom died having her, and she almost died, so she is my girl, and she seems to have the talent to follow in her mom footsteps" she said nodding, and smiling she liked Lyla it wasn't everyday she found some one who loved crazy horses as much as her.

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Lyla smiled sympathetically. It really was sad about Rosie's dam. "I never knew King's mother. My parents imported him from Germany when he was two as a present for me." Lyla cringed after she said that. It came out a lot more pretentiously than she meant it too. She hated the fact that her parents flaunted their money so much, but it wasn't like Lyla would have given King back. She could see his potential even back then. "Everyone that tried to help me train King told me to just give up on him, he was too crazy. But I knew he could be a star. I saw those hindquarters. Powerful, man." Lyla smiled. "Speaking of, I should probably go check on him and take him for a walk. He had a really long trailer drive here."

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Carrie smiled "My parents had a lot of horses from Germany, Ireland, a few from Scoutland, most of their horses came from the place of origon of the breed," she said, her parents weren't the kind to throw their moneu around, but her mom was very particuiler in her horses, "my mom always said the best of the breed came from the place it was born" she said shacking her head, but her family had one of the best show barns in Oklahoma, "yeah we have stud at my family's farm and he littery is to crazy, he is unsound to ride, he is the one who almost killed my sister," she said, "yeah I understand me and Rosie drove her from Oklahoma it was a long drive and Rosie was kinda crazy when we got here" she said laguhing and walking back into the stable with Rosie.