Hanging On

[Elizabeth Journey]

Elizabeth Journey walked down the barn isle. She was looking for her new mare she bought called Annabell's Angel. She was wanting to ride her new mare for she has been working all week and today was the only day she had off. It had been a bad day for her all ready and she hopped her mare Anna would make it better.

As she walked down the isle she was looking at all the other mares that was standing in there stalls waiting to brushed and loved on. She wished she had a place like this and that one day people will come to her place and ride all the time. But those where only her dreams. She kept on walking and read every name tag that was on each stall until she came to Anna's.

She watched as the grey mare stood there in her stall. She was the most beautiful looking mare in the hole world. Ofcourse she got to see her when she bought her, but she didn't get to ride her. So today was the day they rode. Elizabeth couldn't wait to get her out and see how the mare moved. She grab the lead that was hanging on the stall and unlocked the stall door and walked in. She walked nice and calmly to anna and cliped the lead to the halter. She walked her out of the stall and cliped her to the crossties while she walked to the tack room and grabed her grooming box and tack. Elizabeth came back with hands full of her stuff and set it by the stall and began grooming Anna.

" Your such a pretty little lady"

[S.LiNGSH0T]

Anna followed behind her girl quietly. Long limbs carried her faded frame to the crossties where she had stood impatiently many times. Eyes wandered around the area as she watched Elizabeth walk away. She stepped back, stopping quickly after being restrained by the crossties. She reached her muzzle to the lead rope that was wrapped around the pipe and lipped on the lead.

Young lungs beckoned a sweet call, a shrill whinny echoed through out the stable's breeze way and after that, a few other calls were followed behind her own. Her gray ears flicked back and forth in curiosity. She stood, waiting, as her tail slapped around her hind at the few flies that were sparking her rump.

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[Elizabeth Journey]

Elizabeth smiled when she heard her mare whinny." Im coming Im coming Anna" She got to the stall and placed her saddle and bridle down and kept her grooming tote to her side. Liz set it down beside her and grabed a soft brush and began to brush away all the dirty from Anna's grey coat. She was going to make Anna shine today, because well she was already pretty. She brushed one side and walked to other and brushed the other. She then grabed the face brush and mane comb and brushed the mare's face down and comb her mane and forelock. Liz was about done with grooming her when she remeber that she needed her feet cleaned out. She grabed her hoof pick and began picking up anna's feet and picking all the nasty stuff out of her hoofs.

Once she was all done with Anna she was the most beautiful looking mare in the isle. Liz grabed her navy blue saddle pad and made sure it was placed right and then grabed her light western saddle and tried not to spook her when she threw it up on her back. Her saddle was a barrel racing saddle, so maybe they could try some barrels today or they could just work on the flat. She cinched Anna up and grabed the bridle and took off the halter and fliped the reing around Anna's neck so she wouldn't run anywhere if she tried and place the bit up to her mouth. Liz waited for her to take it in and place the headstall over her ears and they where ready to go.

Liz looked at Anna and smiled." Ready to ride girl?"

[S.LiNGSH0T]

Anna heaved sighs here and there as the girl primped her for some reason. She stood still as she was cleaned off and tacked up, gazing around boredly. When the girl finished, Anna took the bit in a lazy fashion and looked at her, waiting to be led or mounted. She shifted her weight to relax in her spot, relieving a hind foot to stand comfortably.

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