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Post by mizukey on Jan 3, 2008 13:53:45 GMT -8
"Ok, I think I get it," Mizu said to herself. She got Midnight going at a walk and tried the half-halt, squeezing the inside rein with all her strength. Midnight slowed slightly, though Mizu wasn't sure how much she was supposed to slow down.
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Post by Peregrine Alexander on Jan 3, 2008 15:26:18 GMT -8
"Less stregnth, Mizukey." Peregrine instructed. "The half halt should subtle, not very noticible to another person's eye. Use the same amount of strength you would use to squeeze out water from a sponge."
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Post by mizukey on Jan 5, 2008 10:26:08 GMT -8
Mizu got Midnight going at a walk again and squeesed, though with much less strength this time and Midnight slowed down just a little bit. "Better?" she called to Pippin
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Post by Peregrine Alexander on Jan 5, 2008 14:39:18 GMT -8
"Perfect." Peregrine said, "Just keep practicing that."
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Post by Yuliya Dukhkin' on Jan 10, 2008 17:11:19 GMT -8
"Frick, frick, frick," Yuliya was muttering, as she jogged with Black Jewel trotting beside her. Late, and she had missed the first class. She wanted to hurry but of course Jewel had another idea. The tall Arabian was fed up! She slid to a stop, whinnied, and half-reared in irritation, head shaking in her usual habit.
"Jewel," Yuliya said in a firm yet kind voice, "we have to go." The mare stamped her foot, and Yuliya did the same. Although Yuliya knew it would be smart to get a horse that she could actually ride and one that wasn't so spirited, but Black Jewel was...her Jewel. It didn't matter that she had only ridden her at a gallop, and who knows? Maybe this class would change that.
"Come on, Jewel," Yuliya urged. The mare finally decided to move again and approached where the lesson was taking place.
"Sorry I'm late," Yuliya said in a rather quiet voice, so as not to disturb the other horses.
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Post by Peregrine Alexander on Jan 10, 2008 19:59:46 GMT -8
Peregrine turned at the sound of a girl’s voice. A moment later, he beheld a teenager holding a tall Arabian, a mare presumably and leading her horse.
“Greetings.” Peregrine said, “No need to apologize for being late.” He said, before he hurried to the gate, which he pushed open for her. “May I inquire as to your name so that I know how to refer to you in class?” He asked, then he paused before saying, “And the name of your mount, I shall need to know her name.”
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Post by Yuliya Dukhkin' on Jan 10, 2008 20:22:46 GMT -8
"I'm Yuliya Dukhkin'," Yuliya said hurriedly, "And this..." a pause..."is Black Jewel!" She said her mare's name in a deeper, more dramatic voice, for to her, it was everything she deserved. The Arabian noticed the attention and raised her muzzle snobbishly to show off.
"She's arrogant and obnoxious, but that's why I love her."
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Post by Peregrine Alexander on Jan 11, 2008 19:44:27 GMT -8
"I see." Peregrine said, "Well, that's fine. If it would please you to mount her and ride into the arena, we're practicing halting at this moment." Peregrine said, then he repeated what he had said earlier.
"The thing I will be teaching you is how to perform a half halt. Half halts are a way of slowing your horse down, and they are used almost costantly. To half halt, put your hand on the inside rein and give it a squeeze as if you are squeezing peanut butter through your fingers or squeezing the water out of a sponge." Peregrine instructed.
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Post by Yuliya Dukhkin' on Jan 11, 2008 19:52:46 GMT -8
"Uh...okay!" Yuliya said, looking worried at her mare.
"Did he say mount me!" a light feminine voice said in her head.
"Please Jewel..."
"We'll see about that."
This only intensified Yuliya's nervousness. She placed one boot in the stirrup, and slowly cascaded onto the back of her mare. She held her breath as she let her weight down...and nothing happened.
"Are you...are you behaving?"
"For now."
Yuliya didn't even have to do anything for Jewel to start walking. Yuliya decided to practice the half-halt, and started squeezing her reins a little bit.
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Post by Peregrine Alexander on Mar 28, 2008 15:04:12 GMT -8
Peregrine smiled as he saw the new girl mount her horse and swing onto her back, although her mare didn't look entirely happy about that action. To bring the class' attention back to him, he called the review across the arena.
"Alright." Peregrine said. "To move on. The next thing I will be teaching you is how to perform a half halt. Half halts are a way of slowing your horse down, and they are used almost costantly. To half halt, put your hand on the inside rein and give it a squeeze as if you are squeezing peanut butter through your fingers or squeezing the water out of a sponge." Peregrine instructed.
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Post by Yuliya Dukhkin' on Apr 15, 2008 18:36:32 GMT -8
Yuliya nodded her head and Jewel started walking. Yuliya loved the feeling of her movement, no matter what kind it was. It was so liquid, so smooth, so velvety. But before she got wrapped up in the hypnotism, she thought she had to try the half halt. She tried squeezing the reins, but Jewel did nothing.
“Okay, Jewel, you’re supposed to ‘half halt,’ you know what I’m talking about?”
“Of course.”
Black Jewel did the movement, and it felt perfect under Yuliya, but she cringed. She hadn’t given a signal. Would anyone notice that her horse did the perfect thing when it appeared that Yuliya hadn’t even told her too. She grinned nervously.
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