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Post by hotspot on May 21, 2008 18:22:53 GMT -5
The purpose of this thread is for the girls of sterling and berryhill to address crushes, horses, drama, and ballgowns, as well as anything else. Invited: Katie, Arin, Sidney, Mary Anne, miley, Milly, Amanda, Trillium/Francesca, and our new member, Sana, if it so pleases her.
Katie: after returning from the hospital, i finished setting up cots as the girls came trickling on, one by one. we only had little over two hours until Mandy was supposed to show up. in the meantime, i set out food, made sure all the horses were securely in their stalls or paddocks, and settled down to wait in my jammies.
Arin: i straggled into the barn after Owen gallantly gave me a lift back to Sterling. Blazing Phoenix gave me a sneaky smile as i passed him, grazing happily in the corral. he had got to go home early, so no wonder. anyway, i was quite sore; the horse Owen was riding had been as broad as a barrel, and did not at all fit his name's english translation, "Overture in the month of mist." "ready for the barn party?" i asked, as Katie waved hello to me. "i'm so excited for my new horse!"
Trillium: i told my parents that my new friend, Katie, had invited me over for a sleepover. i told Milton that i was going home. instead of doing either, although the first was partly true, i donned my disguise and fourwheeled over to Sterling. i took a cross-country way, to make sure no riders saw me, but heard a commotion in the woods a ways away. but there was no stopping me; i arrived in a cloud of dust. "Hi, guys!"
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Post by bluwings on May 21, 2008 18:44:49 GMT -5
Mary Anne: After the travesty on the trails late this afternoon, we were all tired, filthy, and hungry. We had ridden back to the stable, but made sure our horses got attention before ourselves. Piper was now brushed to a shimmer, with a freshly combed mane, plenty of hay, water, and a stereo playing 'The Beautiful Blue Danube', which his owners back in Austria had informed me he enjoyed. The spring evening was warm and muggy, so I didn't mind sticking my head under the pump, followed by my feet and arms, to wash the trail dust off. Then, I fetched my favorite pajamas, bedecked with tiny prancing cartoon ponies, and fuzzy socks to wear for the slumber party. I ran headlong into the barn, chucked my sleeping bag onto the cot nearest Piper's and Butterfly's stalls, and annonced, "I'm here! Where's the party?"
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Post by Miastar on May 21, 2008 20:37:58 GMT -5
Sydney: I was usually training or competing when my few friends from school were having parties so I was especially excited about the Barn party. Since there would be girls from Sterling and Berry Hill here, I hoped to learn more about the Mysterious Mike. I walked in still in wearing my horsey print pjs and slippers that looked like boots. Katie and a few other girls already here. "Hey guys! I am SO sore from over use of non-used muscles! I really shouldn't have completely quit riding... This place looks great!"
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Post by libertysgirl on May 22, 2008 16:01:09 GMT -5
Milly: Kale had dropped me off two hours ago and I had sat in the stall with Lyra after I had finished grooming and taking care off her. I sighed and walked into the barn already in my pjs and ready to think about something else. "Hey,everybody." I called quietly then sat down on a cot. Kale was a nice guy but his flirting drove her nuts. I layed back thinking over the days happenings and sighed loudly to myself. Kale. I sat up quickly and scowled at my thinking about the guy AGAIN!
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Post by bluwings on May 22, 2008 17:23:28 GMT -5
Mary Anne: "Sooo, what's on everybody's minds?" I asked, hugging my pillow and bouncing up and down on the cot. "I'm going to guess- boys?"
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Post by libertysgirl on May 22, 2008 17:50:59 GMT -5
Milly: I jolted from my thoughts and stared wide eyes at Mary Ann. I gulped and smiled shyly. "Yeah, that's exactly what I was thinking about." I blushed and looked down at my lap.
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Post by hotspot on May 22, 2008 18:22:22 GMT -5
Arin: i reenetered the stables from the bathrooms, where i had changed into my east-indian-print sair-style pajamas. "You can say that again!" i proclaimed, getting chills from thinking of galloping through the gathering dusk, sidesaddle, on a gorgeous horse, right behind Owen Lahey. who obviously worked out.
Trillium: i had worn my lavender horseshoe-print Pjs under my eork clothes, and was already giving my hair its mandatory before-bed 100 strokes. "i simply can't be silent any longer- Justin asked me to the ball!" i exclaimed, quite giddily. "but speaking of.... where's Miley?"
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Post by phantomstallion94 on May 22, 2008 19:10:40 GMT -5
Miley:
it was completely dark and i was still in the woods from when Jack fell off of Warrior. i went to the woods to think and instead i began to panick. the barn party was starting and i wasnt there. instead i was with two beautiful horses, both wild. a bay filly and her mother a chestnut with a fugdy brown mane were close by watching over me. i was still sitting on the log i found and thinking of a way home. i didnt want to scream cus then the mare would leave and i would be left for coyote bait. i could whistle and my stallion Dare to Dream and Rampage knew that as a cue to come after me, but by the time they came i didnt know what would happen to me. i needed to get out of here but how. when the mare finally got into arms length, i knew she wasnt going to be leaving. she came up to me and nuzzled me like i was one of her foals. i lifted my hand for the mare to smell and she started liking it. "Hot Chocolate and Mocha Lata," i said at a whisper to the mare and filly. Hot Chocolate, the mare, nodded her head in agreement. i got up and walked over to her. i knew how to fashion myself a lasso from vines. i whistled as loudly as i could and began making my homemade lasso. i didnt want Hot Chocolate out here alone with her filly. she needed to be taken care of. my clothes were back at the barn. i heard the pounds of hooves and a familar neigh. it was Dream, my chestnut flaxen overo stood out like a soar thumb. he neared and touched noses with Chocolate. i walked over to her slowly and lifted the lasso a centimeter letting her get used to it. she sniffed it and put her head inside. with the lasso in place i took a handful of mane on Dream and mounted up. i really didnt need another horse, but i knew someone who would want one or two with a little help training them. my good friend Trill would love to have Chocolate and Lata. she didnt have a horse of her own and she borrowed one from Katie for the competition. if she won Mitlon Berryhill, her cousin, would let her have a horse.
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Post by bluwings on May 22, 2008 20:43:19 GMT -5
Mary Anne: We were just getting into a great discussion concerning the Berryhill boys, when i realized something... Miley wasn't here. In fact, I hadn't seen her since the scene of the accident! "Hold it- has anyone seen Miley?" I asked worriedly. At best, she was just in the bathroom or something, but what if she was still back in the woods... alone? Just then, I heard hoofbeats in the yard...
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Post by Miastar on May 22, 2008 20:59:56 GMT -5
Sydney: Boys weren't the main thing in my mind. My saddle soreness was top of the list but right now someone might be in danger. "I haven't seen her anywhere, maybe that's her outside."
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Post by phantomstallion94 on May 24, 2008 7:25:15 GMT -5
Miley:
i walked slowly out of the woods and to the barn. Lata was prancing around Dreams feet and he kept on nuzzling here. he was acting like her father. i had always heard that stallions killed foals that werent theirs. "Dream you couldnt even hurt a fly. you are the nicest and most wonderful horse in the world and i love you," i said leaning down to hug his neck. we neared the barn and i saw the lights in the distance. i whistled again. i heard hooves hitting stall doors and rapid neighs. both Dream and Chocolate let out a rejoiced neigh. "HEYYYYY!!" i called, Chocolate only shied a little but not that nuch.
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Post by hotspot on May 24, 2008 18:24:18 GMT -5
Katie: i was worried sick over Miley, when i heard a voice out in the yard. it sounded like Miley! the whole lot of us pattered out of the barn in our stockinged feet. Miley was standing there with her pain stallion and two new horses, who decidedly did not look tame. "what's going on?" i asked. "I'm just glad you're all right- but who are these horses?"
Arin: i charged out after Katie into the night.
Trillium: at last! sound! i went outside to see Miley, holding onto what looked like a vine, wrapped around the neck of a beautiful chestnut horse. a little filly romped around her heels. i gasped. "how adorable! and pretty."
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Post by Miastar on May 24, 2008 21:23:36 GMT -5
Sydney: "Wow, who are they, are they wild?" I asled about the mare and foal Miley was leading in. They certinly looked wild, and yet they were completely calm. Even at the sight of a bunch of girls in their jammies.
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Post by phantomstallion94 on May 25, 2008 18:56:28 GMT -5
Miley:
"Katie, remember when i asked you about if mustangs lived around here? well this is her." i said dismounted and walked toward my friends and riding instructor. "this is Hot Chocolate and Mocha Lata. everywhere i go they are there. Chocolate is practically like my guardian angel and her foal is already used to humans. even Chocolate is too. i think she is sound to leading and haltering. when i was going to put the vein over her head. i let her sniff it and instead she put her head inside of it, like she was ready to come home with me. but anyway is it ok if she stays here. im going to train her and see if she is sound to saddle or bridle. then i plan on selling or giving her to a friend," i said winking at Trill. i waited for Katie to answer if it was ok or not. i looked up at Chocolate she was a pretty tall mare and she was gorgeous. she liked the attention she was getting from all the girls of the barn. when we got back inside, if we got back inside i wanted to look up if any horses were missing from anywhere that would fight Chocolates describtion and conformation. just to be sure. i really hoped no one owned her, but it would be wierd if a mustang was so used to humans and she ran wild.
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Post by Miastar on May 25, 2008 20:26:44 GMT -5
Sydney: "Although that sounds incredibly exciting taking mustangs off the range without BLM or other government authorization is illegal. And if she was previously owned, which she appears to be, and then released the owner would have to pay fines. I guess stalling her for the night wouldn't get us in a whole heap of trouble. Just to be sure, I'd call Sherif Ballard and ask. He's really nice and a horseman so I'm pretty sure he won't mind if you take care of the mare, especially since she's alone and just foaled..." I had met Sherif Ballard when I ran out of gas about a month ago. He told me about his rescue horse Jinx and I knew he was a man that knew horses. I also knew from research on Americas Wild Horses that there were laws protecting them.
OOC: I actually did an extensive report on mustangs just after we got my mare Baby (the New Mexico mustang. And just like the laws that keep Linc from getting mustangs because of his record, even people that have good intentions aren't allowed to take horses off the range. Monty Roberts adopted Shy Boy and requested to have him set free again for the purpose of testing his training method. Cloud although loved by the woman who filmed him runs free becaue the BLM thought he would improve the mustangs in the area. He is therefore protected from adoption.
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