Breathe. Breathe. Breathe. We all waited outside the arena, milling around. Ali sat, head in her hands, muttering what sounded like the routine to herself. Indeed, it was time for dressage. Sadly, this was a bit of an event on the island and so crowds of spectators had gathered to watch almost as if the pressure of being thrown out wasn’t bad enough.
“You’ll be fine,” Alice said, looking for nervous. How is she nervous? She’s easily the top of the class. It was impossible not to like Alice. She was modest, willing to help and seemingly unaware of her skill but not in an annoying way. Eylisa had lost her normal strut, Liv looked quite pale, Alex was shaking causing her poor horse to shake. I knew that everyone wanted Elysia to be thrown out so it was a pity that she was one of the best. It’s unfortunate that in the real world things don’t work out like that. “Shawl, Kate,” I heard the big speakers cry. Ok my turn. Alka and I had been through the routine so many times in warm up but it was different now. I lead him in forcing myself to be calm so I didn’t scare him. “Ride,” I told myself, “Ride.” And so we started. I almost entirely let myself blank it all out, just with the odd thought of “make sure you’re tall” and “imagine the circle on the inside”. Little things that could make all of the different between returning. Finally, we came to a halt in front of the judges. I bowed and out we went - all over. The girls and I met up in the hayloft, our hang out spot. Maybe it wasn’t the safest but it hadn’t collapsed on us yet so I hoped that it wouldn’t. “I think I did ok, messed up the serpentine, I was far too close to the H,” Alice began. “Well, I forgot the routine so…” Alex trailed off. We all stayed in silence a few seconds, forgetting a routine was not at all good. “Oh well,” Ali said, “Mum and Gareth, my brother, made me and Sonika go bright red from embarrassment when she cornered Tyra and began asking if I’d been eating enough.” We all laughed, letting our fears for tomorrow be carried away.
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Li Silentland
Hello!Welcome to my little space on the large internet where I can share my thoughts, views and fanfics! I am you 'normal' teenaged girl, who loves writing, gaming and horses. I've played Star Stable online since 1st June 2014 and I am currently a level 20 player on Cupcake Valley where I hang about with Frosty Roses and my 18 pixel horses! Disclaimer: All images and anything else to do with this blog are taken in the game Star Stable Online produced by Star Stable Entertainment AB. I have nothing to do with Star Stable and own none of their graphics. But I can tell you it is a great game and you should play it!
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