Because of a wanted Ad

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Summer droved her red Pick 'em up truck to do this new stable. Crickle Wood Stables the sign read. Summer had placed up a wanted ad for a thoroughbred racer, and she'd seen the sign for one, one which lived at Crickle Wood Stables. Pushing her cowgilr hat more into place she arrived at the house. Summer knocked on the door, hopefully Jake was home, anyways that's who she was looking for. Summer could hear horses whinning and some grazing out on the pastures, and it made her feel like home, then again every stable made her feel like home.

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Two little mini horses greeted her as Jake opened the wooden door.Yep? He asked, tired. Chris, running up behind him shoved him out of the way.Hey, sorry about my twin, he's kinda tired, he was up all night helping his wedding planner, he's getting married to Sam ya know? She said stepping out, before she could close the door the two minis tumbled out, the little mare sniffed the new human and nickered to the foal.That's Cuddles and Jingles. She informed the girl, Chris was wearing faded Faded Glory jeans and a Wranglers shirt, her scuffed, brown, leather boots finished it off.

Jingles and Cuddles (Cuddles is the mare, Jingles is the foal):

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The girls smiled at the girl who shoved her twin out of the way. She listened and patted the little mare, nodding to what she said. Her eyes followed the little mare for a moment before looking to Chris.I'm Summer White, I recently put up a want ad for a thoroughbred racer. Well I saw one the next day about a thoroughbred that supposedly lived here, it he still here? Summer knew it was kind of straight forward but she was thinking about her horse Jim, and her other horse Flash. She turned to look at the girl again from previously looking at her feet.

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Yeah. My Pride and Glory? Yeah, Brie left 'im here when she moved out. She wanted him to go to a good home. The girl led the way to a small barn that looked like it would hold no more than 6 horses, two walls were knocked out of three stalls to make and extra-long one. A now-bleached-out Bay stood in the stall, munching on some hay.He was a Bay until he was about 6 months then started turning Buckskin. She said with a sigh.


Pride:

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Summer followed her through the barn, it truely was aweful small, but it held beautiful horses. She looked all around herself, making sure she wouldn't miss getting a glimps at any horses which were calm in their stalls. Once she reached the stallion's stall her attention was turned directly to him. He truly had a beautiful color, uniqe. She wondered if he'd been trained yet.Has he been trained to Race yet? and if so has he won any? Summer hadn't really raced except a claiming race, for a father once, but she was willing to give it a go again anyways.

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Once, he's still a little green because my cousin trained 'im before she left and he misses her. A bay thoroughbred was in a stall, there was also a palomino quarter horse and a chestntut shetland.He won the first race and came in second in the second one. She said. She clicked her tongue, the stallion walked to her, his head up, looking to see if the other two-legger was his old owner, when he relized it wasn't he trotted to them. He never liked Brie, she whipped him. Chris smiled as the stallion sped up, he came to a sliding stop.

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Summer pulled her hair back out of her way again, she was pleased with this. She was happy that the horse would come excitedly to them. She rubbed between his eyes Good boy she cooed. Summer smiled as she turned to Cris.Well I'm not the best racer, but I wanted to get into racing again. I'll have my trailer swing by and pick him up later, I have to go back to my new stable and check it out, I'm loking into purchasing a stable. She explained.

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Chrissie grabbed her arm.Hey...you wanna take 'im for a test ride? She asked already making her way to the tack room.

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Summer jumped at her arm being grasped and her being dragged to the tack room. Her face light up with the excitement of being able to ride him and try him out.That'd be wonderful! Summer was excited to be able to race a large thoroughbred. She entered the tack room the aroma of leather heavy in the air. Summer grabbed his bridle, saddle, girth, Saddle pad and some leg wraps just because she never race without them. She ran back to the stallion and put the saddle in place before lifting the saddle on to it, then she attatched the girth and put the other side on, she kept it loose so he could breathe. The nealed down and wrapped all four of his legs with the white bandages then put the bridle and waited for him accept the bit and when he did the led him out of the stall. Stroking his neck she stood waiting ready to go.

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Glory spit out the bit, Chris walked silently and swiftly to Glory's stall.Here, this is his bit. She said lifting up a new leather bridle with a snaffle bit, Glory gently accepted the bridle as Chris lifted it above his ears, placing it there. She led him into their practice track.D'you mind if I hop on first just to make sure he's okay? I don't want you getting hurt. She said.

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_{Summer didn't know that he had a new bridle, or bit but she patted his neck while Chris put on the other bridle. She smiled as they walked out to the track, looking around. just like every dream stable horses where every where you turned. She breathed in the aroma of horses and fresh straw and hay. Down at the track she smiled and waited for Chris to say something and when she asked to hop on him first she noded, knowing she didn't want to interfer with her and anythign she was doing.}

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Chris mounted and squeashed her legs, first the horse took off at a trot, urging him into a canter, then gallop, Chris came back.Perfect. She said offering the horse to Summer.

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_{Summer smiled and waited for her to come back. Once she did come back she was excited to ride a thoroughbred racer.Thanks. She put her foot in the sturrip and bounced three times before pulling herself into the saddle. She swung her leg over this back and put it in the iron. She made sure that both of her heels were down beofre going from a trot to a canter until half way of the back part. she let him out and breezed him, stil holding him back some until the stretch. As they turned the corner and neared the stretch she let him have his head and let him fly down the stretch, urging him with her legs. Faster and faster she could feel him going, her head pounding in her ears, sweat coming down her face.}

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The horse's head was outstreached, he was going full speed, his hooves pounded, he chewed the copper bit. The rythm beating like a heart, bum-bum......bum......bum-bum......bum.

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Summer's hands went back and forth following the rythm that his hooves made. She smiled as they were soaring and nobody could match them. She pulled him back gently after they passed the finish post. She walked him around in a tight circle to get more control of him before she trotted over to Chrais patting and praising the stallion. She stopped him and dismounted wrapping her arms around his neck and praising him continuisly.