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Post by angelroar on Aug 9, 2011 12:54:21 GMT -8
Joey paced in front of the trailer door. He could hear Handsome throwing a tantrum, that was just great. He face palmed silently and ran back into the stables. He knew that with his luck, the temperamental stallion would break down the trailer into a pile of dust. Quickly, he scooped another handful of hay into stall to finish it all off. A mental checklist went through his head, water, food, hay. It was ready!
Handsome shifted back and forth in the trailer, ears pinned and teeth bared. He had enough of the confinement, his legs itched to stretch! The sound of his owners footsteps draw near once more made him screech defiantly. Joey could disappear right now, what a scene they must be creating. "Come on, I'm back. Settle down or this will be your new home.", Bargaining was the only way to figure out what Handsome exactly wanted and when he wanted it. The stallion gave a snort and one final kick towards the back door. He wanted out. Joey hollared through the trailer door just to make sure no more kicks came flying, "I'm coming in, don't you dare get fiesty!"
And with that, he slowly opened the trailer door and lowered the ramp. The friesian unicorn swiveled his head as far as he could with the lead rope in place. His eyes lit up when he saw Joey and he gave a playful crow hop.
Joey flattened himself to the side in order to avoid the flying back hooves, heart in his throat. "I said stop, seriously.", he groaned when he grabbed hold of the lead rope and gave a yank. It came loose instantly and Handsome went into reverse like a corvette down a race track. Joey was pulled forward and jogged down the ramp. Handsome pranced in place, arching his neck and sniffing the air. This new place pleased him. No odors of the city, no nothing. He gave the stallion a gentle pat and started towards the stalls.
But one could say.. Handsome was too smart for that. He saw where this was going, and he wasn't gonna trade one box for another. So he planted his feet and became stone.
"Handsome! OH great. Come on, jolly ranchers? Cookies?! Gatorade?!", Joey paced back and forth in front of the stallion, trying to use enticing words.. But they just rolled off the tongue and off of Handsome. The stallion gave a snort and dropped his head to sniff the ground, ignoring the protests of his human. He would get over it.
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Post by AUTOMATIC on Aug 9, 2011 15:57:24 GMT -8
"What is going on?"
Roz paused in her grooming, stretching up on her toes to peer over Star's back. There was some sort of commotion happening outside, and it sounded like a doozy. Roz stuck her head out of Stall Six, peering down the dim barn aisle. Behind her, Star took the opportunity to start picking at her jeans pockets in search of treats. She brushed him away, searching for the source of the noise.
A trailer had been pulled up in front of Saturn Barn, and its occupant and apparent owner seemed to be having a disagreement. The occupant: a handsome black Longhorn; the owner, a guy in his teens. The guy was hauling on the black unicorn's halter, and the unicorn was cropping innocently at the scrubby grass poking through the cobbles of the yard. It did not appear to be fazed in the slightest by its owner's efforts.
Roz stepped out of the stall, and Star followed, still nipping hopefully at her pockets.
"Problem?" she said to the boy; up close, he appeared to be about her age. Behind her, Star tossed his mane, snorting curiously at the newcomers. "Just moving in, huh? I'm Rosalynd, call me Roz. It looks like you two need a bit of relationship advice. Need some help?"
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Post by confetti on Aug 9, 2011 17:08:37 GMT -8
Tyler unlatched the trailer's lock, and a dun head popped out as soon as the door opened. "Hey, Jet." She said and scratched behind the mare's ears. Said mare nickered and tossed her head, eager to get out of the metal contraption her owner put her in for the drive over to Neptune stables. The girl was originally from Phoenix, Arizona, while the unicorn was from a little stable in Florida, while her father, a Paso Fino, was from the Caribbean and her mother, a Fjord, was from Norway.
Tyler grabbed the emerald green halter and lead rope, slipping the halter over her ears and clipping on the lead rope. "C'mon girl." She stepped out've the way, letting Jet step down. She re-latched the trailer, grabbed her grooming supplies and then led her unicorn towards the Saturn Stable. She found the stall with the name 'She's Trouble' on it and smiled. "Here's your stall, girlie." She said and led her into said stall. She took off her halter and lead rope, hanging them on the hook on the outside of the stall, getting out the curry comb and starting to groom Jet.
A while later, as she was finishing up grooming her more-Fjord-looking-than-Paso-Fino mare, she heard the commotion. She furrowed her eyebrows, sticking her head out of the stall adn looking down the aisle, Jet doing the same behind her, her floppy mane looking like she got electrocuted. There was a girl, looking a little older than her, a palomino Longhorn following after her, lipping at her pockets. The aforementioned commotion caused by a large black Longhorn that apparently was having a disagreement with his owner, who looked about two years older than her. She walked over to them, Jet also following her, though not looking for treats, instead wanting to know what was going on. She got there just in time to hear what the girl was saying. "I'm Tyler and yeah, I'd say y'all need some marriage counseling." She chuckled, though not in a mean way, in a friendly, joking way.
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Post by angelroar on Aug 9, 2011 17:34:51 GMT -8
Joey turned his head and gave the girl approaching a small smile. Handsome pricked his ears forward in interest. “Just a minor disagreement with this brat.”, He said with a glare at the all to innocent stallion. That was the thing about owning a stallion and a friesian nonetheless. Handsome really had a mind of his own.
The stallion stomped his front hoof and tipped the silver horn to nudge Joey’s shoulder in annoyance. He couldn’t help but laugh and bring his free hand on the side of the studs face. No matter how annoying and stubborn Handsome was, the two did have a bond.
“Yeah, we just got here and Handsome is deciding that the stall isn’t the place for him.”, Joey chortled to himself and tried once more to cluck the stallion on. It was clear Handsome wasn’t going to the stable. But his ears pricked towards a spot a little down the way. Closer to the stable door, but not quite in. Joey was tugged off his feet as the strong stallion trotted to sniff the ground somewhere else, “Handsome!”, He huffed angrily. His cheeks started to fill with a blood red color, glancing back to the Roz. Just then another girl walked out to join the three. Great. More people to see his disruptive stallion. “He just has a mind of his own. Nice to meet you Roz and Tyler, I’m Joey. And this..” He trailed off while patting Handsome’s flank, “Is Pretty Handsome Awkward. But he prefers Handsome.”
Handsome lipped at the ground, finding some grass that was to his liking, but what he really wanted was in Joey’s pocket. Jolly rachers. The stallion narrowed his eyes and lifted his head once more with an arch in his neck. He lipped at Joey’s pocket and nuzzled it with his muzzle. “You greedy kid, your being a crackhead and you want a snack?”, He laughed and scratched at the base of Handsome’s horn. He laughed once more and ran his free hand through his hair, “That’s what I get for having a stallion.”
Handsome gave a snort, as if to agree.
The truck that was hooked up to the trailer started up and a man got out to quickly close the back end. He sent a glare at Handsome after he looked at all the dents the stud had caused. But before they knew it, he got back in and drove off to exit the stable land. Again Joey felt the need to do a face palm. Just another expense handsome had caused. But everything seemed worth it in the end.
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Post by AUTOMATIC on Aug 9, 2011 17:54:10 GMT -8
Roz had to laugh at the flustered expression on the newcomer's face; it seemed as if this was a regular occurrence for him. His energetic young charge was now rubbing against his back, probably begging, and Roz's grin widened - she felt his pain.
"No worries," she said. "We all have off days, huh, Handsome?" She turned to the big black stallion and offered him her hand, sadly empty of bribes but hopefully enough to distract him from his attempts to access his owner's pockets. Star, upon realizing that her offer wasn't for him, began to wander off across the courtyard, nibbling on the fallen leaves. Roz started to go after him, sighed, and gave up, turning back to Joey and Handsome.
"You want a lead into the stall?" She said. "Star and I, or miss Tyler here, could help. Your boy'll get used to this place soon enough. And there's a turnout ring thataway--" she gestured with a toss of her red-brown curls-- "if he's a little too pent-up. Want us to give you the royal tour? It'll be fun," she added over her shoulder, as she was heading over to where Star had wandered off. She snagged his trailing lead rope and began to lead the reluctant gelding away from his patch of grass.
"Hop on," she said. "I'm sure Tyler and her little lady would be more than happy to join in?"
This last was a question, directed at the younger girl leaning against the Saturn stable door, and her frizzy-maned mare.
"Soon the three of us will be painting each other's toenails and telling horror stories under the covers. Whaddaya say?"
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Post by confetti on Aug 9, 2011 18:17:00 GMT -8
Tyler nodded in response to Roz's offer to help get Handsome into his stall. "I'm always up to help the owner-in-distress." She smiled. Being around Jet she knew from experience it was usually the owner that was in distress 95% of the time, not the horse. She found this out because numerous times had Jet ran off with her jacket, make Houdini look an amateur, and various other things she didn't care to mention at the moment. She smiled when she watch star walk off to nibble on some of the leaves.
'Hop on. I'm sure Tyler and her little lady would be more than happy to join in.' Roz said. "Definitely. This is She's Trouble by the way, but ya'll can call her Jet or Trouble if you want. And her mane usually doesn't look that bad." She chuckled. "Something about the trailer makes her mane look like it got electrocuted." She said with a good natured eye roll. Roz spoke again and Tyler laughed. "Can't wait." She then went to tack up Jet, who was following eagerly since she took out one of Jet's favorite treats: Sour apple gummy bears.
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Post by angelroar on Aug 9, 2011 20:20:47 GMT -8
Joey laughed lightly, " Oh yay, I get my toe nails painted! What do you think about the color blue on me?", He batted his eyes in a silly manner and tried to find the rest of his dignity. But it was out the window ever since he got here. Handsome sniffed the girls hand and suddenly dropped his muzzle into it with an open mouth. Now it's not that Handsome meant any harm, he just doesn't understand the rules of play. Joey was quick to reprimend him with a sharp cluck that got the stallions attention almost immediately. His ears drooped in an unpleasant way, he knew that sound meant he did something bad.
But Joey made up for it with a rub on his neck. A smile flashed across his face when he heard Roz suggest a riding tour. "Oh its ok, I'm sure he would love to see the grounds and so would I! It might get him settled down also."
The suggestion was a smart one, why not get all the jitters out of him right now? No need to kick the stall door down. If Handsome understand what they were saying, he couldn't agree more. But his eyes moved to the gelding that was hooked with Roz. Handsome loved other horses company but being a stallion, it was not always allowed. He gave a little nicker, bobbing his head up and down at the gelding, a friendly little greeting!
Joey watched this interaction, making sure Handsome minded his manners. To other horses, his manners were usually impeccable. And then Tyler went to get her mare. Handsome's ears strained forward and he started to prance in place. As if to say 'look at me pretty girl with crazy hair! Look at me!'.
"It looks like Handsome has a crush on your pretty little mare.", Joey called playfully, batting at Handsome's side. But then he realized, none of his riding gear was unpacked yet.
No fear! He clipped the lead rope to the left side of the face and tied the end of the rope ,good and tight, on the other. Luckily his helmet was just on top of his bags by the barn to he was able to reach that. With a smile at Roz, he positioned himself to hoist up onto the stallions back. Once he was settled, Handsome almost seem to mold under his control. Standing like a good stud should. For now.
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Post by confetti on Aug 12, 2011 17:17:59 GMT -8
"Mm. I'm thinking more of a pink." Tyler said thoughtfully, nodding, before breaking into another smile. She went off down the aisle, grabbing the halter and lead rope off the hook and grabbed a spare out of the tack room, clipping on to the hoops on either side of the nose band. So what if the hoops were intended for cross-ties? They were perfectly good for riding with a halter and not a bridle. Tyler let out a laugh when Joey said that Handsome must have a crush on Jet. Said mare whinnied and bobbed her head, causing some of her 'electro-fluffed' -as she deemed the hairstyle- to get in her rider's mouth.
Tyler spit out said hair, and shook her head, mumbling about her 'weirdo crazy person of a unicorn'. She mounted relatively easy, Jet being 16.0 hh and happy that she didn't have to carry the saddle. She liked to ride, but carrying the saddle was a pain half the time. She clucked her tongue and Jet walked forward, prancing a bit, happy to be going out for a ride. "I see we have halter rider at Saturn. Very good." She nodded, referring to Joey riding with a halter and no saddle, rather than a bridle and no saddle. Sure anyone can ride bareback with a bridle, but it takes skin to do it with a halter. "Ready to go?" She asked, chuckling as she tried to stop Jet from prancing sideways and in circles. Failing for the most part. "As you can see she's very excited." She said as she was going around in a circle.
OOC: sorry it was short :/ lol
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