Lesson Horse(Katherine)

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Audrey pulled on her riding boots as she finished unpacking her things. Even thought she did own a horse in Texas, her parents didn't let her bring her all the way to Kentucky since this was her chance to learn. She understood her parents thinking, but it felt werid walking out to the barn and not being able to see her very own horse. She noticed she had a roomate, but didn't seem like she was hear at the time which she could understand. There was plenty of other things to do than sit around waiting for your roomate who was a couple days late to show up. Audrey found her jacket and slipped it on real quick and held her helment in her hands. She was nervous, but she needed to talk to the mananger of the stables. Audrey shut the door behind her as she remember her lucky clover necklace aswell as her room key. She didn't want to lose that as she didn't even know who her roomate was. She jogged down the stairs as quickly as she could trying to avoid eye contact. She would have made her self seem friendly, but there was a matter at stake. She wanted to be able to lease a horse out here at the stables.

Audrey didn't hide the smile on her face as she walked across campus as she nodded at acouple of kids, but mostly they looked down at her usely it made her feel small, but right now she felt ten feet tall. She brush her red hair away from her face as her braid stayed at the left side of her head. She liked doing different styles to hair when it came to riding, but knew it wouldn't matter at times. It would be pushed into a bun, hair net, sprayed, and bobbie pinned to stay in its correct spot. Audrey tried to vocus on the horse's that she might be able to ride as she came closer to the first barn which read "White Oak". Her smile fadded away little by little as she got closer to the barn until she was standing inside. The sweet smell of hay and ofcourse the odor of horse manure came to her so quickly that it chased that fadded smile away. Audrey was ready for whatever the barn mananger would throw at her. Audrey walked to the office door and knocked on it twice and waited.

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[Katherine Carr]

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Katherine was pouring herself a cup of coffee when she heard a knock on her door. "Come in." She said in a friendly tone as she walked back to her desk. She had a good idea of whom was knocking on her door, as she knew that a new student was due arrive at the Academy some time soon and this student was arriving without a mount.

She sat down in her chair, blowing on the hot liquid before she sipped the burning drink, loving the way it seemed to burn on the way down - yeah, she was weird like that. She brought up the folder that contained the Academy owned horses that had any training in jumping, she already had a couple in mind for the girl, but she wanted to talk to her before she settled on any one horse - if she could help it, the Barn Manager didn't want to assign the girl a pony - even if she was short enough to ride one - because at fourteen she would still be growing and as puberty kicked in, she would gain more height and the woman didn't see the point on putting the girl on a mount that she would grow out of too quickly.

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Audrey almost took a step back as she heard a lady voice from inside the room speak toward her. She wasn't expecting anyone to be in the room or at least call out to her so quickly. She placed her hand around the door handle as it twisted in her hand and she pushed it open. Audrey followed her hand to be inside of the room which held a desk and a lot of papers. Even though she was nervous she placed a smile on her face and shut the door behind her. Audrey wasn't too sure what the lady had planned of her for riding, but she was ready for it."Hello, Miss Carr. Even though it was all she said knew it was better to be nice than rude about anything. She saw a chair and sat down and placed her helmet in her lap as she watched the lady in front of her.

Audrey moved her hands around in her lap as she tried her best not to bring her hands up to her mouth to bite her fingernails. It was one of her worst habits to have when she got nervous and this was one of those times. She decides it was best to just hold onto her hands than to sit on them. Her brown eyes watched Miss Carr as she waited for her to start their meeting.

[Katherine Carr]

Katherine watched the small teenager as she walked into the office and took a seat in one of the large chairs. The barn  manager didn't react in any way though, as she put it all down to the girl being a little stressed being away from everything she knew. "It's Ms Carr." The woman corrected softly. "I hope you travelled well?""I am under the impression that you need a horse to ride." She turned to the computer and brought up the file she had that held the student's information. "Ok, I have everything here in black and white, but I would really  rather hear it from you." She turned back to Audrey. "What do you think I need to know about your riding?" She already had a mare in mind for the girl, but anything could change.

As she waited for the girl to reply, she brought the folders of the Academy horses to the front of her screen and narrowed them down to the ones with jumping training.

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Audrey did all she could from looking down at her helmet as she messed up by calling Ms. Carr a Misses. She bit her lower lip just enough to send a sharp tingle down her nerves and stopped. Her brown eyes followed the women in front of her carefully trying to see if she could catch any hint of angry or anything, but couldn't find anything. She slowly let out a short breath and smiled a little as all her nerves left her as Ms. Carr began to talk. Audrey thought about the plane ride from Texas to Kentucky and rolled her eyes a little at the thought of the planes getting delayed. Well, I had a little plane trouble in Texas, but I'm here now.She grinned softly at Ms. Carr and then nodded her head toward her as she asked her about a horse.Yes Ma’am,[/color]was all she said as she slowly took a breath trying to keep her nerves down as the women in front of her looked at the computer screen.

A million questions raced through her mind as she listened to Ms. Carr as she kept a soft smile on her face as her heart began to speed up as she thought about an actual horse! Ms. Carr, I have been training in Hunter/Jumper since I was six, but I'm nowhere near a professional at it. I still have my mess ups. I'm pretty good at picking up my lead changes and figuring out my stride between my jumps. I have a pretty good seat, but still need to work on my legs as they tend to move a lot. She slowly quit talking as she took a deep breath to begin again. I have also been Vaulting for a couple years now. I'm no professional, but I'm working on it.She said with a slight giggle as she looked toward Ms. Carr, Oh...Ms. Carr, will I only be able to use this horse for lessons or would it be more of a lease horse? She asked nicely and sat there quietly so her question could be answered and see if she found herself a horse.

[Katherine Carr]

Katherine listened as the girl spoke, making mental notes on everything she said. She did frown however the second time the girl mentioned the word professional. The woman would never call herself a snob, nor was she someone who judged people by how they rode, but she also didn't like people who spoke highly of themselves, especially fourteen year olds who hadn't been riding for long. "If I hear the word professional leave you mouth again, I am going to stick you on a beginner's pony." She said, not a hint of humour in her voice. "I know you aren't a professional, because if you were, you would be riding on national teams, not coming to attend an equestrian boarding school."

She brought up the photo of the mare she thought would be perfect for the girl and her riding ability.

"We don't assign horses that are trained in vaulting, but I do know that you have signed up for the vaulting team." She sat back in her chair again. "Raise the Stakes, or Raisa as she is known in the barn, will become your mount whilst you attend this school or until I feel that you have learned all you can from each other. She will be more than just a school horse for you. For you, she will become yours. You will be responsible for mucking out her stall morning and night, feeding her, making sure that she doesn't get bored of schooling. She will become your new best friend."

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Audrey shut her mouth as she sat back in her seat. She didn't mean to sound like a b**ch or even a snobby rich girl, but it came out that way. She kept her eyes on the women infront of her as she shook her head at all the details Ms. Carr was giving her. She knew right then that she had just made a mistake at trying to be funny and it didn't work out. "Yes, ma'am"was all she could think about to say. Audrey felt stupid and of course it had to happen to one of the head ladies at this school. She looked down a her feet for a few minutes before she brought her eyes back onto Ms. Carr.

Audrey looked at the picture of the mare that was shown to her as a large smile spread acrossed her face she looked up to Ms. Carr, but didn't say anything as her mind began to picture Raisa and her doing everything together from taking trail riders to maybe even showing in a couple shows. She loved the little black appy paint and couldn't wait to meet the little mare. She quit looking at the mare as she focused on Ms. Carr as she began talking about how Raisa was going to ber her responabilty and was happy to her that. Audrey couldn't wait to leave the office to go see her "new" horse and get to know the mare. Audrey shook her head at the talk about no vaulting horse's, but that was quite fine with her aslong as she was on the team she was a happy camper. Even if she didn't make it on the team to vault, but to be a reserve she was happy about that aswell. Audrey didn't know what else to say so she kept her mouth shut for now. She looked toward the picture again and then back to Ms. Carr,"May I go meet her?"

[Katherine Carr]

Katherine nodded as the girl seemed to pull her head in and actually listen. "Raisa is a six year old Appaloosa." She explained. "She stands at 15 hands even, without shoes on, so she's a hint taller with shoes on, obviously. Although she's young, she's a real sweetheart. She is trained in eventing, but because she is so young she is also capable of learning more. She's also trained in basic Western riding." She gave Audrey a level look. "Just remember that she is young. She has a huge, clean jump so I feel that she will progress quite well as a hunter"

She smiled at the girl's enthusiasm about meeting her new mount. "Of course, follow me." She finished her coffee and rose to her feet. Walking to the door she pushed her socked feet into her black field boots. "Now, as I said, Raisa is your horse while you are assigned to her. However, if something is wrong with her tack, a part of her grooming kit needs to be replaced, that doesn't come out of your pocket." She led the way out of her office, through to the Red Willow Barn and then down to the stall that housed the black blanket Appaloosa. "Hello beautiful girl." She greeted the mare who readily stepped forward the snuffle at the woman's hands. "Audrey, this is Raisa." She pointed at the number above the stall door. "This number corresponds with her locker number, which is where you will find her grooming kit, rugs and other accessories. Her saddle is on a rack with her bridle above it, her name is on the wall between."

She stepped back from the door so that the girl could step forward and greet the mare. "I will leave the two of you to get to know each other. I just ask that you let me come an observe your first riding session."

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Audrey looked at the picture that was she was being shown and couldn't help but not smile at the beautiful black appy as she looked at those big white spots. She never owned an Appaloosa, but she knew already Raisa was going to be a fun horse to ride. She glanced up at Ms. Carr as she began talk about Raisa on how tall she was and that she was only six years old. Brown eyes kept looking at Ms. Carr giving her all the respect she needed as she talked and remembering all that was said about Raisa. She kept in thought that Raisa will still have the spunk to do anything and that was fine with her. She actual loved the ones who pushed buttoms, but then again she loved the lazy old fellows who will do anything. Audrey snapped out of what she was thinking and kept her attention on Ms. Carr as she said they could go meet Raisa.

Audrey stood up when Ms. Carr did and waited until she walked out the door and followed in persuit. She was chomping at the bit to go see Raisa, but stayed with Ms. Carr as she closed the door and began walking through Red Willow Barn. Audrey looked at each horse and smiled as some stuck their heads out to be petted and others just munched on their hay that hung in the hay racks. Audrey turned her head back to Ms. Carr as she talked about anything that needed to be replace for Raisa to talk to her."Okay,"was all she could say before her brown eyes laid them on the black spotted mare who stuck her head into Ms.Carr's hand trying to find treats. Audrey giggled a little, but stopped when Ms. Carr talked about the number above Raisa stall and how everything that was Raisa's was numbered in the tack room.She didn't say anything other than shake her head "yes" that she understood what Ms. Carr was talking about.Audrey moved toward the stall door taking Ms.Carr's place with Raisa as she rubbed the beautiful black head with the small snip on the muzzle."Hey Raisa, I have a feeling you and I are going to be best friends."She said with as smiled and kissed the mare's forehead as she looked back toward Ms. Carr who talked about leaving them alone."If your not busy Ms. Carr, I could saddle her up now so you can watch." She said incase when she did want to ride and Ms. Carr would be to busy to watch she wouldn't have to worry. She had her helment here and she was already dressed to ride so she might aswell ask anways.

[Katherine Carr]

Katherine was about to turn back toward the exit when Audrey's words caught her ears. "I don't have anything scheduled." She replied, impressed with the girl's eagerness to get riding. "While you get her ready, I just need to head back to my office and set the machine to pick up without letting the phone ring. I'll see you in the arena." She didn't bother to ask which arena the girl was going to use, after all if she wasn't in one then she would just be in the other.

Leaving the barn she was in, she walked back into her own. Knowing that she would have a few moments, she quickly sent an email through to Deliah's email account in Red Oak, letting her know about Raisa's new rider. She then set up the phone for the machine to pick up automatically and then she grabbed her winter coat and then headed outside and toward the arena that Audrey was warming the black mare in.

It had been a while since Raisa had had a consistent rider in a while and the young horse was beginning to show the signs of being bored out of her mind - even though she was being exercised once a day - so she was hoping that the girl and the mare would click.