lemuria
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Post by lemuria on Aug 31, 2012 10:48:06 GMT -5
Etamin giggled and lowered her head shyly, arching her neck slightly and walking a step away from Enigma."Thank you so much for everything..."
Then she caught the scent of the sugar cubes and approached eagerly, sniffing at Ardelle's pocket. She trusted humans and this one was so kind... she felt safe with both of them, and this place seemed so nice, everything smelled new and fresh. "um... is this place yours or does it belong to your human?" she asked Enigma in a shy voice as she followed behind Ardelle obediently
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Post by Kagome Higurashi on Aug 31, 2012 13:36:58 GMT -5
Once she had given Etamin the sugar and the mare was interacting with Enigma in the paddock, Ardelle closed the gate and headed inside to lay out a game plan for dealing with this.
He tossed his mane in amusement, "No, I don't own it, she does, but I'm one of her horses. There are lots of horses here though. You're quite welcome anyway; protecting a fellow horse is just what is most sensible I guess."
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Post by lemuria on Sept 1, 2012 20:07:19 GMT -5
she smiled shyly but couldn't find anything to say... it was always like that with stallions, not that she wanted to be rude but she had lived her whole life among mares and geldings and didn't know what to do.
She finally yielded to curiosity "There are others?" she looked around, taking in everything around her "in all those houses? wooooow! you could fit a whole herd inside there!" her eyes shone with admiration, having been born and raised in a circus all she was used to was her own little stall on the stable tent and her trailer. Comfy as they where, being in such a place felt like being invited to a palace.
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Post by Kagome Higurashi on Sept 1, 2012 20:56:46 GMT -5
"They don't all have someone living in them, and more are built from time to time, yes. There's more than a herd's worth of horses here though; I think I recall mention of there being something like seventy of us here. ...Give or take, 'cause there are some that stay only a little while, and others that regularly come to stay for good, so I guess you can say the number is growing along with the place itself." He had been one of the first horses here, but it still kind of surprised even him just how much he really did know about the place. "There's nobody but us in this paddock, as the humans call it, right now, but there probably will be in time."
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Post by lemuria on Sept 3, 2012 0:40:18 GMT -5
She giggled sweetly "oh humans are sooo complicated" the peaceful atmosphere soother her, she could feel the tension going away "your home is very beautiful, have you lived here all your life?" she walked around as she spoke, exploring the paddock, sniffing here and there.
Somewhere far away, a figure was watching the stables from a parked car, undetected
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Post by Kagome Higurashi on Sept 3, 2012 2:11:42 GMT -5
"I guess they can be... But no, I haven't been here all my life. I was... almost three I think when Ardelle became my human, and this place is less than a year old. I was one of the first horses here though." He watched her wander, keeping an eye out just in case; that man had left a bad taste in his mouth. While his life had been one spent with kind humans, he had heard plenty of stories from other horses, and so he knew some of how bad certain humans could be.
Meanwhile, Ardelle was on the phone talking to the authorities and other people who might be able to help should she need them.
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Post by lemuria on Sept 8, 2012 1:02:45 GMT -5
"oooh I see" she had spent her entire life in one place but she had seen horses come and go, some went to live with adoptive families when they got too old to preform, others where sold to different trainers or to farms, she stopped her exploring, her head held low, frowning slightly... she was three now, if humans though horses could go to new homes at that age then perhaps she didn't have much time left on the only home she had ever known.. "it must be hard, having to leave your home"
she gave a small sigh and turned to look at Enigma... still a bit worried, she lifted her head and smiled, it was better that way "you are lucky to live here, Ardelle is so nice and this place is like paradise"
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Post by Kagome Higurashi on Sept 8, 2012 1:37:10 GMT -5
He tilted his head in thought, "Well... no, it wasn't that hard for me... Ever since I was weaned, up until that point, the place I was in just didn't have a feeling of permanence to begin with. The humans and other horses there were just... well, just there. It wasn't home. Then Ardelle came, and when she met me, I liked her right away. I didn't want her to leave. ...At least not without me. She surprised me further when she seemed to understand that. A few days later, I got to go home with her. For the years before this place came to be, I lived elsewhere, but I was happy there too, because I got to be with her every day. I do agree that I'm lucky, and I like this place even more than the place before--" He stopped himself, realizing he was rambling on, and she seemed bothered by something, so he walked over and touched his nose gently to hers, and kept his voice soft, "If you really don't belong to that human or some other human, I'm sure you could live here too. Were you running because you were not happy in the place you came from?"
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Post by lemuria on Sept 9, 2012 15:42:05 GMT -5
Etamin pulled her nose away shyly, but didn't move away from the kind stallion "thank you so much, but I do have a home... it is not as nice as yours" she glanced at her collar "but I love it there... we travel a lot, and everyone is so kind to me" she shifted her gaze towards the horizon, unable to look at the black male in the eye... she mentally scolded herself for being so shy and turned to look at him again "humans call the place a circus they go there to watch us perform... we both wear funny tack and do things like this"
She lifted her head and began to trot without moving, her slim neck arched and her tail raised, she lifted her legs flamboyantly on a perfect piafe "then they play some music and we do tricks together, humans laugh and clap and we have a great time, I love it when they like what I do" she stopped her pacing and smiled at the though of it "then we both rest in our tent, then we eat and after that, I am allowed to go wherever I please" she began exploring once again, taking in all of her surroundings "it was just then that that man came... I was minding my own business when he approached me with that rope... he talked to me as if I where a dog... I just stood still and let him get close to see what he wanted... then he jumped at me and twisted my ear, trying to tie that rope on me... I know he was trying to take me away, others have tried before. I tried to jump, to run, to push him away but he was holding my ear too tight and it hurt... so I bit him" she lowered her head in slight shame "he screamed and I ran and he kept following me... I couldn't get away... I was so scared!" she paced uncomfortably "why would someone want to take me away from my home! what kind of human does that!? "she shook her head "anyway... that's how I ended up here... I smelled a stable and though I would be safe here... but I think that man will be back and I don't want any of you to go trough that..."
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Post by Kagome Higurashi on Sept 9, 2012 16:58:20 GMT -5
He was about to interrupt and happily boast that he could do that dance too, and that it was part of something the humans called dressage, but then she told her story about that man, and he pinned his ears back, "He will not get you while you are here, and perhaps it is possible to communicate to Ardelle where it is you came from, if she hasn't figured it out already." Her body language told him that the fresh memory still seemed to upset her, and he tried again to be comforting, but this time nickered softly instead of touching.
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Post by lemuria on Sept 11, 2012 14:16:57 GMT -5
Etamin lifted her head and looked at Enigma, she gave him a hopeful smile "we can do that? we can let her know?" she nickered happily, it was hard for her to stay upset for too long "ooh that would be great! and maybe you can meet my friends, there is this one boy, he is what humans call a "clown" that is really kind to us... he loves to play but he may be a bit loud..." she stopped, realizing she was talking too much "hehe... I'm sorry... I talk a lot sometimes" she lowered her head in apology
The man inside the car made some notes on a notebook and smirked "hehe... see you later horsies" he rolled up the window and drove away
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Post by Kagome Higurashi on Sept 11, 2012 15:19:35 GMT -5
His ears came forward in amusement as she brightened, "Yeah, I'm pretty sure we can." He chuckled as she spoke about what he figured was her human, but shook his head at her apology, "There's no need to apologize, I talk a lot sometimes too, as you've seen, and I'd love to meet this clown."
Ardelle then came back out, and she folded her arms to lean on the fence and watch the two horses.
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Post by lemuria on Sept 17, 2012 0:57:40 GMT -5
She giggled "I'm sure you'll like him, he's very kind! you could be a good performer, too! Sheba, a friend of mine, says that those who talk a lot preform the best... !!" she perked her ears as Ardelle approached and trotted towards her, sniffing her hand, she turned to look at Enigma "hehe I got carried away again, how should I let her know where my home is? you know her the best"
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Post by Kagome Higurashi on Sept 17, 2012 2:55:31 GMT -5
Her enthusiasm and the ideas she presented made him chuckle, "Well, dressage horses like me are performers as well anyway." And when she went to Ardelle, he followed, "Go ahead and give it a shot."
She smiled as the two came her way, and gave Etamin's nose a gentle rub, he eyes flicking only briefly to the filly's collar.
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Post by lemuria on Sept 18, 2012 13:51:44 GMT -5
"All right, here goes nothing!" she whinnied a bit at Ardelle to get her attention and walked to the center of the paddock... she closed her eyes for a moment, the image of a dark circus ring popped into her head, she was standing in the dark, wearing her favorite burgundy tack, with rose ostrich plumes on her head and rump, the trainer behind her held the reins firmly, she awaited the signal... then the music started... and the spotlight shone on her! the trainer gave her the signal and....
She opened her eyes, lowered her head and bend one leg to introduce herself with a kneeling bow, she got up with a little jump and reared up, waving her front legs in a well preformed Mezair. It was hard to preform without guidance... her imaginary trainer didn't have too much initiative...
She circled the paddock trying to control her gait... then ran to one end to gain some impulse... trotting elegantly with her silky tail flowing behind her.. then broke into a canter... it took her several tries.. bucking clumsily until she finally achieved it: a capriole, not as graceful or perfect as those seen on baroque breeds but one could tell what it was.
"Ta-Daaa!" the turned her smiling face to look at Enigma, then at Ardelle, nostrils flaring, ears perked... clumsy and unguided as it had been she hoped her performance had been at least decent.
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