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Post by arzu on Jul 11, 2010 15:48:50 GMT -5
I couldn’t lay curled up, it was to uncomfortable due to having milk in my teats and such. I snorted and kicked my pillars out so I was flat on my side but I nearly jumped right out of my skin when I did not go down all the way and instead was resting on something. That’s when I opened my eyes and looked at him, I had been hearing his words but had refused until this point to do anything. I looked at him but then closed my eyes, you are forgiven for now but im not saying I love you, you hurt me and its going to take more then words to get the three words from me. He had hurt me it was going to take more then words for him to gain those three words from me, I sighed I wanted nothing more then sleep and he was a good pillow. She snorted and then fell asleep once more.
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Post by racingbelle on Jul 11, 2010 16:17:27 GMT -5
"I just talked to her. Nothing more I promise, unless getting a saddle off counts and grooming her but I had to calm her nerves somehow." Dancer was asleep and I nodded my head and then jerked it up again when Storm came in tears falling down his face.
"Mommy why don't you love daddy? Daddy loves you and he says he's sorry. Isn't that good enough?" I cried. I was puzzled by this whole other mare thing but did mommy hate daddy? I didn't want her to. I didn't hate daddy so why should she? I let out a little wail. Everything was so confusing!
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Post by arzu on Jul 11, 2010 17:48:23 GMT -5
I was jerked awake by the sounds of crying, from my son! He had heard the whole thing, great I was a horrible mother, lets add that to the growing list of things. I looked up at him, and then to Lightning. I sighed and looked down, its not that I don’t love your father he just did some things that are going to take time for me to get over. She smiled and looked at her son, come and lay down next to us, you have nothing to worry about and you should not be so nosy and listen to your parents when they tell you to do something. She had clearly herd Lightning say go play but yet here he was. She looked to Lightning and touched his cheek, im sorry I over reacted im just so drained, I do still love you its just that you hurt me. She spoke softly and touched his cheek again and then lowered her head and closed her eyes but she did fall asleep.
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Post by racingbelle on Jul 11, 2010 18:19:46 GMT -5
I sniffled. "Okey mommy." I laid down next to her my eyes drooping and then I fell asleep.
"It's okey but I had just came out of a trailer and I wasn't thinking. I didn't mean to hurt you. I don't ever want to hurt you." I said sighing. I looked at our sleeping son. "He's asleep. I think if were ever going to have a conversation like that again, it should be in my paddock." He sure was a noisy little fella. I knew he had a love for speed by the way I saw him running in the paddock. I rested my head on her and fell asleep...dreaming about the future.
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Post by arzu on Jul 11, 2010 18:38:10 GMT -5
I opened her eyes and touched his cheek, shhh not another word its done its over with I love you and that is all you should know. I closed my eyes again and feel asleep, I had peaceful dreams, I awoke sometime later and managed to wiggle out from under Lightning and calmly walk out into the afternoon sun, My black coat catching the sun as I walked around the paddock and then began to graze at the end of it, I was always on alert for Stevie’s whistle or the sounds of her boots but thus far I had not herd a thing which was good, I sighed and walked back up to the barn peaking in on my son and his father, I smiled when I saw they were still both asleep so I went back to grazing.
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Post by racingbelle on Jul 11, 2010 18:52:57 GMT -5
I started to walk to Dancer's and Storm's paddock. Lightning was missing and I knew he was here. I saw Dancer grazing so I went to the stall. I saw father and son sleeping so I didn't wake them up. I would deal with Lightning later. For now I just went to Dancer's paddock and watched her graze.
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Post by arzu on Jul 12, 2010 9:24:07 GMT -5
My ears flicked and caught Stevie watching me graze, I figured she had been in the stall already and I knew Lightning was in big trouble. I raised my head and trotted over to her, pushing my head into her chest, she would not be sorry if she started riding me. I snorted and sidestepped and threw my head, I turned sharply and took off around the paddock I switched leads with easy and turned sharply at the corner, I did not fall I just kept going up the center of my paddock were I slid to a stop. I tossed my head and pawed at the ground, the muscles around my body were used to power me. I shook my head and trotted back over to her, now what?
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Post by racingbelle on Jul 12, 2010 12:15:17 GMT -5
"Hey pretty girl. Sorry I couldn't come me and Chris were talking about our horses and the foal. Then we noticed that daddy horse was missing. So here I am. I see that father and soon are having a nap time. Are you enjoying yourself?" I stroked the black mares neck. " I'll start riding you in a couple of weeks. You need to get in shape. You know that your the only adult horse on the ranch that hasn't been...why is that halter on the ground? Oh Dancer, seems that you have your own ideas of when your baby should be wearing a halter huh." I heard a little comotion in the stall and saw Lightning poke his head out and then disapear again. He knew that he was in trouble and didn't want to come out and see me. That stud. I smiled and shook my head. "I hope your foal takes more after you or else I'm gonna have another handful around here." I chukled. Yeah but that didn't look like that was about to happen any time soon. The foal already had high spirits when i first touched him so he wasn't shy like Dancer so I wondered what this foal would turn out to be...
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Post by arzu on Jul 12, 2010 12:35:22 GMT -5
I tilted my head why did I not know of this man she spoke of? Why had he not come and seen me? I felt like I was out of the loop, oh well most times I was. I snorted and enjoyed the attention I was getting from her, she notice the halter on the ground and I bobbed my head, turning it around to see Lightning poke his head out but not come out. I snorted and turned and trotted into the barn, brushing against him. You get your butt out of my stall and face the music. I snorted and trotted back out and to the fence, I hung my head over and received more attention, I had yet to receive a new halter so I only had my show one. I whickered softly and turned to make out her words but I could not, I did however understand the word foal, so she was talking about my son, hmm well I only hopped he did not turn out to be a handful. I looked behind me a call leaving me for my son, I had been with out him to long and I was starting to get nervous. I paced the fence line, I knew were he was it was just hard not having him at my side asking millions of questions. I flicked my ears and looked at Stevie waiting. |
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Post by Forte on Jul 12, 2010 12:56:21 GMT -5
Chris was pretty much a mess at the moment. His ribs were still broken and it made it painful to do even normal things like pick hooves, and added to that whole business was the fact that he had an ugly scab where Rebel had bit him and a band-aid obscuring much of his forehead. So he wasn't exactly the prettiest sight winding his way down the path to come have a look at Ms. Dancer and her little foal. It would lift his heart, it would, to see the little fella galloping around and getting in trouble the way foals did, and besides Stevie would be pestering him to come look if he didn't soon enough. So he'd finished lunging Omaha around the ring and decided that he might as well come down for a little visit.
"Why hello there, Ms. Dancer," he said as he caught sight of the pretty black mare pacing the fence line. he looked over at Stevie with a grin. "She had the foal then? Where is he?" He asked, excitement showing in his eyes as he looked out over the field and caught sight of... Well, he'd be goshdarned but he could swear that Lightning was hiding in the stall. "I guess he has been jumping the fence, huh?" He asked, reaching out to try and stroke Dancer's neck. "Easy, pretty girl."
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Post by racingbelle on Jul 12, 2010 13:31:42 GMT -5
"Yeah he has but he's doing no harm. Lightning just wanted to see our new edition Storm Dancer! Lightning and him were sleeping in the stall together so I guess they both woke up. Oh oh Dancer's gettin to be nervous but here comes father and son now!"
I winced at her words but chuckled afterward. "Ok my dear I'm comming as soon as Storm wakes up. I don't want him to be alone." I only had to wait a few minutes before my son woke up at Dancer's call.
I let out a squel when I saw no one was with me but then I saw my dad. "Where's mommy? Can we run? Can we can we?" My dad chuckled and said lets go and whorled around flying out of the stall with me by his side. He was fast but I kept up with him and skidded to a stop, falling down, then jumped up and nuzzled mommy. "Who's that?" I asked eying the man. "Is he nice?" I didn't wait for an answer as I poked my nose through the boards trying to get them to notice me.
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Post by arzu on Jul 12, 2010 14:21:44 GMT -5
I flicked my ears back and then forward at the man, allowed him to touch me before I turned around, to see my son and his father coming towards us. When he fell I snorted and looked down at him but he jumped right up, I started grooming him and touching him all over, my anxiety dying down now that he was here. I flicked my ears forward and walked over to the man, hanging my head over the fence, I pushed my head into his chest wanting him to scratch me and give me attention, I did not see anything wrong with him besides the odd thing on his forehead, which had my curiosity peaked and I began to lip at it, it had a weird texture but it was not coming off was this part of him? I squealed and pulled away, galloping off. I bucked and continued to build my speed before I skidded to a halt at the fence line next to Stevie, eying the man wearily.
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Post by Forte on Jul 12, 2010 20:40:01 GMT -5
"Storm Dancer, huh?" Chris asked, grinning at Stevie and watching as the pretty colt and his dad trotted across the pasture. "Well, he sure is a looker, isn't he?" He said, watching the colt. When Dancer nudged his chest he winced and took a step back, his broken ribs shooting pain through his diaphragm. "Ow... That hurt, Dancer..." he mumbled, before stepping up as scratching her neck up towards her ears fondly. He chuckled as she sniffed at the band-aid and then whirled away in surprised. "It's ok, hun. It comes off, see." He said, and took the band-aid off, revealing an ugly scab where his head had made sharp contact with the pavement.
"Well, hello there Storm," Chris said with a grin as the little colt stuck his neck through the fence, kneeling down to pat the horse on the neck gently, doing his best not to spook him. He was just a baby, after all, although he seemed just as bold as his daddy ever was. "You're going to be a speedy little thing like your daddy, aren't you?" He cooed, looking up at silly Lightning.
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Post by racingbelle on Jul 12, 2010 21:47:01 GMT -5
"Dancer! That's not nice!" I scolded the mare. I tapped her firmly on her muzzle as I did all horses when they did something wrong. "Sorry Chris but if you don't treat her like a queen she's just...yeah." Storm let out a little nicker. "Why hello pretty boy, I see you've inheirted your daddy's need for speed."
I like this man. Scratch my withers! Scratch them they itch! I tried to pull away and put my body near him but my head was stuck! "Mommy help! I'm stuck!" I squealed frightened and tried to jerk away. "Help!'' I quivered in fright. I didn't like this at all!
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Post by arzu on Jul 13, 2010 10:03:23 GMT -5
She flicked me on the nose, I squealed and backed up. I did not like when I was whipped or flicked. I shivered and trotted away, the owners son who did not live with him use to come and whip me when his father was not around but the whip was more of a sting and it never left marks. I stopped when I was far enough away from her and looked at her. I watched as my son began to freak but I did not want to go near the fence line, turn your head sideways then pull it out. I whickered, I began to pace and then I flicked my ears and went up to the fence line, pinning my ears letting her not to touch me, I did not want her to touch me no, not if I was going to get flicked for every thing I did. Sideways sweetie, it should come out, I lowered my head to his level. It will be ok sweetie your not going to be stuck in the fence forever. I nibbled at his withers and waited for him to do as I said.
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