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Soren Williams | Trainer/Rider | Eventing/Main Cross Country | Mentions: Andi, Mellow, Serenity |
He suddenly felt a bit bad for letting Andi lead Serenity, He would have let her lead Mellow if He wasn't scared Mellow would kick, nip, or buck... "Sorry about her.." He muttered, Snickering a bit as He watched the Mare run around the pasture as if she had been given enough sugar to last her whole life. "I suppose she just doesn't like the trailer, I've never known her to be claustrophobic though" He muttered, Keeping his eyes on her, Silently hoping she wouldn't disturb the other two horses in the pasture who were known as Aspen and Celeste. |
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Andi Smithfield | Groom | Dressage + Cross Country | M: Soren + Serenity Andi smiled reassuringly at Soren "No it's fine I've handled worst before" She also watched Serenity gallop around the field like crazy "I don't think she's claustrophobic I just think she's excited to be back, I could tell by the way she basically dragged me over here to see everyone else in the pasture" She hopped up on the pasture fence looking at Soren "So you got your schedule yet?" |
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Heather Storm | Rider | Eventing | Horses: Bronze Buckaroo "Eclipse" and The Lovely Marisol "Etria" | M: Open A black 2020 Jeep Gladiator would be going down the road, hauling a silvery grey two horse trailer with a built in tackroom on the right side of the trailer. Heather would be listening to music on the radio while gently tapping her index finger on the steering wheel. The young woman let out a nervous sigh, already she could feel her anxiety trying to act up but the young woman would try to keep herself calm by doing a few deep breath sessions. The brunette gently pushed her glasses up since they've slid down a little, she would see the stables come into view. She'd turn her turn signal on before slowing her truck down a bit then carefully turns into the driveway as she was now looking for a place to park, catching a few glances of people that have also arrived to the facility. Once Heather parked her vehicle in a parking spot, she turned her car key as the young woman turned the engine off after putting the truck into park. She leaned back against her driver seat, still feeling a bit nervous while feeling a bit homesick since she wasn't in Denvor, Colorado anymore. "Ok, ok it's fine...everything is gonna be fine. It's just a facility where you board your horses to ride and train for competitions. Besides, what could possibly go wrong..a lot of things actually." Heather softly said to herself, basically talking to herself inside her own vehicle with some of her southern accent coming out a bit. After a few minutes of the brunette had finally calmed her nerves down, she opened her driver side door before stepping out of her vehicle, shutting the truck door. She makes her way to the back of the trailer as the brunette could already hear her stud fussing from inside the trailer, wanting to be let out already after the long drive here. Heather would be wearing a medium blue tank top with a print of both a chestnut horse and a white horse with a black mane running with each other on the front, faded dark blue shorts with black and white sneakers. She would have her hair in a ponytail to just keep her hair out of her face so it doesn't get in the way. The young woman walked around to the other side of the trailer as her stallion continued to fuss inside the trailer as she was getting her tackroom door open to grab a lead since she left their halters on both of her horses. Heather grabbed Eclipse's black lead rope before remaking her way back to the back of the trailer. "Alright, alright I'm coming. Geez, don't get your hooves all in a twist." The woman softly grumbled to herself, opening up the trailer door before setting it down to become a ramp then steps inside to grab her stallion first while her mare has been very much quiet this whole trip here. She stayed on the left side of Eclipse as he had finally settled down a bit, clipping on his lead to his black halter that has silver buckles then she carefully backs him out until he's completely out of the trailer. The stallion stood quite tall next to his rider as he held his head high with perked ears before a loud bellowed neigh sounds out of him, already thinking that he owns the place while he's intrigued by the new sighs and smells. Heather would feel a bit embarrassed by the stallion's behavior as she covers her face a bit with her left hand while holding the lead firmly in her right hand, the young woman moves her said right hand away from her face before she gets her equine to move his feet by walking him in a circle to hopefully calm the stud down some more which Eclipse decided to prance a bit to be a little show off. The young woman slowed the stallion back down to a halt, he was now somewhat easier to manage now as Eclipse shook himself a bit which the brunette carefully refixed his black rug while his black shipping boots stayed perfectly on his legs then she lead the stallion to the right side of the trailer before hitching him to the trailer. She goes back into the trailer, coming back out with Eclipse's half empty haynet before tying it to the right side of the trailer for the stud to snack on to keep him distracted. Heather went back inside the little tackroom, grabbing a pale lilac purple lead rope then she makes her way back over to the back of the trailer to get her mare out of the trailer. The young woman would notice her dapple grey mare was looking back at her with perked ears as she approached the equine on the left side. "Hey, pretty girl." She'd softly said to the equine while clipping her lead to her matching colored halter that also has silver buckles on it. Heather carefully backs her mare out until she's completely out of the trailer. Etria's rug and shipping boots would also match, the woman started walking her mare around in a circle to help stretch her legs for a bit since it was a long drive for both of the equines while the Dapple Grey would be quite interested in the new sights and smells of their new surroundings. |
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Dominick Mylane | Rider | Cross Country | M; Heather(Indirectly), open ^ He unpacked quickly, smoothing out his Guns N' Rose's T Shirt down a bit and fiddling with a broken hoop on his jeans before opening his cabin door and making his way back to the Stable to get Arrow and warm him up. Spotting another girl who just pulled in, he tipped his head slightly and waved two fingers in her direction. To him she seemed kind of nervous, but he wasn't one to judge. To be honest, he was nervous himself, he would have preferred not to have to deal with the general, uh, people-y-ness of this whole ordeal. But it was inevitable. He folded up his schedule and stuck it in his back pocket, grabbing Arrows lead, and leading the Appaloosa from the stall. Arrows ears stood up as he heard the neighs of another horse, and he winnied in response, while Dominick clipped him to the cross ties. Dominick snorted, and went to grab Arrows brushes from the tack room deciding to give him a quick brush before putting on his saddle |
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Soren Williams | Trainer/Rider | Eventing/Main Cross Country | Mentions: Andi, Amelia, Serenity |
He looked over at Andi, "I suppose so, She probably missed this place just like me." He stared at Serenity who was still full of energy, Prancing around like she owned the place. "Schedule?" He was unaware of this, He looked over at Amelia who had looked at him with a smug face that clearly told him she was saying 'should have read the article' He rolled his eyes at her, "I'll be right back.." He left Andi at the pasture and walked over to Amelia who had her arms crossed, "Told you so." She said, Handing a paper to him, Soren snatched it and snicked a bit, Walking back over to Andi, "I do now, Anyways, Which teams are you in?" He questioned.
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Andi Smithfield | Groom | Dressage + Cross Country | M: Soren + Heather + Amelia + Phantom Andi sighed relaxing a bit, her nervousness was going away little by little "Yeah I think a lot of us missed this place" She looked around at the new girl arriving, she looked embarrassed by her stallion being a showoff. Andi smiled a bit knowing all to well about that behavior suddenly she snapped back at Soren "Did you seriously not read the email you were sent" Andi held back a laugh as Soren swiftly walked off to Amelia who had a grin spread across her face. Andi hopped of the fence heading towards the barn, she had gotten bored fast of watching everyone pull in. She walked into the barn and up to Phantom "Heyy pretty girl who's ready to do some do some warmups" Andi smiled at her horse while pulling Phantom out, she clipped her to the crossties then swiftly but thoroughly grooming her. Since Andi had some time she braided Phantom's tail then tacked her, lastly hopping on. It was a bit of a struggle hopping on her since there was no mounting block but evently she got on, walking out of the barn towards the arena to do some warmup exercises |
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Dominick Mylane | Rider | Cross Country | M; open ^ He finished Arrows brushing quickly, snickering to himself as he watches the geldings eyelids droop. Taking the tack box back to the tack room he stopped to wrangle his saddle, saddlepad and bridle while trying to open the door. It took a few tries. Walking back to Arrow, he watched the Appaloosa prick his ears at the appearance of a saddle. The horse let out a small neigh and nuzzle Dominicks arm when he got close enough. Dominick sighed and put the bridle over one shoulder while lifting and adjusting the saddle and pad once they were on. He quickly tightens the girth, ignoring Arrows little nip to his thigh. Turning the face Arrow, he walked under the crossties and unclipped them, before unclipping his halter and placing it on a hay bale quickly. Standing beside Arrows head he put of the bridle and slid the reins over his neck. Giving Arrow a pat on the shoulder, Dominick made his way to the arena |
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Andi Smithfield | Groom | Dressage + Cross Country | M: Phantom + Dominic + Arrows ~ Andi entered into the arena starting off with a speed walk making Phantom take long steps stretching her legs, she changed her direction every 2 laps around the arena. She bumped up Phantom into a working trot, Andi worked on getting Phantom relaxed since she usually is a tight horse. She worked Phantom with a counter bend one one side of the arena then a shoulder-four bend on the other side. Andi also asked for her to lower her head occassionally since it raised up high sometimes. Finally she pushed Phantom into a right lead canter making sure Phantom stayed slow since she always like to take off like at a crosscountry event. After a few laps she did a diagnol line asking for a lead change without slowly her down, it took a couple tries but Phatom finally responded before they reached the otherside taking off in a leftlead canter. As Andi was cantering she saw Dominick and Arrow making their way towards the arena, she cut her arena in half making sure they had some space to hop on and warm up. After working on Phantom's lead she slowed her down to a walk to let herself and Phantom have a break. She laid back on Phantom's back, she felt winded after not riding for 3 weeks, her leg felt shakey as well since she had pulled a musle in her leg the last 3 weeks into spring break. Andi laid on Phantom's back for abit letting Phantom got drink of water. |
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Dominick Mylane | Rider | Cross Country | M; Andi + Phantom * He saw Andi working her horse and watched her for a moment, impressed at the smooth lead changes. "See that," Dominick pointed to Phantom. "If only you were that smooth." Arrow huffed at Dominick, making him laugh. Leading Arrow into the arena to took of his ballcap off and replaced it with the helmet that had been hooked around his belt loops. He placed the cap on one of the posts on the fence and mounted Arrow. Arrow pranced in the spot for a moment, before Dominick urged him up into a slow canter with his right lead, making sure to steer clear of Phantom. But as he passed by he raised a hand to Andi. |
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Andi Smithfield | Groom | Dressage + Cross Country | M: Phantom + Dominic + Arrow ~ Andi finally sat up after catching her breath, she looked over at Dominick who had hopped on Arrow. She inturn waved her hand at Dominck before grabbing her reins, she urged Phantom into a trot. She decided to work on some dressage, she pushed Phantom into a extended trot. Phantom listened and with every trot step extended her front leg out straight then moved onto the next trot step. Andi made sure that Phantom didn't break that extended trot going around the arena twice doing that. Andi then slowed Phantom down, not to stop trotting but to push her into a piaffe. Phantom pranced in place like that for 10 seconds before transferring it into a passage, they slowly pranced along the longside of the arena before picking up a slow canter. Andi took the center line doing a half pass moving Phantom side to side, everytime before she asked Phantom to move to the otherside she asked for a lead change. (Rythm went like this move, lead change, move, lead change. you get the idea) They did that the entire way down the center line. Now was the hard part for both Andi and Phantom was the Pirouette, Andi pulled back softly on the reins but kept her legs speezing so Phantom didn't break the canter. She released her left leg only putting pressure on Phantom with the right leg, Phantom starting moving sideways. She put her left leg back on Phantom stop her from moving. Phantom pinned her ears throwing her head, she was confused as to what Andi was asking her to do. Andi sighed releasing the pressure and just let Phantom go forward not wanting to frustrate her anymore, she did one last canter lap before slowing her down to a walk wanting to end it on a good note. |
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