[KathrynKat]

 Owner       >>> Firedancer77
 Name                >>> Native
 Gender         >>> Female
 Adoption Price         >>> wolf sharky
 Training         >>> 
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  . love making friends
  . spazz
  . loves candy

 Offspring;
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[Firedancer77]

I'll be naming her Native.
Now to finish Bramble's training and start her's!

[Firedancer77]

It had taken around three weeks for me to come to the conclusion that I definitely needed to find a buddy for Bramble. I'd known he was lonely, but when his screeches to let other Nera know he was there got louder and louder and more constant each night, I decided it was official.

And today was the day! I glance at my watch, and then frown. The guy should've been here ten minutes ago. Had something gone wrong? Was something amiss? Did I have the wrong date? I'm pretty worried now.

That's when I spot the truck. I'm pretty relieved, because I'd begun to think up all sorts of horrid things that could've happened on the way. And there was the trailer! My new girl was okay.

The man brings the car to a halt, hops out, and goes around to the trailer. He quickly opens it and steps inside, and then leads her out. She's quite a beauty, and I love her already. The pictures did her no justice, compared to seeing her in all her glory.

"Alright, miss! Where would you like her?" The man asks.

I point out a corral, the same one Bramble had started in when I was training him. "There, please."

"Of course." He nods, and I follow him over as he lets her in. After giving me a nod goodbye, he goes back to his truck and drives off.

"Hey there, Native." I smile as I get up and sit on the fence.

I pull a peppermint from my bag, and drop it to the ground for now while I watch her. As I pop the peppermint I got from it into my mouth, she sticks her face into the bag.

"Hey!" I squeak, and she pulls her head out. Peppermints are scattered when she does. Is that what she wanted? My candy? The little rascal.

She lets out a screech, and I can hear a slight difference between her's and Bramble's. And then, I hear Bramble return it. Once I get Native settled a little, I'll be sure to have them meet. I grab my bag so that the candy thief won't steal anymore, and set it on the other side of the fence. She tilts her head at me, and I give her a smile.

I was told she's very friendly, so I hold up my hand to test the waters. She presses her face into it, and I grin even wider.

"I think we'll be great friends, Native."

[Firedancer77]

The meeting with Bramble went even better than I hoped, and he and Native hit off well. She was settling in fast, so I decided after a few days it was time to try getting her used to a saddle.

"Hey, Native!" I say cheerfully, walking up to the corral. She greets me with a scream. "We're gonna get you used to the saddle, okay?"

She walks over to me curiously, and I hold up the saddle. But when I hold up the candy, she completely forgets that I have something else with me and begins to eat it. While she's distracted, I begin to slip the saddle onto her back, and it's when I get the final strap in place that she realizes I've put something on her.

It takes her about a minute to shake it off. I'm pretty sure I hadn't adjusted some of the straps properly anyways. I sigh to stifle my laughter, and shake my head.

"Come on, Native. We'll just have to try again."

This might take longer than expected.

[Firedancer77]

It took about a week for Native to fully adjust to the saddle, and not kick it off within the first minute. With another week, she was adjusted to wearing it till I took it off. And then, we had one more week where I sat on the saddle - just sat - so she could adjust to having a rider. Today was the big day. It was time for us to ride.

I lead her to the open pastures, the same spot I ride Bramble at, and get up onto her back. "Alright, Native. You ready?"

She gives me a scream, and then suddenly, she takes off. I nearly fall off, barely able to hang on, and it takes me a few minutes to slow her down to a walk.

"Let's just take it slow, okay girl?" I manage to laugh once she's walking. "Take it slow, and we work our way up."

We ride for awhile. Native just has so much energy, and I think she's excited to have more room to stretch her legs. She listens, and we steadily make our way up to a run. After we run for awhile, and it starts to become later, I lead her to the stables, to a stall right next to Bramble. I unsaddle her and lead her in.

"Good girl, Native."