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Post by sunstorm on Jul 2, 2009 17:06:30 GMT -5
"Come on now, pay attention," Charlie muttered to the gelding as Charger sidestepped into him. The young man made the gelding step back over although the horse's attention was clearly on a group of horses standing nearby in a pasture at the fence. Charlie glanced at them briefly before returning to tightening the cinch on his old western saddle. It was old and worn down from the countless rides, but it was still in fairly good condition so he wasn't going to waste his money on a fancy western saddle when he still has a use able one.
After checking to make sure the cinch was tight enough Charlie swung up into the saddle. Charger stood still, his ears pricked forward eagerly as he watched the group of horses swing around and trot off to the other end of the pasture. He turned the gelding around and headed off to the trails at a brisk walk. It had been a few days since Charlie had been able to go for a ride. Several days, now that he thought about it. He had been busy moving furniture and other belongings into his new apartment so he hadn't had much time to come to the ranch.
Once they entered the cool shade of the forest, Charlie urged Charger into a slow jog to warm him up. He wasn't familiar with the trails around here, so it probably wasn't the best idea to go riding alone. However, he figured as long as he stuck to the trails, preferably what seemed like the main one, he wouldn't have a problem. He could just turn around and retrace their steps to head back to the ranch.
Once he was out of sight of the ranch he slowed Charger back to a walk. The young gelding walked along eagerly, his head high as he looked around with his ears pricked forward alertly. His nostrils flared as he took in the unfamiliar scents of their new surroundings. Charlie rested his hand on the horn of the saddle, half wishing he'd brought some water with him. It looked like it was going to be a hot day.
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Post by roxanna on Jul 2, 2009 22:10:04 GMT -5
_______________________________________________ roxxy didn't typically feel like messing with black again, being as that nasty bruise hurt even worse that usual today. so instead, she woke to dress cool, adding a little more beauty than natural, putting on her foundation, blush, and mascara. her hair was it's usual beach curls. not much she could do about that. sighing, she turned around to immediately be over taken by her two great danes. the huge dogs, blue and black, standing right in front of her, their brown eyes looking at her expectantly. she had just gotten them the other day. she was still new to their presence. but she had immediately fallen in love with the three year old dogs.
she smiled at coal and smoke, went into quiet chuckles. laughing any louder than she normally talked would result in a case of intense pain caused by the internal bleeding. she grumbled but then returned to her bright mood. she scratched them behind their ears and then gave a soft command, "heel." without a word, she grabbed her belongings and headed out the door, the two danes on her heels. filing into her car, she drove out of the apartment complex's parking lot and revved up the engine to drive towards the ranch. it didn't take her long to get there and once she did, she worked quickly. she did not in any way want black to know she was there. good thing the breeze hadn't flown by yet. with smoke and coal, she headed towards the trails.
even though they were primarily meant for horses, people could walk on them. roxxy personally loved to walk on them, as she wasn't anywhere near close to being able to ride hell. so, it was just her and her dogs, as far as she knew. she passed the trees, the narrow dirt path snaking through the woods. she stopped to examine some purple flowers. purple was her favorite color. it wasn't an option to just pass them by. even coal and smoke were playing around, their lean bodies meshing together in play fight. then all of a sudden, the black dane stopped and let out a deep throated back of curiousity. smoke followed his gaze. he let out a loud bark as well. roxxy whirled from the flowers to see what had captivated her dogs' attention. she smiled as she saw a young man on his horse. he was male, whether gelding or stallion she didn't know.
one of those warm, genuine smiles took place on roxxy's pretty face. "well, howdy! i didn't hear ya." a small appeance of pink entered her cheeks, her bright blue eyes warm and welcoming. smoke and coal went to her opposite sides, both leaning into her, her hands absent-mindedly stroking their hands.
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Post by sunstorm on Jul 2, 2009 22:27:14 GMT -5
Charlie allowed his gaze to wander around their surroundings as Charger walked briskly along the trail. Apart from the gentle breeze and the chirping birds, the trails were quiet. He had wondered if he would come across anyone else on the trails. He hadn't seen anyone else heading out this way when he was getting Charger ready, but he hadn't exactly left very early either. He knew there were probably other riders who would've headed out on the trails earlier in the morning to escape the heat of the summer day as he would've preferred to do.
Suddenly a loud bark broke the silence. Charlie looked up sharply, expecting to see a dog coming bounding their way. Charger paused as he raised his head, his ears pricked forward. Charlie's gaze landed upon a pretty young woman, looking to be a few years younger than himself. two great danes were now sitting at her side and she was stroking their heads casually.
"Hey, didn't mean to startle you," Charlie called, forcing an easy smile. He wasn't sure if he had or not; if anything the sudden appearance of the young woman and her two dogs had startled him. Charger watched the woman and the two dogs for a few moments before lowering his head and attempting to grab a mouthful of the lush green grass at the side of the trail, as if he could tell Charlie's attention was elsewhere.
"I'm Charlie," he figured he should introduce himself, even if he ended up just passing by. He forced his gaze away from her as Charger lowered his head abruptly and grabbed a mouthful of the grass he'd been eyeing. Tugging on the reins he turned Charger back onto the trail.
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Post by roxanna on Jul 2, 2009 23:14:34 GMT -5
_______________________________________________ roxxy looked at the man. and with closer inspection, she came to the conclusion that he was quite handsome. him and his horse. her gentle blue eyes were twinkling. she took a moment to gaze at the horse until she heard his words. shaking herself out of her reverie, she looked at him, blue eyes curious and attentive. she gave him a smile, white teeth flashing. "naw, it's okay. no harm done!" that pretty smile was on her features again. she came closer to him, her two shadows at her side. the danes were menacing in the least. they were just curious. they hadn't ever come in close contact with such a large dog! as roxxy came to stand at the shoulder of the horse, coal stretched out his nose to sniff.
smoke did the same. roxxy looked down at them and chuckled. she looked up at the young man and held out her hand. "the name's roxanna. you can just call me roxxy. most people do." she beamed at him for a moment and then took back her hand. her light blue gaze looked at his horse and she gave a low whistle, which brought both the dogs' heads snapping up. "beautiful animal. and he's so well mannered! what's this boy's name?" roxxy was prone to be outgoing and so she could make conversation with someone she had just met.
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Post by sunstorm on Jul 2, 2009 23:27:25 GMT -5
Charger reached forward as the young woman approached, his nostrils flared as he took in her scent. He turned his head slightly to the side as if trying to fully see the two dogs the woman had with her. He gazed at them for a moment before attempting to edge over to the side of the trail where the grass was although Charlie held him back.
"Nice to meet you, Roxxy," Charlie said with a grin as he reached down to shake her hand. Charger turned his head around and attempted to nudge her hand with his nose. Charlie tugged on the reins to pull his head back around; the gelding was almost overly curious sometimes. "This is Charger," Charlie said with a hint of pride as he gave the gelding a pat on the neck. "Most of the time he's usually pretty good."
Charger snorted, lowering his head to get another look at the dogs. He was used to being around dogs of all sizes; Charlie has taken him to all sorts of places in the past. Although only eight years old, he's been taken to a few different ranches and rodeos when Charlie was living on the road and working.
"Do you ride?" Charlie asked curiously. He'd assumed these trails would be mostly for riding, not hiking but he could be wrong. He hadn't seen her around the ranch before, but he hasn't been around the ranch much since he moved there. It seemed like the majority of the people in this town were horse people anyway.
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Post by roxanna on Jul 2, 2009 23:48:52 GMT -5
_______________________________________________ roxxy heard his words and laughed. the pride was faint but it was evident in his vocals. "well i'll be darned! well, he's exceptionally well built. beautiful. just beautiful." she gazed softly as the interaction between the two dogs and the gelding. putting her eyes back on the young man, she listened intently to his words, like she always did when people were speaking.
at his question, she smiled wryly. "i ride, but...can't ride my horse. you'd understand why if-" her voice was suddenly cut off as a quick summer breeze passed by, blowing her scent towards the pasture. she sighed heavily, but then perked up. "and he sounds like this." no sooner than the words had come out of her mouth, a stallion's scream was heard. it was loud and piercing, wild and savage sounding. at the sound, the two danes flinched visibly and their throats rumbled with their low growls.
she smiled. she knew her stallion so well. "ever seen a massive stallion, homozygous black, appears to be an arabian cross? yeah..." she paused to run her fingers through her hair. "that's him." then another blast was released into the air. this one was more impatient than the last, if it was possible. roxxy grumbled softly, "darn. he smells me." she looked up at charlie with apologetic eyes.
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Post by sunstorm on Jul 2, 2009 23:57:17 GMT -5
Charlie raised an eyebrow slightly as she spoke, not understanding what she meant at first. He then heard the sudden scream of a stallion, something he's heard many times of his travels before; the scream of a stallion. Charger raised his head, his ears pricked forward curiously as he looked back towards the ranch. They weren't that far from the ranch but they had no troubles hearing the stallion.
Charlie turned his attention back to Roxxy as she described her stallion. To be honest, Charlie couldn't recall seeing a horse of that description but his visits to the ranch had been quite limited since he moved here. When he came his attention had been fully on taking care of Charger before he had to rush off to get something else done; he didn't have a chance to look around apart from finding Charger's stall and the pasture he could let him out in.
"I think I've seen him around," Charlie replied, trying to remember such a horse but he was sure he would remember if he had. He has been pretty distracted and has seen quite a few nice horses but that was to the extent of what he could remember. "What's his name?" he asked curiously. He wasn't sure why the stallion would be upset for catching her scent in the wind.
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Post by roxanna on Jul 3, 2009 22:59:15 GMT -5
_______________________________________________ roxxy looked at charlie and suddenly burst into heart-felt laughter. upon calming down, she said with laughter still ringing in her voice, "i promise ya charlie, if you had seen him, you would've remembered him!" sighing happily, her blue eyes lit merrily. "his show name's hell's black revenge. i call him black, or hell when i'm mad. but everyone just calls him hell." she chuckled as she shrugged. another breeze flew by. and just as suddenly, black's screams grew louder and angrier, if it was possible.
the dogs were becoming more defensive by the second. roxanna's eyes were worried as she looked in the direction of the stallion's pasture. but she tore her gaze away to look at charlie again. "could we walk down the trails? i'm sure charger didn't get tacked up to have his afternoon ruined by some girl. he looks like he wants to run." she smiled encouragingly, and with a soft whistle at her two danes, she turned around to walk beside charger's head.
"i've not been here long at all. i'm one of the trainers here at the ranch. i started my job....hm...i think about a week ago." a comfortable silence came from the dark haired female as she thoughtfully gazed at coal and smoke darting a little ways ahead of them to box with each other playfully. she giggled, that sweet smile coming onto her features. "how long you been here? if you don't mind me askin'." she reached up with her left arm to caress charger's cheek.
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Post by sunstorm on Jul 4, 2009 13:22:01 GMT -5
Charlie couldn't help but feel a hint of annoyance when she laughed at him. Pushing it aside, he forced a slight smile. He noticed the dog's defensive behavior they were starting to take, presumably because of the angry stallion's screams they heard.
"Sure," he said with a nod, agreeing to walking further down the trail. He didn't come here just to stand around and talk; he had wanted to get Charger some exercise and a chance to stretch his legs a bit. Charger stepped forward eagerly, raising his head as he looked down the trail with his ears pricked forward, looking much more awake now that they were on their way again.
"I haven't been here very long, a few days maybe," Charlie wasn't sure how long exactly it has been; he didn't keep track of days. "I haven't been around the ranch very long, been busy moving in." He explained after realizing she was a trainer at the ranch; she would probably start to recognize more of the people at the ranch than he would if she worked there. He tended to show up, do whatever work he had to with Charger whether it was riding, feeding or mucking out stalls and then take off again. He never really stuck around to see who else was there, although he was starting to feel like he should.
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