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Post by Ryan Green. on Mar 5, 2008 17:44:48 GMT -5
remember life ain’t over yet
i ’ m h e r e f o r y o u s o d o n ’ t f o r g e t
ryan leaned forward, giving in to the mare's constant request by pushing her hands forward so that sunny could have her head. without needing any more motivation, the grey mare thrusted off of her hind legs, showing her rider a whole new speed. the pair raced across the white sand, waves from the ocean creeping up and nearly touching the hooves of the large horse.
ryan balanced her weight down into her heels, beginning to rise back into her seat, applying her aids as she pulled the mare back down into a controlled canter, and finally down into a slow trot. sunny was extremely happy under neath ryan, and the same could be said for the girl. the grey picked up her head and pranced a few strides more before coming down to a stand still. both horse and rider gazed out at the open water before them, listening to the sounds of the constant crashing and retreat of the water. nudging the mare forward with her heels, she turned towards the waves. ryan pressured sunny to the point where her knees where in the water. just a few inches more, and ryan's boots would be water logged. the mare bobbed her muzzle into the salty water a few times, and then shook it in disgust. ryan chuckled, repositioning herself before she turned the mare around and let her remove herself from the water and a high-spirited prance. ryan couldn't help but grin.
glancing around, they were utterly alone on the vast beach. ryan hoped for someone to come running out of the wooded trail towards them, but as a few seconds passed, she pushed the thought out of her mind. sunny took advantage of her rider's lack of attention, and began to wander off towards where the water met the sand once more. ryan took back rein, pushing the mare forward so that her hocks where submerged in the clear water. pressing her leg against the wide barrel of the warmblood, ryan smoothly transitioned from a rising trot to a canter. as ryan once more allowed sunny to gain speed, the mare tossed a few spirited bucks, causing ryan to smile uncontrollably. taking a deep breath in, ryan urged her horse on, letting her burst through the water with the greatest of ease.
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Post by .mackenzie michaels. on Mar 5, 2008 20:26:39 GMT -5
The girl sat easilly on the stallion's back. Easy friend she murmured softly. Her blonde hair was pulled back in a pony tail on the back of her head, a few stray strands hanging at the nape of her neck and framing her face. She wore older jeans that had seen better days, a purple tank top and Nike tennis shoes. She didn't look particularly horse-y, but for certain she was. She handled the stallion beneath her seemingly apparent ease, although inwardly she was still calculating him, trying to get him figured out...
They were moving at a swift trot. The girl rode bareback, and again, she wasn't sure whether this was against the rules or not, but she hadn't gotten in trouble last time, so she was hoping to squeak by again. At least this time she had a bridle. She'd decided it unwise to go running around the countryside on an unknown horse in just a halter. Maybe when they'd gotten to know each other better...But for now she was content with the softness with which Zanzibar responded to the bit.
She broke free of the woods and came trotting down the beach, sand flying up in her face. Her gaze followed the rise and fall of the tides, seeming almost hypnotized by the water. The stud took advantage of his rider's inattention and broke into a canter that rocked the girl's seat. She slid to the side a bit, and, laughing, pulled herself back on, centering on the stud's back and falling into the rhythm of his movement. He gained speed and it didn't take long for Mackenzie to see the other girl flying down the beach. A smile lit her lips. So she wasn't the only weirdie who loved galloping down the sand...She let the stud plunge into the water, soaking them all over. She laughed as she was drenched in salt water and the stud tossed his head, pawing at the water...
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Post by Ryan Green. on Mar 6, 2008 15:39:23 GMT -5
the barrel of the grey mare expanded beneath her seat, and ryan looked away from the horizon as sunny's bellowing cry broke through the air. the girl's eyes where drawn to the horse and rider in the water. ryan's eyes followed the movements of the great horse's limb as he struck at the water joyfully. her own mount, ryan noticed, was extremely alert to the new arrivals on the beach. ryan rubbed her nails against her mare's large, dappled neck, cooing softly. once more, the mare released a loud cry into the salty atmosphere. ryan smiled, glancing up at the other duo, sure that they couldn't miss the cries of her boisterous mare.
applying her leg, the mare leapt forward, her legs dancing as she side-passed towards the water. ryan straightened her out and half-haunted to regain her attention and keep her from taking off. "she couldn't be more of a cheap thrill," ryan thought to herself with a small smirk. trotting now, ryan made the large grey circle; kicking up sand as she made the thirty meter circle, and then splashing back in to the shallows of the water once more. when asked, the mare now softened beneath ryan's hands, and halted when asked.
good girl, ryan cooed as she scratched the mare's thick neck once more.
ryan's riding boots where coated in a wet layer of sand, and her black half chaps where soggy. ryan ran her hands down the thighs of her denim jeans, letting her reins fall around sunny's neck. the mare stretched her neck out with a satisfied sigh. the girl's eyes once more where drawn up towards the other horse and rider, and her lips curved into a smile, raising her hand in an awkward wave that screamed, hey-nice-to-see-you-even-though-i-don't-know-you.
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Post by .mackenzie michaels. on Mar 8, 2008 21:11:28 GMT -5
The girl smiled, laughing as the stallion half reared. She knew he wasn't trying to get her off, just enjoying himself. She leaned forward, tangling her hands in his mane to keep from sliding off the smooth back. She giggled as the stud touched back to earth and half reared again. He looked like a trick horse of some sort. He finally touched down, spun, and took off down the beach toward the other horse and rider.
She laughed. Whooooah, boy! she called as they blew past the other horse and rider, kicking up sand. SHe sat back firmly, putting a firm pressure on his head. Heeey, knock it off she said with a frown when he didn't slow. She sat the pace easilly. Zaney really was a ballanced horse, and she was annoyed rather than scared. She pulled his head around, and he spun a round once, twice, then finally stopped. She shook her head. You still don't scare me, you son of a gun she told him. They turned around and trotted back down the beach toward the other horse and rider.
Sorry 'bout that...He's crazier than I expected. She grinned good naturedly. I'm Mackenzie Miachels, and this is Zanzibar.. she smiled as the horse pranced in place. She shook her head. Settle, friend, settle. She shook her reins to get his attention. Just knock it off and stand still for a minute, could ya? she asked, but the stallion did not oblige her. She rolled her eyes with a small grin...
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Post by Ryan Green. on Mar 8, 2008 21:53:55 GMT -5
not having expected the girl's mount to bolt past, ryan had little time to take a firm hold on her mare's mouth. the excitement of the other horse's speed caused sunny to dance sideways, spinning her hindquarters around and tossing a joyful buck. ryan sighed, sitting the second, and more powerful, of the mare's gleeful kicks. as the mare's back hallowed out once more, ryan caught her head as she tried to lower it for the third buck. sawing her hands back, and applying a good amount of pressure onto the mare's mouth, she got her attention and caused her to back up quickly, kicking up salty water onto her hocks, and darkening the color of her grey coat.
the girl and her horse re approached, and ryan showed the girl another warm welcome. the mare, though, pinned her ears at the other, quite near, horse. she stretched her neck out, her large head tilting over as her teeth attempted to grab at the bay's skin. hey, quit it, you little witch. ryan backed the mare up once more, having her side-pass in the same motion, so that there was more distance in between the two horses. and, ryan looked up from the center of her mare's ears at the other girl seated atop the bay, i'm sorry about that. she emitted a small laugh to shake her chest gently, i'm ryan green, and this is sunny.
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Post by .mackenzie michaels. on Mar 9, 2008 0:10:15 GMT -5
The girl smirked. Looks like everyone's a little hot today, eh? she asked with a laugh. Good to meet you she said with a nod. She wiggled her reins, jingling the bit in the stud's mouth as he pranced and pawed. Just knock it off, would you?! she exclaimed in aggravation. She shook her head. These darn horses sometimes.. She laughed.
Finally she let the horse go. He stepped quickly out into the water, throwing droplets up and soaking his rider clean through. She laughed a bit as he hit a sand bar and then a drop off and had to swim. He seemed to enjoy it. She glanced over at the other rider on the shore. You should come join us! she called with a grin. Get yourself wet!
The stallion was turning back toward land now. Obviously he'd decided he'd been out too deep, because he didn't go all the way inland. Just to where he could touch and didn't have to swim. He reared up in the water and the girl squealed, but a grin was on her face as she slid clean off his back and hit the water with a loud splash. And he was off, racing down the beach like a mad man. Mackenzie came up sputtering and laughing, wiping her eyes quickly and glancing down the beach, the smile fading. Oooooh boy, that's not good... she said with a slight shake of her head. The stud tossed his head and half reared again, spinning. Mackenzie breathed a sigh of relief as the horse came bolting back toward her. Whoah, son! she called, holding out a hand to grab his flapping reins. They skidded through the water a bit and then he finally stopped. She breathed a sigh of relief. Don't DO that to me! she exclaimed, stroking the stallion's soaked muzzle. She glanced up at the other rider and her cheeks flushed, embarassed that she'd just slid right off...She was supposed to be at least a half decent rider, and there she was, plunging into the water and now standing up to her waist and soaked to the bone. She tossed herself onto the horse's back again, reining him in before he could bolt and settling herself on his back, glancing sheepishly at Ryan...
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Post by Ryan Green. on Mar 9, 2008 10:57:56 GMT -5
hold on, i'll get rid of this tack, and then come join you! ryan had exclaimed with a smiled, pushing the mare around with her legs and driving her towards the shore. as ryan dismounted onto the sand, her mare stretched her neck long, snorting into the warm sand partials and spreading them in all directions. ryan quickly released the girth from her saddle billets, then pulling the entire saddle from the mare's broad back in a quick movement. ryan left it resting on it's pommel in the dry sand. raising sunny's head, the teen held both reins in one of her delicate hands, the other grabbing hold of the mare's light mane. ryan bounded three times on her toes before vaulting herself up onto the high back of her mare.
zanzibar had just successfully unseated mackenzie, and ryan couldn't help but laugh at bit as the girl fell into the water. it was an amusing sight. although, the mare began to fidget, moving forward before ryan could swing her leg across her hind quarters. ryan chuckled as the mare's large hooves smacked against the surface of the water once more; and just saving herself from falling off, she was able to hoist herself up a bit more, her leg swinging over to sit her upright. your stallion sure does have some spunk, ryan laughed, in an exceptionally good mood.
the teen's heels pushed into the mare's sides, urging her forward. sunny thrusted off of the sandy ocean floor, leaping forward into the water that covered her chest; and the splash that the mare launched up was immense. ryan's feet where soaking wet, and her clothes where just damp by the time she reached the mackenzie and zanzibar once more. the grey mare was just able to stand in the water's depth, and the warm liquid swayed around ryan's knee caps. i've never done this before with a horse, ryan admitted with a little bit of awe in her voice, her eyes glancing over at the other teen.
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Post by .mackenzie michaels. on Mar 10, 2008 21:32:28 GMT -5
Her sheepish gaze turned to one of complete and utter shock. You HAVEN'T?! she squealed. You poor, deprived child! Get your butt out here! she exclaimed, not hardly believing that there was anyone in the world who'd never ridden into the crashing waves with their horses...Such a rush! she smiled as she leaned forward and gave Zaney his head.
There's a boy she said with a smile as he tossed his head, sending little droplets of sparkling salt water back on his mistress. She shook a few strands of wet hair out of her face. The stud's legs began to fold and he dropped into the water, as, laughing, Mackenzie jumped off to let him roll. You goon! she exclaimed to the stud. She watched him roll and get himself sandy and even more soaking wet, and then tossed herself back on.
Crazy boy she said with a slight smile. She settled herself on his back, adjusting her soaking reins in her hands. Aww, my poor leather... she said with a slight laugh. i'm gonna have to oil it to death... she shook her head. That's alright, I don't mind... she said with a laugh. Her gaze turned to Ryan. So, what grade are you in? she asked curiously, stroking Zanzibar's neck...
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