Ɖαʏвяɛακ Riding Retreat - Horse/Rider - Open

[Plaza Cafe]

Eliza braided the mare’s mane and tail with quick, nimble fingers. With a soft sigh she rubbed the mare’s shoulder before walking to her head. “Oh pretty girl.” She murmured, cupping the mare’s chin. Diva’s ears were both forward, a nice change to the mare’s moody disposition. Eliza knew Diva loved her, even though she didn’t always show it. Hearing Rusheon’s voice she snapped her head in his direction and gave a soft smile. “Sure, just give me a quick second.” Eliza darted into the tack room and gathered her tack. The incident this morning made her decided to grab her saddle, she didn’t want to fall off again. Eliza placed the grey saddle pad gently on the mare’s back and followed it with her half pad and saddle. Eliza quickly cinched up the girth and was greeted by a pin of the ears and a stamp of a hoof. “Knock it off, please.” Eliza hissed to her mare as she moved to her head and slipped the bridle over her mouth. Eliza quick fingers she made work of the buckles and slipped the reins over Diva’s head. Eliza grabbed the black helmet from the straw of the stall and led the Haflinger mare from the stall. “Ready.” She said with a smile.



Noah cocked his head at her sudden shyness. But, he wouldn’t push her. “I’ve always wanted to attempt barrel racing.” He chuckled. Lumos had trained in English, but Noah knew that the stallion could do both. Noah preferred the western saddle, but he’d ridden in both. And Lumos preferred no saddle at all. Since Lumos was only four years old, he had a lot of thing to learn. Noah relaxed on his stallion’s back and watched the nature around him, it was peaceful.

{{Don't worry, me too. Haha.}}

[gotsalt?]

marcus flynn and a game of chance|roulette

Marcus leaned back into the correct sitting position. "Sorry, I didn't mean to make you anxious." He looked down, watching Roulette's withers shift as she walked. "If it makes you feel any better, my life hasn't been peaches and ice cream, either." He gritted his teeth and sighed. There was no need to throw his history on her, same as she didn't want to burden him. "So our past life is a no-go, yeah?" He asked. Roulette liked Keeva, and her rider, and nickered back pleasantly to the other mare. Marcus rubbed her neck for a moment, letting silence engulf them as they neared the stable. "There has to be something you enjoy doing, other than riding of course." he added a smirk on at the end.

reinette travis and the liberator|abe

Reinette smiled to herself. he was the first person not to push her for more information about her riding style. Most people to do it were in her family. 'Talking about it will help you get over it,' they all told her. After three years, she could talk about it without crying, but she preferred not to when it was avoidable. "It's a thrill, but it's very dangerous." She said, glancing over at him as he looked around the prairie. Abe snorted irritably and veered off course, towards the river. Reinette put her heels down and pulled on the reins. "What are you doing, Abe?" usually, she would have scolded him, but she didn't like to keep him from doing something when they went on a trail since he knew more about what was around than she did. But this time, he was just being a stubborn horse. She couldn't help but laugh as he trotted to the river and took a long drink. "You crazy old horse." She said, her tone half scolding and half loving.

harold jenkins and knight in shining armor|knight

Knight licked the girls hand with his lip and snorted, stomping at the ground. She smelled like dogs and he wasn't fond of dogs. His old owner's dogs like to nip as his legs. Harold rubbed the horses cheek to calm him down, knowing he liked to be scratched there. He looked over at the Gypsy Vanner with narrowed eyes. "Hey, if you need a trainer for her, I'm pretty good at. I break in fillies and colts back home." He said, looking back at Dakota. "And I'm re-training Knight." He added after a second.

[Plaza Cafe]

Eliza braided the mare’s mane and tail with quick, nimble fingers. With a soft sigh she rubbed the mare’s shoulder before walking to her head. “Oh pretty girl.” She murmured, cupping the mare’s chin. Diva’s ears were both forward, a nice change to the mare’s moody disposition. Eliza knew Diva loved her, even though she didn’t always show it. Hearing Rusheon’s voice she snapped her head in his direction and gave a soft smile. “Sure, just give me a quick second.” Eliza darted into the tack room and gathered her tack. The incident this morning made her decided to grab her saddle, she didn’t want to fall off again. Eliza placed the grey saddle pad gently on the mare’s back and followed it with her half pad and saddle. Eliza quickly cinched up the girth and was greeted by a pin of the ears and a stamp of a hoof. “Knock it off, please.” Eliza hissed to her mare as she moved to her head and slipped the bridle over her mouth. Eliza quick fingers she made work of the buckles and slipped the reins over Diva’s head. Eliza grabbed the black helmet from the straw of the stall and led the Haflinger mare from the stall. “Ready.” She said with a smile.



Noah scratched at the corner of his eye; it was always the right one that itched periodically. Dropping his hand down he nodded at Reinette’s statement. “I think everything about horses is dangerous.” Noah murmured, playing with the long grey hairs that ended Lumos’s mane. As they moseyed along Noah had dropped the reins on Lumos’s neck and Noah was happy that his stallion was behaving. Lumos was walking closely next to Abe, as if they had been friends for years not minutes. As Abe drifted Lumos followed quickly, almost unsettling Noah. “Hey, hey, hey.” Noah started, gathering his reins quickly. Lumos followed Abe directly to the river and into it. “You crazy horse.” He muttered. Lumos wasn’t thirsty, he wanted his friend and to play. The stallion pawed at the water. “Come on.” Noah laughed and steered the stallion out of the water.

[gotsalt?]

marcus flynn and a game of chance|roulette

Marcus leaned back into the correct sitting position. "Sorry, I didn't mean to make you anxious." He looked down, watching Roulette's withers shift as she walked. "If it makes you feel any better, my life hasn't been peaches and ice cream, either." He gritted his teeth and sighed. There was no need to throw his history on her, same as she didn't want to burden him. "So our past life is a no-go, yeah?" He asked. Roulette liked Keeva, and her rider, and nickered back pleasantly to the other mare. Marcus rubbed her neck for a moment, letting silence engulf them as they neared the stable. "There has to be something you enjoy doing, other than riding of course." he added a smirk on at the end.

reinette travis and the liberator|abe

Reinette led Abe back to the trail. She glanced at her watch and noted it was getting late. "We should probably start heading back towards the ranch." Abe walked alongside Lumos and Reinette looked over at Noah with a smirk on her face. "I found a shortcut my first time out here, we can take it as long as you don't mind jumping some logs." She doubted he would have a problem, but she knew some riders didn't like to jump bareback. Abe was trained in trail classes, and jumping was a part of that. With the Western saddle, the jumps couldn't be as high as some English jumps, but he could also jump those easily with the right kind of attire.

harold jenkins and knight in shining armor|knight

Knight licked the girls hand with his lip and snorted, stomping at the ground. She smelled like dogs and he wasn't fond of dogs. His old owner's dogs like to nip as his legs. Harold rubbed the horses cheek to calm him down, knowing he liked to be scratched there. He looked over at the Gypsy Vanner with narrowed eyes. "Hey, if you need a trainer for her, I'm pretty good at. I break in fillies and colts back home." He said, looking back at Dakota. "And I'm re-training Knight." He added after a second.

[Plaza Cafe]

Eliza braided the mare’s mane and tail with quick, nimble fingers. With a soft sigh she rubbed the mare’s shoulder before walking to her head. “Oh pretty girl.” She murmured, cupping the mare’s chin. Diva’s ears were both forward, a nice change to the mare’s moody disposition. Eliza knew Diva loved her, even though she didn’t always show it. Hearing Rusheon’s voice she snapped her head in his direction and gave a soft smile. “Sure, just give me a quick second.” Eliza darted into the tack room and gathered her tack. The incident this morning made her decided to grab her saddle, she didn’t want to fall off again. Eliza placed the grey saddle pad gently on the mare’s back and followed it with her half pad and saddle. Eliza quickly cinched up the girth and was greeted by a pin of the ears and a stamp of a hoof. “Knock it off, please.” Eliza hissed to her mare as she moved to her head and slipped the bridle over her mouth. Eliza quick fingers she made work of the buckles and slipped the reins over Diva’s head. Eliza grabbed the black helmet from the straw of the stall and led the Haflinger mare from the stall. “Ready.” She said with a smile.



Lumos bobbed his head as he exited the water, the stallion wanted to play. Noah wiggled his reins, trying to get the stallion’s attention. Noah turned his head in time to see Reinette’s smirk. “Ugh.” He groaned jokingly. Jumping bareback was not one of his favorite things, but he could handle it. "Ok lets go."

[gotsalt?]

marcus flynn and a game of chance|roulette

Marcus leaned back into the correct sitting position. "Sorry, I didn't mean to make you anxious." He looked down, watching Roulette's withers shift as she walked. "If it makes you feel any better, my life hasn't been peaches and ice cream, either." He gritted his teeth and sighed. There was no need to throw his history on her, same as she didn't want to burden him. "So our past life is a no-go, yeah?" He asked. Roulette liked Keeva, and her rider, and nickered back pleasantly to the other mare. Marcus rubbed her neck for a moment, letting silence engulf them as they neared the stable. "There has to be something you enjoy doing, other than riding of course." he added a smirk on at the end.

reinette travis and the liberator|abe

Abe flicked his tail as Lumos, catching on to his playful attitude. Reinette felt him bunch under her and tightened the reins before he could take off. Using a deer path to guide her, she led the way into a patch of woodland that would come out by the mare's pasture. She clicked her tongue and Abe went into a lope. The original trail went around the woods, while the path she found cut straight through. "Watch your head." She called back to Noah and ducked her head under a tree limb. Through the trees, she saw a fallen stump and urged Abe into a swifter gait. he tossed his head, not fond of jumping with the restraints of the heavy saddle, but didn't refuse the jump. Reinette leaned forward and up as much as she could to aid him and came back to the seat as he landed. Abe slowed to a trot and she turned her head to watch Noah to jump.

harold jenkins and knight in shining armor|knight

Knight licked the girls hand with his lip and snorted, stomping at the ground. She smelled like dogs and he wasn't fond of dogs. His old owner's dogs like to nip as his legs. Harold rubbed the horses cheek to calm him down, knowing he liked to be scratched there. He looked over at the Gypsy Vanner with narrowed eyes. "Hey, if you need a trainer for her, I'm pretty good at. I break in fillies and colts back home." He said, looking back at Dakota. "And I'm re-training Knight." He added after a second.

[.m i n y o o n g i]

Dakota ''Eww'' she said and wiped her hand on her shirt. she glanced at Harold, ''Nah, i think she will be fine, that's about the 5th time that as happened this month, but i always get her back so its not a bad thing'' she shrugged. ''Well, i bet Knight will be very good'' she grinned. she glanced at where Diesel went and didn't see him, she whistled. Diesel heard her and came running about the corner and jumped up at her. Dakota grabbed him and held him again but got a better grip.

[Plaza Cafe]

Eliza braided the mare’s mane and tail with quick, nimble fingers. With a soft sigh she rubbed the mare’s shoulder before walking to her head. “Oh pretty girl.” She murmured, cupping the mare’s chin. Diva’s ears were both forward, a nice change to the mare’s moody disposition. Eliza knew Diva loved her, even though she didn’t always show it. Hearing Rusheon’s voice she snapped her head in his direction and gave a soft smile. “Sure, just give me a quick second.” Eliza darted into the tack room and gathered her tack. The incident this morning made her decided to grab her saddle, she didn’t want to fall off again. Eliza placed the grey saddle pad gently on the mare’s back and followed it with her half pad and saddle. Eliza quickly cinched up the girth and was greeted by a pin of the ears and a stamp of a hoof. “Knock it off, please.” Eliza hissed to her mare as she moved to her head and slipped the bridle over her mouth. Eliza quick fingers she made work of the buckles and slipped the reins over Diva’s head. Eliza grabbed the black helmet from the straw of the stall and led the Haflinger mare from the stall. “Ready.” She said with a smile.



Lumos pulled against the reins, he wanted to go, and at a gallop. “No, whoa.” Noah soothed and waited for Abe to leave before allowing the stallion to move off. Lumos didn’t like Abe leaving him and struggled against his bit. “Okay, let’s go!” Noah let out the reins a tad and allowed the stallion to move off into a brisk canter. Noah grunted and barely managed to save his head from the low limb. “Thanks.” Noah called out. If she hadn’t said anything, he’d be on his back on the trail. Lumos saw the stump before Noah did. Lumos surged forward, his ears were pricked and his nostrils were flaring. “Crap.” Noah tugged slightly on the reins, trying to set the stallion up properly. Noah managed to slow the stallion before he leapt over the stump. With a grunt Noah tossed his hands towards the stallion’s ears as to not catch him in the mouth. It wasn’t very pretty, but he stayed on. Lumos slowed next to Abe and bumped his flank. “How many more?” Noah asked with a chuckle.

[gotsalt?]

marcus flynn and a game of chance|roulette

Marcus leaned back into the correct sitting position. "Sorry, I didn't mean to make you anxious." He looked down, watching Roulette's withers shift as she walked. "If it makes you feel any better, my life hasn't been peaches and ice cream, either." He gritted his teeth and sighed. There was no need to throw his history on her, same as she didn't want to burden him. "So our past life is a no-go, yeah?" He asked. Roulette liked Keeva, and her rider, and nickered back pleasantly to the other mare. Marcus rubbed her neck for a moment, letting silence engulf them as they neared the stable. "There has to be something you enjoy doing, other than riding of course." he added a smirk on at the end.

reinette travis and the liberator|abe

Reinette bit her lip to keep from laughing, that would be rude. Jumping bareback isn't the easiest thing to do. She turned back around and narrowed her eyes, trying to see through the trees. "Um, maybe one more. It hasn't been real windy lately, so there shouldn't be a lot of trees down." She said with a smile. Abe nickered to Lumos, checking on the younger horse. It was nice to have another horse friend, since Murtagh didn't hang around much any longer. Abe also knew Reinette was enjoying Noah's company. He shook his mane out and brushed up to Lumos causing his rider to squish against the other one. "What are you doing, Abe?" She smacked his neck, trying to hide her small blush. He was acting really weird today.

harold jenkins and knight in shining armor|knight

Harold absentmindedly scratched Knight's muzzle as they talked. "Well that's good, both for you and her. Any horse can be trained not to spook if you work with them the right way." He said. He smiled at her compliment. "Thanks." Knight nudged him impatiently. "Oh, yeah. I better go, lot of chores to do." He rubbed the back of his neck. "it was nice meeting you, and if you need any help with Starbucks, I'll be glad to help." he smiled again then turned and walked towards the stallions pasture.

[.m i n y o o n g i]

Dakota nodded ''I will, um ya nice meeting you to'' she grinned and set down Diesel. she grabbed a ball and threw it. he went darting after it and jumped up and got it. Dakota grinned and sat on the ground and he went up to her and lay'ed in her lap. Dakota lay'ed back in the grass and looked at the sky and did a small grin.