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Post by .*.Brandy.*. on Jan 4, 2008 21:53:15 GMT -5
 [ x ]lily anderson. ~*~ - preliminary dressage test. no advanced dressage movements, horse & rider will be judged on movement, suppleness & transitions.
- show jumping will be no higher than 2'6. course will be consist of vertical fences & crossrails. jumps will be arranged on bending lines to test the obedience & suppleness of the horse.
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I bit my lip, eyes up towards the top of the indoor arena. Reed watched me carefully from the rail, eyes on every muscle in Glam's body. I turn my head towards him slightly and heard him snap his fingers. I focused back straight ahead, my velvet helmet placed on my blonde locks. Glam tossed her head slightly as we entered the arena, eyes bright as she trotted around the first turn of the opening circle. I asked for an easy canter from her & she responded beautifully. We had been getting the whole 'hunter' thing down & had done wonderfully in shows but I figured that if it would be best to try something with eventing because she could use any new experiences she could get. We were practicing for the show jumping part of our first eventing show. The jumps were only 2'6, not very intimidating. As we canter our opening circle effortlessly, I raise my eyes towards the first jump ahead.
First jump was a 2'6 vertical, nothing hard about it. The only issue was that Glam wasn't used to being pushed towards the fence. Auds flickering forwards and backwards, she did her best to listen to the commands I was giving. She popped the first fence, throwing me forward to keep from jabbing her in the mouth. As she landed, I quickly shifted my body towards a fence on the diagonal, towards a bending line. Glam wasn't sure what to do but tried her best to make the tight turn. She picked herself up towards the little crossrail and we flew over it easily, performing a lead change over the jump and coming around the corner towards the line that contained my first fence. Glam's auds pricked forward, she prepared herself, allowing for a little more speed. She was getting the hang of it.
Glam tucked her little feet up to her chest over the first & then goes smoothly over the first, canters a few strides & jumps the second just as flawlessly. I turned Glam towards the corner and jumps the diagonal with a quick turn towards the opposite line, jumping another fence. I close the course with a circle as Reed claps lightly. Glam had picked up the idea well and did amazing. I patted her neck as she heaved a sigh. I was happy that we had her with us.
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Post by .*.Brandy.*. on May 26, 2008 19:30:29 GMT -5
 [ x ]handled by lily anderson. ~*~
Glam! Can you hold still, please?
I vocalized through my gritted teeth as the grey pony mare sidestepped and tossed her head. I carefully used a large brush to create stripes of black across her white coat. I had always wanted to have a zebra and now Glam would be my zebra. Auds pinned back, she wasn't too thrilled about the whole idea considering that it made her look dirty. She noticed Elliot, her foal on premises, sticking his head out of his stall down the aisle and her auds pricked forward as she nickered to him sweetly. She was so ADD, for reals. I patted a dry part of her coat as I finished up with her stripes. She flicked her tail impatiently as I moved on to her feet. I used hoof polish to darken them completely black and then focused back up on her mane. I weaved tangles of plants and such through her white & now black dyed mane. She tried to nip me as I did this and I rolled my eyes, slapping her half-heartedly on the chest.
You know, this would be much easier if you would behave.
Auds flicked back towards me, she seemed to decide that it was too much energy wasted on me. I glanced her up and down now. She looked like a genuine forest zebra. It was actually kind of cool. I got changed myself. I wore a simple tunic sort of thing that was tan colored and I tied my hair back in a bun. I put on a safari hat over my blonde locks and mounted up onto Glam, barefoot. Then I rode her simply out of the barn. We looked absolutely smashing.
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