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Post by WildStormyHorses on Jul 30, 2016 14:20:50 GMT -5
So, a little bit about the farm. The stable is located in Alberta, Canada, near Calgary. The farm itself sits on about 250 acres. It has two barns, and each has 25 stalls, adding up to 50 stalls total. There are three outdoor arenas, one for jumping, one for dressage, and one flat one. There are also two indoor arenas, a jumping arena and a flat arena. There are two round pens, and there are also 6 pastures that the horses get turned out in. The pastures surround the back of the farm. Each pasture is about 20 acres or so. Three are for mares, and three are for stallions and geldings. The farm also has two trails and a cross-country course. The farm does both English and Western, and specializes in everything. The farm also runs about 100 head of cattle.
As this is a jump-in, just feel free to post a quick starter, you don't need a character description.
My characters:
Jimmy Hayes|Male|17|English, dressage specifically|1 Horse, Let's Start This|Short, has blonde hair and brown eyes
Jennifer Poll|21|Western, Barrel Racing and Breakaway roping|2 Horses, Light it Up and Smart Struttin Cat|Medium-build, long brown hair, dark green eyes, often wears a cowboy hat
Let's Start This|5 Years Old|Gelding| Thoroughbred Cross|Owner is Jimmy Hayes|Stands at 16 HH. He is chestnut with three white socks and one white socking, and a long, white blaze on his face.
Light It Up|9|Gelding|AQHA|Owner is Jennifer Poll|Stands at 15.2. Dark bay with no markings. Long, black mane and tail
Smart Struttin Cat|14|Gelding|AQHA|Owner is Jennifer Poll|Stands at 14.3. Light gray, with a dark brown, seemingly black mane and tail.
Soo.. anyone want to roleplay with me? C:
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Post by Festivity on Jul 30, 2016 14:22:42 GMT -5
(Do you mind if I join in? I love horses but can never find a good roleplay)
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Post by WildStormyHorses on Jul 30, 2016 14:26:46 GMT -5
(Of course you can join! Just post a quick starter, you don't have to post any descriptions if you don't want to, although you can if you want C:))
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Post by Festivity on Jul 30, 2016 14:38:27 GMT -5
Frankie Wells - 19 - Female - Jumping - Owns A Touch Of Class - Short with blonde hair and brown eyes. Her hair is always in a ponytail
A Touch Of Class | 7 | Gelding | TB | Owned by Frankie Wells | 16 hands. He's dark bay with a white star
Ian Wells | 19 | Male | Saddleseat | Owns My Kinda Story | Tall with styled black hair and brown eyes
My Kinda Story | 6 | Gelding | Saddlebred | Owned By Ian Wells | 16.2 hh. He's a light bay with one white sock and a stripe on his face.
(I just did short forms. I'll have a starter up in a sec)
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Post by WildStormyHorses on Jul 30, 2016 14:40:27 GMT -5
It's alright C: and okay)) Summer- Of course you can join, and it's fine C: |
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Post by WildStormyHorses on Jul 30, 2016 14:45:13 GMT -5
Sweet. I'll make some quick forms. ] Alright, sounds good C: )) |
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Post by Festivity on Jul 30, 2016 14:55:54 GMT -5
Frankie stood in an empty arena, watching as a tall saddlebred entered. She helped his rider climb into the saddle and then stood back, watching Ian begin to walk down the rail. After warming up, she watched him execute a near perfect pattern that he'd been struggling with. It wasn't that long of a ride before he came back into the middle, stopping Cody in front of her.
"Mind if I take a spin?" Frankie asked as her brother jumped down. Ian moved over, giving her a boost into the saddle. Cody stood patiently as Frankie picked up her reins. "Gosh, this makes me miss my saddlebred days," she said, shaking her head and asking the horse for a walk.
"Yeah, but you love Classy. You could never come back to this," Ian said, watching her closely. "Now, remember, when you trot, you need to get your feet back more. They always seem to slip forward too much when you ride Cody," he said. Frankie nodded and asked for a trot, holding her crop still against his shoulder. After a short trot and canter, Frankie went back into the middle, allowing Cody to walk at his own sluggish pace.
"Thanks for letting me take a ride. I'll help you cool him," Frankie said, sliding down from the saddle. The twins left the arena, Cody walking in between them with his ears perked and his head held high. After a quick bath, Ian went to let Cody graze. He walked out I to a patch of grass, sitting down as the saddlebred lowered his head and began to graze.
Watching her brother, Frankie smiled and turned to go to Classy's stall. The bay horse lifted his head when she opened the stall door. After a second, he continued munching on his hay, lifting his head only when he had a late mouthful. Frankie laughed and grabbed her brushes, beginning to groom her horse as he continued to eat, swatting at the flies with his tail.
(Sorry it took so long. I had to make lunch)
(And I'm gonna change Classy's name to Bravado (Bravo))
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Post by WildStormyHorses on Jul 30, 2016 15:03:45 GMT -5
Jennifer Poll was in the cross-ties with her barrel horse, Smart Struttin Cat. She gave a small wave to Frankie as she began to groom her horse. Jennifer had just finished up applying hoof oil, and was ready to tack up. She went into the tack room, and reappeared with her saddle, saddle pad, headstall, cinch, and breast collar. She quickly tacked up the grey gelding, and led him out to the outdoor flat arena. She mounted, and let her horse walk around lazily on a long rein, letting him fully wake up before she began her actual ride.
(Welcome, you can jump in somewhere C: ))
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Post by Crazy Train on Jul 30, 2016 15:14:49 GMT -5
(Mind if i jump in? xD)
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Post by Festivity on Jul 30, 2016 15:16:15 GMT -5
Frankie waved at Jennifer and moved through the grooming process quickly, though she was careful to groom Bravo thoroughly. The gelding ate the last remains of his hay and stood there, allowing his owner to finish grooming him. Once she was finished, she retrieved Bravo's bridle from his hook and quickly put it on. She stopped and grabbed Ian as he finished putting away Cody and brought him to the arena with her. She mounted him bareback and rode the rest of the way to the arena, nodding at Jennifer. "Do you mind if I ride in here too? I'll stay out of your way," she said. When he saw the arena, Bravo had increased his pace. Frankie held him still outside of the arena, waiting for Jennifer's permission before entering. She had planned on riding trails with Ian, but he had wanted to let Cody rest instead of having to work again. So instead her brother had agreed to just come and hang out while she rode. The two were best friends and spent a lot of time together, more than most siblings spent together. Ian had his hand resting on Bravo's bay neck.
He nodded at Jennifer and went back to the barn, figuring he'd hand out with his sister later. He entered the barn and nodded at Brady as he dug out some mints for Cody.
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Post by WildStormyHorses on Jul 30, 2016 15:24:00 GMT -5
Crazy Train- Sure, go on ahead. Now there's two GB's xD)
Jennifer waved back at Danielle, with a kind smile, before she turned back to Frankie. "Sure, go ahead, I don't mind," she said with a warm smile, as she increased Cat's pace into a steady jog. Cat played with the bit in his mouth, ready to go faster. "Easy boy," she whispered as they went around a corner.
(sorry for the short posts, Writer's Block is slowly destroying me..)
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Post by Festivity on Jul 30, 2016 15:31:10 GMT -5
"Thanks!" Frankie said. Bravo stood quietly as she opened and closed the gate. She began to walk, keeping Bravo slow. The bay gelding walked around, relaxing as he warmed up. Once Frankie was confident he has walked enough, she asked him for a trot. Bravo picked up his smooth trot without hesitation, taking off at a fast pace. Frankie slowed him down, keeping him at a reasonable pace as the pair trotted around the arena, Frankie's legs still as she posted. Frankie circled at one end of the arena, making sure to give Jennifer and Cat enough room. Once they had trotted enough, Frankie pushed Bravo into a canter. The gelding picked up his smooth gait, his ears perked forward. Frankie patted his neck as Bravo kept his pace.
(Writers block kills me, I'm just trying to keep my posts about the same length as everyone else's)
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Post by WildStormyHorses on Jul 30, 2016 15:38:30 GMT -5
"Whoa," Jennifer said, slowing Cat down to a walk. She had him walk over to the center of the arena, to give Frankie and Bravo more room. She patted the grey gelding's neck, and watched as the girl and Bravo cantered around in a nice, easy gait. "I'll be sure to set up some barrels next time we go out," she whispered, leaning forward to scratch behind his ears, placing her hand on the horn of the saddle.
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Post by Festivity on Jul 30, 2016 15:47:59 GMT -5
"Great. We finally mastered a pattern we've been struggling with," Ian said, scratching Cody's face and giving him another mint. "How's Flint?" He asked.
Frankie slowed Bravo down to a trot, and then a walk. The gelding wasn't happy about having to slow down, but he plodded along at a walk. Frankie patted his shoulder, not wanting to tire him out too much. She wanted to work on jumping later. Maybe after lunch? She let her legs hang down and held the rein with one hand as Bravo lowered his head and stretched out at the walk. Though she was relaxed, Frankie kept an eye out. She didn't want anything to spook Bravo when she was in this position. One spook when she isn't prepared and she could end up in the dirt. And that was no fun. She turned to see Jennifer in the middle of the arena. "Did you need the whole arena for something?" She asked, trying to make sure she wasn't intruding on the other girl's riding time.
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Post by Festivity on Jul 30, 2016 15:57:54 GMT -5
I can change it if you want  ) "That's good. I mean, ya just gotta keep practicing. I don't know much about jumping though, so...." Ian said, shrugging. It's true, he didn't. Even though Frankie jumped, Ian had stayed in the saddlebred world where he felt comfortable instead of trying something new like his sister had. |
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Post by Festivity on Jul 30, 2016 16:05:41 GMT -5
(Well, that's good XD)
"Do you know anything about saddleseat?" Ian asked. He didn't meet people often that did, so he relied on Frankie to talk to him about it because she knew about it. She had only switched to jumping two years ago and bought Bravo at the same time when her lease on a saddlebred ended. And that's when Ian had gotten Cody too. The pair had bonded instantly and Ian couldn't imagine doing anything without his partner by his side. He stood by Cody's open stall and let the saddlebred poke his head out into the aisle.
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Post by Festivity on Jul 30, 2016 16:18:48 GMT -5
That would be awkward XD)
Ian shrugged, not knowing what else to say. He was the shy one of the twins and not good at making conversation. Frankie was good at that. "So, uh, are you gonna ride?" He asked, saying the first think he thought of. Cody put his nose down by Ian's pockets, convincing his owner to pull a mint out oh his pocket and unwrap it, feeding it to the saddlebred gelding.
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Post by Festivity on Jul 30, 2016 17:00:51 GMT -5
"Nah, I just finished. After visiting this little man, I was gonna go watch my sister ride," he said, shrugging. He kept his hand on Cody, scratching the gelding's neck as he talked.
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Post by Festivity on Jul 30, 2016 17:07:59 GMT -5
"Yeah. Have a good ride," Ian said. He went further into Cody's stall and watched Brady before turning and scratching his gelding's shoulder. Cody turned to look at Ian and then went to get a drink from his bucket
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