,,sit,sit, up,,open

[Matthew "Matt" Adams]

,,bounce, bounce baby,,
,,bounce back to me,,
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Matt entered Dreamer's stall armed with treats and brushes. A smile played over his lips as the mare nickered and nudged his hand, which he opened and let her have her treats. Of course he had more for after the ride. The mare was spoiled, but not rotten. She knew the routine anyway. He began currying and brushing. No need to tie her up, she stood still anyway.

When he was done, he placed the brushes back in the bucket and walked to the tackroom and got his tack. He hung the bridle on the front of the stall and walked into the stall and placed the saddle gently on the mare's back. Dreamer hated the saddle being tightened and threw her head up. Matt paid no attention and got the bridle after making sure everything was in place. As always the mare took the bit without any hesitation. No need for lungeing he would warm her up before anyway. But he did feel self concious in his breeches and tall boots. He hadn't seen any of the guys here ride English, but he loved it. And there were guys on the US equestrian team, and other countries as well.

He felt like riding indoors today, and there wasn't anyone riding in it. Matt tightened the saddle once more and mounted easily. Dreamer walked off slowly, staying on the rail. She took in everything about the new place. her ears pricked forward and moving about. Matt clucked her into a trot and started with circles and figure eights. He moved effortlessly into a post, but was on the wrong diagonal. He knew he had a lot of practice ahead of him, but he had retained most of the knowledge from prior lessons. Sit, sit, up. He thought to himself as he switched to the correct diagonal.

Dreamer hadn't really been his for very long, and they were still working on small communication issues, such as Dressage cues. Matt knew he needed a couple lessons, but he was just focused on the three main gaits for now, and figures and some small jumps. Dressage lessons wouldn't do any good if they couldn't communicate at the walk, trot, and canter. Matt hadn't even realized someone was watching him.

[MELISSA KENNETH}}]

when all my faith has gone,
you bring it back to me;
&+ you make it real for me.


Waking up this morning was like waking up a grizzly after hibrination from the winter that it had been in full slumber and not willing to get up quite yet. It was about eight in the morning and her alarm clock went off, of course Ticket was her first priority and she knew he had to be worked before she began showing him this season and in order to win they had to be ready. Unfortunetly this cost most of her summer mornings waking up early and not sleeping in like a normal teenager would, but in order to get some riding time in when its not all hot you had to wake up early for a morning ride.

She rubbed her eyes as she opened the door of her white porch convertable top car, her chocolate brown eyes half asleep as she closed the door and locked it not looking back after that as she walked towards the spacious open barn doors infront of her. Her hair had been put up in a messy bun atop her hair, she had worn her hair curly the day before and some strands fell from their hold in strands though she looked even more beautiful when she was natural than when she tried. She wore a pair of tan riding breeches and shiny ebon tall boots a white polo with a red tank top underneath her normal riding clothes for when she came to the barn.

It was early so outside was still beginning to show signs of the sun coming up, and the morning air was amazing it was Melissa's favorite time of day but the bad part was you had to wake up early to see it and that just ruined it. The familar head of the dappled gelding made a smile appear on Melissa's face as she walked towards Ticket, a soft nicker released from his kissers and other equines looked out their stalls some grunting or nickering for her attention and others going back to eat their hay.

She smiled before unlatching the door and slipping his halter and lead on, the rest was pretty easy as she had run to the tack room and grab her riding equipment and helmet, grooming Ticket once again and saddling him up especially taking notice to when he might take a nip at her when tightening the girth up. He seemed to enjoy himself when he'd swerve his head fast and catching her off guard to take a nip at her in revenge for fastening it. Luckily there was no attempts that morning and she was releaved because she was not exactly in an awake move to had avoided it.

It took a couple minutes for her to walk into the indoor arena to find someone was there early as well. A little disapointed to not have the arena to herself was over taken at the fact of the thought that the rider atop the horse was a male rider and pretty cute looking from what she could tell too. She walked over to the mounting block clipping her helment and tightening the girth before she mounted up and went around the ring a couple times at a walk then a trot getting warmed up before she set up a couple jumps and plopped over them until they were ready to raise them to the normal height that they preformed at.

word count // five eight six
muse // ehh short.
insperation // muse for riding! <3
comment // mels a flirt haha.

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[Matthew "Matt" Adams]

When he finally caught sight of the girl, he slowed his horse down so he wouldn't bein the girl's way. Matt was kind of upset when she set up the jumps, but it would just give them more to dodge and work around. Maybe try a couple, and at those thoughts it seemed, Dreamer's ears pricked at the jumps. She had been trained mostly as a hunter jumper. But she was doing really well with pleasure and entry level dressage, which she had also been trained it.

Matt looked over the girl's horse, a beautiful dappled gelding. He leaned down and patted the chesnut mare's muscular neck. He let her put her head down and walk slowly around the ring, watching as the girl jumped her horse, and then finally raising them higher. For the first time, he got a good look at the girl. She was pretty, and looked to be pretty nice.

He guided Dreamer over the the girl's horse. "Mind if I jump a bit?" Matt asked smiling. He kept his mare in check as she tried to stick her nose out to smell the gelding. There would be none of that as she could get pretty fiesty when it came to other horses, that's why she was hardly let out on the pasture. Dreamer had been in as tall practically her whole life anyway. But of course she could sniff through the walls or something.

"Oh, I'm Matt by the way. And I'll try to keep out of your way, but my mare likes to wander." He continued, chuckling. He was ready to make more friends, and maybe even more. Matt had never really had a steady girlfriend, especially since everyone at his old school found out he rode english, then the rest was history he'd rather not relive at the moment. And the night at the club was proof enough he needed a good friend to keep around.

tag;; Melissa =)
ooc;; i'm too lazy to do a word count. =p and i've got too many codes.
music;; none *tear*

[MELISSA KENNETH}}]

A soft snort sounded from the greys nostrils as he noticed the other equine going around on loose rein trying to get the chestnuts attention on the other side of the ring. Melissa squeezed lightly with her calves keeping his attention as she signaled him into an easy going canter, at first of course he sped into a little fast he did that often and she needed to get him to cut it out before the competitions. Her hands pulled back then realesed easily and he slowed from her half halts tucking his head in, in a nice bend rounding his corners perfectly. Luckily he was on his best behavior today infront of the other horse and rider.

After a few rounds around the ring she slowed him to a trot and then walk as she walked towards the middle kicking her feet out of the stirrups and hopping up taking the reins and throwing them over a jumping post where he stood silent and surprisingly good as he watched her set up a few low jumps for the beginning around two feet some little smaller to help him begin before they got higher. She put a set of three cross bars on one side, then a single two foot jump two strides led to an small oxer after wards to slow him down so he wouldn't take the jump in one stride. Once the jumps had been set up she walked back to the dappled who had found his way into making the pole that had tied him knock over and his nostrils sniffing the ground as he pricked his auds forwarding noticing her coming back. "Caught you, just when I thought I could leave you alone huh Ticket?" She said with a laugh as she untangled his reins and began to mount up again.

She had begun her second ciriut around the ring before she noticed he had spoken to her. Mind if I jump a bit? His voice asked across the ring and Melissa slowed to a walk, Ticket tugging forward wanting to jump. "No, not at all. Be my guest" She replied patting tickets warm neck as she looked up at the guy atop of his chestnut mount. Oh, I'm Matt by the way. And I'll try to keep out of your way, but my mare likes to wander. She could here him manage out, "I'm Melissa, and don't worry bout it Ticket here doesn't mind company." She replied before letting Ticket have a little rein and let him go into an easy going trot as she passed by the rider and his mount. "You don't mind if I do the first round, right?" She didn't want to be rude, but Ticket was being very impatient he loves to jump and when he has to wait he has problems with it.

sorry so late i forget x3

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[Matthew "Matt" Adams]

ooc;; i'm so sorry for the delay, school just started and I've been super busy.

Matt watched the other horse and rider. He studied how the girl preformed her half-halts, how she gently eased on the gelding's mouth. How he responded to every little thing. Of course Dreamer listened to him, but something just hadn't come together yet. But he knew they would, she knew what he wanted her to do, but he knew he was probably confusing her.

He clucked to Dreamer, who instantly picked up an easy, rhythmic trot. He rose and fell, in a seemiling effortless post, but his muscles were screaming. Matt went through a mental checklist; heels down, back straight, head and eyes up, hands up and farther apart, thumbs on top. It rang in his old instructor's voice and he smiled upon the fond memories.

As he kissed, the mare popped into her canter, and he pulled gently on her mouth slowing her down until she was at a nice, normal pace. Matt noticed the girl had gotten off her horse, and tied him to the jump post as she set up the actual jumps. Matt turned his attention back to his horse. He sat deep and pulled back and issues the command "walk". Like always, she gently slowed to a walk. Matt patted her neck and let her have a loose rein.

"Thanks." He replied back to the girl with a smile. She rode past him, and introduced herself as Melissa. He was glad her horse, Ticket, didn't mind other horses. "Oh, I don't mind." he said. He only planned on doing a couple rounds anyway, even though Dreamer loved to jump. She was pretty good at it too, nothing big, but she was trained primarily in Hunter Under Saddle.

[MELISSA KENNETH}}]

SITUATIONS ARE IRRELVANT NOW ,

THE FRUSTRATION, IT'S A REGULAR THING !

Thanks, Oh I don't mind. she heard him say, nodding with a smile as she rose up and down in the same familar motion as she had for years now, squeezingly only lightly with her calves to keep the geldings attention. His auds flickered back and forth listening which was somewhat of a surprise to her as she directed him towards the first jump, the first crossbar of the three she had set up in the line. Now that he knew he was going for the jump he sped up a bit wanting to lunge right over the jump, heres Ticket alright. She thought as she pulled back harder on the reins now giving him steady half halts and he reluctantly slowed to his dismay as they approuched.

One, two, three.. She counted the strides as she felt him tense as his forelegs began to raise up over the jump and she leaned forward in half seat pushing her hands up beside his neck, as his neck arched into a beautiful frame as he leaped into the air and landed steadily on the other side. She stayed in her half seat as she gave him a small half halt inbetween as he took two strides before propping himself into the air once again and the two went over and then landed upon the clay ground beneath them as they took another two strides and once again took off into the air as the crossbar got higher now and she raised her hands up higher giving him more of his head so he could get over the jump smoother.

Finally completeting the line of crossbars they landed swiftly on the other side no faults which she didn't find surprising since they were small and not that difficult. Ticket threw up his head as they cantered off turning the corner of the indoor as she let him have a little fun. He usually would throw a little buck in afterwards as well enjoying every little bit of it, leaving her to collect him once again. Luckily in the show ring he was better and she was thankful for that, though at the end when he knew he had done good he would deffinately show off. He was a hot headed boy alright but she loved her spitfire gelding.

HOLY FRICK, YOUR TALKING.
I HATE THE ONES WHO LOVE TO HATE ,


i hope you like this post of 386 , i put alot into it. this thread is tagged for the infamous Matthew Adams , we're going to be having tons of fun in this thread babe. and if you must know it's completed . these kick ass lyrics are from escape the fate, and the banner? oh that's just from twiggy08 of flickr , leave it on babe. now get started on posting, i'm waiting.

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