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Post by Gina on Apr 23, 2006 15:05:33 GMT -5
Sam lead Lilly into the arena, closing the gate behind him. He then mounted his gray mare and began to trot her around the arena. Her trot was lovely, extended, smooth and perfect for hunter. After going once around the arena he clicked his tongue, sending Lilly into a smooth, collected canter. She was going beautifully and Sam decided it was time for some jumping.
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Post by Beth on Apr 24, 2006 10:35:02 GMT -5
Beth led Gypsy into the arena, the chestnut mare perking up her head and whinnying loudly to the other horse. "Do you have to be quite so loud? Whats wrong wi-" Beth said, turning round and noticing Sam for the first time. "Oh, I can go in the indoor arena if you like.."
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Post by Gina on Apr 24, 2006 10:46:06 GMT -5
"No, stay, I need someone to tell me what I'm doing wrong anyway." Sam grinned and began to trot Lilly over some warm up jumps.
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Post by Beth on Apr 24, 2006 10:57:22 GMT -5
"Okay." Beth said, it didn't take a lot of convincing for Sam to get her to stay. She led Gypsy alongside the fence and mounted gracefully, sitting down lightly in the saddle.
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Post by Gina on Apr 24, 2006 11:03:46 GMT -5
Sam smiled at Beth's position in the saddle. She was a real horsewoman. Sam began to canter Lilly into some bigger fences, 3ft spreads.
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Post by Beth on Apr 24, 2006 11:13:32 GMT -5
Beth trotted round the arena on Gypsy, asking the mare for outline and then asking for leg yield diagonally across the school, when the mare did as she was asked without hesitating or arguing, Beth slowed her to a walk and gave her a long rein. "What you need to do is release more with reins, what your doing is fine and I don't think your pulling on Lilly's mouth from what I can see but you need to raise your hands up slightly more like this." Beth said, and demonstrated.
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Post by Gina on Apr 24, 2006 11:21:19 GMT -5
"Okay great, so like this.." Sam said, before cantering Lilly towards the jump, his hands sliding up as he began to feel Lilly lift beneath him.
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Post by Beth on Apr 24, 2006 11:27:28 GMT -5
"Perfect." Beth said, smiling as she turned Gypsy into a 2ft crosspole and moved forward into her jumping position as Gypsy easily jumped the fence.
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Post by Gina on Apr 24, 2006 11:33:58 GMT -5
"Woah, you're pretty amazing." Sam said, smiling as he watched. "Though if you have one fault, it would be your heels are up slightly."
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Post by Beth on Apr 24, 2006 11:40:51 GMT -5
"Thanks." Beth said, trotting Gypsy round the arena. "Okay, watch this time and tell me if their better." Beth said and cantered Gypsy over a 3ft oxer, remembering to put her heels down yet still focusing on the rest of her position.
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Post by Gina on Apr 24, 2006 11:42:32 GMT -5
"Thats great! You're born to it." Sam said, laughing.
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Post by Beth on Apr 24, 2006 11:44:15 GMT -5
Beth laughed and slowed Gypsy to a trot. "Literally." She smiled, as she'd been riding since she was a baby.
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Post by Gina on Apr 24, 2006 13:26:24 GMT -5
Sam grinned. "Lucky you."
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Post by Beth on Apr 24, 2006 13:30:59 GMT -5
Beth smiled and looked at the jumps, she needed to put them higher. Reluctantly she swung her leg over the saddle and dismounted, looping the reins over her arm and putting the oxer upto 4ft6. "Is that okay?" Beth said, looking at the jump and not knowing whether Lilly would jump that high, well, Sam's Lilly, she knew her own Lilly could easily jump higher.
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Post by Gina on Apr 24, 2006 14:14:06 GMT -5
"Yep sure, Lilz can jump up to 6ft. Well, on a good day." Sam laughed.
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Post by Beth on Apr 24, 2006 14:22:11 GMT -5
Beth laughed. "Tell me about it, before I got Gypsy she'd already been and done Grand Prix, etc." Beth said, rolling her eyes and mounting her beautiful warmblood.
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Post by Gina on Apr 24, 2006 14:39:14 GMT -5
Sam laughed and cantered Lilz into a 4"
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Post by Beth on Apr 24, 2006 14:41:54 GMT -5
Beth clicked her tongue and let the mare trot forward, then she pushed her into a canter and jumped the spread she just raised.
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Post by Gina on Apr 24, 2006 15:30:52 GMT -5
Sam turned Lilly around a tight corner and jumped her over an 4ft5 oxer.
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Post by Beth on Apr 24, 2006 15:33:00 GMT -5
Beth watched Sam showing off and smiled, she put three fences upto 5ft, 5ft6 and 6ft high. She didn't want to keep getting off or she'd put Gypsys back out. She mounted and cantered Gypsy over the 5ft upright, Gypsy clearly wasn't impressed that she was having to jump fences Beth knew she could clear easily.
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Post by Gina on Apr 25, 2006 9:24:22 GMT -5
Sam laughed at Gypsy and jumped Lilly over the 5ft6. She arched over it, but let her back legs trail, causing her to knock down the bar. Sam smiled sympathetically and got off, looping the reins around her arm as she put the pole back.
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Post by Beth on Apr 25, 2006 10:06:12 GMT -5
OOC :: As she put the pole back? Sam the he-she or what. "Nevermind." Beth said, smiling and turning Gypsy into the 6ft spread, she gracefully arced over it, legs tucked tightly in and landed neatly on the otherside. "Now thats how it's done.." Beth laughed and slowed Gypsy and patted her glossy neck.
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Post by Gina on Apr 25, 2006 10:29:42 GMT -5
OOC: He. I obviously thought I was talking about Lilly, when I wasn't. Stop being so pedantic, you knew what I meant.
Lilly snorted, obviously annoyed at being shown up. Sam cantered her into the 5ft6 again and she arched herself over it, legs tucked right under. Sam laughed and cantered her into the f6ft spread. She cleared that also, seemingly skipping as she landed. Sam grinned. "She doesn't like being shown up." Sam laughed. "Never mess with Lilly. Once I said she was getting fat over winter to a friend, she overheard and came and stood on my foot." Sam grinned, patting the mare. Nevermind how much she annoyed him, she was still his little girl.
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Post by Gina on Apr 25, 2006 10:30:20 GMT -5
OOC: He. I obviously thought I was talking about Lilly, when I wasn't. Stop being so pedantic, you knew what I meant.
Lilly snorted, obviously annoyed at being shown up. Sam cantered her into the 5ft6 again and she arched herself over it, legs tucked right under. Sam laughed and cantered her into the f6ft spread. She cleared that also, seemingly skipping as she landed. Sam grinned. "She doesn't like being shown up." Sam laughed. "Never mess with Lilly. Once I said she was getting fat over winter to a friend, she overheard and came and stood on my foot." Sam grinned, patting the mare. Nevermind how much she annoyed him, she was still his little girl.
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Post by Beth on Apr 25, 2006 10:41:08 GMT -5
Beth laughed. "Well neither does Gypsy, posh ladies like you don't get shown up by petulant children do we?" Beth said, smiling at Sam and stroking Gypsy's neck.
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Post by Gina on Apr 25, 2006 10:50:56 GMT -5
Sam laughed.
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Post by Beth on Apr 25, 2006 12:15:23 GMT -5
Beth clicked her tongue and cantered Gypsy into the 6ft again.
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Post by Gina on Apr 25, 2006 12:16:24 GMT -5
Lilly hung her head and Sam jumped off. "I think I better take Lilly back. She hasn't totally recovered from Winter." Sam said, taking hold of Lilly's reins.
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Post by Beth on Apr 25, 2006 12:17:25 GMT -5
"Okay." Beth said, nodding as she trotted Gypsy on a circle, keeping her horse on the bit and not letting her strides fall out through the shoulder as she kept her body bent, but not incorrect.
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Post by Gina on Apr 25, 2006 12:19:43 GMT -5
Sam took Lilly back to the barn, groomed her and untacked her before using the 'sweat scraper' to get off all the sweat Lilly had 'made.' He then took her back to the field. Sam sighed and went back to the arena to watch.
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