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Lana
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Date Posted: 17:45:48 11/25/02 Mon
~~~"Beep, Beep, Beep," my alarm went off. I groaned and turned it off. I walked over to my dresser and quickly drew out some navy blue breeches and a white polo shirt. Then I grabbed my riding boots, riding hat, my gloves, and my navy blue sweatshirt. I pulled it over my head and rushed into the bathroom. I put my hair in a pony tail at the nape of my neck. Then I went down to the kitchen and grabbed a waffle. I heated it and ate it quickly. Then I walked down to the barn. I went to the tackroom and grabbed Sunset's red halter. I walked to her stall and stepped inside. "Hey pretty girl," I cooed as I scratched under her chin. I slipped on her halter and led her out into the cross-ties. I clipped them on and went to the tackroom to get her grooming kit. I walked back to her and set it down. I grabbed the rubber curry comb and started currying her left side. I was currying her back when Camryn came down with Dylan. "Hey, mommy," she said jumping into my arms. "Hey honey," I said putting a hand on Sunset's neck to calm her. I let Cam down. She went to help Dylan groom Callie. I finished currying her and grabbed the dandy brush. With an expert flip of my rist I got all of the loose hairs and dirt off of her. I picked out all of her feet and then brushed her mane and tail. I grabbed the grooming bucket and put it back in the tackroom and grabbed her red saddle pad, jumping saddle, bridle, and girth. I set the saddle, bridle, and girth on the stall door. I put on her saddle pad. I then put on her saddle and tightened the girth. Then I put on her bridle. I buckled everything and unclipped her from the cross-ties. I mounted up and fixed the stirrups. I urged her into a walk as we both stretched our legs. After a little bit of walking I asked her for a trot. We trotted in some figure eights and around some cones. Then I asked her for a collected canter. I rocked to her rythm. We did some serpentines and some circles around various objects. Then I set her up for a small oxer and urged her on. She leaped over the oxer with feet to spare. Then I turned her to the left for a bounce. She cantered gamely up to it and pounced over, took one stride and took of over the second part of the oxer. She made a 90 degree circle and we were set up again at a smaller oxer. She leaped over it. Next was liverpool. Over it! Then a brush jump. She came right up to it, tucked her knees, pushed of with her hind quarters and was up. Then a small drop fence. The pretty palamino mare cantered gamely up to it and leaped over. I sat back and let out my reins a little so she could land properly. She landed and we cantered on to an oxer. She leaped over it and then I slowed her down to a walk. I cooled her out and then dismounted and led her up to the barn. I untacked her and gave her a good grooming and then I put her in her stall. Then I went to watch Joe work with Sparkle. They were working on dressage. Joe was so good with her. The two gracefully did a half pass. I watched for a little bit and then walked over to the other arena where Dylan was working with Camryn on Callie. They were working on getting Callie to trot. Camryn and Callie were on lunge."Good Job!" I called. I then walked back up to the barn.~~~~
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