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Post by Peanut Loves EVERYONE!! on Apr 20, 2011 1:44:20 GMT -5
Daniel couldn't help his excitement as he led Tag to the ring. She still didn't have a proper halter, just a piece of rope that Daniel had found as they travelled together. Still, it worked okay, and now Tag tossed her head and gave a small rear as she pranced sideways into the ring. "Settle down, girl," Daniel shooshed her. He wanted everything to be perfect for Tag's first training session. After he led her into the ring, Daniel stood next to his horse, resting a hand on her spotted shoulders. He ran a hand along her mane and stood nervously in the middle of the ring, not knowing what to do. "You're gonna learn so fast," he crooned to Tag as she shifted her weight around, swinging her head to and fro and nickering at every little noise. Hopefully Daniel would learn fast too. "Good girl," he whispered as Tag let her head drop across his shoulder. She let out a sigh, and then chewed gently on the back of his shirt. Daniel let a small smile creep onto his face as he stroked Tag absentmindedly, waiting for Molly to join them.
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Post by Super <3 on Apr 29, 2011 16:14:53 GMT -5
(Haha I could never find this ^^)
Molly walked into the luging ring with Mo's halter draped over her shoulder, "We can use this until we go shopping for one!" On her other arm, she had a lunging rope and a luging whip. Slipping the halter onto Tag's head, she smiled, "Ready to begin?" She blushed at Daniel under her bangs.
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Post by Peanut Loves EVERYONE!! on May 2, 2011 0:24:17 GMT -5
Daniel smiled when Molly came in with a bunch of stuff. "Okay!" he said with a laugh. He watched as Molly put the halter on Tag. It definitely looked better on her than a piece of rope. He nodded, holding back a grin. He was so excited to finally start training Tag. "I'm ready!" he said immediately. He smiled at Molly and then gazed at his horse. He couldn't believe that she was already starting her training! "So, what do we do?" he asked Molly, feeling stupid, but for once not actually caring.
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Post by Super <3 on May 2, 2011 6:36:56 GMT -5
Molly was glad he didn't feel aqward, "This long rope connects to the halter on Tag's head." Leaning over, she clipped it on. "Then we put the rope in our right hand and the whip in the left hand." Showing him by holding them up, she continued, "We can now click to her and slowely move the whip along the ground, closer to her legs."
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Post by Peanut Loves EVERYONE!! on May 2, 2011 8:22:50 GMT -5
Daniel nodded, watching everything that Molly was doing and taking it all in. He wanted to remember everything! "Okay," he said. He looked over to Tag, watching her. She was standing quietly, nibbling on some grass. The long lead, whip and new environment didn't seem to bother the appaloosa filly at all. She watched Daniel and Molly out of her big, liquid brown eyes, her ears swivelled towards them. Daniel smiled. "Let's do this!" he said to Molly.
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Post by Super <3 on May 2, 2011 16:39:14 GMT -5
"Since she isn't listening, you crack the whip." Molly sent the loud noise out through the ring. Holding on tight, she waited to see what the filly might do. Horses could have many different reactions to the whip. It imitated a snake which scared some horses no matter their age.
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Post by Peanut Loves EVERYONE!! on May 3, 2011 2:43:05 GMT -5
Daniel nodded, and then grimaced as the sound of the whip cracked though his ears. Tag flattened her ears and whinnied, bolting away from the whip. She looked so terrified, it was all Daniel could do to stay where he was. He knew that she would soon learn, but he hated seeing his best friend so scared. "I't's okay, Tag!" he said gently, hoping his filly would hear. She ran flat out around the ring, neighing shrilly to Daniel. His fingernails bit into his palms as he clenched his fists tightly.
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Post by Super <3 on May 3, 2011 17:28:36 GMT -5
Molly held tight to the rope then glanced at Daniel, "She is okay Daniel! I didn't hurt her I promise! Woah there Tag." She stood nearer to the filly's flank to slow her down. "The point is to get her moving, she will get scared but she knows why I am doing it. Horses are a lot smarter than you would think. It would be different if I struck her with it... Only terrible people would do that."
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Post by Peanut Loves EVERYONE!! on May 4, 2011 1:40:51 GMT -5
Daniel smiled tightly. "I know, I know," he said to Molly. And it was true; he did know that Tag was okay. It still hurt him to see her scared though. He forced himself to calm down, and then smiled a little as he noticed Tag had slowed right down. "That's better, right?" he said hopefully. He wanted to prove that his horse could do anything. He listened to what Molly said about getting Tag moving. "Yeah...I know you won't hurt her," he said faithfully. He trusted that Molly knew what she was doing.
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Post by Super <3 on May 4, 2011 16:21:57 GMT -5
Molly beamed, "That was great! She is doing really well now!" Molly stood all the way to the back of Tag to stop her. "I am going to let her stop so that we can pet her before you try."
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Post by Peanut Loves EVERYONE!! on May 5, 2011 2:35:36 GMT -5
Daniel grinned, proud of his filly. "Well, she's really smart!" he gushed. He nodded. "Okay," he said. He walked over to Tag once she'd stopped and she thrust her muzzle into his chest, nickering softly. Daniel laughed. "Hey, pretty girl," he said, scratching her poll. Tag sighed and her eyelids dropped. Daniel hugged her head, and then ran a hand down her nose. "You're doing great, Tag," he murmured to her. She lipped his shirt, chewing on the corners. Daniel smiled and gently tugged his shirt out of her mouth. "Nah ah, baby," he said. "You're growing up now."
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Post by Super <3 on May 5, 2011 16:00:41 GMT -5
Molly smiled and joined him. She stroked her hand down Tag's face and back. Taking a step away from her, she held out the rope and whip, "You try! She might even do better for you. I will walk you through it."
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Post by Peanut Loves EVERYONE!! on May 6, 2011 1:34:04 GMT -5
Daniel took the rope nervously from Molly, then took the whip too. "Um, okay..." he said hesitantly. He barely knew a thing about horses, much less how to start training them. Tag watched him with one ear pricked forward, the other pointing lazily to the side. She nickered curiously. Daniel looked at the rope and whip in his hands, then looked up at Molly. "So, what do I do?" he asked.
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Post by Super <3 on May 6, 2011 6:33:28 GMT -5
"Click to her and then drag the whip behind her, she should move away from it. She can choose how fast she goes unless it is too fast and we need to slow her down." She smiled and stepped behind him so that she wouldn't get tangled up in the rope.
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Post by Peanut Loves EVERYONE!! on May 7, 2011 21:19:17 GMT -5
Daniel nodded. "Um, okay," he said, taking a deep breath. He looked at Tag, and then clicked his tongue and slowly moved the whip behind her. She snorted at him and trotted halfway around the ring, then stopped and looked back at them again. Daniel half-smiled, but he knew that Tag wasn't meant to stop until he told her to. He clicked to her again, dragging the whip behind his filly. This time when Tag started trotting, Daniel kept the whip behind her so she wouldn't stop. "Like this?" he asked Molly excitedly, as Tag continued to trot around the ring. She tossed her head and whinnied at him, but didn't stop.
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Post by Super <3 on May 8, 2011 8:09:12 GMT -5
Molly broke into a smile, "That's great! She really listens to you!" A few seconds after, she continued, "That is probibly good for today, you can work with her like that for a week or so! After that, we can try something else!"
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Post by Peanut Loves EVERYONE!! on May 9, 2011 5:22:16 GMT -5
Daniel grinned, and let the whip drop to the ground. Tag stopped, then pricked her ears and whinnied to him. "Good girl!" he called to her. He spun around to Molly. "Thank you so much!" he said to her, smiling widely. He almost flung his arms around her, he was that excited. Stopping himself before he embarrassed himself, he went over to Tag, who took a few steps to meet him. "You're such a smart girl," he said to her, rubbing her neck and making a fuss over her. "I love you Tag," he murmured to her as she nudged his chest gently.
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Post by Super <3 on May 9, 2011 6:55:50 GMT -5
Molly also walked over to Tag, "It was fun!" She rubbed her hands over Tag, "Good girl." Reaching into her pocket, she handed to filly a bit of carrot. "Do you like carrots?" She laughed and eat one herself.
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Post by Peanut Loves EVERYONE!! on May 10, 2011 1:29:11 GMT -5
Daniel smiled and then laughed as Tag gobbled up the piece of carrot that Molly gave to her. "She likes everything!" he said with a laugh. He grinned as his filly chewed the carrot, slobbering frothy orange spit everywhere. "Gross, Tag!" he said, wiping his hands on his jeans. He scratched the appaloosa filly on her forehead, his hand running down the familiar wonky lightning-bolt shape on her face. "She did good, didn't she," he said proudly to Molly.
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Post by Super <3 on May 10, 2011 6:47:06 GMT -5
Molly turned to face him, "I have never seen a young filly lunge that well! She is going to be amazing when you ride her." Stepping closer, she pulled her arms around him and pressed her cheek into his shoulder.
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Post by Peanut Loves EVERYONE!! on May 11, 2011 5:27:53 GMT -5
Daniel beamed, excited that someone else could see how amazing Tag was. He was completely caught off guard when Molly hugged him. At first he stood still, completely unsure what to do. He hesitantly put an arm around Molly and then hugged her to him. "Thanks," he said quietly. Molly's hair tickled just under Daniel's chin, and he felt a smile spread across his face. Tag snorted behind them, and for the first time since he'd met her, Daniel ignored her. Some things were just more important.
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Post by Super <3 on May 11, 2011 6:23:31 GMT -5
Molly smiled and blushed red as a cherry. When she pulled back, she brought her eyes up to meet his. "No problem." She laughed at Tag when she was snorting, "You want a hug too?"
Walking over, she wrapped her arms around the filly's neck.
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Post by Peanut Loves EVERYONE!! on May 11, 2011 7:13:14 GMT -5
Daniel looked into Molly's eyes and smiled. "I really do appreciate it all..." he said to her. He laughed at what Molly said to Tag, and smiled as she hugged her. He stroked Tag's nose, and no matter how much he tried, he couldn't stop smiling.
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Post by Super <3 on May 11, 2011 14:35:30 GMT -5
Molly caught Daniel's eyes and stood up again, "I-I." She stopped and started laughing, "When do you think we will be leaving for the Tack Shop?" Her face was still bright red.
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Post by Peanut Loves EVERYONE!! on May 12, 2011 2:28:45 GMT -5
Daniel laughed too. "I dunno..." he said with a shrug. "Girls can talk for ages," he said, raising an eyebrow. He rested a hand on Tag's neck and turned back to Molly. "What colour do you reckon would look best on her?" he asked, looking at his filly's chocolate and white splotchy colour.
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Post by Super <3 on May 12, 2011 6:42:40 GMT -5
Molly nodded, "I would say pink, purple, red, or blue. Maybe green."
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Post by Peanut Loves EVERYONE!! on May 14, 2011 17:00:40 GMT -5
Daniel looked at Tag and thought which colour he thought would best suit his filly. "Purple I think," he said with a smile. Tag sighed and blew threw her nostrils, and Daniel laughed. "I don't think Tag really cares though," he said with a smile.
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