A Lesson (Gena)

[fizzy]

I walked Light into the outdoor ring, his feet pounding the sand and flicking up, high into the air. It was a bit cold but not enough to make me want in. I saw Gena, waiting for me to come.
"Hi!" I said as I trotted down to the arena, Light trotting on next to me, "This is my horse, Light,"

[Super <3]

(By the way, there are no more practice rides so this is a normal lesson)

Gena smiled, "He's beautiful!" She walked toward him and let hi0m sniff her hand.

[fizzy]

(I heard about that XD)

I smiled as Gena let Light smell her hand. He was such a softie at times and I liked him for that.
I couldn't wait to get on my horse for the first time and start to learn some english. Maybe one day I'll be jumping over the highest jumps... I thought to myself.
"So, when do we start?" I said politely.

[Super <3]

Gena smiled at her and spoke, "We can go ahead and start now! Come over to the mounting block and swing up!"

[fizzy]

I smiled at her and walked over to the green mounting block. I sort of knew what I was doing because I tended to learn a lot about riding by watching videos on youtube.

I climbed up, the wood feeling hard under my feet. I could smell horses and it was nice. My Mum always said that horses stank but I thought they smelled great. To me, their smell meant freedom.

I replayed what I had seen many times before on youtube, in my head, only concentrating on that and mounting Light. I carefully bent my leg and put my foot in the stirrup. It felt weird but I made sure I kept the ball of my foot on the stirrup, like I had seen, as I flung my leg over Light's hindquarters. I made sure not to kick her as people said that it would make her go on and it sounded very logical in my brain.

It took me a few tries of missing the stirrup but I eventually got my foot in and it felt good. It was so high, I felt like the queen of the castle. I made sure that I kept Light reined in as I came back to life.

I looked down at Gina. I couldn't believe that I was actually Looking down at her! I squeezed the reins in excitement and Light walked backwards. I panicked as I didn't know how to stop her going backwards as I had decided that squeezing the reins again would just make her go backwards faster. Luckily my logical brain came into use and I remembered that squeezing my legs would make her go forwards and I knew how to stop her then. I gave Light a slight squeeze and she went forwards. I relaxed as I squeezed on the reins and she stopped.

I looked back. Gena was now a good few meters behind me and I gave a big grin, not because I had travelled but because the past few experiences had been so random. My grin slowly turned into a chuckle and then into a burst of laughter and I swear I heard Light sigh. It was a good job that she wasn't scared of noise because she would experience a lot of it over the coming days.

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[shadow loves musicluva789]

Maddi sat on the bleachers watching Gena and the rider. She was a beginner, the rider.

[Super <3]

(Haha I forgot bout Maddi!!)

Gena laughed and walked over to the new rider, "Now you know how to back up, go farward, and stop! Congrats!" The woman stepped back after making sure that the horse had stopped. She then noticed the girl sitting nearby and waved, "Maddi! We have a new rider and this is her first ride! Want to help train?" Turning to the rider, she smiled, "Maddi is a new instructor that I have hired to train beginners. If you don't mind, she could help teach the lesson. Don't worry, she is good." The tall woman gave a reassuring smile and threw her hair up into a messy bun.

[shadow loves musicluva789]

Maddi smiled and entered the arena careful to not spook the horse. Her hair was thrown up in a messy ponytail and she wore UCLA sweats. "Gena, right now what I need is Starbucks. " she said slowly but she took her place next to Gena.