[noreptiles_]

 Owner       >>> ShadyBro
 Name                >>> Wings
 Gender         >>> Gelded Male
 Adoption Price         >>> 2 UC WL
 Training         >>> [Fully Trained]
  =====
  . Reserved
  . Nice to all creatures
  . Fast

 [Discipline >>>>> ]
 [Shows Entered > R: W: E:]
 [Shows Won >>>> R: W: E:]

 [Ej > ] [Ep > ]
 [Eh > ] [Ws > ]
 [Wp > ] [Wt > ]
 [Rf > ] [Rs > ]

[ShadyBro]

His name will be Wings ^^
Adopted July 11, 2015 8:23 pm

[ShadyBro]

First Touch

"I walked out to the barn early in the morning, a lead rope tossed over my shoulder. I had just gotten my new boy, Wings, and I was super excited to get to work with training him. He seemed a little more wild than the other Neras I had gotten before, however, and I was a little apprehensive. I grabbed a dead chicken from the food bin, hoping a little treat would entice him to come near me without trying to eat me as well. I passed my other neras, who all stuck their noses out over their gates to get a whiff of the food I had. I shooed Ruka away as she snapped at me, and ripped a leg off for my growing foal Dyami. Wings was in the furthest stall, across from Eckin, as I had been told he liked his space. I looked over the gate at him, and he snorted at me, backing away a bit. I hushed him and waved the chicken around in front of him, patting the gate. He crept forward slowly, almost cat like in a way, and snapped the prey out of my hand before jumping back swallowing it in two bites. I sighed and went to grab another treat from the cooler bin, this time a nice deer leg. I held a tight grip on the hoof and coaxed Wings over, and again he tried to snap it out of my grip. He crushed part of the bone in the leg and shook his head the pull it apart the rest of the way, getting just a slight taste of the meat. I reached another hand out to him and grazed my finger tip across his neck. He jerked away from me, perhaps a little startled, or maybe confused by the gesture. I shook the leg again and he came back, nibbling on it like a proper nera, and I reached out again to stroke his neck. This time he stayed still and calm, letting me touch him for as long as he had food to eat. Once he had gobbled up the last of the leg he jumped away from me and went back to his corner flicking his ears in annoyance as a sign to get me to leave. I complied, eager to come back the next day and try again."

[ShadyBro]

First Saddle

[ShadyBro]

First Ride

"It wasnt until a month or so later that I had enough trust in Wings to actually try riding him. He wasnt one of the larger Neras, but he seemed more unpredictable, and even dare I say uncaring towards me. Perhaps that was just how he came across but either way I was a tad wary about getting on his back. He had already been trained under the saddle - despite having him eat several of my lunge lines before he got into the swing of things - so I wasnt all that worried about the tack. I had even tried a little weight training by attaching sand bags to his saddle, and he was alright with it, yet perhaps a little jumpy. He was such a lovely boy though, with the most even of gaits, and I couldnt wait to see what he could really do when let loose. So, stuffing all my concerns deep down inside, I led him out to the ring and over to the loading post. I climbed up onto his back awkwardly as he leaned away and stumbled around a bit, but the training was otherwise uneventful. He calmed and let me lead him, not quite enjoying it and not really disliking it either. I let him run in the outer meadow and found him to be extreamly fast when he wanted to be. After we got back to the ring, I released him into the pasture and watched as he shook his head and rubbed his back against the posts in annoyance. However willing, he obviously didnt enjoy the contact of riding. "

[ShadyBro]

By Me