Tempo Takes to the Music

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Miley:

"umm... a lot," i said, "Freckles my flea bitten gray foal, Champion Heartache my buckskin foal, Tempo, Burst of Stardust my gray arabian mustang thoroughbred, Dare to Dream my chestnut overo, Rampage my bay reiner for the competion, and i have a horse for sale Apache Warrior." i said listing the horses on my fingers. "have you ever seen any wild horses around here, Katie?"

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Katie:
"yes, but there are very few of them that come this close to the stables." i said. i was having the feeling that i had said that before... ** "sometimes they come to the water in the winter, wayyyyy out in the pastures, and then, i've seen some gorgeous herds. but you rarely see them up close- maybe only if you're up on glacier ridge, or camping out at the end of sunset hills. especially now that it's foal season, they'll be keeping to themselves."

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Miley:

"i saw one, up on the cross country course. she was coming out of the woods to graze. i spooked her by talking, but man was she beautiful. i wish i could catch her," i said.

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Katie:
"be careful what you wish for, because it might come true." i said ominously. then, i laughed. "but never mind that- i just like being dramatic. i doubt the BLM will be doing any gathers around here any time soon, but, when summer comes, you never know. then, when the competition's over, we could go on a stable camping trip or something,. and hopefully see her again."

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Miley:

"i would love to go on a camping trip with the stables. would it be with both stables?" i asked Katie

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Katie:
"it depends on how well we do against berryhill. if he wins, milton would probably let his students go out of sympathy, and because we wouldn't be a threat. but if we win, he would be lime green with jealousy, and probably forbid it." i laughed dryly. "but that's not stopping whoever would like to come. Trillium probably would, since she;s already leading double lives, and bring some other berryhillers with her."

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Justin:

"i know i would come. my parents used to take me and my family camping every summer. then we stopped and we started herding our cattle. so they called that our camping trip," i said starting to laugh.

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Katie:
"that's so cool, that your parents raised cattle." i said. "when i was younger, i would spend a week with relatives a state away for a week every summer. they had a working cattle ranch, too, and dad thought it was good training for me to work with actual cowhorses, so i could sell them better once i took over the stable."

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Justin:

"thanks Katie, but its not as fun as its cracked up to be," i said to the manager. "do you think Mr. Berryhill will yell at me for being here?"

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Katie:
"being where?" i asked, befuddled.

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Justin:

"here at Sterling Stables, instead of over at Berryhills," i said.

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Katie:
"oh, what he doesn't know can't hurt him." i said dismissively. "besides, as long as you aren't too obvious about it, and still demonstrate some "loyalty" to Berryhill, you should be fine."

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Justin:

"ok good," i said releasing a breath. i didnt want to be dead meat over at Berryhills.

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Katie:
"anyway, I'd better go and call Mandy. we'll see if she's crossed the idaho border yet!" i exclaimed. my friend and donator of Arin's horse had to drive through three states to reach us.

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Miley:

"who is Mandy?" i asked dismounting Tempo and following Katie into the stables. i waved by to Justin and he rode off. i cross tied Tempo and untacked him. i slapped him on the butt and he ran into his stall. i closed it and ran into Katie's office.