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Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 1:26 pm
Emily awaited Keith's instructions with patients. Her parents had literally pounded the patients into her as a child whenever she never listened. Sure she loved them, but with constant smuthering Emily needed time away. She clucked with her tounge and it suprisingly worked. Apollo started to move with his head up high and Emily couldn't help but chuckle softly.
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Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 1:29 pm
Esmeralda tried to recall everything her neighbour had shown her about horseback riding. Sit steady. Press with legs when you want to go forward. Pull reins gently when you want to stop. Pull left or right rein to go left or right. Good. Great. She pressed gently, and Sahara sprang eagerly into a canter. "Whoa!" she squeaked, surprised. She tried sitting back a little, and the mare slowed to an easy trot. "Wow," Esmeralda said, fascinated. "I...She's really responsive, isn't she?"
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Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 1:34 pm
Suzzie Ann nodded as she was instructe don what she was supposed to be doing today. "Can you please tell me where I can put my stuff while I help you two with the barn," she asked politely. She idly wondered would she have to ride a horse as well seeing as she was staying here. Dont be silly Ann! Of course you'll be riding a horse. Its a ranch for Christ's sake. Its not like they bite, they kick and give you a concussion but do not bite.. maybe. She mentally sighed, it was going to be a very long stay and it was definitely going to take adjustment to. She dropped a little, not sure she was going to look forward to this 'vacation,' as her dad had called it.
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Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 1:37 pm
" Arabians tend to be more responsive than most horses. Then again aren't all horses." Emily replied. Staring out over the landscape.
She loved horses and was completely obsessed with them. Emily loosened the reins somewhat so Apollo could have a bit of his head for the time being. It had been ages since she had gone horseback riding, Emily was suprised that she still had remembered some of the basic things.
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Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 1:38 pm
Do straight in the house and then pick an empty room. She reached into her pocket where there were a multitued of keys and pulled out two. Brown or Teal? She handed the keys to the girl. __________________________________
Keith smiled at the two girls and moved the horse slowly, not knowing how good of riders these two where. Just follow me. And, do either of you have any experience? ______________________________
Nanina was already in the barn petting the momma cat as she waited for her aunt and Suzzi.
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Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 1:40 pm
(Oh God, I'm confused. Whats going on? :c -sorry!- )
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Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 1:40 pm
Esmeralda looked at Emily, surprised. "She's an Arabian? I thought most people didn't use Arabians for ranch work," she said, confused. "Besides, she doesn't seem to have all the Arab traits." Something about the shape of the head, maybe, but Esmeralda had pegged her as one of the subtypes of Arabians. Spanish, maybe. That would be ironic, considering. Maybe she'd ask Shannon about that later, she thought.
Responding to Keith's question, she said, "Well, my neighbour taught me how to ride on her horse, but he was an old school-horse gelding. I probably picked up a bunch of bad habits that he was too nice to take advantage of."
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Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 1:45 pm
Suzzie Ann nodded as she remembered the instructions to go straight into the house. She was just about to turna round and walk into the house when she heard the jingling of keys. She turned around just in time to hear the question and was handed two keys. "Teal would be nice," she said without hesitation and handed the brown key back. She then headed into the house and looked around for a door that might have something to do with the color teal. She finally spotted a doot with a teal tag attached to it. She smiled brightly, congratulating herself for finding the correct room. She stuck the silver key in and opened the door. The chinese girl stepped in and dropped her bag on the floor, deciding she'd unpack and get comfortable later. She then quickly locked the door and pocketed the key and rushed back outside. "Okay. I'm ready now," she said brighter than before, glad she had gotten at least a little bit situated. Ms. Barklee didn't seem scary much nor intimidating and no one had really bugged her. Maybe its not such a bad placed.. maybe.
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Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 1:54 pm
" My uncle owns a ranch in Oklahoma. I used to help there every summer till my parents moved." Emily replied turning to face Keith.
she remember something about facing the person whom your talking to. But the rest eluded her. She then turned to look at Sahara with a critical eye of a horse owner. Emily could tell right away Sahara was an Arabian. Yet she couldn't pinpoint the type since there were three different arabians.
" Yep, Sahara is an arabian. The concave of the back and shortness plus the tail is carried high and is arched when in movement. Sahara here has a floating action. Arabians are prized on a ranch for their speed and stamina" Emily explained to Esmeralda and blushed in embarassment for being a nerd at horses.
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Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 1:56 pm
((It is morning and Emily, Esmeralda, and Keith are going out to the fields. Nanina, Suzzi, and Shannon are going to the barn. Uh, nothing's really happened.))
Keith 'hnn'ed and then tapped B into a trot. We'll just have to correc thos ehabits as they come then.
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Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 2:02 pm
Suzzie Ann walked towards what she thought was the barn, a building painted red, the typical color of a barn house. She stepped inside to see many animals that she had never seen before. Not to mention it smelled. She tried her best to ignore the smell, knowing she'd have to get used to it. She then noticed a girl with dark hair petting a cat on the head. "Umm.. hello? Are you Nanina," she asked quietly getting closer. She then spotted the kittens in the box. She nearly gushed but caught herself, she didnt want the people in the ranch to think of her as some ditzy moron. "They're really cute.."
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Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 2:04 pm
Emily felt the reins jerk suddenly and sighed. Andalusians were spirited and courageous. Yet they are also known to be gentle.She allowed the reins slack and the jerking stopped, Apollo really did want his head. Emily nudged him in a trot and was amazed at how collected the trot was. To pass the time she began whistling an old gaucho tune she had learned from her uncle.
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Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 2:11 pm
Keith looked over his shoulder to make sure the girls where keeping up. Baskghazi slowed his trot just slightly. ______________________________
Nanina looked up when Suzzi entered the barn. Yeah. But the kitten's aren't old enough to hold yet. She told her.))
((Sorry guys, I'm having terrible writers block.))
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Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 2:17 pm
" I'm fine " Emily said clicking her tounge and allowing Apollo to go into a canter briefly so that she was next to Keith and B.
She gently tugged the reins and Apollo went into his trot beside B. Emily had stopped humming the Gaucho tune since she needed to concentrate and not go off into la-la land.
" I never caught your name. I'm Emily" She said pulling her scrunchie down since it was coming loose.
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Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 2:17 pm
MiserysStoryBookEnding ((It is morning and Emily, Esmeralda, and Keith are going out to the fields. Nanina, Suzzi, and Shannon are going to the barn. Uh, nothing's really happened.)) Keith 'hnn'ed and then tapped B into a trot. We'll just have to correc thos ehabits as they come then.(Thanks! Can I jump in with Nanina, Suzzi, and Shannon?)
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