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Blake rode out through the pasture on Galileo, he was out searching for Wild, a mare of his that he hadn't seen in a while. Galileo was playing around and Blake was letting him, but if he got a little too rowdy he's correct the stallion. He halted Galileo near one of the ponds and tied his reins, putting them around the saddle horn and letting Galileo graze for a bit. He sat on a rock, looking out at the pond and beyond towards the herd of rannch horses further out. He wondered where Wild was.
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Joined: Aug 2007 Gender: Female  Posts: 6 Location: Avoiding Reality Karma: 0 |  | Re: [Herding.the.Herd] « Reply #1 on Aug 15, 2007, 11:51am » | |
Wild was grazing not too far off, taking in each and every blade of the luciouse grass of the pasture. She had heard the heavy hoof-steps of Galileo in the distance, and instantly stopped her grazing, lifted her head, and pricked her ears, deciding whether she should trot over in hopes that Blake would be there, or just keep grazing. In the end, she decided to trot over to see Blake sitting on a rock. Coming up behind him, she nudged his back "lightly" and gave a nicker, telling him 'H.ello' in her own little way. Her tail was held up showing her "leadership", because in her mind she was the leader of them all and they should all listen to her. But, you know, that's just her thoughts. And, anymore, not many horses care what she thinks. [[xD]]
[[My God, I think my muse is still in Mexico. 00]]
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Joined: Aug 2007 Gender: Female  Posts: 19 Location: Vermont Karma: 0 |  | Re: [Herding.the.Herd] « Reply #2 on Aug 15, 2007, 12:11pm » | |
Blake felt a nudge behind him and heard that ever familiar nicker. He smiled and turned to see Wild.
"Just who I was looking for."
He said softly and rubbed her head gently before going to grab the halter from the saddle horn of Galileo's saddle. He went to hook it on Wild and then lead her over to Galileo.
"Wanna go for a ride, babe?"
He said and held onto the lead rope as he undid Galileo's saddle and moved it over to Wild, it fit nicely, not the greatest, but the two had pretty similar backs. He tightened the cinch easily and then switched the bridles over adujusting it for Wild. He hopped on, much easier on her as she wasn't as tall, and gave her a little squeeze and a free rein, she could play around like he had allowed Galileo to do.
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Joined: Aug 2007 Gender: Female  Posts: 6 Location: Avoiding Reality Karma: 0 |  | Re: [Herding.the.Herd] « Reply #3 on Aug 15, 2007, 12:23pm » | |
Wild just stood there like a nice, obedient horse (yeah, right) while Blake hooked the saddle and bridle up to her. But when he hopped on, gave her sides a squeeze and loosed the reins, she bucked up on her hind-legs, gave a neigh, and took off like a bat out of h.ell. Her gallop was very smooth, but also very fast when she wanted it to be. Wild's shoulder blades moved gracefully with her body as she ran, and her long legs strode outward, keeping up her pace for a matter of minutes; riding around in a large circle, until she came close to where she started, where Galileo was grazing, and she slowed down gradually until she came to a comfortable trot. But it probably wasn't the most comfortable for Blake, considering her gallop and canter were super-smooth, but her trot was about as bumpy as a trot can get. With a nicker, and a mischievous look in her eyes, she started off towards the pond, obviously ready to run right in.
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Joined: Aug 2007 Gender: Female  Posts: 19 Location: Vermont Karma: 0 |  | Re: [Herding.the.Herd] « Reply #4 on Aug 15, 2007, 5:11pm » | |
Blake held on as Wild reared up. He loved the feel of her running beneath him, but she started towards the pond. He pulled the reins to one side so she would, hopefully, turn away from the pond. He had a lesson soon and he needed to bring Wild in for dinner, Galileo too for the lesson. He always used Galileo for the person's first lesson, and then if they didn't have a horse here he was used each time. He pulled back gently to slow Wild and guided her towards Galileo hoping she'd listen.
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Joined: Aug 2007 Gender: Female  Posts: 6 Location: Avoiding Reality Karma: 0 |  | Re: [Herding.the.Herd] « Reply #5 on Aug 15, 2007, 5:18pm » | |
Wild felt her stomach rumble underneath her, realizing it was time for Blake to feed her dinner. So, she decided to listen for once in her life, and turn around, though she didn't head towards Galieo, instead, she began trotting quickly towards the direction of the barn. As always, her trot was bumpy and probably very uncomfortable for her rider, Blake, but she didn't feel like caring about the comfort of Blake when she wanted her food and she wanted it now. Besides, she liked to trot almost as much as she liked to gallop. She didn't know exactly why, but it was something about the feeling of importance when trotting. It was hard to explain, really, but she was too hungry to care about finding the right words to explain it in her head.
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Joined: Aug 2007 Gender: Female  Posts: 19 Location: Vermont Karma: 0 |  | Re: [Herding.the.Herd] « Reply #6 on Aug 15, 2007, 5:23pm » | |
"Hey, hey, hey!"
He said and pulled the reins across her neck roughly to turn her around, he pulled a few times, gentler, but also kicking her forward.
"We've got to get Galileo first Wild."
He said, still giving her the signals to turn around.
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Joined: Aug 2007 Gender: Female  Posts: 6 Location: Avoiding Reality Karma: 0 |  | Re: [Herding.the.Herd] « Reply #7 on Aug 16, 2007, 7:22am » | |
Wild stopped and nodded her head abruptly in irritation and stomped her front hoof. She didn't want to go back; She wanted to just keep going forward. With a grunt, she just stood there stubbornly, refusing to budge. After a minute of not moving, she got even more irritated with Blake, and decided to get things moving her own way. She turned around towards Galieo, like Blake wanted her too, but then she went over to Galileo's side, and began pushing on it, giving out hurried neighs. She was trying to get him to move, not really fully realizing that Galieo was. . . umm. . . bigger than her. Heh.
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