Welcome to Hickstead, home to both Seven Oak Stables, and Blue Acre - two rival stables. Both offer opportunities for their clients to reach the highest level of excellence. Each stable differs from the other, so choose wisely and never forget, loyalty is everything... Meanwhile as the stables battle it out, there's trouble brewing at the university. Be careful, if you don't pick a side you may get caught in the cross-fire...
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porter walked through the barn, taking in the horses that stuck their heads out to see if he was friend, foe or bringing food to them and when they saw he was nothing interesting, they quickly lost interest. there were some nice looking animals hidden within the stalls that looked like they'd seen better years. though he didn't judge the caliber of a place on what it looked like, he'd worked in some places that were fancy as fuck and they'd treated the horses like dirt, so there were more important things than looks. usually anyway. he wasn't here to look at horses though, at least not yet. there was someone else that was on his mind.
someone he was supposed to have been able to forget. he'd been her groom overseas and she's quickly won him over with everything she was. it was supposed to have been fun, they'd talked about it. fun while they were together because she wouldn't be around forever. but when she'd left, he'd been unable to just forget. he wanted to see that smile, that stubborn set of her mouth and even the glare she gave when he annoyed her that much that he'd quit his job and hopped on a plane to come across and find her. whether she'd been thinking about him or not remained to be scene, but he had been willing to risk it all on a chance.
he rounded the corner and he saw her, his heart beating just that little bit faster, though he'd refuse to acknowledge it, even at gunpoint. he watched her for a moment or two before he started walking towards her and he crossed his arms over his chest lightly and he stopped just a few feet from her. "you call that well groomed? i call that a horrible attempt at a hack job. how about you let an expert try." he said, though his voice was teasing.
Riley let out a sharp whistle as she leant against the paddock fence, a large grin spreading across her face when the chestnut mare let out a shrill whinny in response as she cantered over. ”Hey pretty lady” She reached over and rubbed Nova in between the eyes before clipping on the lead rope and opening the gate. The pair headed back towards the barn, briefly stopping so Nova could have a flirt with the stallions in their paddock. When they reached the stable, Riley tied the horse up outside, making sure she had access to her haynet before grabbing the grooming kit from her storage box. She cleaned each of Nova’s hooves thoroughly then picked up a brush, moving onto her body, cleaning away all of the dirt and grease the mare had acquired in the field. "you call that well groomed? i call that a horrible attempt at a hack job. how about you let an expert try." She heard footsteps behind her but ignored them until a voice made her jump. A small smirk turned the corner of her lips upwards as she turned around, hiding her surprise. ”Have at it.” She said, offering the brush out to him.
he couldn't help but a feel a sense of pride at the fact he'd managed to scare her. it was good to finally get back at her for all the times she'd done it while he'd been talking to the horses in germany. he saw that smirk turn up the corner of her mouth as she turned and it took everything in him not to drop the act and to grab her into his arms and kiss her senseless in the middle of the yard. but that wasn't how this game was going to be played, it would be much more fun to keep playing for now.
he reached out to take the brush from her, making sure to brush his fingers against hers as he did and he moved between her and the horse, laying his hand gently on the mare's neck and shushing her slightly as he studied her. "what did she do to you beautiful." he murmured softly to the animal, his voice soft but the teasing tone still clear. "i think she needs to keep that beautiful ass in the saddle where it belongs and keep her hands off the brushes." he spoke to the horse, knowing full well that riley could hear him and he glanced over his shoulder at her slightly, rubbing the brush along the horses silky neck as he did.
She smirked again when her former bed buddy took the brush from her, teasingly brushing his fingers against hers as he did making her body involuntary shiver, traitor. "what did she do to you beautiful." Riley took a step back and half snorted, half scoffed at his words. ”Hey she’s been rolling in the field, I did nothing.” She smiled back, defending herself against his teasing. She watched Porter run the brush back and forth to remove the dirt from the mares sleek neck whilst having flashbacks to their time in Germany when similar encounters had started innocent but ended up with the both rolling round in the hay loft. "i think she needs to keep that beautiful ass in the saddle where it belongs and keep her hands off the brushes." She snorted a laugh and folded her arms across her chest. ”Well wasn’t that a backhanded compliment.” She smirked. ”What brings you overseas?” She asked, moving to Nova’s head to give her muzzle a scratch.
