Thinking About The Last Days [OPEN]

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The school year was ultimately coming to a close and sooner rather than later the eighteen year old would have to pack up her things and head back to Georgia. The large thought weighed on her mind of if she was going to haul Seren home. English riding was something Belle loved to do but in all honesty Seren would thrive in a more competitive home. The mare was a great horse and had improved from when the eighteen year old bought her out of the auction. Moving towards the barns, she knew that she would be taking Penny home. Western riding could become her life and she would probably be going to college to either become an instructor or something of that sort. The short two years that she had to assistant with the Beginner's Western class had showed her that she loved to help people and to help them with horses was even better.

Belle entered the White Oak barn and collected Penny from her stall. "Hi girly, wanna go stretch your legs?" Today would be a free day for the mares, it was Sunday and for once she would go by the no work on Sundays. Moving herself and the Quarter Horse over to the other barn they quickly became a trio as Seren joined them. The Sporthorse was very aware of where everything was, her handler could feel the tension the mare had. "It's alright Seren, nothing is gonna hurt you." Belle cooed at the mare to try and soothe her. Turning the duo to face the gate, she released Penny and she took off. Seren sort of danced in place but didn't bolt along with her friend. "Seren your fine." Trying again, the blonde stroked the mare's face and held her in the halter a lot longer than Penny.

Slowly Belle released the Sporthorse as well. Although she didn't take off towards the middle of the field, she followed Belle around. "Good girl, look what I have for you." She pulled out a slice of apple and held out her palm. Soon enough Penny was right next to Seren and lipping at Belle's hand for a piece. After feeding the mares all the apple that she had, she decided that it wasn't too muddy or wet so she sat outside the pasture. Pulling out her iPhone she opened her Kindle app and began to read the book she had started. It was a beautiful spring day why would she want to be inside.

[Anastasie Chevalier]

Anastasie led her bay Standardbred back toward the pasture where he lived - the gelding didn't like being cooped up in a stall so he lived out. She had just worked him in the round pen and since he had been so responsive, she was rewarding him by turning him back out before she worked him in the arena - after all she had two other horses who needed working.

As they got closer to the pasture that the gelding lived in, she halted him as Cedar threw his head up, scenting the air as he did so. "Easy, boy." The Frenchwoman soothed as she placed her hand on his nose, encouraging him to lower it without putting any pressure against the sensitive bone. "Good boy." She slipped her fingers under his top lip and ticked his gums as she looked toward the pasture.

She silently watched as Belle released her two mares, arching an eyebrow when the girl released one and then fussed around with the other before she finally released her too. When the girl exited the pasture, she walked Cedar forward again, down to the end pasture, released him and watched with a smile as he turned around and ambled away, swishing his tail at the flies that hovered around him.

The woman then walked back to the pasture where Belle was watching her horses, as she read her book and paused by the girl. "Seren didn't seem too happy there." She commented. "Have you ever though about letting her go first and then releasing Penny." She boosted herself up so that she was sitting on the top rail of the fence. She glanced over at the horses. "You might find that Seren's reaction was because of Penny flying off like that." She smiled as she looked back at Belle. "You know that your pretty Thoroughbred isn't going to take off, not straight away anyway, but you know the Quarter Horse will - and by letting her go first, you actually encouraging her to do so." Ana knew about the Thoroughbred mare's history, and also knew that Belle had done wonders to get her where she was.