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Post by sorrel on Jul 9, 2011 15:03:18 GMT -5
"Thanks, Dad." Carolyn spoke softly, looking at her father. His face cracked into a smile and kissed her cheek. "Have fun, JJ." He teased her. Carolyn slugged him in the arm and hopped out of the silver heavy duty Chevy truck. Attached to the back was the rusted red stock trailer that pulled Carolyn's pride and joy. As her old boots hit the gravel rode, she felt a feeling of excitement. This was a different atmosphere from her cozy home in rural Tennessee. It was the most prestigious school she's ever seen. Do I really want to do this? Carolyn asked herself. She was in a daze as she unlatched the back of the stock trailer. The impatient whinny and a stomp of Dixie's hoof brought her back to reality and she went in to unload her older mare first. Dixie tossed her head in the air and nearly knocked Carolyn over. With a firm smack on the neck Carolyn was in control again. She led her self-centered mare to a small paddock that fit one horse and set her loose in it. Carolyn smiled to herself and went back to get Missy. The young but spirited filly pranced in place as Carolyn untied her lead rope from the trailer loop. She backed her out of the trailer and led her to her stall. Then Carolyn went back and unloaded all of her tack and things.
OOC: Sorry but at the end I got lazy and just wanted to finished the thread
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Post by dovesoul on Jul 9, 2011 15:11:26 GMT -5
'Who's she?' Alice wondered to herself as she looked back at the girl who quietly walked into the barn with a small horse dancing around at her side. ' another new girl?'
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Post by sorrel on Jul 9, 2011 15:34:15 GMT -5
Carolyn was patting Missy in her stall as she felt a pair of eyes on her. Slowly turning she saw a girl with black hair looking at her. Carolyn's eyebrows furrowed in confusion. I've been here all of 5 minutes and people are staring at me? She thought, stepping out of Missy's stall. "Easy girl." Carolyn told the skittish mare when she tried escaping her stall. She looked at the other black-haired girl and raised an eyebrow. "Yes?"
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Post by ••NARLA•• on Jul 9, 2011 15:47:30 GMT -5
Summer
I stood back from RICO and shook my head. He was covered in thick mud. I grabbed my grooming kit and rummaged for my dandy brush. I looked at the two new girls. Thankfully Tilly was on the other side of the barn and wasn't interfering. I brushed off the mud withthe brush and put my head up" hi. I'm summer"
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Post by ••NARLA•• on Jul 9, 2011 15:48:03 GMT -5
Summer
I stood back from RICO and shook my head. He was covered in thick mud. I grabbed my grooming kit and rummaged for my dandy brush. I looked at the two new girls. Thankfully Tilly was on the other side of the barn and wasn't interfering. I brushed off the mud withthe brush and put my head up" hi. I'm summer"
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Post by sorrel on Jul 9, 2011 15:55:24 GMT -5
Carolyn's head snapped to wear she heard another girl introduce herself as Summer. "Carolyn." She replied to the girl. Just then Missy let out a high-pitched call for her friend Dixie. "Knock it off." Carolyn scolded the young mare. Missy snorted and nudged her head against Carolyn, who couldn't help but smile and pat Missy's dainty head. "This is Ms America Clu." Carolyn told Summer, stretching out the 'Z' sound a bit.
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Post by ••NARLA•• on Jul 9, 2011 16:00:38 GMT -5
I smiled slightly. This Carolyn girl looked feircd. It looked like it would br best to stay on her good side. I smiled again. "this is RICO. So,do u ride english or western?"I asked. I continued brushing off the caked on mud. I sighed and said"even though he's a bay. He gets so dirty!"
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Post by sorrel on Jul 9, 2011 16:07:47 GMT -5
Carolyn let out a light laugh that filled the aisle with happiness. "I feel your pain." She joked. "My other mare, Dixie, never missed a chance to piss me off and get dirty!" Carolyn looked over the bay. "I ride Western speed events and a little pleasure." She told Summer. A light breeze blew through the stables and Carolyn pushed back a strand of her honey brown hair that fell out of place.
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Post by ••NARLA•• on Jul 9, 2011 16:12:33 GMT -5
"oh. Do u ride any English?" I finally moved onto ricos Mane. His oat was still dirty but all the mud was off. I picked up my mane comb and pulled his mane,getting out the tangles. I then moved onto hos tail. I did that then picked out his hoofs.
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Post by sorrel on Jul 9, 2011 16:15:36 GMT -5
Carolyn shook her head. "Never." She bit her tounge before she could blurt out how much she hated it. "What do you ride?" Carolyn asked her, hoping to bring the spotlight off her. Missy nosed Carolyn's pockets and she took out the butterscotch horse cookie. Missy gobbled it up and left some slobber on Carolyn's hands. Carolyn giggled and wiped it off on her jeans.
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Post by ••NARLA•• on Jul 9, 2011 16:20:55 GMT -5
"I ride English. I kinda hoped we might be able to ride together,I guess we can't as we ride different. Don't you want to learn English. Then, when your good,you can jump!jumping is so fun" I smiled and applied hoof oil and them grabbed my body brush.
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Post by sorrel on Jul 9, 2011 16:26:11 GMT -5
Carolyn was a bit taken back but didn't let it ruin her cool appearance. "We could still ride together. Just because it's different styles doesn't mean it's, like, illegal to ride together." She told her. "And no, I wouldn't like to learn English. Besides, I already know how to jump. You can jump in Western, too." Carolyn replied evenly, eyeing the bump on Missy's shoulder. She didn't know what it was, but it dissapeared for a while but now it's back again.
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Post by dovesoul on Jul 9, 2011 16:26:49 GMT -5
Alice walked away from the spot she had been standing and approached the girl who was now conversing with a girl whose name she overheard as 'Summer'. "Hey. Sorry to have been staring. I'm Alice, and I'm brand new here, too."
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Post by ••NARLA•• on Jul 9, 2011 16:33:37 GMT -5
I flicked my head to Alice. " hey. I didn't mean it offensivly Carolyn"
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Post by sorrel on Jul 9, 2011 16:35:36 GMT -5
Carolyn looked over the other girl who had been looking at her earlier. "It shows." She told Alice.
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Post by dovesoul on Jul 9, 2011 16:40:15 GMT -5
Alice blew out the air she had been holding in.. "Really..?
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Post by sorrel on Jul 10, 2011 10:40:32 GMT -5
A quick nod was Carolyn's only response. From her past expirience of moving around, she's tended to pick out the other newbies like herself easily. Carolyn took out her favorite lip gloss- Covergirl Wetslicks Fruit Spritzers in Plum Splash -and dabbed some on her lips.
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Post by ••NARLA•• on Jul 10, 2011 14:33:39 GMT -5
Summer
I b;nked.They hadnt realised.I nodded."Can we go riding now?"
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Post by sorrel on Jul 10, 2011 15:26:17 GMT -5
Carolyn's eyes flickered to where Summer was standing. "Sorry, maybe some other time. I want to let my horses settle in first." She explained to her
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Post by ••NARLA•• on Jul 10, 2011 15:33:12 GMT -5
"You can ride a lesson horse.Alice,are you coming?"
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Post by dovesoul on Jul 10, 2011 22:22:26 GMT -5
"Sure!" Alice replied, excited. "I just need to go get all of my stuff from the truck. I'm not even completely unpacked yet! I'll be back in just a minute." With that, the dark haired girl hurried away in a blur and returned with a huge rolling tote that contained everything and anything an equestrian would need -- saddle, bridle, pad, boots, breeches, helmet, leg wraps, grooming tools, shampoos... There was even a pouch inside for important documents like vet records and Coggins. She looked at Summer, "Um.. so, where can I put this..?" Alice smiled.
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Post by ••NARLA•• on Jul 11, 2011 2:09:29 GMT -5
I laughed."Your apartment would be best."I looked down at myself.I wa\s allready weraing my riding stuff.I brushed rico lightly with the body brush,getting his coat clean.Then i pulled his mane and brushed out the tangles of his tail.I smiled."I'll just get him tackd up"
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Post by dovesoul on Jul 11, 2011 8:28:58 GMT -5
"Okay, thanks. I'll go tack up too, and I'll take this to my apartment later." She replied. She turned and skipped down to the stall with her grooming kit in hand and slid the big door open, revealing her big Percheron cross, Macaine. He nickered in greeting, and Jag, his companion cat, weaved in between the big horses legs." She patted his neck and got to grooming. Curry comb, hard brush, soft brush, mane and tail, hooves. Then she went to saddle him. She placed her blue pad on his back, then the saddle. She cinched the girth and then bridled him, leaving his halter on for now. She hurried to the closest bathroom and changed into her riding clothes, then returned, grabbed her horse, and waited for Summer.
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Post by ••NARLA•• on Jul 11, 2011 12:55:06 GMT -5
Summer tacked up super fst and lead Rico to the front of the stables."Ready?"
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Post by dovesoul on Jul 11, 2011 18:47:38 GMT -5
"Definitely!" Alice replied, clipping her helmet into place. "Let's go!"
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Post by ••NARLA•• on Jul 12, 2011 2:20:08 GMT -5
"So.You ride western do you Alice?"I turned to loook for Carolyn.I couldnt seee her.I did up the velcro on my gloves then griped the reins.I clicked my toungue and asked rico to walk."C'mon boy"He moved swiftly and i sat deeply in tyhe saddle."Alice,shall we wait for carolyn?"
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Post by sorrel on Jul 12, 2011 9:08:12 GMT -5
Carolyn had gone off to get a school horse to ride, but as she was leading her out she saw that they were already on their way to the trail. Filled with anger, she led the horse back into the stables and untacked her. "Sorry, Missi." She told the palomino Danish Warmblood with a pat. Even though Carolyn hadn't ridden her, she gave her a quick brush down before she let her back into the stall. Carolyn gathered up all the tack and put it away. Then she saw to it that the mare had fresh hay and water. Of course she did. Finally Carolyn went back to Missy's stall and sat in the corner. Missy came over and came her a sniff and nuzzled her. "I know girl, I know." Carolyn patted the sorrel's neck and Missy gave her a nudge. Carolyn smiled at that and Missy sputtered all over her, coating her face (And glasses!) in snot. "Missy!" She scolded but Carolyn was laughing at how silly she must look. Carolyn took off her glasses and wiped off her face with her shirt, then took the tail of her shirt and wiped off the glasses. Just then she heard a familiar bleat from a familiar goat in the corner of the stall. "Angel!" She exclaimed, and Angel trotted over to her. She climbed on Carolyn and laid down on her. Carolyn laughed but laid her head on Angel's stomach. "Good girl."
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Post by dovesoul on Jul 12, 2011 10:26:38 GMT -5
In confusion, Alice looked back at the obvious English saddle that was on Macaine's back. "Um.. No, English." She checked the girth and pulled the stirrup irons down, then mounted, forcing her heels down.. "I saw Carolyn leading a lesson horse back to her stall. I wonder what was wrong?" She said, nudging her horses sides to get him walking.
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Post by ••NARLA•• on Jul 12, 2011 13:04:55 GMT -5
I blushed."Sorry,my bad.Didnt see the saddle."I stared back at Carolyn."I have to idea wat shes doing)
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Post by dovesoul on Jul 13, 2011 7:28:23 GMT -5
With a sigh, Alice sat down on her tail bone some and pulled back, and her big horse stopped and promptly rested his leg. "Do you want to go back and see? I mean, it feels rude to just leave her in there. I seriously thought she was coming with us. And about the saddle thing -- it's okay. Ya just over looked it." The short girl smiled at Summer.
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