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Post by *Jess* on Jul 1, 2006 5:40:31 GMT -5
Jess sat on the fence, holding Ebony and waiting for her sister to arrive, so that they could have their lesson. Jess looked at Ebony and smiled. Lets see what Steph thinks of you she rubbed the horse with the flat of her hand between the eyes and then sighed. i wonder where she is Jess thought to herself
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Post by § Broken Spirit § on Jul 1, 2006 5:59:34 GMT -5
Steph made her way down the alley of stalls, checking all the school horses before her lesson and patting a few on her way. As she exited the barn she pulled the main door shut and made her way towards the arena, her shiny long black boots crunched along the drive. Today she was suiting navy jodphurs and a pink polo shirt. Her hair was tied back in a bun as usual.
When she neared the arena she saw jess sta on the gate, holding ebony. Unknown to jess, steph had already met the mare several times. As she got closer she opened her mouth to speak,
'What have i told you about sitting on gates?',
Steph sighed as she sed this and then opened the gate and went in. Making sure no poles or stuff had been left out and the arena was empty.
'Well then, mount we havn';t got all day',
steph was usually like this with jess but despite sometimes being quite nasty to each other they still loved each other, as sisters. [/center] |
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Post by *Jess* on Jul 1, 2006 6:11:10 GMT -5
Jess took Ebony into the aeerna and mounted smoothly on her back good girl Jess patted Ebonys neck What are we doing today then? Jess eyes shone brightly, she was in such a good mood today that nothing could have brought her down. Jess hoped Stephs answer was jumping, she wanted to show her how amazing Ebony was at jumping
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Post by § Broken Spirit § on Jul 1, 2006 6:53:21 GMT -5
Steph smiled as she sa her sister was in a good mood and decided to lighten up a bit.
'Well i thought we could do a bit of flat and warm up and then we could do some jumping',
She said as she walked into the middle of the arena.
'Ok, so walk her round and let me see how she goes at a wlak before we start trotting and stuff',
Steph smiled as she picked up the lunge whip, incase she may need it. [/center] |
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Post by *Jess* on Jul 1, 2006 7:04:24 GMT -5
Jess face broke into a huge grin when Stephs said the word jumpping. She eagerly pushed Ebony into an active walk, Ebony did as she was asked. good girl Jess said soothing her neck, she had never been in the arena before, so she was looking around abit. Jess held up her hands into the correct position, and made sure her heels where down and her toes up. Just like she had been taught when she was young.
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Post by § Broken Spirit § on Jul 1, 2006 7:16:02 GMT -5
As they went off into a active walk, steph started to correct jess's mistakes. Well if there were any.
'Back straight. . . Leg further back. . . Thats good, rmember heels down toes up, don;t let them slip. . . Keep your legs on her so she can;t look at things. . .' ,
steph instructed these few things which was a lot less then when they started jumping or when jess had firest started riding which was years ago.
As they wlaked around steph watched the mare closley,
' Right ok, prepare to trot. Shorten your reins, squeeze with your heels and use your seat. No kicking or whip useing, ok, and trrroootttt onn!,
Steph sed clearly as she indicated jess to trot. [/center] |
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Post by *Jess* on Jul 1, 2006 7:20:50 GMT -5
Jess clicked her tounge incuragingly at Ebony and pushed her into a trot, keep her legs around Ebongs body. Jess tried to do all the things that Steph was instructing her. As Jess pushed EWbony into the trot something spooked her, and Ebony shot forward bucking. Jess sat back and tried to pull her up. by the time they had gotten to the other end of the arena, Jess ahsd finally stopped Ebony and slowed her into a trot, Jess knew that when a horse did that, that once you regain control you must automatically make them do what yu wnated them to do so that they don't think the can do that to get out of things
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Post by § Broken Spirit § on Jul 1, 2006 14:30:54 GMT -5
Steph smiled as the mare made her way nicley around the arena but frowned as she bolted, bucking her way along.
'Jess sit up and turn her in a circle.'
She shouted but the mare had already slowled down.
'Right keep her a trot and if she does that again turn her ina circle and i may have to pass jumping.',
steph didn't want any accidents and the mare seemed slightly dangerous. If she behaved th e rest of the warm up they would jump. [/center] |
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Post by *Jess* on Jul 1, 2006 14:34:40 GMT -5
When Steph said about the jumping Jess frowned BUT Steph.. she shouted at her sister. She Was just having a funny five minutes. She is just energetic, she hasn't been worked for a few days. Pleaseeeee. It wont happen again Jess said upset and abit angry. She really wanted to prove to steph that Ebony was a good girl, and wasn't a dangerous horse.
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Post by § Broken Spirit § on Jul 1, 2006 14:41:40 GMT -5
Steph frowned more,
'well get that mare working nicley and i will let you jump. Now work round at a trot. Do some crcles and what ever takes your fancy for 15 minutes, both reins then we will start cantering and jumping.',
steph liked to let there riders have free chose at the begginning of the lesson so they could warm up properly. She walked from the middle of the arena to the mounting block in the corner to watch her sister work ebony. [/center] |
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Post by *Jess* on Jul 1, 2006 15:12:52 GMT -5
come on girl, lets show her She wispered to Ebony. Jess closed her lower legs in on Ebony and pushed her into a nice working trot, when they reached the A she sat deeply into the saddle to do sitting trot. Keeping Her shoulders back she moved her hand slgiuhtly to the right. Pusjhing weith her lower leg to get Ebony to bend. When they had finshed the circle, with a good bend, Jess turned her to the outside of the track, regaining her rising trot. Withing the next 15 mintues Jess performd about 4 circles, one firgure of eight on each rein and a 3 look serpintine on each rein. Ebony put in a few small excited bucks. But didn't do anything horrendous. when Jess ahad completeed her 15 mintues, she walked over to Steph with ebony on a fairly long rein, but not long enough that if she got out of control that Jess would have none. well.... Jess asked her sister eargerly
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Post by § Broken Spirit § on Jul 1, 2006 15:55:24 GMT -5
Steph watched the two carefully and eventually they apprached her,
'very good. Ok now you may do a canter on each rien while i set up some poles.',
steph sed as she went to the little shed by the arena and heaved in seven poles. Setting three on one long side and four on the other. She then heaved in some wings putting four wings at one long side and two at the other.
When she had done this she bought pout 2 cavallettis and placed them on the short sides as one small jump.
Then she waited for jess to finish her canters. [/center] Like this -  |
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Post by *Jess* on Jul 1, 2006 16:09:08 GMT -5
Jess clicked her tounge and pushed with her legs and got Ebony trotting and in one smooth movemnt Ebony cantered, her canter was floaty, Jess sat up tallk and held her hands in the coorect position. As she brung Ebong back into trot, Ebony done a little happy buck then Jess changed the rein repeating what they had done on the other rein. One Jess and Ebony had cantered the school once, Jess brung Ebony back to a trot and did a downward transition to walk. Then turned to Steph to get her next instructions. Jess mind wasn't focused on Setph at all though. It was focused on Ebony and how well she went, and how she hoped Steph would like her.
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Post by § Broken Spirit § on Jul 1, 2006 16:23:15 GMT -5
Steph smiled,
'very good. She will have to learn not to buck anymore though. Right now i wnat you to trot round and over the poles, going rond the cavelleti for now, then if she's not to excited and behaved you can trot over the cavalettis and canter over the poles.'.
Steph sed as she went to the middle so she could shout instructions.
'don't forget your jumping postion' [/center] |
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Post by *Jess* on Jul 1, 2006 16:35:14 GMT -5
Jess pushed Ebony into a trot and trotted over the cavelleti's and torot poles "perfectly", she didn't buck, or try to shoot of or anything. Jess' face broke into a huge shinning grin as she did it again, just to make sure it wasn't a fluke good girl Jess said appriciativly, whilst patting Ebonys neck. She was really happy that Ebnoy didn't do anything wrong in that. Jess stroked Ebonys neck softly, waiting for her next instruction to be blurted out from her stropy (=p) sister
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