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Date Posted: 06:54:05 03/23/01 Fri
Author: Teresa Brooks; INSIDE WHOEVER WANTS TO RIDE!
Subject: THE NEXT DAY...Teresa led Stardust up for a ride. "Who wants to join me?" she asked.

Teresa is the 11 year old daughter of Jenny.
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She groomed the chestnut mare untill all the dirt, dust and loose hair was removed. Then she combed her silky mane and tail and slipped a saddle on. Stardust stood quietly while Teresa adjusted the girth. Moving fowards, Teresa slipped the bridle over Stardust's head and rubbed her ears affecionatly. She led her outside and mounted, then urged her into the dressage arena. After walking and trotting around the edge to warm up, she dropped the mare to a collected walk. They stepped smoothly into a piaffe, then flew into an extended trot. The Morgan's graceful lines showed as she surged into the canter, switching leads every 2 strides. Teresa pulled her up frustrated. "Mom!" she called when she saw Jenny. Jennifer had just returned from a trail ride on Firefly and the mare was lathered up. "I can't get the flying lead changes with every stride," Teresa said. Jenny dismounted and gave the reins to a groom. "Keep your leg constant on her and.." she paused. "Let me see you do it first." Teresa picked up a sitting trot, then leapt into a canter, the mare's tail swishing and her head bobbing slightly. As they circled the arena, Teresa pressed her knees to the mare and collected her seat. Stardust rounded out her back and snorted as she switched leads every 2nd stride. Left, left, right, right. Teresa pulled the mare up again and trotted back to Jen. "She knows how doesn't she?" Teresa asked, glaring at Stardust's pricked ears. "Yes, and don't look so nasty! Dismount." Jennifer swiftly took Teresa's position in the dressage saddle. She adjustd the stirrups and shortened the reins. Stardust shifted her hindquarters and glanced at Teresa with a confused expression. Jennifer squeezed and teresa, who had been watching her intently, didn't even notice the signal to move fowards. Stardust did an extended walk until Jenny urged her to a paiffe, then extended trot, then a smooth canter. Stardust was trying hard at the lead changes but she wasn't fast enough or expirenced enough to perform the task yet. Jennifer pushed her fowards and squeezed continuously. Finally Teresa saw it: the mare went right, left, right, then faltered and continued how she had been. "Mom, she did it!" Teresa yelled. Stardust was gleaming with sweat and her slender legs snapped into the canter. Jennifer shifted her seat and closed her legs over the Morgan's side. Stardust flew into a dainty half pass, then swirlved around and back into the canter. Jennifer was counting and urging and finally the mare went half way around doing it every stride. Jennifer dismounted with a pleased smile. "She'll pick it up by your next dressage show," Jenny promised. Teresa climbed back in the saddle and tried it. To her dissapointment, the mare seemed to have forgotten already. "Push lightly, keep your leg on, don't look down, collect your seat!" Jenny instructed and Teresa felt the awesome strength surging beneath her as the mare went from left, right, left right. Finally she halted with a huge grin. "We did it!" she whooped. She let the reins fall slack and rode out of the arena. Both were hot and sweaty. Without a moment's hesitation, Teresa kicked the mare into a gallop away from the stable. Stardust threw up her head in protest and straightened her back. Teresa bent fowards, running her hand smoothly up the glossy neck. Stardust relented and they flew into the woods, galloping over the well used path untill the reached the stream. Stardust snorted and stepped into the rushing water. Teresa dismounted and put the reins over the mare's head. Star drank her fill and let the water run off her muzzle. Teresa took a long drink and washed her face, then turned & slashed cool water on the mare's face. Instead of pulling back she sighed happily. Teresa mounted after a bit and as they walked along the trail, she turned a bend to find ---
WHO WANTS TO RIDE WITH ME? PICK UP THERE IN YOUR MESSAGE!!

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