Young Horse and Cheap!

[Badger]

I remembered as a young foal i was brought here and sold away from my mother. Now i have come back. I was led out of the metal trailer by the owner of my former stable and into one of the stalls. After about two years of living with him, he needed to get rid of me. No one ever used me to ride and all I did was eat up all of his hay, grain, and apples. Plus, the barn was getting crowded. He needed to get rid of me to make space for the horses with more potential, or at least in his opinion.

Why was I that worthless and useless in his eyes? He liked to use his horses for either showjumping or calm and easy trail rides. Me, I ran straight through the jumps each time I went so fast. And out on the trail, he told me to walk and I ran. Soon he got tired of me and just stopped riding me altogether. Im not sure why no one else there rode me, but Im thinking its because the man told them I was bad, or at least in his opinion. I snorted as he closed the door on me. I suppose this would be for the best. Now maybe someone will come to buy me to use to ride and love.

The man posted a whiteboard on the stall door with writing on it. As he walked away, I poked my head over the door and read what he had written.

Name: River
Showname: River Gem
Palomino Mare
3 years of age
A good horse, for what im not sure yet, but not jumping
A fast runner with heart and spirit
A horse you can trust and will make a great companion
Priced cheap, at $100, but that dosnt mean she;s not good.
I just cannot keep her anymore.

(she is supposed to be great at barrel racing but the man dosnt know that. Your character has to figure it our for themselves)

[racingbelle]

Please tell me why I was here. I seriously didn't need another horse. Five was enough but I just couldn't resit six. I was looking for a mare other than a Quarter or a Thoroughbred. I looked in the barn this time where the more calm horses stood. There! A beautiful palomino mare stood in a stall. I read the whiteboard that was stuck on the door. Hmm. Fast runner heart and sprit...sounded like she would fit into my lot. Three of my horses were racehorses and two barrel horses. Maybe this one would be another barrel horse just to even up the number. I reached toward the mare hoping she would let me touch her...

[Badger]

(what's your persons name and gender?)

I stuck my nose out the door again. A person? So soon? Wow, I'm more attractive than I thought. I laughed at my thought. I wondered who this person was, what they were like and if they were nice. Also, where would they take me, would they even buy me, and would I have any friends? All important aspects for my life.

I sniffed this new person and nickered a soft and friendly greeting to them. I wondered if they would ride me and if we would compete. Thoughts ran wildly through my head like wild horses on the plains. I envisioned this perfect life with this human, and I wondered if it would end up like that.

[racingbelle]

OOC: Stevie Harper and Female.

"Hey girl. Aren't you the friendly one. My name is Stevie. I think you and me are going to be friend. You don't like to jump do you? Well that's too bad, you sounded good for cross country. How about barrels? I have two barrel horses back home though one is a foal. You could even out the numbers. I also have three racehorses. How would you like to come home with me?" I reached out and rubbed the mare, checking her out. "You'll have plenty of friends. There's Storm Dancer, the foal and Midnight Dancer, the momma. Then there's my second horse Secret Lightning, whose the dad. Southern Belle is my first horse and finally Able Promise." I added. Oh gosh Chris was going to shoot me but I didn't care, right now that is. River was just so darn irrisitable.

[Badger]

I flicked my ears foward as the girl, who called herself Stevie, talked to me. My ears perked u most at key words she said, such as friends, horses, and especially come with me. She seemed nice, like a good owner. She asked me if I wanted to go home with her. The anwser was yes, even though she couldn't understand me.

[racingbelle]

"Well girl I suppose your owner is around here somewhere, so we'll just have to wait..." I said. I opened the stall door and slipped in. I rubbed the mare all over, picking up her feet and such. She was a nice calm mare I could see that already. I loved her already.

[Badger]

The man who was my former owner walked up hearing from someone that someone was interested in me. He couldn't believe either that I had someone interessted in me so quickly. He asked Stevie if she wanted to buy me and take me home with her. I stared at her, saying Yes yes yes yes yes. I wondered if she would take me. I wasn't paying attention to what the man was saying and I was unsure if he was telling her about my flaws. It turns out he wasn't.

[racingbelle]

"Yes of course. This is a wonderful horse, despite her flaws. We can over come them even though I'm not gonna use her for jumping. I think she'll make a great barrel horse. We'll see." I said confidently. We quickly sorted a deal and I took her. I clipped a white lead rope to her halter and led her out into the bright sunshine. I blinked my eyes reajusting to the sunlight. "Come on girl this way. Let's go home." I lead the mare into the trailer and then went to the truck to start the engine.