Sky Ridge Stables (Open//Accepting)

[Ronyrox20]

Welcome to Sky Ridge Stables, a high-class riding facility. We are welcoming all riders, horses and staff. Please follow rules and have fun.

[Ronyrox20]

Rules

[ 1 ] Use English, please? I prefer this over text-talk.

[ 2 ] This is Semi-Lit to Lit. Basically, no one-liners, and at least a paragraph would be nice. OOH, AND MAKE IT PRETTY! Anime pictures preferred (unless it's a horse).

[ 3 ] NO MARY-SUES! You have to mess up sometime! Fall off a horse, lose a competition.

[ 4 ] Send all profiles to me

[ 5 ] Be active, or I will fire you, 'kay? :3 Just kidding. Kinda...

[ 6 ] You can have three characters at most... but if you aren't active, I'll hunt you down. If you want more characters/don't want a character, TELL ME!!!

[ 7 ] An OOC thread will be made sometime soon

[ 8 ] Title the message for your character's profile "Geronimo" or I won't accept it.

[ 9 ] Follow the ToS, please. Romance is encouraged, but nothing over PG-13.

[ 10 ] If you have any questions, don't hesitate to PM me :3

[Ronyrox20]

Classes

Beginner

* Basic control of the horse in an enclosed arena
* Learning how to groom and tack
* Learning how to halt, walk and trot
* Learning how to complete figures at trot
* Learning how to post at walk and trot, and the elevated or "jump" position at walk

Beginner +

* Can groom and tack with limited assistance, adjust your own stirrups
* Can comfortably walk & trot
* Learning how to canter
* Can complete 10 and 20 meter circles at trot
* Can consistently identify diagonals at trot
* Can trot over a ground pole and hold a jumping position

Advanced Beginner

* Walk, trot (posting & sitting) without stirrups or bareback
* Can consistently identify leads at canter
* Intro to Western, Jumping, and Dressage
* Correct riding of a diagonal line, can hold the horse in a straight line off of track
* Comfortable bathing a horse
* Can identify minor cuts, scratches and injuries, identify a lame or unsound horse

Intermediate

* Explain & properly use a half halt, and rein-back
* Feel diagonals and leads without looking
* Adjust pace & stride at trot, comfortably sit trot
* Can complete a 20 meter canter circle
* Turn on the haunches, turn on the forehand, working through serpentines, half turns
* Holds a proper leg position at all gaits, can properly use spurs
* Correct use of the inside leg and outside rein to create bend
* Understand the use of different bits
* Can properly lunge a horse

Advanced

* Consistently complete a square halt, counter canter, simple changes of lead
* Can change between half-seat and full seat at trot and canter
* Change of direction through a circle, shoulder-in, half-pass
* Create a "supple" frame, put the horse on the bit
* Basic conformation of the horse
* Proper tack fitting

Experienced

* Comfortable at hand gallop
* Flying changes of lead at canter

**IMPORTANT** Riders can chose their specialty once they begin Intermediate. They can chose: Jumping, Barrel Racing, Dressage, Pole Bending or Cross Country. They may also continue regular lessons (learning to do flat work and a mix of the specialties).

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Profile Skeletons

Riders:

Username:
Character Name:
Horse: (if they don't have a horse put N/A, they will ride stable-owned horses)
Age:
Gender:
Personality:
Specialty: (jumping, barrel, etc.)
Bio:
Appearance: (pic of the rider)

Horses:

Username:
Show Name/Full Name:
Barn Name/Nickname:
Breed:
Color:
Markings:
Age:
Hands High:
Gender:
Personality:
Bio:
Specialty:
Appearance:

Staff:

Username:
Name:
Age:
Horse:
Position: (teacher, horse trainer, stable hand, etc. If teacher, say what classes, like "Position: Advanced/Intermediate teacher" )
Gender:
Personality:
Specialty: (If they are a teacher, what do they teach? jumping? what ever you want!)
Bio:
Appearance:

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Profiles

Username: Ronyrox20
Character Name: Casey Adams
Horse:
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Personality: Fun and outgoing, but will kill (not really) anyone who hurts their horse intentionally.
Specialty: advanced Cross Country
Bio: Casey had always loved horses. After convincing her mom to take lessons, she started riding at a small stable. Realizing she had talent, her teacher told Casey's mom about Sky Ridge Stables. Casey began riding at Sky Ridge when she was eleven, and got Othello when she was fourteen.
Appearance:

Username: Princess Adrenaline
Name: Kurtis Deupree
Age: 17
Position: Stable Hand
Gender: Male
Personality: Kurtis is relatively cool-headed and rarely shows any extreme emotions. He doesn't smile often, and doesn't like to associate with others. If needed, however, he is very protective of victims.
Specialty: Tack
Bio: Kurtis wasn't born around horses. He grew up in New York City, finding his talent as a drummer. He was almost signed into a professional band, but his parents suddenly died in a car crash, and custody was handed over to his uncle, who ran Sky Ridge Stables. Kurtis was forced to move there, no longer able to follow his dreams as a drummer. Defiant, he only worked as a stable hand, refusing to satisfy his uncle in riding a horse.
Appearance:

Username: xXSatelliteHeartXx
Character Name: Pyper McMyers
Horse: and
Position: experienced/advanced cross country and jumping teacher
Gender: Female
Personality: Elise loves horses, and is an amazing teacher. Although she is hard on riders, she is a lovable person overall
Specialty: (If they are a teacher, what do they teach? jumping? what ever you want!)
Bio: Elise began teaching at Sky Ridge three years ago, soon after she rescuing Arlo, her Lipizzaner/Thoroughbred gelding. As well as teaching students, Elise trains horses and rescues them.
Appearance:

Show Name/Full Name: Deephaze
Barn Name/Nickname: Deephaze
Breed: Shire
Color: Grey (looks white)
Markings: None
Age: 4
Hands High: 15.5 hands
Gender: Female
Personality: Shy and withdrawn, can be sweet and kind to those she knows well
Bio: Deephaze had just arrived to the stables, she worked on a farm before her owner had to sell her due to money issues. She is used to pulling ploughs and carts
Specialty: Has high stamina due to her jobs on the farm before she was sold
Appearance: White mare with a long mane and tail. Very scruffy looking and needing a good clean up after arriving to the stables


Username: Ronyrox20 (yes another one, but SOMEONE needs to keep this going)
Character Name: Haylee Williams
Horse: Independence
Age: 13
Gender: Female
Personality: Very loving towards animals but doesn't like people that well. Usually she only talks to people that have something in common with her, make her laugh, or are related to her.
Specialty: Jumping/Pole bending/trail riding
Bio: Haylee grew up around horses and was home schooled until her mother and father got a divorce. ((I give more later, her dad owns Sky Ridge by the way. POST GUYS C'MON!!!))
Appearance:


Username: Starxcrossedxwolf
Character Name: Rose Rane
Horse: N/A (If she could ride Lasting Impressions or Cosmic Confusion that would be awesome. =3)
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Personality: A goofball who is in love with animals of all types, Kelly may seem a little intimidating at first, but that’s only because she’s shy and doesn’t know how to handle others when she meets them. People usually judge her before they know her, so she tends to be timid and stick to working with animals.
Specialty: Beginner Plus (Western)
Bio: Rose was raised by her mother, who has a mental disorder and therefore was a bit of a shut-in. She became socially awkward due to this and only really felt at ease with her pit bull Grace, who she brings to the stables with her every day. She was able to start riding at the Sky Ridge Stables and the horses began to help with her social issues; she is making great progress and has began being able to talk to people other than just her instructor.
Appearance: To the left.

Username: Starxcrossedxwolf
Show Name/Full Name: Miko
Barn Name/Nickname: Mikki
Breed: Clydesdale
Color: Black
Markings: 3 white socks and a white blaze.
Age: 6
Hands High: 17.1 hands
Gender: Gelding
Personality: Calm and sweet, Miko makes a great horse for beginning riders. He loves people and tends to lip at their shoulders if he’d particularly fond on them.
Bio: Miko grew up in the Sky Ridge Stables and loves in there, spending time with the other horses. His life has been relatively uneventful, but he likes the calm, and loves to play and run.
Specialty: None.
Appearance: To the left.


Username: Starxcrossedxwolf
Show Name/Full Name: Fancy This
Barn Name/Nickname: Fancy, Silver
Breed: Andalusian
Color: Dapple Grey
Markings: White star
Age: 5
Hands High: 15 hands
Gender: Gelding
Personality: A bit high-strung and stubborn, Fancy needs a firm hand. He loves to run and would do so constantly if he could, so it takes a lot to calm him down. He’s fiery and headstrong, making him a horse for only experienced riders.
Bio: Fancy, or Silver as the stable hands have come to call him (saying ‘Fancy’ sounds too girly for a boy) was bought from a breeder for cross country, which he excels at and enjoys immensely. He hates being in his stall and will chew on the wood whenever he is put inside it. When he is out in the fields though, he is content and can be calm and gentle.
Specialty: Cross country.
Appearance: To the left.