A/N I said that I'd start posting on Fridays and Sundays, so here it is!
“Where you came from, you may have been the best, but now you have to work,” Linn shouted in the echoey arena. Her voice reverberated off the walls, making it difficult to understand. Although tired from the hours and the physical labour of mucking out the horses, I was really excited to do the lesson. Linn was an amazing instructor and had raised many an Olympic champion. Alka and I trotted around the arena obediently as Linn explained what we would be doing while we warmed up. I had really missed riding him and it felt safe to be back on his back. “Today we will be doing fifth leg training, does anyone know what the fifth leg is?” Linn asked. Elysia flicked her head of sleek black hair and said, “Huh, I thought horses only had four legs.” Choosing to ignore the comment, Linn asked, “Anyone?” A boy I didn’t know with freckles and red hair raised his hand, slightly nervously. “The fifth leg is the horse’s brain, making choices without the rider tell it to.” “Very good…?” Linn said. “Benny.” “Very good Benny. Yes, it is important in a competition for your horses to be able to make choices themselves when the rider makes the wrong one, or doesn’t make one at all. It can save you the competition, or your life, so that’s what we shall be practising.” Ah, of course. I’d know that the horse thinking for him or herself was important, I just hadn’t known the fancy name for it. It was annoying in some senses that I’d no longer be the top but in others exciting that there was so much knowledge out there to be learned. “So if you could all please line up in front of this jump. Notice that it’s a solid fence because this will encourage the horse to respect fence. I want you to try and guide your horse as little as possible over the fence, make them think for theirselves.” One by one the riders ahead of me jumped the jump. I need to impress them: this would be my first impression to everyone with my riding skill. I sighed as Liv finished up her jump before kicking Alka into canter. I steering him towards the fence before just letting him ride as Linn said. However, Alka had another idea, he started to go left - away from the fence. I pulled him back right, desperate to make the fence. Face burning hot in the knowledge that everyone saw my mistake, Alka hopped over the low jump. “Well done,” Linn spoke lowly like she had for everyone else so only they could hear their feedback, “Fifth leg training takes a while for the horse needs to develop it so well done for letting him do it all first go but maybe work up to it next time. Give him a pat.” I patted Alka, happy knowing that Linn didn’t think I was hopeless. The lesson continued with more people doing the jump. Linn slowly built up the jump, making it lighter. When it was finally the end of the lesson, she praised us but said we still had a way to go. Next on the list: school.
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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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