Willow Wood Stables (Registration Closed)

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Dakota |...| with ;; Avalon & Ella |...| mood ;; content |...| horse ;; Ricochet

Dakota looked up and shrugged, holding her stallions reins "oh well I was already going to ride" she murmured softly "And I'm working him up to 2 meters, but i don't want to upset him, So I'm keeping him at 6 foot until he's completely balanced." she looked to Avalon and shrugged "Sure Why not" She smiled, stroking her stallion she returned to placing her spurs onto her knee high black boots, she then grabbed her black velvet training helmet, and black crop she led the stallion towards the indoor arena and swung the gate open, before looking back "I'm just going to make him run for a bit, but I should be done by the time you come over" She spoke and then tide the reins in a knot so he wouldn't step on him she then sent the standard bred stallion out at a trot making him lose a bit of energy, she pushed him around, he was in the black dressage saddle and single bridle, she didn't like double bridles, they were uncomfortable and sometimes painful. She kept her body posture calm as he broke into a gallop, and seeing as she remained calm the stallion came back to a trot. within 10 minutes she caught him, and mounted up, trotting him around in a 20 meter circle at the opposite side of the arena to the gate so Ella and Avalon wouldn't have a problem getting in. She kept Ricochet working nicely in a frame as she went around at a walk warming him up every 10 strides she let him stretch his neck out for a few strides before collecting him once more.

(is that 1 meter or foot? because horses jump 3 meters?)

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{Feet, I think. 3m is rarely accomplished}

Ella | With: Avalon & Dakota | Feeling: Cheerful

Walks into the stable, deciding whether to use her all purpose saddle or her jumping saddle. Unlocks her tack box and takes out a clean, black bridle with a hanoverian noseband and a black all purpose saddle. She also gets out a clean white saddle pad with the word: 'Ted' embroidered on the corner, and a fleece numnah. She quickly tacks up and mounts, dusting off her black boots and half-chaps. Urges Ted into the arena, working him at a walk, changing the rein everynow and then. Picks up the rein and trots a 3 loop serpentine. "So.. how about we start with some basic exercises? Are you all ready?"

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{Feet ^.^}

Avalon nodded as Dakota left for the indoor arena, and then went to the tack room the get Midnight's tack. She soon came back with the tack in her hands, and put it down on a bench so she could get Midnight out of her stall. "Looks like someone was rolling on the ground when I left" She joked, seeing pieces of hay stuck to the mare's side. Avalon tied her lead rope to the usual place where they tacked up the horses, and then went to get the grooming brushes. She came back with the box in her hands, and set it down where the tack was. Then, getting the right brush, started to brush the small pieces of hay off her horse's flank and sides.

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Dakota |...| with ;; Avalon & Ella |...| mood ;; serious;Focused |...| horse ;; Ricochet

Dakota looked up and brought the stallion to an even square halt before replying. "uh? well I keep my routine simple and the same for Ricochet, he hates change" She murmured, not trying to be rude, but she preferred to train on her own so she decided that she'd probaly get in the way she dismounted and led him towards the gate where she'd go into the out door arena, she didn't want to be rude, but she found it was easier to work without others around, it kept Ricochet calm, though the stallion was alot like a calm gelding, everyone knew standard breds worked better alone. She flipped the gate lock and led the stallion out, closing the gate behind her, though she was sort of expecting Ella to race over and say 'it was okay,' and that she could stay in here.

*|* ye i know, that's why i asked ^-^ *|*

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Finishing with the grooming, Avalon saw Ella and Ted go towards the arena and went to get the tack she had brought out earlier. "Oh well, last again, never mind" She mumbled out loud, quickly tacking Midnight up and mounting. Urging the mare into a brisk walk, they soon joined she others in the arena. "So what are we going to be working on today? Personally I would prefer jumps, I need to work on them" Avalon said as she entered on Midnight, brushing a strand of brown hair out of her face.

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Dakota |...| with ;; Avalon & Ella |...| mood ;; serious;Focused |...| horse ;; Ricochet

Dakota looked up, she heard Avalon and shook her head in disagreemant "If you need to work on your jumps, then work on your flat work, jumping is only for fun, your not going to get better at jumping until your spot on with flat work,if you must jump, I'm sorry but your not jumping any more than 30cm, and for your horse, she'll just be walking over them, Jumping doens't help anything, if you want to be good at jumping, work your flatwork, even those top olympic riders who jump only work on about 60cm's when they jump and they probaly jump twice a week if that, they always do flat work, that's what i do, it gets your horse far more ballanced so when you do jump, your horse is less likely to knock a rail." it was true, if you wanted to get good at your jumping, you needed to train more and more at your flat work, your flat work got your horse balanced which was crucial for jumping, if you only wanted to jump, then you may as well not compete because your horse would be unsteady, unbalanced and would probaly knock every rail, or fall. She stroked her stallion then headed away from the indoor arena walking to the outdoor.

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{on my iPad sorry for bad posts}
{Flatwork is just as good for preparing to jump}
Ella:
Hmm she thought. Dakota must want her own space... She called out to Avalon and Dakota "How about we go for a trail ride in the afternoon, the three of us? I'm going to make this session short, because I have to free jump Ted after lunch." She urged Ted on, riding him through a combination of exercises. Serpentines, circles, turn on the haunches. She worked on 5m arches too. Her cellphone suddenly went off. Ted snorted and backed up, rising slightly on his hindquarters. "Whoah, boy" she calmed her horse and took her phone call.

"Hi mum. Oh, is he here? Oh ok, I'll be right there"
She called out to Avalon "I'm so sorry, my mums new horse just arrived and I have to help her get it in. It's unbroken, she's training it and she needs a hand with him." She flipped her phone shut "Maybe next time?"

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Dakota |...| with ;; Avalon & Ella |...| mood ;; serious;Focused |...| horse ;; Ricochet

Dakota nodded "If you want I can help" by now, everyone here knew Dakota was one of those horse whispering galls, she didn't break horses, she helped them learn that saddles, bridles and people were friendly, they wouldn't hurt the horse, she disliked the way other people broke horses, in every horse whisperers eyes, they broke the horses soul, the way whisperers do it, they expand their soul. After an hour she finished working Ricochet and placed a thin summer rug on him and let hi go into one of the stallion round yards with a bucket of feed. She then turned back to Ella waiting her reply. Deciding simply, she wasn't going to ride on the trail ride, Avalons mare was obviously in season, the mare was winking and it was upsetting Ricochet, hense the reason she placed him in the stallion pen. And she knew even though she had complete control of him when she rode him, if Ricochet faked a spook he'd mount the mare even if she was ridden, so she decided not to ride with the mare. "Also, can you tell your mum that my dads bringing one my standard bred mares over, he needs rico to cover her. He'll be here for about an hour or so then he'll be leaving with the mare, he'll be here after lunch." she spoke softly

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"Ok," she replied "I will get my mum to organise the mare. I'm busy after lunch, so I can't be there. Thanks for your offer on the backing of the stallion, but My mum has so much spare time on her hands- she'll be fine. He's not a jumper though. He's going to be trained for dressage."
Quickly unsaddles Ted and makes her way over to the trailer. She hears this thrashing sound as the trailer door is lowered, and the light grey Hanoverian stallion appears, neighing and fussing. The man quickly leads him to his yard and sets him loose. The stallion rears and bucks, thrashing himself against the fences.
"Whoah boy" she said Getting the stallion to stand still, she carefully stroked his nose.
Her mother approached "He likes you" She said. "We are giving him a week or two to settle down. Spend some time with him if you can. I need him to feel comfortable in his environment"
"Okay" She left the fence "I gotta go. It's lunch" She called out to Avalon and Dakota "Meet me in the staff room for lunch?"

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Avalon nodded to Dakota, knowing she was right. "Okay," She said, turning Midnight around slightly with a gentle pull of the rein. Dakota and Ella where both much more expirienced with riding than she was, so it was best to take their advise. She then turned to Ella as her phone rang, "That's fine, I'll stay here for a bit then, come find me when your done" Avalon said, then urging Midnight into a steady trot. Might as well warm up first, She thought, leading the mare around the arena. Midnight sped up to a canter, and Avalon smiled, sitting back in the saddle and letting Midnight have her head a bit. The mare snorted and continued at the same pace with soft thud's of her hoof's in the ground.