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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As far as stallions went, Croatian was very well mannered and respected his owner both in the saddle and on the ground, but he could be a little tricky to handle all the same. He was opinionated, and liked to show off - but it wasn't always in the best way. The warm up had been a little testy, and as they headed down the centre line on their test, Kat could feel the energy beneath him like a bomb, ready to explode. He was holding it together though, and she stayed soft and gentle in her hands, keeping him calm and reminding him to stay soft and round over the back.
despite his age, they hadn't done many competitions together. She was still getting used to him out at events, but as they completed their circle in a shapely manner, Kat couldn't help but feel that there was some improvement. She pressed her lips together to avoid murmuring - not wanting to have points deducted on her own idiocy - as she changed the rein and circled again. He fell in a little, threatening to shrink the circle and she pressed her inside leg carefully to his side to discourage it. As they came to a stop and a salute, Kat smiled and quickly patted the stallion, walking out with a little bit too much energy still as she went to cool him off and find out her score.
Angél worked Sandman in the warm-up arena, wondering if she had made a mistake entering the large gelding in dressage, as she still felt that she was being left behind with a lot of the gelding's paces, just because she was so used to riding the short stride of ponies. However, she wasn't known for giving up, and the worst that could happen was that the gelding wouldn't place and they would have to try harder for the next show.
She worked the gelding at a trot as they waited for the bell to sound, and when it did she rode him down the centre line, halted at X, saluted the judge and squeezed the horse forward, tracking right. She did her best through the test to keep one step ahead of the horse, making sure that he moved off her cues, not her trying to play catch-up as he went through the test with no help from her - which she knew the horse was fully capable of doing - and she made sure that she kept up with his paces.
With the test full of circles and serpentines, the gedling seemed to think the whole thing was below him, though he did everything that was asked, and Angél was pleased that he didn't decide to suddenly throw in an advanced move. When they rode down the centre line for the last time and halted, Angél bit back a giggle as she gave her salute and the gelding gave a sigh - as though to say thank god that's over - and as she straightened up, she turned the horse around and they exited on a long rein, before she broke out in giggles as she wrapped her arms around the gelding's neck.
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