.:Ravenwood:.(Equestrian/Semi-Lit RPG) Closed.

[~Erica~]

i'm not an expert with technical lingo associated with horse however I will do my best))

Erica lept in to action, although not in a literal sense. She walked into the barn and found her horse Nikolas, he was a beautiful dark bay stallion. She walked into the stall holding a hand out for the horse to smell, she blew into his nose to help him remember her sent. He was beautiful, Erica led him into the cross ties and groomed Nikolas till he shone. She tacked him up, his saddle and bridle were both black and a white saddle pad. He smiled he looked dashing, she slipped on a helmet, and led her new stallion outside towards the ridding ring. She checked the girth one more time and then mounted up shifting her position till she was sitting in the saddle like a pro. He pranced around like a nervous yearling till Erica reigned his in.

Tristan headed towards the barn and found his horse Hugo, he was a grey gelding. "Hello buddy you and I are going to be friends." he said softly holding his hand out. He groomed his horse swiftly and then tacked him up. "Black tack, should look great." he said. He led Hugo out of the barn towards the riding ring, he slid his helmet on and mounted up easily. He sat on Hugo easily, he patted his horse's neck.

[WalkerNom]

--|Howdy Y'all!! <--I don't really say that XD Glad to become part of the RP!! I do have a question though, do the students stay at the Equestrian Center??|--

Russell arrived at Ravenwood, late of course! He was literally bouncing with excitement as he jumped out of the car before it even slowed down. He grabbed his stuff out of the back and gave one last final wave to his dad before walking on and finding Mr. Ivanov. He looked around at his surroundings until he saw a man standing around the stable. He began to jog to meet him, "Excuse me, are you Mr. Ivanov?" he asked kindly. "Sorry I am late, my father ran into some...traffic..." he added. Of course, he was lieing. He and his father had stopped to grab a bite to eat on the way there and lost track of time, but he wasn't about to admit that infront of one of the greatest horse trainers around. Russ began to fiddle with the strap of his bag which contained the grooming tools he had managed to save since his mother died, he was hoping that Ivanov would let him be on his way instead of punishing him for being late. Afterall, that would only take more time, wouldn't it?

--|Sorry for the short post!!|--

[MBRShorse]

(Yes, it is a boarding school of sorts.)

-Ludvig-

Ludvig looked a the boy with narrowed eyes. If there was one thing he hated, it was tardiness.

"You should've planned ahead,"he snapped at the young boy,"I do not tolerate tardiness. If you are late again, I'm going to revoke your right to attend this academy. Now, you must be Russell Wallace, my missing student. You will be riding Lena. Now, get ready. We start will be starting the morning lesson in a couple of minutes. I better see you in the indoor riding ring on time!"

-Annalise-

Annalise looked around at the other riders. They all seemed so sure of themselves as they sat on their mounts. It made her nervous.

"Um, hi everyone. My name is Annalise."she said, breaking the awkward silence.

[~Erica~]

Erica smiled at the girl she seemed a little nervous, then again she was too although she didn't show it. Her feeling would transmit to Nikolas and it wasn't a good idea to let a stallion feel that you were nervous. "Hi Annalise, my name is Erica." he English accent was very noticeable, it got that way when she was nervous.

Tristan gave her a small wave, "Nice to meet ya'll Erica and Annalise. I'm Tristan." his own accent was just as noticeable. Except his was southern accent. He felt pretty comfortable on top of Hugo, he was more nervous about the instructor Ludvig.

[WalkerNom]

--|Ok! Thanks!|--

Russell cringed some at Ludvig's sharp tone, but recovered right away. He didn't want his instructor to think he was a coward too. "Yes sir! Right away!" he said quickly wanting to run into the stable and be forgotten, not much of a first impression. He walked slowly into the stable seeing all the other students already with their horses, he glanced at the stall doors looking for the word Lena on the name plates. Lena, Lena, Lena, Lena.... he thought as he glanced at each one. He added a quiet "excuse me" as he walked past the other students, besides, he was in a great hurry and didn't have time to chat. Aha! he thought as he eventually came across Lena's name plate. He looked in at the chestnut horse and an imediate smile glowed on his face, chestnuts were his favorite color of horses. He unlocked the stall door and walked in, leaving the door open behind him. "Better get you ready!" he whispered to Lena as he quickly brushed her down and got her ready for tack. He wanted to get to know her better first, but he didn't have much time. He'd just have to save introductions for later. He closed the door behind him before running off to get the tack, it was black just like everyone elses. He carried it back to Lena and tacked her up while she let out soft nickers. He could tell that she wasn't an old mare, probably 3-4 years old, with young age came great responcibility. He was ready for that. Once all tacked up, he lead her towards the indoor riding arena, where Ludvig told Russ to meet him. He waited to mount her until they were in the arena, then he would let Lena get the feel of carring his weight. Not that he weighed much. He walked Lena out onto the dirt floor of the riding arena and then mounted her without a single word. Once he did, he realized that he wasn't alone. A brown headed girl {Allison} was riding her horse around the arena. "Oh, hello! I didn't notice there was someone else here already," he greeted her with a smile.

[Make Me A Dream]

Allison turned as the boy greeted her. She had hoped she would be able just to hide in the background, but that was not to be so. She was a rather shy girl so she wasn't the best at talking with people. Especially not boys. She smiled shyly at the boy. "Hi, I am Allison." Allison greeted the boy. I must look so weird riding this big bay gelding she thought to herself. She looked the boy over. He seemed nice and a good rider. And, she thought to herself, he has a rather charming smile. She leaned over and pet Titan's neck as she waited for the boy to introduce himself. He is such a wonderful horse. She thought to herself. His dark brown fur and white star were so pretty. She felt herself forming a bond with this kindly gelding. He seemed like a middle aged horse, not a young green one but, also not a old sway back. He was a perfect match for a country girl like her who had little formal training. She hoped it wouldn't stick out too much that she didn't have any formal training. She was a good rider but she didn't know any of the things the other people did. She didn't know the exact way to hold oneself when in a dressage competition or the exact way to go through a jumping horse. Lucky for her she was a fast learner and formed a good bond with her horses.

[MBRShorse]

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-Ludvig-

Ludvig stood in the arena, crop at his side. All his students had arrived on time, their horses shining and ready. He looked at each of their faces, taking in the excitement and nervousness.

"Today is your first lesson,"he said in a loud, assertive voice,"Normally, I would be teaching you, but not today. I haven't the time to fix problems you can fix on your own. That being said, you are to pair off and critque each other. Now, begin!"

[WalkerNom]

Russell smiled as the girl introduced herself.  He even giggled some when she seemed to be nervous.  She looked like a great rider, seeing she could handle the big horse she was riding.  He looked down at his horse below him, she may have been young, but she seemed to be a laid back mare.  He patted her neck and was about to introduce himself to Allison when Ludvig walked in giving out instructions.  He watched him closely and studied the crop in his hand, let's not give him the chance to use that.... Russ thought as he stole a look at Allison as if to apologize for not being able to reply.  But when Ludvig said partner up, he guided Lena over towards Allison with a big smile on his face.  "Care to partner up with me?" he asked.  "Oh, and of course!  My name is Russell, but you can call me Russ if you want," he added.  He wanted to be friends with Allison and for some reason, she stuck out to him alot more then all the other students in the arena.

[Make Me A Dream]

Allison listened closely to Ludvig and groaned inwardly. She knew what her weakness was. She was not an assertive rider, horses tended to do what they wanted when she rode them and she couldn't control them. But at least some one less amazing as Ludvig would be able to help her with a problem first. She noticed Russel's apologetic look. He didn't have anything to do with the Ludvigs interruption though so she didn't have any ill feelings towards him. She knew no one else would partner with her so when he offered to be partners with her she snapped up the offer. " Yeah we can be partners. It's nice to meet you Russ. You can call me Allie." She said offering her own nickname to Russel. She had a feeling they would become friends and wanted to offer the name now, she also wanted to be called Allie here. Back at home everyone called her Allison, but her father. Since her fathers death she had been trying to get people to call her Allie but it hadn't caught on with a lot of her older friends who thought Allie was too much of a little kid name. She hoped Russel wouldn't think that, she hated that anyone would think ill of the name her father had called her.

[WalkerNom]

Russell smiled again now that Allison agreed to be his partner.  "Alright then!  As long as we are going to be friends, I'm going to tell you the truth.  I'm terrible at partner work," he admitted, honestly, he just asked Allie to be his partner so he could talk to her.  He laughed as he looked in Ludvig's direction.  "But, since I'm already a disaster in Ludvig's book, we at least have to come up with something.  So, I'm here to help!" he said in order to let her know he was ready to get started.  He knew what Ludvig expected of him, or not just him but all of them.  He just wasn't the type that knew he could rise to his expectations, he wanted to be the best but sometimes, it went against his personality and everything his mother taught him about horses.