"Tomorrow..." she said with a grin

"Oh, well happy birthday!" West smiled, glancing at Dixie. "What, do you want to get splashed?" He attempted to tease her, lifting the mood even more... he hoped. West turned to her, knowing this might start a conversation... maybe

Tiger snorted, he heard chatter lift though the valley, chatter and laughter, tiger remembered the last time he heard laughter, as a young foal, in his herd beside his mother, other foals galloping, jumping, playing, laughing. Tiger never joined in any games,

she thought for a second "hmm... maybe a new pair of iron shoes... a new saddle... oh! bell boots too!" she joked with a soft giggle. she could almost feel the tension lifting from her shoulders

Phantom needed to stretch her legs, they felt stiff more and more recently. She started trotting around it was quite a fast trot, her footing felt normal. She snorted wanting to try to start a canter. She slowly broke into a canter it was a bit weird at first but she slowly went up to her normal pace. Her leg hurt a tiny bit growing in pain as she went faster. Phantom slowed down to a slower than normal canter just so it wasn't hurting. She threw her head in excitement that she was cantering now, just one more step before gallopin. She cantered around the valley with a huge grin on her face

West chuckled. "Well... I may not be able to supply that." He shook his mane, glancing at Phantom who was running happily around the valley. It was almost time to remind her... if Moon didn't come back today, West was going out looking for her.

she giggled "yeah" she flicked her tail and snickered a little. she tossed her head and whinnied "yay Phantom!" she yelled over as she pranced in place. she looked like a dressage horse doing a piaffe. she looked so happy... it had been too long

Phantom slowed down to trot, She held her head up high as her tail swished wildly. She pranced around like a confident little filly, she was just so excited to be back to cantering. It felt nice having the wind rush through her mane like all the other times

"Hey everyone... I think it's time we move out to the plains." West called out. Everyone was mostly together, so he was sure they could hear him. He flicked his tail. "We can move just right outside the valley. I will go find Moon... then we can go to the summer fields." West announced, swishing his ears and starting at a walk out towards the valley rim.

Tiger heard the horses moving out, "they are all the same" he said remembering how his mother tossed him out, when he turned one, tiger allowed his head to pop out of the long grass