Apr 21, 2024 6:41:00 GMT
Halfway there;; Livin' on a PRAYER Even though she had had to give up on her competition dreams, Naomi allowed herself the odd moment to relive her dreams. As it had been raining most of the morning, the lessons were being held in the indoor arena, and a lot of the casual adult riders at stayed home, so it left the outdoor arena free while the woman took a lunchbreak. "I know, the you're going to get swallowed up by the wet ground." She teased her stallion as she lead the unwilling liver chestnut outside. "Don't be a baby, it's not raining any more!" She laughed as the horse sighed, pawing at the damp ground, before he agreed and followed his owner out to the arena. Once mounted up, she began to warm the horse up, she thought through what she wanted to do, ignoring the fact that the air around them felt damp and she wouldn't be surprised if it started to rain again - even if the stallion was likely to throw a tantrum. "Let's get you thinking about something other than the weather." With a smile, she asked for a trot around the long side of outside track of the arena, and as they approached the top corner, she asked for a canter and collected the horse as she turned him down the center line at A and they cantered down to X, where she asked the stallion to halt, saluted the invisible judge and continued on. She smiled as she continued on through the four-star test, doing shoulder-ins, half passes and half pirouettes in both directions, flying changes and simple circles before they once again halted at X and saluted. "Not too rusty, baby." She laughed as they walked around the arena on a long rein, letting the stallion stretch out as she worked out what they were going to do next, unaware of anyone around them. |
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