A good workout between friends ~ KittyKat

[eclipse]

Leonardo Samuel Honeyset
romeo take me somewhere we can be alone,
i’ll be waiting all theres left to do is run.
you’ll be the prince and i’ll be the princess,
its a love story baby just say yes.

Kalona butted his head against Leo's chest as the young man gathered the reins and threw them over his head. He stepped up the stone steps and put his left foot in the stirrup before swinging into the deep seated, well cared for leather saddle. Leo settled himself into the leather, sinking easy into the familiar feeling of Kalona beneath him. The stallion snorted and tossed his crania as Leo adjusted his stirrups and swung his leg forward to tighten the girth. The stallion turned his crania and snapped at his feet at that, but Leo ignored him and finnished tightening the girth.

Once he was ready, Leo nudged Kalona onwards toward the indoor school. The light was fading, and Leo had already set up a small course of jumps and switched on the warm lights in the arena to ride. He was due to ride was Marci about now, and as he steered his horse into the arena, he noticed it was empty, and that he had arrived first. Kalona jogged as his light flints hit the spring mix of sand and rubber arena, and Leo directed him left to make their way around the arena at an impatient jog. Leo was meerly settling down into Kalona's soft paces, and once they'd circled the arena once, Leo pulled Kalona firmly into a walk.

The black creature protested, as he was known to do, and surged into a fast paced trot, verging on an untidy canter. But Leo had been ready for this, and he sat lightly and pulled and gave until Kalona responded and dropped to a walk. For five minutes, Leo spent his time collecting and extending Kalona's walk, using the time to get him to focus and encourage him to be on the bit. Kalona refused, and his crania remained high throughout the few exercises Leo put him through. He was gonna be like this then was he.

Leo sighed and blew out his breath in a huff. He pulled Kalona to a halt at the 'A' letter, and spent the next five minutes attempt to get him on the bit, working with his hands until they ached, and Kalona finally accepted and arched his muscular neck. When Leo finally nudged Kalona on again, he sprang into a trot, and Leo allowed him to continue at the pace, however collected him into a neater stride, rising up and down in the familiar two-beat rythmn. He reached the 'C' letter and began to do a 20metre circle, using his inside leg and outside rein to keep the correct bend and shape of the horse whilst using the outside leg and inside rein for support. Kalona bent easily, and Leo spend another few minutes working on bends. Circling the horse at different sizes, and doing figures of eights and serpentines. After another few minutes, Leo pulled Kalona back to a gentle walk, giving him a loose rein and a breather for a while before they began working in canter.

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Muse ~ alrighty
Puppet/s ~ Leo and Kalona
Comments ~ Here's the riding post.

[Kitty Kat]

Marci lead Sugarfoot out of the barn letting the gelding pace a bit in front of her shoulder. He always liked to lead and be in front and Marci never understood why the gelding did but it didn't bother her as long as he didn't get to far ahead. Marci was happy she finally got Sugarfoot out of the cross ties since he has such a problem with having a bit in his mouth, it sometimes took a half hour to get the bit in his mouth he was just such a complex horse to work with.

Halting Sugarfoot at the gate Marci let herself into the arena and leading the gelding in the middle. Sugarfoot snorted and watched Kalona curiously as Marci took the stirrups down and mounted from the ground. Yet again, Marci was riding without her helmet but she never had the time to find it but Marci wasn't jumping just doing dressage so she didn't really see the need to go find it.

Marci squeezed her legs lightly around Sugarfoots wide barrel as she gathered her reins well the gelding happily walked forward. Taking up contact Marci worked Sugarfoot on flextion to warm the gelding up a bit so he was flexible and read to work. "So how in Kalona in here?" Marci asked, knowing some horses got spooky in the indoor and she liked to take note to this. After a few minutes of walking on the left rein and the right rein Marci wrapped her legs around Sugarfoot and squeezed him up into a large extended trot. the gelding dropped his head onto the bit and snorted as she chewed on the bit.

Marci took Sugarfoot down the long side. As H Marci sat deep into the saddle keeping a bit of leg on and using her rein ever so slightly as she collected Sugarfoot's trot. The gelding moved slower but was dragging his feet lazily so Marci gave him a boot but Sugarfoot protested at that with a snort and a buck. Sitting deeper Marci ignored in and carried on collecting the geldings trot and as she carried down to E Marci took Sugarfoot into an extended trot on a 20m circle.

Sugarfoot had great movement from a horse that looked like an overweight pony. People mocked him and Marci all the time but when it was there time to shine they kicked ass every time. Marci just rode for fun now though so competition wasn't taken seriously like it use to be. As Marci sat deep and asked for the walk she started collection in but Sugarfoot thought other things. The gelding pinned his ears back as he carried himself forward with sloppy short choppy strides before halting and rearing up. Sighing Marci kicked Sugarfoot, "Steady bub its just collection you know how." She soothed him as they soon carried on in a collected walk.