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The sound of a duely breaks the quiet of the ranch this chilly morning. Rumbling up the way is tally in her white truck, pulling her climate controlled trailer behind. A whinny of excitement came form inside, for she decided to bring along Clever Calvary today, her buckskin stud who was eager to smell the new smells and see the new sights. It was early. Very early. As a matter of fact a bit too early for the visitors to show, but Tally had gotten up even earlier so that her stables were cared for before she left.
Why she was hear so early? Well Rhiannon and her sister would soon find out. The truck and its bog tires came rolling up to a stop in the drive and the horn hounded only once. Tally rolled down the window and waiting for instructions as to where they want her to park. Her Honey brown wavy hair in her face, with one soft blue eye visible. She had a Twizzlers candy sticking out of her lips and still had her gloves on.

Clever was excited but he wasn't an aggressive horse. He didn't paw at the floor and raise hell in the trailer like Sahara would have. No He simply stretched his nose toward the closed trailer window in an attempt to see out, but at the moment all he could see were trees.

Raymond was happy to attend any formal gathering, and he arrived in slightly more formal wear than a picnic demanded, looking absolutely dashing in the light, colorful jacket that complimented his dark skin as he exited his shiny fancy-model car. It was a good car, running quiet and clean, not just bought for looks but for durability and power. Raymond intended to take as good care of it as he did of his Rook. The horses were home at the moment - they had been training well, and deserved a day of rest and light exercise.

Khunm, of course, looked frumpy and slightly uncomfortable as usual, but Raymond had convinced him to come and bring his products – wine and cheese. This would, Ray had said, be a good oppurtunity for advertising. Khunm didn't like thinking of anything that way – it felt so cold and lifeless.

But Ray was the one with the money, and he'd saved Khunm's a** when it mattered, so Khunm had brought a cooler of homemade wine and sheeps-milk cheese to the picnic. Raymond helped him carry it over to the tables. “Good afternoon.” he said to one of the women at the tables, “I hope you don't mind: we're early and we've brought refreshments...” he set the cooler down, “My name is Raymond Williams, and this is Khunm Rali, from Forest by the Sea...” He gestured to the cooler as Khunm shrunk back shyly, “Do try my colleagues wine and cheeses – all hand produced with traditional methods and all certifiably organic.” said Raymond smoothly.

Well, if Khunm wasn't going to 'sell' his product, he would.

Khunm looked around at the tables nervously... he had a bad feeling about the number of people that would be here, and he really wanted to just... hide...

Tally nodded and pulled her rumbling beastly truck to the clearing and trew on the parking break. After a moment the truck was quiet and she has stepped out to stretch. She glanced into the cab at the deviled eggs and Potato salad she had brought, and than back to where the steely gazes woman went, dressed for work. She closed the door of her white beast and walked back to the tailor, starting to unload Clever Calvary. As she backed him out of the now open doors and lowered trailer ramp, the long legged and lean thoroughbred stud moved calmly and sure footed. Once he was out she hitched him by his head onto the side of the trailer where he stretched and turned sideways to look and see everything he could, his dark nose flaring with the smells of the woods and other horses. She kept the food the brought in a small ice chest for later and adjusted her gloves, following the seemingly dry woman.
She came early to help out with their morning work and help get things set.
So Tally came to the stables and with only saying " I will help, that's why I am here so early", simply started to muck one. Her her laid on the back of her shoulders by its tie. She was a somewhat petite woman, With waving soft honey brown hair and one of those rounded little faces that always seemed youthful.
Thats where she was when the two men showed up, dapper and fancy being one of them. she looked at them and a small smile came upon her lightly pink lips. Not at Ray tho.. at the other, who seemed to be shy and she thought it was cute.
She hadn't met Palei yes and sort of bypassed the house earlier, but she could hear her voice calling after someone named Rhyne.

Clever Calvary eyes the trees and the house he could see from there, and than turned his golden buckskin body the other way along the trailer to look back and see the stables. They looked so nice and hidden, but most of everything was here. He Paused as he hear the small thundering of hooves at a distance, and turned himself so he could see. He saw Palei and grunted a few times, he enjoyed people and he had not met this one before. Just after, he saw a little filly come racing about, full of life and spirit and his hears pricked. He watched her antics a moment and made a small nicker, his inward laughing escaping some. He called after the filly with that smooth voice " Go Kiddo! GO! That's it! She takes the lead by a length in the final furlong!" He spurred her on, always willing to encourage the spirit and confidence of the younger generation. His call to humans came out as a long barreled whinny, somewhat deeper than most.

Rannon grinned across the truck at her crew, the only one who hadn't come was Tal. He was a bit of an odd duck though so she didn't mind. Missy bounced happily in her seat by the passenger door, Veridian rolled his eyes and Lorna sulked in the back seat, twisted so she could see the trailer they were pulling.
Rannon had decided to bring Coyote and Caustic today and had put the divider up between them as a precaution. 2000 lbs of testosterone in a wheeled box could get catalystic. She smirked.

Arriving at the picnic she parked by Tally's familiar trailer and was delighted to note that Raymond was also here. When they stopped Missy went so fast she had to come back for their fresh bread which Veridian patiently handed to her while Rannon and Lorna went to deal with itchy and scratchy. The pair had smelled Clever and were greeting him through the slats.

Rannon unloaded Caustic first and Lorna delt with the divider to extract Coyote. She placed the stallions far enough apart that they would not grate on each other. They were used to each other enough that she didn't feel it necessary to have one on either side of it.






After setting out a feedbag for each Rannon heared her group over to the tables, except Missy who had landed there already. Rannon thought her parents should have named her Sunny instead of Missy if she could just bottle that energy.

Veridian and Lorna stood together while Rannon walked up to Ray. "Nice to see you again so soon, how is Rook doing?" She asked about the lovely mare that had accompanied Ray on his visit.

A silver dodge ram truck with a matching horse trailer could be seen slowly coming up the long lane to the ranch and home. It was as if it didn't want to hurt its precious cargo in the trailer. A female with a slightly dark tan complexion and long raven black hair could be seen driving. She glanced around in the area to see where she could park, being careful and mindful of other horses. Country Music was playing on her radio as it always sooth her down while driving.She had found a spot where she could easily get her precious new horse to get onto the grass rather than the sand or gravel. She shifted the truck into park and moves to get out, grabbing her black cowgirl hat and puts it on her head where it belongs.



Meanwhile, a tan colored stallion could hear his owner's music playing and chuckled. He knew that his owner was very careful around him and was trying to be calm. It was true.. It was his first public outing. He couldn't fault her for it at all. He nickered slightly, feeling the truck stopping and whinnied, using his deeper voice as he didn't want to hurt Isabella's ears. He knew that the wierd thing in her ear often make her ear hurt when there are high pitch sounds going on. "Come on, Miss Isabella." He nickered.

Isabella could hear her stallion getting impatient. "I know, boy. Give me a dang moment!" She grabs her jacket and moved off to open the trailer, putting on the said jacket. She adjusts her hearing aid to make sure that it wouldn't be too loud or too soft for her be have trouble with her hearing today. She lets out a huge sigh, being a bit nervous. She walks to the gate in the trailer that would keep Jacked from bolting. She puts the lead onto his bridle. "Hey, pretty boy.." She mouthed gently to him, nuzzling him. "Easy, love." She undid the gate and walks with him to get him out. She was so glad to have found the stallion that she wanted and needed. She then glanced around once she got out of the trailer.

Jacked nudged her slightly, sensing her nervousness. He tried to reassure her that it'll be ok in his own ways.

Raymond and khunm set up their contribution with ease, Ray looking out over the commotion thoughtfully, Khunm looking as though he would rather shrink behind something and hide.

A familiar voice distracted Raymond and he brightened, smiling a winning, white-toothed smile. “Good afternoon, Miss Rannon!” he said, his voice warmly formal, “She is resting at home – the races were good exercise for her, but perhaps a little exhausting...” he had been very proud of his horse – she had raced well. “And you? How are your strapping...” he glanced at the two horses behind her, “Stallions?”

Khunm watched them with wariness – Forest by the Sea had no male horses as of yet, and they were... well, big.

“Ah!” Raymond could have kicked himself for his lapse, “Allow me to introduce my associate, Khunm Rali. He is an artisanal crafter of wines and cheeses. Khunm, this is Rannon of Rattlesnake Downs.”

Khunm nodded – he remembered Ray going out on a trail trip or something. “Nice to meet you...” he said quietly, his nervous olive gaze drifting towards the host.

Raymond noticed too. “Do you require any assistance with your two?” he asked, gesturing to the horses, “I would be delighted to help you get them situated.”

Palei watched her sister walk off to show the others a place they could put their horses to interact with their own few. Turning around, her mouth open to say something and Tally just walked past saying a 'I'm sorry' as she went. Well this day just got messed up. Her head sagging on her neck, her hands rubbing her face in frustration. This had been a clearly bad idea. She knew her sister's tendencies and knew that she loathed being around other people. Palei had hoped that something like this wouldn't have happened, but it evidently did. Turning around and looking between the two that walked away, her sister now out of sight.

"Well this turned out just lovely." Palei groaned as she looked towards where Rhyne stood, waiting to be let back in with her mother.

Sighed, her shoulders slouched, Palei opened the stall gate to let the foal back into the stall with the mares. Then took after where Tally had disappeared. Stopping outside the barn, Palei looked through the brightness of the sun's light towards where the trucks and trailers had been parked. She had to do something, she couldn't leave this to.. Fester in a sense, but she was in real need of that shower.

"I will take one after I handle this" she assured herself as she sped walked towards the parked trucks looking for Tally.

Coming around one of the trucks she stopped and watched as Tally clung to the stallion she had brought. Many had brought their stallions with them, the few mares on the ranch were in for a treat. Well, Niabi was anyways, the others weren't that inclined. She thought that Raya and Lucia had a thing against stallions. Who knew why, she never asked...

Shaking her head she stepped out from where she had been standing and sighed a little louder than wanted. How was she going to do this? Already she thought her sister had done the wrong thing in threatening the guest. Leaving her to pick up the pieces of the shamble.

"I am sorry about my sister. She has this really bad tendency to protect things around her from other people." Rubbing the back of her own neck, Palei didn't know how to explain it all. "Do you want to put your handsome stallion into the pen with the others? There's water, hay and grain put out." She offered, the toe of her boot digging into the ground, trying to make up for what had happened.


Housed in one of the outer pens, a dusty colored mare grazed on the grass, her tail flicking behind her. She was glad to be away from the barn, away from the rest of the mares that were there. They were too confining! Keeping to themselves and shying away stallion. Driving them actually, she didn't understand why. Snorting and shaking her head, Niabi lifted her head and scented the air. More were coming, turning around she trotted over towards the gate of the pen. Stretching her neck over the high rail, she watched the path that lead to the pen. She smelt others, she smelt stallions. Many of them! Ears twitching slightly, the champagne mare waited to see who came to visit, perhaps they were handsome stallions? Only time would tell...