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Published: 2011-08-04 01:53:48 +0000 UTC; Views: 2637; Favourites: 22; Downloads: 0
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Description My training image for the reining class at this show: [link]
We need some more reiners to enter, so far I'm the only one!

-Horses' name: Coal
-Riders' name: Thomas Birch
-Horses' ref: [link]
-Class entering: Reining

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Hathien sat at the small desk in her farmhouses' quaint office. Passing up the junk mail, sale flyers and bills she noticed one hand-addressed letter with the return address as Sunny Side Stables. Opening and reading through the letter in the rooms' dim light she discovered that it was a personal invitation to the RHS/SSS Summer Show. Searching through the classes she found many appealing ones that would benefit her horses. What she really wanted, however, was a chance to show Coal, the stables' only reiner. Grinning as she spotted a reining class and the beautiful arena it would be held in she highlighted the class and tacked the invitation to the cork board on her right.

Lifting out of her green-cushioned, but somehow still uncomfortable, chair she turned around and looked out of the offices' only window. Thomas was working on Coal's spins in the outdoor arena. The stallion was doing wonderfully. He set down into the spin and crossed his front left over his right, ebony tail lifting into the air due to the speed of the turn. It was hard to focus on the blue roan stallion, however, because every time she tried her eyes would drift up to his plaid-shirted rider. Thomas' face was focused, green eyes constantly flitting back to his focus point so he would know the number of turns he'd taken. Long legs hung effortlessly down from the stallion's roaned barrel while his left spur urged his mount into the spin.

Snapping out of her daze Hathien blushed furiously. Good thing Thomas hadn't seen her studying him through the window. Quickly checking to make sure the red was gone from her cheeks in the mirror she headed through the kitchen and outside. Striding up to the outdoor arena she leaned on the white fence across from the two working boys. Thomas noticed her and finished up his spin, patting the stallion's thick neck as he walked him towards Hathien.

"Hey Hath, whaddya need?" He questioned, wiping sweat from his brow.

"I just got an invitation to a show with a reining class. Think this guy's ready for another show?" She smiled up at him.

"Well, shoot yeah! Didn't you just see him? This beast could take on the big guns. You'd better pull your reining outfit out of the closet--"

"Not me, Thomas. I want you to ride him this time. You two really seem to get along." Hathien said patting the stallion's croup.

Before Thomas could respond she headed back towards the house to pay more bills, holding back a laugh as she pretended she didn't hear the triumphant "Yessss" from behind her.

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Waiting to make sure Hathien was back in the house Thomas addressed the stallion he was perched upon "You saw her checking me out from the window too, right?"

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Hehe, I love Thomas

Reference: My personal stock


Art, Coal, Hathien and Thomas (c) ~Hathien603
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Comments: 16

painted-cowgirl [2011-12-05 00:35:44 +0000 UTC]

Lovely picture I love spinning, its probably even more fun than the slides, rundowns, roll backs, and speed control put together! Its like a rush trying to count XD

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Hathien603 In reply to painted-cowgirl [2011-12-05 18:43:45 +0000 UTC]

Thank you
I love spinning too, I've only done it once but I was giggling the whole time

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painted-cowgirl In reply to Hathien603 [2011-12-09 01:05:56 +0000 UTC]

The first time I spun was on my reiner and I got too dizzy and had to stop, now I just sit there and go for days XD

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Hathien603 In reply to painted-cowgirl [2011-12-10 17:49:25 +0000 UTC]

Haha, I'm sure it takes some getting used to

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painted-cowgirl In reply to Hathien603 [2011-12-11 03:15:54 +0000 UTC]

Very much, like a fast barrel horse XD

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AnimalArtKingdom [2011-08-05 04:41:17 +0000 UTC]

I really do love the pose and perspective of this one. Well executed

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Hathien603 In reply to AnimalArtKingdom [2011-08-05 15:11:30 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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DreamingOfHorses67 [2011-08-04 02:02:14 +0000 UTC]

ahahahahaha i love the last line in the story xD Good luck in the show!

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Hathien603 In reply to DreamingOfHorses67 [2011-08-04 02:05:49 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, dear!
I added it in as an after-thought. Can't believe I didn't think of it before then

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Niur-Tarow [2011-08-04 02:00:41 +0000 UTC]

Daw, Thomas was peeking!

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Hathien603 In reply to Niur-Tarow [2011-08-04 02:03:56 +0000 UTC]

He's so sneaky!

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oxpecker [2011-08-04 01:59:31 +0000 UTC]

Whoo western! I love the pose, angle and movement.

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Hathien603 In reply to oxpecker [2011-08-04 02:03:19 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!
Where has the western gone?! We need to bring it back in HARPG!

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oxpecker In reply to Hathien603 [2011-08-04 02:05:29 +0000 UTC]

Agreed! I have plans to breed Nez-Perce at my stables in the future so I can get my western on

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Hathien603 In reply to oxpecker [2011-08-04 02:08:15 +0000 UTC]


Maybe we'll be in some comps together, then!
Good luck with the Nez-Perces, I don't think I've seen any of them in the HARPG yet

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oxpecker In reply to Hathien603 [2011-08-04 03:31:10 +0000 UTC]

I look forward to it!
And in that case, hopefully I can start a trend

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