As I climbed over the fence gate I heard Lightning nicker happily. I grabbed his head collar out of a plastic bag and approached Lightning. He snorted and walked over to me happily. I swung his lead rope around his neck and started to buckle up the halter. "Oh no you don't! Not today, we're in a hurry" I said as Lightning started to act up. I pulled at his lead rope impatiently as he threw his head up in the air. I got close to his shoulder and slowly got him to walk on towards the barn. I gave a sigh of relief as he obeyed walking on. When we reached the barn I quickly grabbed a curry comb out of one of the plastic bags and lead Lightning over to the apple tree. I let him eat an apple on the ground while I gave him a full brush. By the time I had finished he looked like he was ready to go to a show. Then took Lightning into the barn and tacked him up. I grabbed the shopping bags and lead Lightning out to the apple tree where I saw a familar face. "Hi there" the man said smiling.
"Hi" I replied he saw my shopping bags of Lightning's things.
"Where are you going" he asked looking concerned.
"Uhh a Riding Academy, I'm keeping Lightning there" I said anxiously.
I picked up my shopping bags and climbed onto one of the apple tree's trunks and swung myself onto Lightning. "Oh, ok then I guess I'll have to find someone else to use this paddock ah" he said kicking the ground.
"Yeah, umm I really have to leave" I said walking Lightning on.
"Hey you can keep him here when ever you want" he yelled after me. I waved and yelled back "Bye" before cantering Lightning on as the man walked off. I looked at my watch, it was getting late I had to be quick. I knew how I could get to Running Wind Riding Academy. I directed Lightning at the fence that was one meter point twenty. I knew I could fall but Lightning could clear it. I sped up his canter and got into jumping position and before I knew it we were soaring through the air! Then we landed onto the grass. Lightning continued in a very fast canter, I slowed him down to a nice easy trot, I continued to ride Lightning all the way to Running Wind Riding Academy. When I arrived Taylah was no where to be seen, I sighed in relief and dismounted. I lead Lightning into stall sixteen where I had been told to put Lightning. His stall was ready with fresh food and water.
I dumped the plastic bags in the corner and I lead Lightning in and untacked, I remembered that I was supposed to hang my tack up in the tack room. Shutting the stable door behind me I took Lightning's tack down the hall to the tack room. I found a spare space with a piece of paper cellotaped onto it. It had writing on it telling me it was my spot. I put my saddle down on top of it and hung my bridle on the hook above my saddle. Then I put my saddle blanket on top of the saddle and went back to Lightning's stall. He was happily drinking from his trough in the corner. I walked in, grabbed my curry comb and started to brush him. Suddenly Taylah appeared outside my stable door "What do you think your doing putting your horse in one of the stables!! A new girl is putting her horse in there!! She's supposed to be very talented and..." she stopped as her jaw dropped open.
"If that's what your thinking yes, I'm the new girl" I said going back to grooming Lightning.
She rolled her eyes "Come on, get him tacked up meet you in the jumping arena in half an hour!" she said and marched off. I looked at my watch, it was nearly five!
I finished grooming Lightning and grabbed his tack again. After ten minutes I led Lightning out of his stall and took him to the jumping arena. I mounted from the ground and walked him around the arena, dodging the huge jumps. I asked for a tiny trot, he responded well and calm. I sat in the saddle, leaned back and asked for canter. He took off almost immediately cantering at a huge jump. I went to turn him but it was too late! As his front legs left the ground I sat in jumping position, hung on to the reins and a chunk of mane. He soared over the jump and landed perfectly on the other side continuing in a canter. I noticed the kind lady, Elizabeth she had been the one who let me keep Lightning at the stables. I started to trot over to her, she smiled happily. "Hi" I said halting Lightning. She smiled patting Lightning's neck "He's a beautiful horse, you and both make a good team, you soared over that jump with no problem" she said.
"Thanks, well we have to do some more training, see ya" I replied nudging Lightning into a trot.
"Bye!" she called after me as I cantered Lightning at the jump again. I sat in jump position and felt Lightning leapt into the air soaring over the jump. We landed on the other side once again. I slowed Lightning to a halt and hugged him. Lightning snorted and looked ahead as Whistle and Taylah entered the arena. She cantered over to me and smiled
"I guess you were going over the trotting poles with Lightning huh" she laughed. I felt my cheeks go red with anger.
"We'll show her!" I thought cantering Lightning at the jump. I sat in jumping position and soared over it. I cantered Lightning back around to Taylah and Whistle "What trotting poles?" I asked smiling. With her cheeks red with embarrassment Taylah cantered Whistle out of the arena. I thought about what Elizabeth said, me and Lightning and I did make a good team. I hugged Lightning's neck happily "Not bad for a ten dollar horse boy, not bad at all!" I said to him happily. He did a funny type of horse laugh...it was almost like he agreed!
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