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Topic Started: Apr 14 2012, 06:59 PM (317 Views)
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It had been several days since Athena had been delivered, she was settling nicely into her new home. She stood now in a pasture, watching the horizon, eyes twinkling with curiosity. She watched as Inez led her stallions around, and Atty would pace along the fence, wanting to gain her new owner's attention. She neighed playfully at the Pysche boys, tossing her blonde mane into the wind, her high stocking legs moving at a trot. When she grew bored, the filly would rear up, land and then gallop off, showing the world just what she could do. She was only a show filly for the moment, her vast array of ribbons spoke of how well judges liked her, but she wasn't above learning something new. Her pelt shined in the sun, contrasting with her flaxen mane and tail and it was easy to see why anyone could fall in love with her. Once she tired, Atty slowed then lowered her head, grazing quietly by herself until Inez came to fetch her.

Edited by Harlot, Apr 19 2012, 06:15 PM.
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Jason Cahill

Inez laughed softly as Athena paced along the fence line as she led first Magnum and then Padron around the huge perimeter of her property. Both studs started acting up at the sight of her so by the time they both got back to their stalls, Inez had to hose them off and walk them even more until they were dry and cool before putting them back in their stalls. But she didn't mind doing it. Both studs had calmed down and submitted to their baths once they were out of sight of Athena but whinnies still shook their bodies long after she was out of their sight. Once both studs were safely back in their stalls, Inez grabbed a leadrope and then trekked out to where Athena was in her pasture. Inez knew that she was only halter trained at the moment but if she was ever to be able to ride Athena, she would have to start saddle-breaking her and she would start today. She whistled at Athena as she approached the gate and then after slipping in, she waited until Athena approached and then fed her an apple chunk before gently grasping her halter and clipping the leadrope to it. Patting her neck gently, Inez clucked to her and then led her from the pasture and towards the barn. "Its time for some training girl."
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Harlot

Athena raised her head when Inez whistled, tossing her head before she trotted towards the woman who was now her new owner. She flicked her ears forward, extending her muzzle to sniff at the chunk of apple before she gently took the fruit from her palm. The sweet juice filled her mouth as soon as her teeth pierced the apple and the filly made sure she didn't waste a single drop. Nickering lowly, she nudged Inez's hand, looking for more treats but found that there were no more. Atty stood patiently while the woman attached the lead rope to her halter, dancing anxiously for a second before she calmed down. She followed Inez willingly enough, ears perking when she saw the barn.
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Jason Cahill

Inez smiled when Athena raised her head and came right over. She fed her the piece of apple before clipping the leadrope to her halter. She petted her for a few minutes, knowing that the time ahead might scare her and she wanted to let Athena know that she was still going to love her..no matter what. Once she was out of the pasture, Inez led her towards the barn, knowing that Chase was waiting for her in the barn to help her in getting Athena started in her saddle training. Once she was in the barn, she led Athena towards the large indoor arena where she hoped Chase had the gear ready. Saddle blanket and saddle would be tested on her today but only for a short amount of time. The bridle could come later as it didn't really have any extra weight on it. The only problem with the bridle would be the bit for sure and the reins maybe. Once she was there, she led Athena into the arena and then over to where Chase was with the blanket and soft girth.

(Hope you don't mind me including Chase. I think this saddle training and such is a two person job. If you dont like it, just post what you wanted and Ill go along with it LOL)
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Inez had asked Chase to help her saddle train Athena..her new filly and he'd agreed to it readily. He got the gear ready and had it waiting in the arena the moment inez appeared..the chestnut girl in tow. The filly snorted..shying a little at the sight of Chase..but she recovered in a flash and allowed herself to be led into the ring. Noticing the halter..Chase furrowed his brows thoughtfully. "Does she know how to wear a bridle and bit?" It was the first thing any young horse needed to learn but he wasn't sure whether Athena knew how to wear one or she didn't. Grabbing the lunge line..Chase moved towards the filly..allowing her to sniff the long leather line..to reassure her that it wasn't going to reach up and bite her. "It's be best to teach her how to wear a bridle first." He glanced at Inez, not wanting to step on her toes during this training bit, but he was only offering his two cents on the matter.
Edited by Harlot, Apr 15 2012, 06:32 PM.
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Jason Cahill

(Well, i have no experience training a horse LOL. If you think the bridle should come first, then I can do that LOL)
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Harlot

:: Yep, its usually bridle, bit, saddle pad, saddle, dealing with flopping stirrups and then rider ::
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Inez moved with Athena when she shied a little at Chase, keeping close to her and speaking soothing words to her. Athena recovered quickly though and Inez led her closer to Chase. The saddle and saddle blanket was there and she halted Athena once they were close enough to Chase. Chase noticed that Athena wore only a halter and he inquired about it. Inez nodded. <b>"Yes. She was probably being prepped to be only a halter show horse and she's 3 years old. She's a beauty though, isn't she? I'm anxious to see just what this girl can learn. They say she has a mild stubborn streak though."</b> Inez watched as Chase grabbed the lunge line and let Athena smell it. He then let Inez know what he thought she should learn first. Inez raised an eyebrow. But it wasn't in a 'I know better than you' way. It was a "wow" sort of way. Inez knew that Chase had experience with Arabians but since she had only known him a week (hope thats ok) that she wasn't sure if he knew much about training. <b>"I don't know if she could handle the bridle. That's why I wanted to start with the saddle blanket. But if you think she should learn the bridle first, we can start with that. Do you want to get the bridle on her or do you want me to get it on her?"</b> Inez wanted to work with Athena alone but since she was completely green on anything except for the halter, she wanted to give Chase a chance to take an active role if he wanted to.
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Harlot

Chase wasn't stupid. He'd trained and owned his fair share of arabians and while he wasn't withholding that vital piece of info, he didn't exactly offer it up either. Why? Because Inez never asked about his work experience. He could somehow sense that Inez wanted to do this herself, and being the intuitive sort, Chase decided to sit back and let her do the work. Did it matter if he had experience? Probably not because Inez was still a woman and his past experiences had taught him that women normally only wanted men around to do the heavy stuff. He picked up the bridle and handed it to Inez with a shrug. "She's your horse." Athena watched the humans with a keen eye, ears moving to catch the words flowing between the two and she shook her head with a snort, growing increasingly impatient with just standing around. "I'll be over there if you need any help." Nonplussed, Chase moved to hoist himself up onto the top rail, balancing himself there carefully. He'd learned a lot from his dad in regards to horses, but no one would have ever guessed that.
Edited by Harlot, Apr 15 2012, 08:51 PM.
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Inez took the bridle that Chase handed to her and nodded when she was told it was her horse. She knew that but she had hoped that Chase would help hold Athena still. But he had already told her that he would be close by if she needed help and had gone over to the edge of the ring and had stuck himself on the top rail so that he could watch. Inez had attached a a sweet iron bit with copper inlays which has 3 inch D rings to the bridle just this morning as it was the best bit (i looked it up just now) to start a green horse that had never had a bit in her mouth before. She took Athena's halter off but reattached it just behind her ears so that if Athena decided to take off, Inez could grab the halter and have at least partial control over her. She took the bridle and then held up the bit by Athena's nose so that she could get a good smell of it before Inez attempted to bridle her. Once she thought that Athena had gotten a good smell of it and knew it wouldn't hurt her...she shifted so that she was facing forward and then brought the bridle up like she would if she was going to bridle Athena but then stopped short of actually bridling her and just held the bridle leathers just in front of her ears which allowed the bridle to lay over her face and the weight of the bridle to press lightly on her face so that Athena could get used to it.

(Stopping now so you can catch up. I was going to have her bridle Athena so quickly she dind't know what was happening but i thought that would just scare the heck out of her so im hoping this other way will go better. Brb gotta do dishes)
Edited by Jason Cahill, Apr 15 2012, 09:17 PM.
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