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Post by Kristy Learing on Nov 1, 2009 20:54:25 GMT -5
Kristy guided Flash down the hill with ease. She rode back in the trails so much it was like second nature to her. She looked over at Mallory and smiled, "I am a sophmore, but I tend to keep more to myself. I usually am here before and after school, and almost always on the weekends. I havent ever been to a school function before, if they get a riding team I would most definatly join that but other than that I spend all my life here. Plus training my few dogs and dogs that come to me for Agility" she smiles again as she kicks Flash into a trot again.
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Post by Mallory Johnson on Nov 1, 2009 21:04:11 GMT -5
Mal frowned. She needed to pay more attention to her classmates if she didn't know that this girl was in her grade. Realizing that Kristy and Flash had taken off again, she clicked her tongue and nudged Penny in the sides with the heels of her riding boots. When she had caught up with them, she slowed Penny to keep the same gait as Flash. Holding both reigns in one gloved hand, she glanced sideways briefly. "Well, not to tell you how to live your life, but uh...if you want to...there's a big soccer game against waterville this weekend." Waterville is the next town over from St. James and is much bigger and the small town's biggest rival. "You should go watch. It should be exciting. I'm on the team" she added. "It's on Saturday. So here's an idea..." She thought outloud. "You could come watch the game Saturday afternoon, then go to whatever party sprouts up afterwards for the team and their friends, then you could sleep over and we could go to the competition here together Sunday morning. What do you think?"
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Post by Kristy Learing on Nov 2, 2009 16:32:07 GMT -5
Kristy looked over at her and then looked straight again. She smiled a little, it would be great to get out and do something. She nodded, "sure, that sounds like a good idea" she smiles, "I'll just have to make sure its ok with my sister. She can be a little odd about these things sometimes" she laughs.
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Post by Mallory Johnson on Nov 2, 2009 16:35:19 GMT -5
"No problem. I can give you my number when we get back to the barn and you can text me with your answer and we can make more definite plans between now and Saturday." Mal stroked Penny's neck and whispered words of encouragement to her.
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Post by Kristy Learing on Nov 2, 2009 16:43:42 GMT -5
Kristy nodded and then looked up ahead it was a large field that led back to the barn. She hadnt realized that the trail was almost done with and they could be back at the barn within ten minutes. She sighed, she still had two horses to ride and then she had to feed. The other girl was doing stalls and blankets tonight so she wasnt going to have to stay late. She smiled she probably would stay late anyway, she just loved to be here.
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Post by Mallory Johnson on Nov 2, 2009 16:46:57 GMT -5
Mal looked up and followed Kristy's gaze. They were ten minutes from the barn. "Well, if you have time, we could race...the field's big enough." She smiled. "I have until my friend comes to pick me up. That car in the parking lot is hers. She has a license, I just have a permit. She brought her dogs here and she went on a walk with them, so I have to wait for them to find their way back. Speaking of dogs..." She whistled. "Cooper!" Cooper came running over with a little bark of happiness. She tossed him a treat.
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Post by Kristy Learing on Nov 2, 2009 16:49:47 GMT -5
Kristy smiled and then nodded and stopped Flash, "Sure you can call it" she says and then smiles when the dog came bounding out of the woods. She laughed a little at his happy thoughts and his chipper mood. She then looked to the barn, she knew this would be easy for Flash since he was a racehorse at heart and still had a lot left in him. Kristy got in a two-point posistion and shortend her reins a good amount. She could feel flash underneath her getting excited knowing what was coming. "Easy boy its just a race for fun" she says soothingly.
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Post by Mallory Johnson on Nov 2, 2009 17:11:05 GMT -5
"Come on, Penn...just like our Barrel Racing" she whispered to her horse, leaning forward in her saddle a little bit, gripping the reigns. "Ok, one, two, three, go!" She clicked her tongue and spurred Penny forward, Cooper running along and nipping at Penny's heels playfully.
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Post by Kristy Learing on Nov 2, 2009 18:27:16 GMT -5
Kristy listened carefully and heard Mallory call it. She shoved her hands forward and kicked Flash. He sped out like he would from the gate. She smiled as she leaned closer to his neck moving her hands as he raced on. She looked to her side and saw Penny and mallory pull ahead. "Come on Flash, just like the Derby" she says and feels another power kick in.
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Post by Rebecca Dawes on Nov 2, 2009 20:00:05 GMT -5
Mal kept racing, she was staying just ahead of Flash and Kristy, until she happened to look ahead and see Becky leaning against the hood of her cherry red sedan, Tucker and Bella sitting on either side of her, panting from their walk. "Time out" she hollered above the sound of hooves, pulling back on Penny's reigns. "Becky's here" she explained.
Becky leaned up against her car, both leashes bunched in one hand, breathing rather heavily. She and her dogs had taken a really long walk on a steep hill and it was exhillerating. It was a really nice warm up for soccer practice that she and Mal were heading to. She saw Mal and another girl come racing over a hill and cheered them on. Suddenly they stopped. She figured it was because of her and she waited until she was sure the horses weren't going to take off before approaching. Tucker and Bella strained at their leashes, trying to get to Cooper, who was sitting patiently by his owner's horse.
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Post by Kristy Learing on Nov 5, 2009 18:18:09 GMT -5
Kristy looks over to her and pulls back on Flash. She could feel him resisting so she pulled him to the side and made him do a circle which made him quickly slow down. She brought him to a walk beside Mal and Penny. She smiled at Becky and looked at her dogs. She nodded to them and then looked at the barn.
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Post by Rebecca Dawes on Nov 14, 2009 15:37:45 GMT -5
Becky nodded back to Kristy. She knew her slightly from school. "We gotta get going, Mal. I have to pick up Jessie on the way too and Gibson will have our asses on a plate if we're late...that ryhmed" she added with a small grin.
Mal turned in her saddle to look at Kristy. "Sorry about this, but I gotta run...can you wash down Penny and put her in her stall?" She didn't really wait for an answer, but dismounted gracefully and whistled for Cooper who was dancing about, trying to get Tucker and Bella to play with him even though they were still on leashes. He stopped his game and ran to her side, tongue lolling from his mouth with exhaustion.
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Post by Kristy Learing on Nov 15, 2009 12:03:03 GMT -5
Kristy nods and takes the reins as she is still on her horse. She walks back up to the barn and untacks the horses and hoses them down. When she is finished she takes out her next horse tacks him and goes to the arena to start the training.
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