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Date Posted: 17:21:48 06/17/02 Mon In reply to: Helen 's message, "Alli and Jess's Dressage Lesson" on 17:20:06 06/17/02 Mon Jess and Alli talked until they got to Susan’s house. Then they jumped out of the truck and headed inside. Jon called from inside, “Alli, it’s your turn to walk the dogs!” Alli nodded and grabbed the leashes. Jess followed her. The sunset was casting its glowing colors everywhere. Alli whistled and four dogs bounded up. Alli slipped the leashes and collars onto all of them. Jess took Scout’s leash and Max’s leash. Max was a german sheperd, owned by Jon, and Scout was the family beagle puppy. Alli had her golden retriever, Roxanne, and her mom’s collie, Sparks. After walking about two blocks, they headed back to the house and took the dogs inside. Jess and Alli dashed upstairs with Susan calling up after them. “I ordered a pizza! It will be here in a minute!” Alli and Jess looked at Horse Illustrated and Young Rider magazine, until the doorbell rang. They ran down the steps, taking them two at a time. Susan answered the door and paid for the pizza. Alli and Jess each ate two pieces and then they got ready to get into bed and watch a movie. Jess wanted to sleep in the trundle, so Alli slept in the bed. Alli put on summer Pjs, with short shorts and spaghetti straps. They had a design of moons on them. Jess’s were the same except, they had stars on them. Alli called scooped up her two kittens, Smokey and Snowy. Alli made a clucking sound and their sweet tabby cat, Lucy, bounded into the room. Lucy mewed and curled up between the two girls, while the kittens crawled around. Alli and Jess watched a few of their favorite movies until it was 11:00 and then they went to sleep. THE NEXT DAY… Alli yawned sleepily and jumped out of bed. It was 6:40 a.m. She slipped on her riding clothes and headed downstairs. She sat down to eat a bowl of cheerios and Jess came down five minutes later, dressed for the jumping lesson that Susan was going to give them. After breakfast, Alli and Jess fed the dogs and Susan walked into the kitchen, “Is everyone ready to have a lesson?” They nodded eagerly and Susan laughed. “Go on out to the car. I can give you a jumping lesson before you ride for Marissa at 12:00.” Alli and Jess chatted during the ride, and when they arrived at KDS, Susan said, “Alli, you can ride Spunk. Jess you can ride my morgan mare, Delilah. I’m going to ride as well on Pride.” The girls nodded and grabbed lead ropes. Alli walked out to the paddock, and her new 14.1 hand pony galloped up to her. The friendly mare stood still while Alli clipped the lead shank onto Spunk’s halter. She led the mare towards the barn and Jess caught up to her with Delilah. “Is Delilah good at jumping?” Jess asked. Alli nodded “She can take 4 ft. easily.” When they got in the barn, Susan was grooming Pride, a big bay Arabian stallion. The girls got right down to business now and tacked up their horses quickly and quietly. Susan finished first and took Pride out to the ring to begin their warmup. Jess followed her with Delilah. Alli buckled her helmet and led Spunk out to the ring. Susan was trotting Pride around elegantly, his flowing trot suiting Susan perfectly. Jess was doing an intro level dressage test she had memorized, as a warmup. Alli walked over to the ring and ground mounted Spunk. Alli asked for a walk and the sweet mare pranced forward lightly. Alli held the reins firm and Spunk relaxed into a smooth walk. After walking once each way, Alli and Spunk picked up a fast and amazingly smooth trot. Susan called out, bringing Pride to a halt. “Let’s head over to the jumping arena. We’ll do a 2’ course and see how that works out with you two.” They walked to the jumping arena. Susan went first. She squeezed and Pride cantered flowingly towards the first jump, it was an oxer. Susan went into jumping position at just the right second and Pride lifted over the small jump simply. Alli watched her mom and Pride do the rest of the course. The pair were so perfectly matched and so good! The last jump was a bounce fence. Pride soared in and out. Then Susan said, “Alright, now I’d like to see you do that course just like I did.” Alli nodded. “I’ll go next.” She gave Spunk a nudge with her heel and the practically white mare surged forward, her long gray mane and tail flying out behing her. The headed for the oxer and Spunk moved lightly forward, almost hesitant. Then Alli squeezed her gently, and the mare gained confidence, leaping easily over the jump. Spunk and Alli soared through the rest of the course like it was nothing. As they approached the last bounce fence, Spunk lengthened her stride and took the bounce fence in a quick easy way. Jess stared. “What a pony! I hope Delilah and I can do that well!” With these words, Jess was off. Delilah cantered easily toward the first oxer. Up and over, it was all one motion for the pair, who were excellent for each other. They rest of the course went the same. Delilah’s smooth confident stride flying over the ground. The jumps seemed to blend in Jess’s mind. Then the bounce loomed up ahead. Jess was not too good at bounce fences. She gulped and asked Delilah to lengthen her stride. The morgan mare responded quickly and moved easily over the bounce. Jess slowed Delilah to a halt next to Alli and Susan. “She knows what she’s doing.” Jess exclaimed happily. Susan smiled. “Alright, we are going to try one more course, this time it will be 3’ and a little trickier. Pride and Delilah will have no problem with this, but I don’t know about Spunk. Alli, I want you to ride her forward, with plenty of impulsion.” She said, pointin out the course that they were going to take. Then she asked Pride to canter. The handsome stallion cantered easily to the first jump, a bright colored spread. Susan gave a small nudge at the foot of the jump, and Pride soared over, his bay coat glistening in the sun. Susan headed for the next jump, an upright. Pride lengthened his already long stride and headed for the jump. Susan pushed him and he leapt over it. They did the rest of the course perfectly. Susan trotted over to where Alli and Jess were standing. Alli gulped and adventurously cantered Spunk forward. She used her legs to keep the mare balanced, rhythmic, and at a steady pace. As they headed toward the jump, Spunk hesitated; her strides became choppy and forced. Alli nudged hard, but the mare didn’t respond. Frustrated, Alli flicked her whip and Spunk exploded over the spread. Alli collected Spunk’s canter, and the mare, who was mad by now, tried to gallop. Alli, also mad, made Spunk take the rest of the course at a canter. They finished the course with a minimal amount of difficulty. Alli halted Spunk next to Susan and Jess. “Very good, Alli. You made her listen and do what you wanted.” Susan said, proud of her daughter’s confidence and ability. Jess grinned and squeezed her legs on Delilah’s sides. The morgan mare cantered forward confidently. Jess held the mare in such perfect form that it amazed Susan. They took every jump with an air of speed and skill. Jess headed for the final combination and jump, the triple. Each jump allowed for one stride before the next. Jess nudged Delilah and the mare lengthened her stride and breezed through the combination. Jess pulled Delilah up and said, “She is such an awesome mare. I’d be glad to ride her any time!” Susan smiled and they all dismounted and untacked their horses. Jess and Alli grazed their mares, while Susan groomed their QH mare in foal, Beauty. Then Alli and Jess turned Delilah and Spunk out, after giving them each a carrot. Alli’s arabian mare, Feather, trotted over to them, followed by Jess’s saddlebred mare, Flurry. Both mare’s were a gorgeous fleabitten gray color. They hung out with their horses for a while. “Girls, you have to go ride for Marissa! Get in the truck!” Susan suddenly called. Alli patted Feather and dashed to the truck. Jess did the same. They hopped in and Susan drove them toward Rosebush Acres. As they pulled in the driveway there, a horse dashed in front of their car. It was Dream Maker, the light gray Tennessee Walker mare that Jess had ridden last time! HELEN CONTINUE! [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
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