"I don't think you'd DIE. That may be a BIT of an exaggeration." Ryker grinned. "But no, no we wouldn-" He stopped mid sentence as she spoke again. "OOO, that actually sounds quite nice, maybe I WILL tickle you." He teased. "I'm kidding. I wouldn't survive without you dragging me everywhere." He joked with a chuckle, moving in a tiny bit closer to press a longer kiss to her lips.

Abby giggled along with his comments. "Don't be silly! Atleast you KNOW you wouldn't survive!" Abby's hands moved to his neck, one hand on either side as she kissed him. She giggled, a happy slightly squeaky giggle

"Pffft, I'm not being siiilly." Ryker said sarcastically with a joking grin. From freaking out about the honeymoon to a giggle monster. Perfect transformation, point to Ryker. After one more kiss to her cheek he spoke. "So, question, do you think we should go visit the horses? I'm sure Shadow would love to go for a run, and maybe be trained a little- plus I need to work on Frynn's fear of water. Like, horse, you drink it every day, just walk through it already." He asked, then joked after the question, smiling.

"Yes!!!" Abby jumped up, running outside. "Horsiessssss!!!" She yelled. Sun and Shadow both trotted up to the fence of their respected pastures with a whinny. "Hey guys!" She stroked Suns face, watching Shadow toss his head impatiently

Ryker was looking at her one second and laying on the couch alone the next. She was way too fast. He got up and jogged out to the pastures, where Serpant was standing with his head resting on the fence, watching Abby lazily, and Frynn was prancing around nervously. Ryker gave Serpant a scratch before grabbing a halter and slipping it on Frynn, leading the young mare out.

Abby skipped I got he tack room to grab Shadows halter. He was about a year old now and was being lunge trained. Abby was surprising herself with just how much training knowledge she actually had. Shadow was also a fast learner. He picked up on her commands quickly and strived to do exactly what he was told. Abby clipped his halter and lead rope together as she walked back to the pasture, putting it on him and walking him straight to the round pen. He knew what was coming. Shadows ears were perked forward, his eyes wide. Abby picked up the lunge whip that was under the fence, holding it out behind the yearling. She clicked and gave a slight twitch of the whip. Shadow stepped into a nice walk. "Good boy" she praised, moving the whip so it was at his hind. He started to walk towards her, but Abby touched his belly with the tip of the whip, telling him to move away. She kept her eyes on his shoulders, her body language doing most of the work. She walked, trotted, and even cantered to the left before working on turning. He still hadn't quite gotten the hang of it yet. Abby switched the rope and whip quickly, swinging the whip a little so he saw it. He slid to a half stop, trying to turn to the outside but not having enough rope room to move. He spun to the inside and flicked his tail, maintaining the trot he had previously. Abby praised him, cantered him, then dropped the tip of the whip from his flank, slowing him down. She dropped the whip when he stepped forward as she had commanded him to. "Good boy!" She praised, stroking the slightly sweaty yearling.

(How am I supposed to beat that? Lol)

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Ryker spread a tarp out on the ground and then clipped Frynn into the crossties. He groomed the young mare and picked her hooves before putting a light western saddle on her. After slipping a bridle in, he led her out and mounted. He asked her to walk over the tarp. Frynn approached it, sniffed tentatively, then stepped on, before walking across without a complaint. Ryker smiled slightly before dismounting and pouring a bucket of water on it. Just the slight swish of the liquid drove Frynn crazy.. she pranced in place and pinned her ears, a wild look in her eyes. "Chill out" He murmured, rubbing her neck before mounting again and asking her to walk by it. Quivering, Frynn agreed, and walked by it carefully, twitching every step, and she seemed surprised when it didn't eat her. At Ryker's command she turned back and approached the tarp, carefully stepping one foot on it. Then another. Until she was standing on it. She lowered her head and snorted heavily, seemingly observing the tarp. Ryker waited, glancing over at the progress Abby had made with Shadow. He smiled, slightly distracted, when what could've been a disaster occurred. The edge of the tarp flapped up slightly and sent water swishing towards Frynn's hooves. The mare went ballistic and jumped 6 feet in the air before rocketing out of there, leaving Ryker mid flight, then on the ground with a grunt of pain. He had landed on his shoulder and his back, which honestly he never wanted to do again. Pain spread through in tendrils, seemingly spreading like a disease, making every part of his arm prickle with pain, before it went mostly numb. That was a great sign. The pain throbbed in and out in his shoulder, but his arm was numb. He sat up with a slight huff, climbing to his feet, then going after Frynn, who, thankfully, had not run away. The mare was standing wide eyed and staring at him, like, How'd you get down there?

Lol. You can't)

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Abby was already in the barn placing the crossties on Shadow when she heard the tarp move and something hit the ground, s small pounding of hooves not long after. "Ryker?" She asked, poking her head out the barn door. "Are you alright?" Abby rushed out to him, grabbing Frynns reins and kneeling beside Ryker.

Ryker pushed himself off the ground with one arm, cradling the other as Abby rushed over. "I'm fine." He answered, wincing slightly and taking Frynn's reins with one hand. "Don't worry about me. She just spooked." He offered a small smile and pulled himself back up on Frynn. The mare lowered her head with a snort. Ryker then asked her to Trot, but his shoulder screamed with pain and his arm was too numb. He finally slowed Frynn to a walk again and grimaced.

Abby stepped back. He didn't look fine. "Are you sure..?" Abby watched as he trotted around, deciding she was going to save poor Shadow from his worst enemy. She could hear him stomping on the crossties. She walked back to him, in clipping him and pulling him by his halter to the pastures. She let him go, taking his halter off. She let him go, closihh no the gate behind her