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[spookdogg]

Anna-19-Donnie-tags: Lucy

With Donnie safely off the trailer and hand-grazing peacefully next to her, Anna finally took the time to look around. The grounds were just as impressive as she had expected, and why shouldn't they be? Red River was a prestigious institution! She could already see a few people and horses working in the arenas and round pen and she felt another twinge of anxiety, what if everyone here was better than her? Sure she'd been relatively successful on the East Coast show circuits, but this was Texas where everything, including the competition, was supposed to be bigger and better. She shook her head, now was not the time to entertain her insecurities. She needed to get Donnie taken care of.

She knew he was supposed to be in the Stallion Barn, but she didn't have the slightest clue where that was. She scanned the throng of people for someone to ask, and spotted a girl looking in her direction before turning to unload her horse. The simple glance didn't exactly scream "I'm friendly! Come talk to me!", but acknowledgement of her existence was all Anna needed. "Hey!" she called, dragging her pinto behind her, the gelding snorting in displeasure as she tore him away from the patch of grass he'd been devouring "You wouldn't happen to know where the Stallion Barn is do you?"

[tawneypelt0504]

Jennifer Martins tags: Saoirse, Jacob
Jennifer grabbed the rest of her tack "I do dressage and show jumping what about you"she said putting on her helmet and walking out into the aisle with her stuff "Oh hold on let me grab my water bottle"she said setting down her stuff and quickly walking out of the barn and heading down to her cabin and grabbing her water bottle and heading back. As she was heading back to the barn she saw people unloading from a trailer "Hey do you guys need any help" she asked

[astrophile.]

(Mobile post, sorry it’s not real fancy)
Alexis Kingston // Female // 21 // Location ;; Tack Room // Tags ;; Farah
Alexis nodded towards her. “No problem,” she responded. She glanced up as Farah asked that one question, that question that almost everybody she met here asked. Do you have a horse “Not right now, I’m sort of looking for one I guess you could say,” she said, keeping her voice void of any emotion. “I’ve got my eyes on one, Jaxon is his name I believe. He’s a thoroughbred stallion, I think he’s recently off the track,” she explained. He seemed like quite a fiery horse, a personality that Alexis could once relate to. “So, how many horses do you have?” She asked in return.

[synastry]

Jameson Gladio - Male - Open - Apple, Dallas

Jameson drove up to the stables, and his jaw dropped open at the sight of it. The place was massive. He saw other trailers, and he knew his horses were going to be spoiled when he saw the size of the barns. Careful not to drive too close to the barns, he parked, got out of the car, and went to get Apple.

He had some sugar cubes in his jacket pocket just in case Apple or Dallas decided to be stubborn, but he doubted Apple would need them. Opening up the door to her section of the trailer, he said softly “Hey girl! You’re gonna have so much room in your stall.” Moving over to her carefully, he unstrapped the mare, attaching the reins to her bridle. As usual, Apple was more than happy to follow James, and the chestnut paint went outside of the trailer easily. Holding up a sugar cube, Hames fed it to her, then tied her up to a post on the side of the trailer while he closed the door. Stroking her nose, James let her settle in for a minute before untying Apple and walking to Barn 3.

[summerxstars]

Mkayla King|Tags: Ethan, then open

"Oh sorry for keeping ya bye," she said with a grin. She nudged Milo forward waving bye. Milo cow kicked before bolting forwards getting all sassy and reared up and then cantered and kicked. "Oh, Milo" she sighed. He snorted proudly as he puffed and trotted sideways tossing his head. Kayla pulled him in a quick circle and he snorted angrily and began cow kicking. Suddenly he spun himself and kicked. She slipped off the side and landed on her feet due to a skill she'd taught herself thanks to being thrown an unhumanly ton of times. She grabbed onto the reins and scolded him. He puffed proudly and pranced in place she rolled her eyes sighing.

Malissa King|Tags: Open

"Ya I got offered to go to this ranch it seems like a big opportunity and my sister is there," she said with a shrug. "But I'm gonna miss it here," she said frowning hugging her best friend Natalie who helped her load the trailer. I'll call you every night I swear." The two laughed making jokes about her nutty horses and how everyone would be frightened of them. "Urghh bye I better get going or else these guys will be awful."

When she pulled into the parking lot she saw her sister bareback on, Milo? Out of all her sister's horses, she decided to hope on Milo? He was a nutcase in the brain and her others were so chill. She watched as he went mental with her and she easily landed on her feet a skill she'd recently picked up on that she'd told her about through texts. Maya sighed and shook her head. She'd surprise her sister later. She gave a quick text to Natalie stating she was all safe and good. Then she hopped out and began unloading her sister didn't notice her as she unloaded the three. Who she'd all taught to be nice to each other so, whenever she unloaded she took them all at once and put them in their stalls.

Unloading the trailer was a painful task that took way longer than expected. She heard a friendly nicker from her sister's horse, Rambo. She smiled. "Hey, Rambo I've seen your girl already." She then snuck her hand through the cracks of the bars and stroked his neck gently.

[AquilaFuga]

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Avalon Davis
Female
Hunter Jumper
True Elegance
Once in a Blue Moon
Tags ~ Bree
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(this one’s gonna be long)

She continued to breathe when the snap of a twig caused her to jump and turn around. Behind her was a girl with a black horse. The girl was purposely avoiding eye contact, Avalon could tell because she had used the trick countless times before. She quickly pulled herself back up onto Glory’s back, wiping her tear stained cheeks in the process. “H-Hi. My names A-Avalon. Sorry if I disturbed your ride. Nice meeting you. I’ll be going now.” A bright blush painted her cheeks, this was why she tried to stay away from all social activities, though she would be going to the dinner because it was, well, dinner.

Maddox barked, breaking the awkward silence. She nodded to the girl as she clucked Glory onwards and back to the barn. Avalon’s skill and talent in the saddle was eminent. Though she rode bareback, her leg barely moved as she posted. She carried herself with grace and confidence atop Glory’s back, if only that carried into social interaction. Once she thought she was out of the girl’s sight line, she squeezed her legs into the mare’s side, urging her into a full blown gallop. Maddox ran behind them.

Finally making it back to the barn, Avalon jumped off and led the chestnut into her stall. She kissed her muzzle before shutting the door to visit Moon. The filly was rolling in her paddock. When she got up she was filthy. Avalon grabbed the curry comb she had brought and got to work. Bits of dirt and hair flew off, sticking to her. When she was finished, she looked almost as dirty as Moon had to start. The filly snorted, as if laughing at her, before going back in her paddock to roll again. Avalon pressed her wrist to her forehead in frustration, but decided to let the gray stay muddy this time.

She rubbed Maddox’s ears before starting to jog back to the truck. He followed closely as he always did. She grabbed her bags and walked towards the cabins. Opening the door to the lobby, she had to stop. Large couches spread across the whole room and the decor was rustic, but comfortable and homey. She smiled, glad this was her new home, and walked up the stairs to room 15. Some doors were already open where girls had found their rooms. But she kept walking down the hall until she came onto the last door. Pulling the key from her pocket, she unlocked it. Walking inside, she smiled at the cozy feeling of the cabin. She knew she would learn to love it here. She dropped her bags on the bed and grabbed her toiletries. Taking off her shoes, she walked into the bathroom. Soft, white towels were placed around the tiled room. She took one and turned to look in the mirror. Then, smiling to herself, she took a quick shower.

When she got out, she blow dried her hair and pulled it into two Dutch [removed]braids in preparation for the dinner. Maddox had found a home on the couch so she could hear snoring from the other room. She smiled at him as she walked to her suitcase to get her [removed]dress for the dinner. It was flattering, but not showboat-y. She pulled it on. Then she got her tan [removed]sandels and put them to the side of her bed. She walked back to the bathroom and put a small amount of lipgloss and mascara on before sitting on the couch next to Maddox.

(Don’t bother tagging her. I’m not going to write for her again until the dinner)

[Solumna]

{ Cara Marie Cross / female / heterosexuel / rider / crush:none / Mere Cobble; Goldfever / tags: Bella / location: stallion’s barn}
“This show-off here is Goldfever, he is only this difficult around other stallions.” Cara laughed and patted Zeus’ grey nose. “My other horse, Mere Cobble, is just as friendly as Zeus or maybe even more. It’s always funny when he wants to show his affection to new people. Imagine a 17 hands tall black stallion pushing you with his head because he wants some shrubs behind the ears. Or following you absolutely everywhere, just to see if some carrots could be involved.” Cara giggled. “If he wasn’t that great in dressage he would be the first choice for a family horse. But he is and he can be quite impressive in a collected canter.” Without thinking, Cara started to scratch Zeus behind his ears. “Do you ride on events, too?”

{ Ethan Cross / male / bisexual / rider / crush:none / Blazing Sunrise; Salvation / tags: open / location: male cabin 2 then stallion barn 1}
Once in his cabin room, Ethan threw one suitcase and the travel bag onto his bed. He brought the other suitcase into the living room and started to unpack it. He put the laptop on the table, attached his video game console to the TV and the books found their place in the shelf. He continued with his clothes, everything had his place in the wardrobe. When he had finished unpacking, he changed into his riding gear: a dark blue Pikeur fullseat breeches, a grey Pikeur polo shirt and his dark brown full leather riding boots. He grabbed his helmet, hoping he won’t be too late for the ride with Alexis. He left his cabin room and hurried over to Blaze. The stallion heard him coming and walked back into the stall from his run to greet his human. But Alexis was not in sight yet.

{ Dr Nicolas Shery / male / heterosexuel / vet / crush:none / Bráinn; Fegurð; Hreggmóð; Villingur / tags: Liam then open / location: indoor arena then Nico’s pasture}
Nico looked after the young men. I have the feeling that I will have to look after him… And I don’t even know his name! I’m gonna ask him tonight at the dinner… Speaking of it, it is getting late, I have to finish here. Then do some trust training with Vince and then changing his outfit Nico let out a sigh. He rode Bee to the middle line and dismounted. “I don’t know if the arenas will be free in the next days or weeks, we will see my boy. Maybe, we can go on the trails with Alexis and Peggy or something.”, he said to his grey pony and led him out of the arena and over to their pasture. He took of the tack and let Bee walk over to his other ponies. Nico brought the tack away and grabbed a stool and some carrots and apples. He sat down right on the pasture. Peggy and Fey came over to sniff him, he handed each of them a treat and they walked away. Bee was laying on the grass, his white coat shining in the sunlight, warming his muscles. Nico looked for vince out of the corner of his eyes. The gelding stood a few meters away, looking interested at the fruits, but also wondering if he could trust the men. He has been with Nico for only a few months by now and the memories of the men abusing him were still fresh. I still can’t believe that another vet has seen this and done nothing just for the money. I just hop Vince will trust me one day While Nico was in thoughts, the dark chestnut has circled him until he was in his back and started sneaking up to the apples lying on the ground next to Nico. The vet was a little frightened when he felt the soft muzzle in his neck where Vince sniffed him but remembered not to move at all. The gelding finished sniffing and grabbed an apple. He walked slowly away and Nico felt somewhat happy, this was a real success for him.

[synastry]

Jameson Gladio - Open - Apple and Dallas

After moving Apple into barn 3, he saw a ton of mares. The stalls were huge, and he honestly was jealous of his own horse. Going after an empty stall, which happened to be stall 4, he stabled up Apple. Jogging back to the trailer, he grabbed the saddle and tack, along with extra bits and pieces here and there, then went back to the barn. Hitting up the tack room, he grabbed an extra spot to put his stuff, then went back to the trailer again to try and attempt to get Dallas out. Dallas being Dallas decided to be stubborn, and James had to lead him out and into barn 2, stall 20, with apple slices and a few sugar cubes. He was a human vending machine for horses today. There were quite a few other stallions in this barn, and it sort of worried James a bit since Dallas could be a bit self centered, but the stalls were huge and slightly spread apart, so he would be fine. Grabbing his saddle and tack, he hung those up in one of the last spots, went back to the trailer, and finally was able to get himself set up. Moving his car and trailer to where it seemed everyone else had parked, he got his stuff, locked the car, and found his way through the building until he reached room 10. It was small, cozy, and extremely expensive looking.

Taking a quick shower, he thought quietly to himself what to do until dinner. So, he decided to set out and explore, maybe meet some of the other riders.

[Starwalker123]

Jacob Levi West
19, Heterosexual
Was Western, Natural Horsemanship, groundwork
BB Gun (BB) and Rock Steady Eddie (Eddie)
Rockwell The Eagle Has Landed( Eagle) (Service Dog)
Location; Unloading trailer
Tags; Jennifer. His brothers are with him (Caleb (14), Dakota (17) and Joey (12)

Jacob turned to the girl as he released Eagles harness with a pat."We are about done but things for the offer." hr said as he turned to the girl who had just spoken by him, "I'm Jacob West." Jacob suddenly felt dizzy and grabbed the harness to steady himself"And my buddy here is Eagle."

Lucy Rose Woodhaven
22, Non Labeling Queer
All Around English,Driving, Tricks, Ground Work (She can train just about anything)
Double O Seven(Bond) Castle Of Glass(Otis), Honeymoon Faze(Honey) and Full Moon Raising(Frankie)
Owen and Roxie(Border Collies)
Location; Unloading trailer
Tags; Anna

"Hello, I do, it is right over there. "" the tiny Stallion pawed and snorted at the pinto gelding as his handler pointed off to the barn."I'm Lucy and this is Double O Seven or Bond." Lucy said as she lead the stallion over and tied him to the trailer.

[spookdogg]

Anna-19-Donnie-tags: Lucy

Anna turned and followed the direction of Lucy's finger, taking in the impressive barn. "Ok great, thank you!" she grinned broadly, "And that has got to be the cutest show name ever! My old barn back home had a mini too, but her name was just Sparkles, since she belonged to my trainers seven year old daughter." At the end of the lead rope, Donnie sniffed the small horse gently, decided he didn't like this one nearly as much as he had liked Sparkles, and let out a disgruntled whinny. Anna laughed and tugged lightly on the lead. "Okay buddy" she cooed, "Let's get you settled into your new stall!"

She turned to go then quickly realized she had forgotten to give the girl her name, "I'm Anna by the way! And this spoiled brat is Donnie! I've got to go but it was super nice to meet you, if you ever want to hang out or go for a ride just let me know! I promise I don't bite." Satisfied with the interaction she quickly took off towards the barn, the conversation had been short but even that little bit of socializing had put her in a better, more confident mood.