Post by virala on May 29, 2009 13:20:09 GMT -5
Yasmine whinnied with delight as she spied other horses and ponies. She pranced about waving her tail in the air and flicking up her heels. Val struggled to control her so decided to jump on as quick as possible. She couldn't see a mounting block so finally decided to get on from the ground. She had been hoping to avoid doing this as Yasmine was still thin and the saddle didn't fit her too well at the moment and Val didn't want it to slip round causing her beautiful mare discomfort. Nevertheless, Valentia bounded into the saddle and used her weight the slide it back onto the centre of Yasmine's back. Just as she was adjusting the reins to an even length the sound of hoofbeats was heard behind her. She turned round in the saddle to see a stocky piebald pony coming towards them. Upon it's back was a young, equally stocky boy a few years younger than Val. Before she could even realise what was happening, Yasmine spun on her haunches and happily galloped towards the pony. The boy quickly grabbed his black riding crop and flicked it across Yasmine's face in defence. Yasmine, angered and scared by this gesture, reared up and snapped at the pony before landing a huge kick in the piebalds side. Val tried dsperately to pull Yasmine away but to no avail. Once again the boy lifted the crop above his head a smacked it straight onto Yasmine's cheek. Val was disgusted and began to scream at the boy. "What do you think your doing?! You're scaring her, drop that thing at once!" Yasmine once again lunged at the boy and his pony but this time the boy had dropped the reins, allowing the poor creature to make a getaway from the angry mare and the constraints of the boys hands. Eventually Yasmine began to listen to Val's commands and circled away from the dissapearing pony. She was galloping but Valentia was riding her in tight circles, gradually slowing her to a canter, then a trot and finally an agitated walk. Val was still infuriated by what the boy had done and quickly dismounted before tying her precious horse to the rail and marching up the the offending boy. "What on earth were you doing? You are a cruel and dispicable person hitting my horse like that. You don't even deserve to be the owner of that pony!" she cried whilst pointing a finger in the pony's direction. "Your horse is a maniac, you can't even control her! Your incompetance could have cost me my life!" he spat back. He didn't seem to care at all about what had happened to his pony. "She just wanted to see your pony that was all, is that a problem? What's wrong with you people?" she screamed back. Val turned away before the boy could reply so she could check on Yasmine. Afterall she mattered a million times more than that stupid boy. Valentia angrily kicked the arena gate open and stormed out.