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

[MBRShorse]

(Juliall, you are accepted!)

[WalkerNom]

Russell couldn't help but laugh too, "So Doc, this means I'm incureable?" he joked around with her. He put his face in his palms while he laughed. When he raised his head to look at Allie he noticed she blushed and turned away from him. "Thats ok, I'm not asking you to be," he said not wanting to note that he noticed her face glow red. This made him chuckle some, the fact that he made her blush.

She's amazing... the thought crossed his mind quickly but made him stop in his tracks, did he like Allie? He shrugged the question away and cleared his throat. "Um, what about you? Is there a source to your problem?" he asked her wanting to get his mind back on track. He could feel his mother's horse training skills come out in him, like he remembered everything his mom taught him and he was going to use these memories to help Allie, as much as he could anyway.

[Make Me A Dream]

"I guess I am a bit afraid if I make the horse mad he will throw me and then trample me." She said with a sigh closing her eyes. The memory hit her hard. She was standing outside a ring watching her father tame the red stallion. He was rearing and kicking out trying to throw her father. The whip came up and down on the horses back as her father tried to tame her. She turned away not wanting to see the horses pain. Then she heard the cry of pain as her father fell off the stallion. She turned around and watched as the stallion reared bringing his weight down on her fathers head. She remembered opening the gate to the ring. Running in as the stallion charged out behind her. Then her brothers arms going around her pulling her back away from father. Him telling her to go inside and call 911. Then watching as the ambulance took him away. But she knew, he wasn't coming home, ever. She opened her eyes and patted Titan. Such a good boy I know he won't throw me.

[WalkerNom]

Russell noticed she ignored his joke, maybe it hadn't been as funny as he thought. He looked down in thought. "Well, ok. My mother always said 'You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink' This means that a horse won't do anything unless it wanted to," he said. The words made a lot more sense in his head. Maybe they sounded so weird because it wasn't his mother who said them. "Although, she also said not to be afraid to be a bit hard on the horse, I learned that if you are, the horse will end up doing what it wants." he added. He smiled at himself, how could he know what to tell her? He looked around the arena, no one else seemed to be having such a hard time with this as they were.

[juliall]

[Great! Where should I jump in? Since Taylor would be a bit late to the lesson...]

[MBRShorse]

(Just come rushing into the arena. Ludvig will deal with you.)

-Ludvig-

Ludvig walked over to Allie and Russ, his back straight and head held high.

"Are we enjoying our chitter chatter?"he asked in a mocking voice. His face then darkened,"Lessons are about riding, not talking. If you are finished with partner trainng, then it is time for you to face me." He looked at both children sternly before pointing his crop at Russ, startling his horse slightly.

"You!,"he commanded,"Trot a circle around me, now!"

[juliall]

Taylor's plane had been delayed she knew being late wouldn't be a good first impression with Ludvig. Her parents gratefully dropped her off at the barn before taking her luggage to her dorms. "Crap" she muttered to herself, walking to the arena, watching the others ride before her. She nervously played with her fingers, she had never had a strict trainer before, "I suppose there is a first time for everything" she muttered to herself once again. She was glad she had left her cellphone in her suitcase with her clothes.

[WalkerNom]

Russ shifted as Lena was spooked by Ludvig's crop. Before, he had promised Lena he wouldn't give Ludvig the chance to use it. The movement also shocked Russ into a nervous state, of course it was him who had to face Ludvig... He could feel his heartbeat speed up as he was about to give Lena the command to trot. But before he could, he noticed a girl that walked in late as he did. "Sir, someone's here." he said and pointed in her direction. He couldn't help but feel some relief sweep over him now that Ludvig would have to take care of the new girl and come back for him.

[MBRShorse]

-Ludvig-

"I said trot!"Ludvig bellowed as he waved his crop angrily. Then, without taking his eyes off of the boy, he addressed the newcomer,"You are late. I do not tolerate tardiness or any of its excuses. If you wish to remain here and salvage your first lesson, you better prepare Spartan quickly."

[WalkerNom]

Russell locked his eyes on Ludvig's when he found out he wouldn't have a break before proving that he was a coward in front of Ludvig. This lasted only a second before Russell kicked Lena's sides only hard enough to make her trot. His heart began to beat harder and harder as he felt Ludvig observing him. He guided Lena in a wide enough circle around Ludvig so he couldn't possibly reach her with the crop, unless he moved towards them. Since he was going in a circle and needed to focus on turning there was no time for fiddiling with the reins, only now his hands were shaky and he couldn't control his breathing. Until he managed to think about what Allie had said, Everyone gets stage fright... he thought.