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Post by Headmistress Exypen/Athalia on Jan 22, 2007 10:57:01 GMT -5
Athalia smiled at Pyros, "I have only been riding six other times and I've really like it. I love galloping, that is the best part." Luckily the stables were close to the gymnasiums and playing feilds and the walk wasn't very long, they were already halfway there.
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Post by ericjayrol on Jan 26, 2007 7:59:38 GMT -5
Pyros had never really thought about going riding, he remembered when he was a little younger all the boys used to say going riding with a girl was the best way to get to her heart, he had never really believed anything the boys said. It wasnt like any of them had ever had a girlfriend.
Pyros looked over and saw the stable with the few horses. "i hope i can actually manage this without falling off and breaking my neck" Pyros noted as he walked over to the fence where the jump arena was. There were 2 students having a jump off with horses, one of them jumped over a 1.5m steeple. Pyros was amazed. he looked around the stables. There was the actual stable where all the horses were, then there was the arena for jumping and other stunt type things, there was a paddock where people could learn to ride and a larger paddock for more experienced riders.
Pyros then noticed his eyes wander to a trail leading into a forest area. There was a sign there. 'Scenic Trail' was written on it. This was obviously a trail leading through the beautys of nature where you rode slowly with someone you cared for. He wasnt sure how Athalia would react if he said he wanted to go in that direction so he didnt say anything and hoped a good time to bring it up would come or she would say she wanted to go that way.
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Post by Headmistress Exypen/Athalia on Jan 26, 2007 17:16:58 GMT -5
"Come on, Cowboy, before you go hittin' the trail you have to choose a horse," she grabbed Pyros' hand and pulled him into the stable, there stretched two long rows of horses, about forty total. Athalia ran to the ninth stall from the door and started cooing to a grey spotted Azteca mare, "Hello Mia," she said in English, knowing that the horse would understand her perfectly since she put a little of her power behind it, "How have you been treated, sweety?" The mare proceded to tell Lia of what care her other two riders (both girls) had given her, informing the girl that they didn't know about Mia's favorite spot to be brushed or how she liked the green apples better than the red. Athalia smiled, nodding occasionally as she listened to the news of the horse world.
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Post by ericjayrol on Jan 27, 2007 6:16:24 GMT -5
Pyros was simply watching and began to think she was going crazy. Suddenly someone struck him in the back. He turned around and saw that a horse had stuck him with its nose. It was a black horse with a white sort of diamond on its head.
"im assuming that was a request to go riding" Pyros said as he entered its stall and began patting it. "so... the names Storm eh?" Pyros said as he looked over at the name tag. The horse began to rear up and go a little crazy.
"ok ok! so storm was wrong?" Pyros said as the horse nodded its head in approval.
"umm... then whats your name? Blacky? Willow? Thunder?" Pyros began naming a few horses name when suddenly the horse agreed with Thunder.
"so your name is Thunder and not Storm, i can see how that was mistaken, pleased to meet you" Pyros said as he took it and led it out of the stables.
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Post by Headmistress Exypen/Athalia on Jan 29, 2007 16:04:04 GMT -5
"Come on Mia, wanna go for a ride?" The horse nickered, an affirmative answer. Athalia smiled and led the mare out and down to the collection of saddles and briddles, she picked out a black saddle blanket and grey western trail saddle and started saddling Mia up, the whole time she talked back and forth with the mare. Finally when she was done she looked at Pyros and asked, "Need any help?"
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Post by ericjayrol on Jan 31, 2007 13:02:50 GMT -5
Pyros looked at the many saddles and blankets and picked one of the saddles. He put it onto the horse which reared up and the saddle flew towards Pyros striking him in the chest before falling on his foot.
"umm... i suppose so..." Pyros replied as he picked up the saddle and handed it to Athalia.
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Post by Headmistress Exypen/Athalia on Jan 31, 2007 16:45:39 GMT -5
Athalia smiled and walked around Thunder's front, talking to the horse mentally. The stallion ((I'm guessing he's a stallion)) quieted down and talked back as she put a blanket and saddle on him the cinched it on properly, once everything was in order she patted the big boy on his flank. "Be good Thunder," she said aloud for Pyros' sake, "and try not to dump the boy on his rear. I beginning to grow fond of the guy." She watched Pyros from the corner of her eye to catch his reaction as she put a bridle on Thunder, then she would be done.
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Post by ericjayrol on Feb 1, 2007 6:55:43 GMT -5
Pyros stood there, he knew the horse wouldnt throw him off, even if it tried, Pyros was good at maintaining balance and remaining on. When he was about 7 his bike had lost control and fell sideways, Pyros had simply jumped from the seat and landed on the side of the bike as it slid to a stop.
"thanks" Pyros said as he took a step and leapt from the ground onto the stallion not wanting to get on normally. "now, lets see what i know..." Pyros said as he began to steer the horse into turning around towards the exit, then he lightly kicked the horse and it moved out of the door.
"well so far so good" Pyros said with a smile.
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Post by Headmistress Exypen/Athalia on Feb 1, 2007 13:57:04 GMT -5
Athalia clicked her tongue at Mia and the mare walked to stand beside the girl. After mounting, using the stirups, she gave a mental command to the horse and she started forward. Lia had not put on a bridle, she had tied the lead rope to the other side of the halter but she knew she wouldn't need a bridle. She could tell Mia were to go and her horse-friend would do it, the beauties of talking to animals.
"A walk, if you please Mia, and I think we'll take a trail ride." The mare nodded her head and headed toward the trail head at the correct speed. Lia looked back at Pyros, "Come on cowboy."
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Post by ericjayrol on Feb 2, 2007 6:48:02 GMT -5
Pyros couldnt help but lightly laugh at the comment as he kicked it slightly and the horse went over next to hers and maintained the same speed.
"so... I take it you know your horse riding well... is that something to do with being sort of one of them or did you just develop good skills?" Pyros asked her.
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Post by Headmistress Exypen/Athalia on Feb 5, 2007 12:44:14 GMT -5
"I enjoy talking to horses, they are so sensible, so calm. The only things that upset them are things that should upset anyone in their right mind, like snakes for instance. So between talking to them and having good balance due to the cat thing I am a fair enough natural rider. It also means I never have want for a conversation, the entire animal world is there to talk to me!" She giggled and watched him ride, he wasn't bad, he wouldn't win any ribbons but then neither would she. "Make sure when you ride to be ralxed, if you are tense he will notice and you will make him tense."
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Post by ericjayrol on Feb 9, 2007 7:19:52 GMT -5
Pyros relaxed his muscles and tried to relax his mind, hopefully he was relaxed enough but he wasnt sure.
"so, do you usually go riding on your own or is there someone else you usually go riding with?" Pyros asked her.
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Post by Headmistress Exypen/Athalia on Feb 10, 2007 14:33:54 GMT -5
"I usually ride on my own, I'm friends with a lot of people but they aren't my exclusive friends so they often will be doing something with their other friends. Often though I go so that I can be by myself and get away and into nature. I find riding being with animals and away from humans is calming, it keeps my animalistic impulses down, though not by much, but some." She chirped back at a bird in a tree before looking back to Pyros, "How did you discover your powers?"
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Post by ericjayrol on Feb 13, 2007 7:00:51 GMT -5
Pyros listened to her well and then when she asked him the final question he pulled his head down in shame. "it isnt something i usually talk about... It isnt a pleasent story... it involves death..." Pyros replied hoping he wasnt scaring her or making her worry about her safety around Pyros.
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Post by Headmistress Exypen/Athalia on Feb 13, 2007 13:19:00 GMT -5
"I'm certain that atleast one fourth of the people here have stories that in some way harm another person if not kill them. I want to hear it, but if you don't want to tell me then you don't have to," she had heard many stories of people's powers manifesting, it was something she almost always asked because she thought it helped paint a picture of how that person would veiw their power and other Gifteds. She had heard some that were nice and others that made her mad or made her cry, but each one had one thing in common, people were never the same asfterwards, even if they expected to get a gift.
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