Practicing(Open)

[kyogirl]

Rachel Smith and her twin, Max both lead their horses to the outdoor arena to work on some stuff. As they were walking Max looked at Rachel. "After we warm them up I want to watch you first over a course of jumps." he said. Rachel smiled and nodded. "That sounds like a good idea." She said. Rachel was wearing tan breeches(riding pants), her black riding boots and a shirt with a picture of a show jumper. Max was also wearing tan riding jeans with his black riding books and a shirt had a picture of his favorite character from an anime.

When they got to the arena, the fixed their sturrups and mounted. Both horses were excited and her pulling on the reigns. Rachel pulled back on Angel's reigns. "Lets get these guys moving" she said smiling. She was happy that her mare was excited. Max nodded. He was concetrating on his stubborn stallion. "Go on head. We'll be right behind, once I get setteled." he said. Rachel nodded. She started to walk Angel. Max started to walk King and the stallion was pulling on the reigns. He looked at his sister and her horse. The mare had calmed down and was walking fluidly.

They had finished a lap of walking and trotting. "Lets canter them." Max said and he saw his sister nod in agreement. They asked the horses for a canter. Angel snorted and broked in to a smooth canter and King shook his head a little and started to canter. They cantered them and they did a lap. He slowed King but his sister continue to canter. He dismounted the stallion and lead him out of the arena so his sister could jump. He held King and Rachel looked at him for the go ahead. He nodded.

Rachel started to canter Angel toward the first jump, a five foot oxar and she let the mare find her best stride for this jump. They cleared the first jump and they cantered towards a four foot double. They had to jump and then she had to collect the mare to jump the next jump. She collected the mare and they cleared the jump. She let the mare find her best stride for the second jump in the double. She cleared it with ease. They started to canter to a wall jump and Max remembered that the mare tend to refuse this jump. Rachel knew that too but she was going to try it any way. Angel increased her spead alittle and Rachel fixed her as she callcuate the timing of the jump. Her ears were pircked and then out of the blue the mare shied from the jump.

Rachel had tighened her legs just to fight to stay in the saddle and she turned the mare around. She pushed the mare to a canter. She was going to jump that jump. She cantered the mare back to the jump and she started to encourage the mare to jump it. the mare again pircked her ears again and Rachel hopped that the mare jumped. The mare collected herself to jump it and she felt her do it. Angel jumped the wall jumped and she cleared it. She did a little buck saying in your face, jump. Rachel smiled and patted the mare. She slowed the mare down to a walka and she walked to the mare to where her brother and his horse was. "How did she fell over the jumps?" he said. "She felt great. I'll watch you and King next." she said dismounted Angel. "Tomorrow I'll call mom and tell her that we has settled in." she said. he nodded. She lead her out of areana.

[kyogirl]

Max had already mounted and was now cantering the stallion around the arena. Rachel was watching him and Angel had her ears pircked. She bobbed her head up and down. Max pointed King to the same jump that his sister started with. The stallion snorted and cleared the jump with ease. He then cantered him to the double jump but Max didn't know that King was going to full out refuse the jump. When the were near the jump, King did a full out refusly which result in throwing Max over the jump and he landed hard on the ground and King cantered away. Rachel remonted Angel and pushed the mare to a canter. After she got the stallion and stoped him. She looked at Max and he was unconsious.

Rachel dismounted and lead the two horses to were Max layed. She dropped the reigns and the two horses stayed where they were. She sat on her knees next to her brother. "Max, please wake up." She said sadly. Tears formed in her brown eyes and she started to cry. She longed to see the eyes that mirrored her own. Max made a small moan and opened his eyes. Rachel looked up when she had heard the soft moan and through her tears she saw her brother opening his eyes. "Max" she whisper softly: Max heard his name and looked at his twin. He saw that she was crying an he reached and brushed a tear away from her check. She grabbed his hand gently and kept it on her check. "My brother, my twin." she murmured softy. He gave her a weak smile. He slowly started to sit up. Worried instantly filled her face. "Are you okay?" she asked her twin. I'm sore all over and I hurt a little too" he said. "Do you need help standing?" she asked and he nodded. She helped him slowly get up. Rachel looke at the two horses. "I can finish the course on King for you." she suggested. Max knew that King also went well for her and he nodded. She handed Angel's reigns and the mare gently nuzzled his shoulder and Max smiled. He slowly led the mare out of the arena.

Rachel mounted the stallion and moved him on the rail at a trott and the. She moved him to a canter. King was pulling on the reigns and she pulled back making him behave. He snorted and stopped pulling on the reigns. She cantered him to the double jump, before she mounted she had fixed the jump. She fixed the horse so she could time the jump correctly. King fixed his stride and the cleared th first of the two and she collected the stallion for the second jump in the double and they cleared it. They cantered to the last jump, the wall jump. She let King find his best stride and they canter it. They cleared the jump with ease. She slowed the stallion to a walk and dismounted. She lead the stallion to where her brother and Angel. "Lets go take care of them but walk slowly" she said softly. He nodded and slowly started to lead the mare. Rachel started to lead King next to Angel. They walked back to the barn.