Post by Maxxie Ivy Dane on Jan 1, 2013 18:33:42 GMT -8
Snow spotted on the ground and the weather hadn't changed much in the past week. The sky was still all moody and grey like it was about to burst in to tears. Sun? No where to be found, well that's a lie it was hiding behind the clouds still. The wind about the stables still carried a tinge of cold but not as bad as it had been in the beginning of winter. Regardless of the weather though, today was a riding day and would have to be carried out as such. And not just for Maxxie but for girl he'd met for a short time who wanted to learn how to ride. Taking the chance to help and try out a new training metod, he jumped at the chance.
When teaching a new person to ride it's often not advised to put them on a stallion. Okay, well maybe its even banned in a few places. Not here though. Maxxie trusted the seven-year-old stud to take good care of the starters. He looked back at the shinny black creature that was busy shoving his nose under a patch of snow to find some grass. The white halter rested upon his head while the matching lead rope dangled from around his neck. It was about time to start getting ready. "Hemy." Maxxie gestured to the horse to follow him before turning to walk to the tack rooms. It wasn't far and soon the sound of tapping boots and clipping hooves echoed down the empty hall.
Once the pair reached the tack rooms and cross ties Maxxie took hold of the white lead rope. He trusted Hemy but not everyone else did. He lead the stallion in to the farthest cross tie away from any other horses. Girls and other people eyed his horse cautiously, a few asked simple questions like how old is he or gave compliments. You could tell that Hemy enjoyed hearing them because his usually low head would pick up slightly with every passing one. He could be full of himself. Quite pride full now he had some trouble turning round in the cross tie but once he realized that he was away from all the busy of the stable he calmed and waited patiently.
Maxxie leaned against the pole of the cross tie and slid down. He was just going to wait there for the girl. If she was going to learn she was gonna have to learn the basics of grooming and such too.
When teaching a new person to ride it's often not advised to put them on a stallion. Okay, well maybe its even banned in a few places. Not here though. Maxxie trusted the seven-year-old stud to take good care of the starters. He looked back at the shinny black creature that was busy shoving his nose under a patch of snow to find some grass. The white halter rested upon his head while the matching lead rope dangled from around his neck. It was about time to start getting ready. "Hemy." Maxxie gestured to the horse to follow him before turning to walk to the tack rooms. It wasn't far and soon the sound of tapping boots and clipping hooves echoed down the empty hall.
Once the pair reached the tack rooms and cross ties Maxxie took hold of the white lead rope. He trusted Hemy but not everyone else did. He lead the stallion in to the farthest cross tie away from any other horses. Girls and other people eyed his horse cautiously, a few asked simple questions like how old is he or gave compliments. You could tell that Hemy enjoyed hearing them because his usually low head would pick up slightly with every passing one. He could be full of himself. Quite pride full now he had some trouble turning round in the cross tie but once he realized that he was away from all the busy of the stable he calmed and waited patiently.
Maxxie leaned against the pole of the cross tie and slid down. He was just going to wait there for the girl. If she was going to learn she was gonna have to learn the basics of grooming and such too.
