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Post by Sakura Sake on Nov 23, 2006 15:47:52 GMT -5
 Name: Apache Age: Twelve Gender: Stallion Breed: Drum Horse Lypi |
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Post by lily on Nov 23, 2006 19:04:45 GMT -5
The small girl walked the massive stallion down the isle way a lead and tack box in one hand and the other hand on the chain the was placed over the Apache's nose. The stallion pranced slowly beside the girl stopping his antics when the girl gave a slight tug on the chain. The tack box was placed on the edge of the isle way before Lypi hooked the stallion to the cross ties. The lead was then removed and placed in the traditional fashion under his chin Lypi tied it together so it hung high off the ground but left enough slack to grab if he should bolt. A shaving covered blanket was undone and quickly pulled off of the stallion's body. Heat began to rise from the animals back becoming visible in the cold morning air. The creatures skin began to twitch from a mixture of cold air and unworked muscles. After folding the blanket and neatly placing it on a rack the girl began to groom her horse.
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Post by Sakura Sake on Nov 23, 2006 19:47:19 GMT -5
Diata had been walking around the stalls, checking on each of the horses. He knew it wasn't his job, but at the moment he had nothing to do. He didn't want to disturb Pebble and he needed to get his mind off of the idea. So he just took his grooming kit from each stall to clean the horses till they shown. Soon, he came by the ties on his way to the tack room to put his grooming kit away to find Lypi and Apache. He smiled lightly in greetings, just in case she noticed him.
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Post by lily on Nov 23, 2006 19:57:51 GMT -5
Lypi was giving the stally a thorough cleaning when she noticed a some one pass by. Lypi smiled back at Diata stopping briefly before returning to her work. After finishing his body the girl began to brush the stallions massive amounts of long, soft, thick hair. Show sheen was spraid lightly on the horse's mane followed bay a bit on conditioner the was worked thoroughly threw the hair. Lypi let it sit and dry a bit repaeting the process with the stallion's over flowing forelock before returning to brush threw the mane and then the forelock. When she was finished several minutes later the mane and forelock were soft and snarl free and she braided them quickly to make sure it stayed that way while it dried. Soon she moved onto the long tail she removed a protective tail wrap that was placed only at the base of his tail to make sure he would not rubb the hair away. She did the same thing with the tail as she did with the mane and forelock but she added more product and imeadiatly brushed it.
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Post by Sakura Sake on Nov 23, 2006 20:01:46 GMT -5
After a few moments, Diata returned out from the tack room, no longer holding his grooming kit. He made one last round up and down the stable isles to make sure he got all of the horses' coats shiney. When he was satisfied, he returned back up and leaned on the wall by Lypi and Apache. "You're new?" he asked the girl quietly. His smile had faded. Ryuu didn't even expect her to answer back, but he still wanted to try to strick a conversation to keep him busy.
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Post by lily on Nov 23, 2006 20:21:09 GMT -5
Lypi looked up from her work she was brushing out the stallions feathers she heard the question and quickly processed it "yes. . ." she said in reply. Lypi never was one for words but at least she was talking. The girl quickly finished one hoof leg and quickly picked up the hoof to clean it out before moving on to the next she looked through the large amount of feathers to the horse's legs. The girl saw a few scratches walked back to the other side where the tack box was to retrieve ointment. She searched for a few moments before finding it and grabbing it along with four a roll of vet rap.
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Post by Sakura Sake on Nov 23, 2006 20:26:15 GMT -5
Diata cocked his head lightly. "Wow, aren't you chatty," he said, smiling once again. "Nice horse, too." He tried to keep everything short and sweet. He wasn't completely sure what to do, but this wasn't helping him leave Pebble to whatever she was doing for the day at all. Quietly, Diata sighed and looked at the cieling for a moment.
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Post by lily on Nov 23, 2006 20:33:54 GMT -5
Lypi smiled as she returned to the other side of the horse where she put ointment on the scratches and wrapped it in vet wrap. "Well it's kind of hard to have a conversation with someone you don't even know. . .and thank you his name is Apache and I'm Lypi. . ." she continued her work and quickly finished brushing Apache's feathers. Lypi pulled the braids in the stallion's mane, tail, and forelock carefully but quickly revealing wavy hair. The girl packed up her tack box and quickly returned it to the tack room returning with a bridle. Lypi placed the bridle over her shoulder before carfully removing the vet wrap and runing her fingers threw the feathers.
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Post by Sakura Sake on Nov 23, 2006 20:37:33 GMT -5
Diata smiled again. "You'll know everyone eventually," he stated. "There aren't many people here at all." He looked to the stallion. He sort of missed Cricket, but the thoroughbred deserved his rest after yesterday's amazing jump. Today, though, he'd fly with that horse.
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Post by lily on Nov 23, 2006 20:56:24 GMT -5
Lypi slipped off the stallions halter and slipped the bridle over his head as she spoke "If I meet people cool, if I don't then fine. . .personally meeting people comes last in my book this one here is always first in line. . . ." she smiled and patted the horse's before her briefly. Then she adjusting the bridle to fit him properly and tightened it accordingly. "ya that sounded a bit obssesive. . . .sorry I'm a bit weird some time. . ." she laughed a bit before handing the reins to him "would you mind holding while I go put this away?" she held up the halter she had in the other hand. Apache stood there half asleep in his spot he was quite a sight looking more like a severely over grown gypsy then a drum horse, but then again that was what the breeder was aiming for. Lypi waited quietly for a response. . .okay so it was a bit random and out of subject but then again it is Lypi.
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Post by Sakura Sake on Nov 23, 2006 21:05:29 GMT -5
Diata took the reigns happily. He looked over the horse in silence. "Gypsy, huh?" he said quietly. (Keep in mind that Gypsies and Drum Horses are the same, just different names for different areas.) He strocked the horse's nose gently.
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Post by lily on Nov 23, 2006 21:41:20 GMT -5
Lypi quickly went to the tack room and put away the halter returning with a very large mounting block. The stallion stood there sleepily he lean into the Diata's hand a bit relaxing even more. Apache was most definently not stallion like he was more puppy like. Apache didn't have a one track minf like most studs he acted one way when in the breeding shed and another in the barn a ring. He was a sweet mellow gelding like type of horse with people and a gentlemen/romancer with the mares and with other stallions he was a bit testy but did not show very much aggression unless they were too close. Lypi retuned a few moments later "thank you. . ." she said with a smile as she patted the stallions neck she whispered something into the studs ear and then continued to pet him. "It's hard to believe he's a stud sometimes. . ." she said with a small laugh.
((OOC:I always thought a gypsy vanner/gypsy cob/Irish cob/tinker was a regular gypsy and a gypsy Drum horse was a gypsyXwith useually a shire or any other draft and a drum horse was either a shire or a mixed breed with a large amount of draft blood. . . .well I do know that a drum horse is used to carry large I think copper or brass drums used by the english (used to have something to do with the army I think)))
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Post by Sakura Sake on Nov 23, 2006 22:23:24 GMT -5
OOC: Nope. It's a common misconception. For a long time, I thought they were all different breeds XD But yeah, they were used to carry drums and drummers.
BIC
Diata liked this horse. He was nice and calm. It was a good thing, but you could tell he was elderly by the drowing white under his chin. Well, the black parts of his chin. None the less, Diata was fond of him. "How old is he?" he asked, now sratching the stallion's ear. He hoped the large brute didn't mind it, but just in case, he stopped.
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Post by lily on Nov 24, 2006 16:18:11 GMT -5
((OOC:well I guess you never can tell some times. . .LOL. . .well except for the fact that some are really really tall LOL))
The stallion nudged the person before him when the scratching stopped. It was apparent Apache liked anything that had to do with relaxing. "He just turned twelve. . .he seems a bit old I know but acctually he's still pretty young. . ." Lypi replied to the question. Apache nickered softly a sign he was just about a sleep it was a trade mark of his along with his great amount of hair that he passed on to his foals. "This may seem like a stupid question but do you own a horse?. . ." it was a pretty stupid question cause why else would he be in the barn. . .well besides the fact he could be a stable hand or he could just be visiting. Lypi put the mounting block on the side ground beside the stallion and climb up the three steped 'ladder'. The reiens attached to the sleek black bridle worn by the stallion we clutched tightly in her hands in case the horse should try to move while she mounted. Apahce stayed put as Lypi some how managed to get onto the horses bareback. Lypi laid across the equine's back letting the reins hang. She could of easily gone to sleep on the plump horses soft fluffy back as he stood there and slept him self.
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Post by Sakura Sake on Nov 24, 2006 16:23:09 GMT -5
Diata smiled. "No wonder he's so relaxed," he said as he started scratching his ear once again. Diata was rather amused by how calm this horse was. Obviously there were no mares that were in heat near them. That was probably a good thing. His massive size could hurt anyone. "Yeah, I have a horse,"[/n] he stated with glee. "A thoroughbred stallion named Cricket."
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Post by lily on Nov 24, 2006 16:36:48 GMT -5
"Cool I enjoy thoroughbreds. . .and arabians. . .although paints are just right for me. . . .how old is he?. . .". Curiosity was one of her better qualties apparently. Apache leaned his ear into Diata's hand and moving his head up and down against it. A large sigh was released form the horse just before he took his head away. A pink tongue appeared from with in the studs mouth and it slowly began to lick the boys hand for the salt taste which was on it. A small laugh could be heard from a top the stud and quickly Lypi applied slight pressure to the stallions mouth. Apache promptly stopped licking and backed up two steps. He knew the ques by heart something Lypi made sure of so that he would be very easy to handle. The hours of training and practice prooved worth it.
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Post by Sakura Sake on Nov 24, 2006 16:39:52 GMT -5
Diata thought for just a moment. "He's four," he stated happily. Diata liked this beast, though. He had some character. As did Cricket, but he was just more... spunky if anything. Just like any other thoroughbred stallion in the world. The moment he felt the warmth of the horses breath and toungue he stopped moving his hand. "Thanks," he muttered to the stallion, eying him. "I just love horse spit."
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Post by lily on Nov 24, 2006 17:25:04 GMT -5
Lypi laughed at his comment "ya if you couldn't tell he's a dog. . .just call him a very over grown horse looking great dane. . .". The stallion nodded his head foolishly he was trying to say he liked Diata's hand but instead he did it just after his owner's comment. Lypi laugh a bit before returning to the subject "so what do you compete in??. A short attention span was always a curse for her. Thus is why she always gets off subject.
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Post by Sakura Sake on Nov 24, 2006 17:53:36 GMT -5
Diata whiped the unwelcomed slobber off his hand and onto his jeans. "Biggest great dane on the face of the Earth," he added. He looked up at Lypi and rubbed the stallion's nose. "Show jumping. I'm starting on Dressage and hunter, though." He smiled a little. He knew he could do well if Cricket would let him.
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Post by Rach on Aug 6, 2007 5:55:43 GMT -5
will be deleted in one month if a mod is not contacted
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