Ɖαʏвяɛακ Riding Retreat - Horse/Rider - Open

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Ash sighed and reached for her mare's lead clip. She quickly unclipped it so her mare had complete control of everything. Slowly, she turned to Marcus as she tossed the lead on the ground. "Keeva is a Mustang. She spent her first three years wild. I trust her to know what to do. I took her lead off so that if she bolts, it can't get caught on anything. Besides, she's the devil to anything or anyone she thinks will harm me or Nessa. I've had to rescue several people from her before," she tries to lighten the mood a bit and then hears something in the bushes. Like she had expected, Keeva bolts. She springs into a gallop up the trail. Ashton holds her seat and entwines her hands in Keeva's mane. She sees a flash of dark tan and know what it is that has frightened her mare. A juvenile cougar springs toward them as Keeva bolts. "Marcus!" Ash shouts the warning and stays low on Keeva's back, not giving the cougar very good odds. Nessa is gone by now. Ashton has no idea where she ran off to. She just hoped her dog had the sense to run back to the ranch. Ash suddenly remembers a chase like this from when she first started riding Keeva. Keeva would spook a lot and bolt. But now, Ash had no control. She wanted to let her mare be free of ropes. That way, it lessened the chance of them getting stuck or the cougar getting to them. Ash wanted to look back at Marcus, but didn't want to risk shifting positions and throwing Keeva off.

[--Miz--]

--So sorry I didn't get on earlier! Got home from class today and just crashed!--

-- Armada Delix --

"I think I've got them stashed somewhere.Maybe you could come over and see later on."The truth was,she didn't feel like digging through her stuff to find them.Where Metin did not have a lot out,Army was definitely a live in worker by the looks of her room.The room was free while she worked,and they boarded her horse for free as well.That was almost all of her paycheck,except every two weeks she got a hundred dollars to spend however she pleased.It was a great set up,and one she didn't want to leave or lose.

-- Kyson Drake --

Footsteps made him jump and turn quickly,looking at who had just entered the stables.It appeared they hadn't heard,so he put on a charming grin and abandoned the horse he just being mean to.The girl was attractive,of course he found every girl at least a little bit date worthy.It made Kyson feel powerful to woo them,gaining their affection.

[Abomination.]

<~{Laika}~><~{Knight}~>

She glanced at the male shyly,Scar seeming to be upset.She quickly soothed her horse with gentle kisses on his delicate nose,"Shhhh lovely...You know you will always come first." It seemed that Scar's stall was across from the guy's,and the rather dusty and thin looking Mare's.She soon let Scar enter his stall,And put his stuff on the outside.All it is was a silver horse blanket that was folded nearly,a plastic box filled with all sorts of brushes but Laika and Scar's were written on them,and Scar's water buckets.She then got the saddle rack Scar had been keeping,setting it down as she took the western style tack off of Scar.She put it on the saddle rack,keeping it close to Scar's stall to Avoid being in the way.She then places the extra buckets in his stall,filling them with the Trainer's help.
She then glances at the male,and what he guessed was his horse.She reaches out of the stall,fumbling with her brushes before grabbing one and moved to begin brushing Scar's left shoulder.

[Horsegirlmadison]

"I would love to." Metin smiled and took her hand in his. He looked into her eyes then leaned in to kiss her.
(Wb)

[gotsalt?]

marcus flynn and a game of chance|roulette

Marcus walked back over to Roulette. She pinned her ears and nickered at him, nudging his shoulder as he walked by. He mounted her, gripping the reins tightly. "Well, you know her better than I do." He said. Then he gasped as Roulette reared up and he saw a flash of tan run at Keeva. He tangled his fingers into Roulette's mane to steady himself as she galloped off in the other direction. But he wasn't going to let her take control like that, since her instincts weren't as strong. They could end up running off a cliff if he let Roulette take the lead. Getting his bearings, he pulled on the reins and managed to restrain his mare and get her going towards Ash and Keeva. The mustang was much faster than his Morgan, and the cougar. Marcus saw it was a young one, probably its first hunt. This only made him more anxious. If the baby was here, the mom had to be around somewhere. He heard Ash yell at him and urged Roulette to go faster. The cougar turned around, pausing for a moment, and changed its course for him. He couldn't slow Roulette down in time, they were going to collide with the cat. He didn't take into count that Roulette was still an animal and had some instincts. As the cougar pounced, she reared up and kicked it in the chest. She cantered out of the reach of its claws, but it stayed on the ground. Marcus didn't wait to find out if it was okay. He directed Roulette towards Keeva and galloped after them before the mom could show up.

[dakotaawolven]

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Ashton heard hooves behind them as Keeva slowed. The mare flicked her ears back to listen as well. When Ash glanced behind her, she spotted Marcus and Roulette racing to catch up. Ash shifted lightly and Keeva responded immediately. The Mustang let herself halt and turned her head to stare at her girl. The mare nudged Ash gently, as if to test if she was really still there. "It's alright girl, I'm here," she told her mare. She stroked Keeva's soft nose and leaned over her neck in relief. "We have to get back to the ranch, Keeva. Think you can find a way around the trail?" she asked her horse with a smile. Keeva nickered and recognized the word ranch. Her girl always referred to the barns as "the ranch". The paint Mustang turned slowly in a circle, huffing slightly. She nickered to Roulette and walked off the trail. The nicker was meant as a "come on, this way" sort of saying. Ash called out to Marcus. "Hey, are you okay? Roulette looks a little scratched. Did the cat get her?" She tugged her mare's mane and Keeva paused to let Roulette catch up. "Keeva might be able to get us back to the ranch without the trail. That way we don't have to go near the cat again. Do you wanna try it?" Ashton looks both Marcus and his mare over, searching for any sign the cat got to them.

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Dakota Lyric

She nodded ''Same'' she said quietly and got off of Starbucks. she put Starbucks into the field and walked back up to the stables and put Spartan into his pen. she grinned and put her hand on his nose and gently petted him. she took the rope off Spartan and saw Diesel slowly walk up to her. Dakota grinned and got to his level and gave him another treat ''Good boy'' she told Diesel and he rubbed his head on her hand. Dakota stood up again and sighed.

[gotsalt?]

marcus flynn and a game of chance|roulette

Roulette huffed as she reached Keeva. Marcus rubbed her sweaty neck and mane. "Good girl, good girl." His heart was still racing from the excitement and anxiety but it would soon slow to normal. At Ash's inquiry, he leaned around Roulette's neck to check her out. "Looks like the cougar got her on the leg." He said after seeing a scratch on his mare's cannon. He had her walk a few steps then trot before returning back to Ash. "She doesn't seem to be limping, so it's probably not deep. I'll take care of it when we get back." Roulette looked down at the cut. It stung, but the pain wasn't unbearable. Marcus straightened up and nodded to Ash. "Keeva seems to have a natural instinct that I certainly do not have, so lead the way." He shrugged slightly and waved to Ash to take the lead.

harold jenkins and knight in shining armor|knight

Harold lifted the saddle and pad off of Knight's back and placed it on the rack. Knight shuffled around and tossed his head as he took the bridle off, almost creating more of a ruckus than when he put the bridle on him. Harold could see the girl standing outside the stable with her dog, petting it and giving him treats. He untied Knight from the hook and led him out to take him back to his paddock. "Isn't that rewarding him for his bad behavior?" He asked as he walked up to the girl.

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Dakota Lyric

She shrugged ''So, hes not bad all the time and he was just trying to play'' she told him. Diesel did a small growl at the boy and stood up. Dakota picked up the big black dog ''Oh god your heavy'' she said. Diesel didn't do anything and his tongue flopped out of his mouth and he shook. Dakota dropped him not meaning to ''Oops'' she said and Diesel sat in front of her and just looked at the boy.

[dakotaawolven]

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Ash nods and squeezes her legs softly around Keeva's middle. Keeva's head lifted slightly and the mare headed away from the path. She stepped lightly over brush and sticks as she made her way through the trees. Every so often, the mare would stop and nicker to Roulette, checking on her. Ash still had not seen her dog since the cougar. Soon, Keeva was weaving away from the trees and more toward the trail. The mare no longer smelled the cats and figured it was safe now. Ashton smiled as they hit the trail again. "Here we are!" she said to Marcus, relieved. Her mare just kept walking. She leaned back so her head rested on Keeva's hindquarters and swayed with the mare's stride. She smiled at a now upside down Marcus. She trusted her mare to keep her safe like this.