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...
This is an chilled out rpg with a super friendly and relaxed atmosphere! Remember to sign up with your characters full name in all caps and don't forget to do your claims! Thank you and Welcome, we've been established since 10th March 2009 but unfortunately have had to close guest view of our boards due to multiple sites ripping off our hard work, such a shame! Come chat to us in Discord before joining if you like!.
Amanda had made sure that Waylon settled into his new home before she headed off to the tack store. She needed to buy feed, supplements and some warmer blankets for her horse. After closing the car door, she entered the address of the tack store into her phone and allowed the navigation system to guide her. Thoughts of Keegan came flooding back into her mind as she drove along. She couldn't believe she actually had the courage to leave - and take Waylon with her.
She turned into the turn lane and entered the parking lot of the tack store. It seemed as if there were a lot of people there as the lot was full, but Amanda was able to find the last spot. The woman locked her car and headed inside. With the ring of the doorbell, she entered - amazed by the selection. The dark haired woman headed towards the blanket section after taking a moment to glance at the Western show outfits. One thing she forgot about was that England was much cooler than Tennessee. She stood in front of the blanket display - glad they had a variety of color options.
identifying features• Amanda has long dark blonde hair and brown eyes. She stands 5'4'' tall and is usually dressed nicely, even at the barn.
the personality
likes • singing, horses, cold winters, costumes and long drives.
dislikes • her ex husband, gambling, not spending time at the barn, fish (is allergic) and closed spaces.
strengths • singing and preforming in front of an audience.
weaknesses • coffee and sweets
dreams • to settle down in a new life without her ex husband and fall in love again.
fears • her ex husband finding her.
overall personality • Amanda can be described as a typical Southern Belle. She is truly kind, despite her fame and acknowledges as many fans as she can when someone recognizes her. Amanda is also a hard worker, as she wrote all her songs herself - assisting in any way she could when it came to her career. The only times she can be mean/rude is when someone is rude back to her, she won't take anyone's BS.
the history
father • Emerson Ian McKenzie, 77, retired police officer
important people • Kegan Mitchell - ex husband. Richelle Stone - manager and BFF perry Lionel whitlock - distant relative (his grandmother is her mother's sister)
hometown • Nashville, TN, USA
overall history • Being born into a working class family, meant that nothing ever came easy for Amanda. Everything she did she had to work for, up until she got discovered. Her grandmother would take her to church every Sunday and quickly the choir found out she had a singing talent. She was the youngest member of their choir, agreeing to participate in the Christmas and Easter events they held at the local nursing homes. She continued school, getting good enough grades to graduate High School. During their after grad party, one of the parent chaperones worked for a record label - as the students did karaoke he approached her and asked if she wanted to join a band that was looking for a singer. Amanda agreed and began touring with them.
Life on the road wasn't as glamorous as she thought. She spent all day, every day with her bandmates and started making money. They released three records before splitting ways - most of the members had decided to settle down and start a family after six years of making music for a living. Amanda came back to Nashville, not knowing what to do. Her Grandmother suggested she come work at the local farm with some cousins of hers - which is where her love of horses started. Amanda learned how to ride and helped with the work, in return for room and board. The farm took off and they built log cabins, deciding to turn it into a cabin rental business as well. Amanda was then in charge of entertainment for the guests, writing her own songs to sing to guests. Once again, she was discovered by her now ex-husband, Kegan. He promised her he would turn her into a superstar, solo this time.
Her solo career quickly rocketed, earning her more than enough money to live on her own. She will always be thankful for her cousins for taking her in and giving her a soft spot to land. As she spent most of her time on the road and in the recording studio with Kegan, they quickly fell in love. After almost four years of dating, they got engaged and married a year later. They bought a house together, deciding that Nashville was home for both of them. Everything was going well and Amanda continued to ride horses when she was home and able to. She preformed at the All American Quarter Horse Congress horse show and noticed a young horse for sale. Waylon had won all of his classes as a two year old that year. Amanda and Kegan went home with Waylon and all the new things for him.
In the last two years, Amanda realized that her cash flow wasn't as good as it usually was. Confused, she spoke to Richelle who was in charge of collecting the money from concerts etc - everything was deposited in the correct account. Amanda double and triple checked with the bank, making sure it wasn't fraud before she accused her husband. Little did she know, Kegan was gambling her hard earned money away. She quickly had the difficult discussion with him, he denied everything. The woman was able to cut him off from their joint account and she filed for divorce. As soon as the files were served, the abuse happened. He physically abused her and she continued to preform on stages across the world - using stage makeup to cover her bruises. Waylon was thriving though, Amanda glad to be able to have him at a training barn nearby - somewhere she liked to escape before having to deal with the abuse. She also offered him as a breeding stallion, wanting to save money to be able to leave Kegan for good.
About two weeks ago, Amanda had saved enough money to move. She wanted to move out of the country, somewhere were Kegan couldn't find her and Waylon. As her mother was born in Hickstead, she had the idea to move there - she didn't have to learn a new language at least! Amanda was able to get a job at Helping Hooves as their instructor and Waylon will also be boarded there.
