Description
Horse: Aradís of Auraleyki
Rider: Isa Mágnusdóttir
Show: KEA cross country trials
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Story:
(605 words, have fun )
"Finally it's the big day!"
Isa had been up all night, unable to sleep due to the excitement. Who would've ever thought that she would compete in such a big show, with a PONY!? Just a few years ago, Isa used to train big horses for events such as this, and she was excited to see the games from a pony riders view for once. Aradis had been doing well in both during the vet check and the trainings, and since she did so good in the last shows they had entered, Isa was sure she had nothing to worry about. Ara would not let her down.
The main class of this event was the cross country, which Isa and Aradis was entering, and they were prepared from top to toe. The usual show tack was polished, Isa had brought a warm sweater and a safety vest to ride in and leg protections for Ara. She decided to use the hackamore for the cross country, since Ara still wasn't too good of a jumper, and was bothered when someone was pulling on the reins when she tried to focus. They had just finished warm up when the speaker called their name.... or something similar to it at least...
"Rider, Isa Magnus...daw..uh...dewteer, and uhm... Aaura...a..aara-dice of ...ooraliki...?... sorry... you are welcome to enter the cross country course"
Isa could not stop laughing. Never would she get tired of how non-scandinavian people would pronounce her and her horses names. She could barely breathe, and she could almost feel Aradis giggling underneath her. They both let out a big sigh, and went into the cross country area with a good feeling.
"You may start"
Aradis sprinted. The timer started. Isa could feel the wind in her hair and the chill air on her cheeks as they ran towards the first obstacle. Aradís soared over it with good margin, and Isa could feel the mare felt proud of her self. They were off to a good start!
In the middle of the race, Aradis suddenly felt tense, and Isa knew something was wrong. She heard galopping from behind, just as they jumped up on a bank. Just as Aradis took the leap over the obstacle and down on the ground, a black, small horse suddenly became visible in the back of Isa's eye.
"oh crap." was the only thing that went through Isa's mind, as she felt Aradis stumble with surprise beneath her.
"WE HAVE A HORSE ON THE LOOSE BY THE BANK!" said the speaker loudly, and Isa could see people from the audience went on to the track, and started running after the horse.
"yeah... chase it, that's gonna work..." said Isa sarcastically in a low voice when she saw them running. Aradis seemed fine, and they kept going. The loose horse kept running next to them, seemingly enjoying the company. After a while it started following behind instead, jumping the obstacles as well. "Wow ara, looks like you've got a stalker" said Isa quietly to the mare, who seemed very annoyed by her follower.
As they jumped the last obstacle, and sprinted towards the finish line, the little black horse came up next to them agin, prancing around, showing alot of interest for the small Faimé mare, and they crossed the finish line at the same time.
"Well, whatever placing we're getting, i think we have to share it with this fella hahaha!" Said Isa with a smile, as she looked at her grumpy mare, trying to avoid the flirty, black little pony, who were now captured by the stable hands.