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ANOTHER LAST MINUTE UPLOAD
This time a collab with the amazing Emii-M
I did the Sketch + Lines, and then some final touches, Emii did the flats and the shading!
Go check out Emii's Entry and share the love here

>>> Find the Mistake <<<

Was such such fun getting to work on this, and getting to let the King and Queen loose together. They make one hell of a team.

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What had started out as a little bit of a drunken dare all those months ago at the Olympics, had ended up in a rather serious but very entertaining situation when the appropriate event had been found to host their competition.

Ryan had been rather stupidly complaining about how difficult one of his rides was. Something he normally hated doing as he generally took pride in his ability to work with horses that were more sensitive. Greyjoy herself was not really an easy ride and took precision and repetition to build her trust and consistency in the work. But Duchess was a different matter. He had quite thankfully handed the stallions ride back to Cavan during the last Olympic preparation crunch, and he was not looking forward to getting back and riding the stallion when he returned from his holiday.

It was hard to explain, and a couple of cocktails had lead to him sounding far more critical and whiney than he would like to remember. But the stallion was difficult. He could be one of the best moving and jumping horses he had ever ridden one moment, and then it was like a switch would flip and he would suddenly bore with his work and seem to take an almost perverse pleasure in messing up whatever exercise they were doing. Ryan had gotten as far as agreeing with Cavan that the horse just seemed to enjoy messing with certain people, but he hadn't quite given up on trying to figure him out. Normally he would have turned to Harley for help. She had a knack for horses that were deemed too complicated or difficult to work with, but she wasn't interested in dealing with a problem horse at KhanCohban, even as a favour for him.

So he had ended up talking to Alexa over drinks, which had ended up with some rather bold claims being made and a rather amusing dare being issued. Al would take on the stallion and show Ryan how it was done. Oh and he was also going to take one of her horses on at the same time and see which of them adapted the best. Ryan thought it was going to be a bit of a laugh, maybe a small level event or something with a joke class that they could have a giggle in, but no. Instead they found the pairs jumping that would allow their swapping horses and give them an extra spice of some competition while they did so.

And Duchess being Duchess, he always added some spice of his own to any situation. Though Ryan was pleasantly surprised to see the big stallion working so well for Alexa. He had been worried he would be offended by the sudden change, but if anything the horse seemed to like Alexa on board more than he had seen with anyone else. Thankfully Alexa had been kind to him and brought not only an incredibly talented horse for him to ride, but a sweet one. Ren was a bit sensitive, but Ryan was well used to sensitive mares and he was greatly enjoying getting to figure her out after competing against her through the HCL season. Ren however was less than impressed with her equine teammate.

No matter how they ended up placing, Ryan was greatly enjoying getting to team up with his friend and have a bit of a laugh together. There would be fun, there would be sass, and there would be celebrations later on in the evening.

wc: 588

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Sydney International Showjumping Festival

Rider: Ryan Jacobs
Age: 31yo
Stable: KhanCohban Farm
Country: Australia
Horse: Young Renegade Heartache
Age: 9yo Mare

Rider: Alexa Grazzianni
Age: 31yo
Stable: Mercury Stables
Country: Canada
Horse: KhC Duruga
Age: 13yo Stallion

Class: Pairs Showjumping Relay
Shown all over the place

Referencing
NONE BECAUSE WE ARE FUCKING INSANE AND WANTED TO SHOW IT
Provided images used of the SIEC facilities to get it looking right(ish).

Description

ANOTHER LAST MINUTE UPLOAD
This time a collab with the amazing Emii-M
I did the Sketch + Lines, and then some final touches, Emii did the flats and the shading!
Go check out Emii's Entry and share the love here

>>> Find the Mistake <<<

Was such such fun getting to work on this, and getting to let the King and Queen loose together. They make one hell of a team.

-----

What had started out as a little bit of a drunken dare all those months ago at the Olympics, had ended up in a rather serious but very entertaining situation when the appropriate event had been found to host their competition.

Ryan had been rather stupidly complaining about how difficult one of his rides was. Something he normally hated doing as he generally took pride in his ability to work with horses that were more sensitive. Greyjoy herself was not really an easy ride and took precision and repetition to build her trust and consistency in the work. But Duchess was a different matter. He had quite thankfully handed the stallions ride back to Cavan during the last Olympic preparation crunch, and he was not looking forward to getting back and riding the stallion when he returned from his holiday.

It was hard to explain, and a couple of cocktails had lead to him sounding far more critical and whiney than he would like to remember. But the stallion was difficult. He could be one of the best moving and jumping horses he had ever ridden one moment, and then it was like a switch would flip and he would suddenly bore with his work and seem to take an almost perverse pleasure in messing up whatever exercise they were doing. Ryan had gotten as far as agreeing with Cavan that the horse just seemed to enjoy messing with certain people, but he hadn't quite given up on trying to figure him out. Normally he would have turned to Harley for help. She had a knack for horses that were deemed too complicated or difficult to work with, but she wasn't interested in dealing with a problem horse at KhanCohban, even as a favour for him.

So he had ended up talking to Alexa over drinks, which had ended up with some rather bold claims being made and a rather amusing dare being issued. Al would take on the stallion and show Ryan how it was done. Oh and he was also going to take one of her horses on at the same time and see which of them adapted the best. Ryan thought it was going to be a bit of a laugh, maybe a small level event or something with a joke class that they could have a giggle in, but no. Instead they found the pairs jumping that would allow their swapping horses and give them an extra spice of some competition while they did so.

And Duchess being Duchess, he always added some spice of his own to any situation. Though Ryan was pleasantly surprised to see the big stallion working so well for Alexa. He had been worried he would be offended by the sudden change, but if anything the horse seemed to like Alexa on board more than he had seen with anyone else. Thankfully Alexa had been kind to him and brought not only an incredibly talented horse for him to ride, but a sweet one. Ren was a bit sensitive, but Ryan was well used to sensitive mares and he was greatly enjoying getting to figure her out after competing against her through the HCL season. Ren however was less than impressed with her equine teammate.

No matter how they ended up placing, Ryan was greatly enjoying getting to team up with his friend and have a bit of a laugh together. There would be fun, there would be sass, and there would be celebrations later on in the evening.

wc: 588

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Sydney International Showjumping Festival

Rider: Ryan Jacobs
Age: 31yo
Stable: KhanCohban Farm
Country: Australia
Horse: Young Renegade Heartache
Age: 9yo Mare

Rider: Alexa Grazzianni
Age: 31yo
Stable: Mercury Stables
Country: Canada
Horse: KhC Duruga
Age: 13yo Stallion

Class: Pairs Showjumping Relay
Shown all over the place

Referencing
NONE BECAUSE WE ARE FUCKING INSANE AND WANTED TO SHOW IT
Provided images used of the SIEC facilities to get it looking right(ish).