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Post by Tobias Mhuir on Oct 6, 2007 16:44:59 GMT -8
Scipio Quickfingers led his mare out into the middle of a large arena, not a Dressage arena, it was more like an stadium-sized place of sand.
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Post by rani on Oct 6, 2007 16:48:59 GMT -8
Ranya and Warrior already in the arena, at the far end, working on their flat work. The tall red head had the piebald draft horse cantering in a circle with his head down against the bit, and he was trying to kick out with his hind legs. "Steady boy", Ranya murmered to the horse. "Steady on there".
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Post by Tobias Mhuir on Oct 6, 2007 16:51:30 GMT -8
"Hello Rani." Scipio said. "Are you having trouble with him?"
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Post by rani on Oct 6, 2007 16:59:13 GMT -8
"You could say that", Rani said tightening Warriors circle....causing him to slow down to a trot. "I've never had a problem with him, it's very strange. And I bought him through my own sale yards.... I would have known if there was a problem with him".
Ranya gave up and pulled the gyspy vanner up to a walk and pulled his left rein tighter, literally bringing his nose to her knee. Warrior had no choice but to walk in a tight circle.
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Post by Tobias Mhuir on Oct 6, 2007 17:04:22 GMT -8
"Here." Scipio said, "We can switch horses. I'm really good at Dressage, here, you can ride Opera for awhile." He said, dismounting from his mare. She was one of the most finely-tuned, well trained dressage horses in the area. He ordered her his reins.
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Post by rani on Oct 6, 2007 17:14:16 GMT -8
"No... it isn't the dressage or anything. It's the horse himself", Ranya insisted. "He's acting very strange lately. And I have no idea why".
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Post by Tobias Mhuir on Oct 6, 2007 18:47:37 GMT -8
"Could I work with him?" Scipio asked, he just wanted to help his girlfriend.
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Post by rani on Oct 6, 2007 19:11:15 GMT -8
Ranya slacked the left rein and stopped the horse. Then she pulled them both up tight and forced the horse to stand still as she dismounted. "Alright", she said taking hold of Warriors bridle. "But if you get hurt I'm not responsible". She wasn't kidding. "He's a war horse so he has a mean streak... but he;s never played up like this before".
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Post by Tobias Mhuir on Oct 6, 2007 22:25:14 GMT -8
Scipio handed Ranya Opera's reins and climbed up onto Warrior. He immediatly got the feeling of being on an animal more powerful then his mare. A lot more headstrong then she was as well.
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Post by rani on Oct 6, 2007 22:46:34 GMT -8
Ranya suddenly got a bad feeling. "Scipio get off him..." she shouted before the stallion lunged forward. She was forced to let go of his bridle as he pushed her forward and sideways. She rolled out of Warriors way and scrambled to her feet. "Not good", she muttered as she moved to Opera's side and mounted up.
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Post by Tobias Mhuir on Oct 6, 2007 22:56:01 GMT -8
But Scipio had grabbed Warrior's outside rein and held onto it tight. Forcing his boots into the stirrups and giving him constant half-halts on the inside rein as Peregrine had instructed him upon his arrival. He dug his spur into the horse's side and said, "Warrior, enough."
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Post by rani on Oct 6, 2007 23:01:11 GMT -8
Warrior had never felt the touch of a spur before and a wild look came into his eyes. The stallion reared up before trying to put his head down to buck the boy off... but he couldn't stop being forced around in circles.
Ranya mounted up on the mare and watched the display. "Ho boy", she shouted. "Whoa".
Warrior halted and shook his head up and down. Ranya looked to Scipio. "You alright?" she asked, ignoring the pain in her left shoulder.
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Post by Tobias Mhuir on Oct 6, 2007 23:05:23 GMT -8
Scipio looked shaken, a bucking stallion was a far cry from the mild mannered dressage mare he had stolen in Spain.
"Yeah." He said, "You?" He paused, "I'm starting to think that if neither of us can ride him, we might have to have a professional part-time bronco rider have a go at calming him down."
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Post by rani on Oct 6, 2007 23:30:05 GMT -8
Ranya dismounted from Opera and moved towards Warrior. "He's never played up before", she stated. She took hold of his bridle again. "Get off him... I wanna try something".
She offered Opera's reins to Scipio. "I wanna take him for a burn", she said. By saying 'burn' she meant that she was going to just jump on and take him for a head long gallop along the track. In other words, just let him loose until he stops. She was holding her left arm awkwardly because of the pain... but she had ignored Scipio's question entirely.
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Post by Tobias Mhuir on Oct 6, 2007 23:35:43 GMT -8
Scipio noted how she was holding her arm funnily. It looked like it was injured, and she was ignoring his question. So he sat there. "Rani, you're hurt, you're in no fit condition to go galloping around with an injured arm on a hot horse."
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