Sept 14, 2024 21:25:24 GMT
Leo whistled to himself as he strode casually down the barn, arms swinging a little. It looked like quite a cheerful walk to anyone that didn't know him - to anyone who did, they knew it meant he was up to something he shouldn't be. He didn't look shifty, not the way most people did - no looking over his shoulder, no guilty look. It was almost too much the other way - probably because he didn't see what was so wrong about having his fun sometimes, especially if it was harmless. It wasn't a prank on his mind today though, it was the fact he'd seen some new flyers posted around town that had given him an idea.
Horse racing had never been top of Leo's list - he wasn't so much bothered about it, which was probably a surprise to most given he liked to go fast, and he liked to win. The thing was, Leo was a little too tall and a little too broad to squeeze into some skinny man jockey silks, and he absolutely liked his food far too much to want to try a diet. Much to his wife's frustration. Still, he couldn't deny that the want was there, to go racing round the local track in front of a roaring crowd and take the crown. The only issue? Neither of his horses suited that. Phoenix would damn give it a go, and he was fast as fuck with it too, but he was little and made for sprinting, not so much the distance, and Leo was reluctant to let him go flat out on the course and then try to slow him up in the showjumping ring the next minute. Hotspur was young, inexperienced, and slow - bless him - and Leo didn't want to ruin his eductation with how long he was taking to learn.
Lily's horses didn't work either - Adonis, another lumbering oaf, even if he thought differently, Rebel and Saffron too small. He didn't even bother looking to Logan's - Kalona absolutely not, Bandit? Phoenix would be a better choice. Which left James... oh dear James, his favourite half brother. Leo's upbeat footsteps slowed and then came to a stop, feet turning to face the horses' door as he grinned - somewhat devilishly - at the animal. "Well hello there Rico, I have quite the proposition for you mate." He said, placing the tack on the door. Okay so maybe he should ask first, but he knew James wasn't riding today and Rico had been on the board due for exercising. He'd just fibbed a little and told Elle that he would take Rico for his school and she didn't need to worry... not that there was much difference between schooling in a ring and schooling on the track in the woods, right? It was the nearest thing they had to a race track, and at least he could get a taste for the animal's speed and hunger for the win.... "now, let's talk about this attitude of yours bud. You scratch my back, and I'll feed you treats on the sly - kapeesh?" From his pocket, he produced the best carrot a horse could ever ask for - stolen from Lily's supply, naturally - and offered it to the beast.
