Maria was quiet.She had on headphones and was sketching horses.Soon she got tired and decided to take a nap.She closed her eyes and dozed off.The bus went over a bump and snapped maria back to reality.The White Stallion she was sketching seemed aas if it was moving.she set her sketchbook down on the groundand put on her headphones again,but when she went to get her sketchbook it was gone.(Dang it!)She thought.she reached under the seat and grabbed her book.she continued sketching while listening to Turnpike Troubadors.

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Jade warmed T up while she waited for Mrs. Leaker. Finally, the teacher walked into the arena and ticked names off a clipboard.

They practiced going over small jumps until Mrs. Leaker stopped them.

"Now class, we will move on to bigger jumps. They will get higher each time. This is to find out your horses' limits. Okay, you first!"

She pointed at someone to go first. One by one, the horses jumped over. Then another pole was added, making the jump higher. Until the jumps were almost as high as the horses. It seemed Mrs. Leaker was really going to find the horses ' limits. Some were already watching from the sidelines- those had refused to jump.

"Ok, Tornado, I know you can do this. Come on." Jade whispered into his ear. He snorted and ran forwards. For one moment, it was like she was flying.

Qibli rode West around at a walk, then the teacher showed up. He listened to the instructions and rode a test, and as always... West behaved perfectly. He rode complicated patterns and answered questions, sweat dripping down his back by the time he was done. It was hot out, and both he and West had worked hard. The grey stallion's coat was slightly darker with damp sweat, but he still looked sleepy as always,

Niko and Q warmed up for their jumping lesson, and were all ready to go when Mrs. Leaker arrived. After the group had moved onto larger jumps, Q started to show more life and energy, never being one to try for the smaller ones. As some of the other's horses started stopping, Q just started showing off more, he was clearly enjoying himself. After a particularly large and tight combination, Q galloped away and threw a buck, obviously proud of himself for being the only one to do it clean. Niko laughed loudly and slapped Q's neck a few times as he slowly pulled down to a walk, letting the reins slip down to the buckle.

Abby looked at her watch. 9:30. Hmm. She wasn't supposed to ride with her arm, but the teacher didn't have to know that... Right? Abby hurriedly tacked up Rose and hopped on, favoring her arm. Using one hand was a little hard, but Rose knew exxactly what Abby was telling her and moved easily over the cobbled paths. They trotted over to the race tracks and Abby hesitated when she saw all the people there. Most of them looked like 2nd or 3rd years, but there were a few her age there too. That didn't help though. Abby slid in among the horses and listened as the teacher talked about "Seating" and "Position" and "Speed".

Qibli remembered after he was done that he wasn't supposed to be riding. He had very strict directions from the doctor that riding would inflame his ribs and possibly make the break worse, blah blah. "Whoops." He muttered, noticing that they were throbbing a little. Qibli decided to get off early, swinging off the big grey and leading West to the stall. He untacked the stallion and brushed him down thouroughly, wincing as he reached up to put the saddle on the rack. -Crap, I really hope I didn't make them worse- Qibli thought

Jade rode Tornado out of the arena. It was the end of the lesson and now she had some free time until lunch. She decided to do a small ride to cool T down. He was over excited and still energetic even though his coat was damp with sweat.

Suddenly, at the far end of the field, Tornado started to buck. He lashed out with his hooves and sped up. Jade, surprised, couldn't hold on and was thrown to the floor. She felt pain in her ankle. T stopped and came over. He nuzzled her gently.

Her ankle hurt badly. It was most likely broken. Slowly she got up and, reins in one hand, she limped back.

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Tornado felt bad instantly. He had hurt Jade. Even if it was by accident. Then again, it wasn't the best way of telling her to get off. He followed her obediently back to the stables.

Qibli glanced out towards the big fields away from the barns, and his eyes widened. That girl he had seen before... Jade, was it? She was off her horse and limping. That was never a good sign. Qibli started to jog out but pain shot through his ribs.... so he just walked quickly. "Hey, are you alright?" He asked with a concerned voice.

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West tossed his head as Qibli left, but when the boy spoke he could hear concern in the boy's voice. West let out a loud whinny to whatever horse was out there, swishing his tail.