Winter started getting harsher. The snow was getting deeper and there was a blizzard nearly every day. Assana did her best to make sure the foal, Crossfire got extra feeds to help him survive the cold weather.
After a few days of non stop snow, Crossfire matured into a handsome stallion.
Having spent so much time with him as a foal, Assana didn't need to do her normal ground work with him as he already trusted her and loved her. She took him out for a quick ride to the training grounds and put him through his paces trying to judge what his level of speed and jumping skill was at.
His speed was average, but he excelled at jumping.
Having spent so much time with him as a foal, Assana didn't need to do her normal ground work with him as he already trusted her and loved her. She took him out for a quick ride to the training grounds and put him through his paces trying to judge what his level of speed and jumping skill was at.
His speed was average, but he excelled at jumping.
Cloud Magic was heavily pregnant with Charlie's foal so she took him down to the JRA Center to be sold for $3,986 simoleons. His new owners were to pick him up later, a lovely family looking for a pony for their children.
While she was at the Center Assana came across a chestnut thoroughbred stallion named Matel. He was fast and smart but a bit of a pig with food and treats. But he was nice to ride and seemed friendly, so she bought him and took him home.
Once Assana considered Crossfire officially trained she took him for a long ride by the river. Assana tested him by riding past a ramshackle building by the water. It creaked and moaned with the weight of the snow on the roof. And as spooky as it was Crossfire didn't once shy or spook at the noises. He had learnt to be very obedient and Assana was very impressed with him.
Before she went to bed, Assana painted a brilliant painting. She loved it so much that despite it's monetary worth and the fact they needed the money, she decided to keep it. She hung it next to the staircase in the living room.
Assana was most worried about the foals getting enough to eat during the snowy weather. The seemed to need to eat more often and she made sure to give Sprinkles a feed every morning while Karla was grooming the other horses.
Karla was getting through her daily chores of grooming and stall cleaning really quickly. She now had a good routine in place and was loving the time she spent with the horses. Over the past week she had managed to build a bond with Cloud Magic and the mare now looked forward to seeing the young girl.
On the weekends and snow days when school was called off, Assana made sure Karla was practicing good horsemanship and learning to ride better. She also needed the help training the young horses.
On the weekends and snow days when school was called off, Assana made sure Karla was practicing good horsemanship and learning to ride better. She also needed the help training the young horses.
Karla loved going for rides with her adoptive mother. And she loved riding Oreo.
They needed to work on Oreo's speed so most of her training was race orientated while Assana rode Crossfire over the jumps to boost his jumping skill a few more notches.
They needed to work on Oreo's speed so most of her training was race orientated while Assana rode Crossfire over the jumps to boost his jumping skill a few more notches.
After the training session Assana took Karla over to the JRA Center to enter into competitions. Karla and Oreo were entered into the Strangetown Regional Horse Show Advanced Show Jumping and came first.
Assana entered Crossfire into the Salas Regional Show Jumping Competition and came first.
Both mother and daughter rode home with trophies and a grin on their faces.
Assana entered Crossfire into the Salas Regional Show Jumping Competition and came first.
Both mother and daughter rode home with trophies and a grin on their faces.
While they had been competing, Sprinkles grew up overnight. She was a pretty mare and Assana spent some time gaining her trust and even plaited her mane and tail to give her that 'Indian pony' look.
Assana spent the day with Sprinkles, bonding and then later riding. She rode the spotty mare to the training grounds and took her over some of the jumps. She flew and didn't hesitate at anything put before her. She had some real talent for jumping. She was fast too, Assana wondered if she could train her competing.
Karla had school canceled due to the snow being too deep, so she had the day off and took Oreo for a long ride. They went up and down the trails until Karla was shivering from the cold.
She was excited cause there was a school dance that night that hadn't been cancelled.
She was excited cause there was a school dance that night that hadn't been cancelled.
When Karla got home she warmed up and started primping herself in the mirror. She poped some pimples and then applied some makeup to cover the spots.
Later a limo came and picked her up and took her to the dance.
At the dance she was voted Queen again and came home with another crown and another fabulous picture. But she came home a little sad because when she had finally gotten the courage to ask her crush for a dance, he refused her.
Later a limo came and picked her up and took her to the dance.
At the dance she was voted Queen again and came home with another crown and another fabulous picture. But she came home a little sad because when she had finally gotten the courage to ask her crush for a dance, he refused her.
While Karla was at her dance, Assana entered Matel, the chestnut stallion into a racing competition, the Chunn Derby. They came first and received prize money and trophy. Assana was approached by one of the other competitors who said his stable was looking for two very fine horses. Assana talked to the stable owner for a while and agreed to sell Matel and Oreo Magic. Then they haggled over price. Assana got $13,425 for Oreo but only got $6,507 for Matel.
Before she left the JRA manager came up to her and said they had a new stallion come in that she might want to take a look at. His name was Booty. He was a mixed breed and his history unknown. He was however obedient and quiet. For the small fee of $1,296 Assana took him home.
The next day was the start of the weekend. All weekend there was no more snowfall and mother and daughter were able to spend all weekend training the horses. Crossfire and Sprinkles Jumping were greatly improved and Booty was starting to jump too, though he showed no great interest in it yet.
On sunday, while the girls were out with the other horses, Cloud Magic was home and in labor. Luckily all went well and a chestnut colt was welcomed into the world by his loving mother. When the girls got home and found him, the decided to call him Jax.
Assana did some training with the horses on her own as the weather had cleared up a bit and school was back on for Karla.
But over the week when she had gotten her homework done, Assana let Karla enter a cross country beginners competition with Booty, the Livingston Hunt. They came first. Karla also competed a few times on Sprinkles. She was starting to get attached to the mare.
Assana entered many competitions with Crossfire over the week and won all of them, the most memorable being the Angelista Hunt where she beat Gillian Lopes on Midnight, the previous champion of the region for the cross country event. Later in the week she even made an appearance at the Duke horse trials with Cloud Magic.
But over the week when she had gotten her homework done, Assana let Karla enter a cross country beginners competition with Booty, the Livingston Hunt. They came first. Karla also competed a few times on Sprinkles. She was starting to get attached to the mare.
Assana entered many competitions with Crossfire over the week and won all of them, the most memorable being the Angelista Hunt where she beat Gillian Lopes on Midnight, the previous champion of the region for the cross country event. Later in the week she even made an appearance at the Duke horse trials with Cloud Magic.
At the end of the long week of school, training and competing, Jax aged up and Assana started working in his trust and ground work before she put a saddle on him. Ground work and building trust with the horse she considered to be the most important parts of horsemanship.
Sprinkles was quickly becoming a favorite of Karla's. The mare was very friendly and was great at jumping.
Whenever she got the chance, Karla would take her to the training grounds just to soar over the jumps. Sprinkles never missed a beat, her jumps were perfect.
Whenever she got the chance, Karla would take her to the training grounds just to soar over the jumps. Sprinkles never missed a beat, her jumps were perfect.
When Cloud Magic became pregnant to Booty she took him and Crossfire to the JRA Center to be sold. There was a long list of people who were dying to get their hands on horses she had bred and trained so selling them wasn't difficult. She got $12,383 for crossfire and $6,273 for Booty.
On her way out she walked past the sale yards and noticed quiet a few pure blooded horses for sale. One she couldn't bring herself to leave behind was a playful and friendly fresian called Roamer. She rode him home to what was left of her herd.
That night before they went to bed, Karla started a new sculpture made of stone. While Assana was finishing a coffee stained picture of a fairy.
On her way out she walked past the sale yards and noticed quiet a few pure blooded horses for sale. One she couldn't bring herself to leave behind was a playful and friendly fresian called Roamer. She rode him home to what was left of her herd.
That night before they went to bed, Karla started a new sculpture made of stone. While Assana was finishing a coffee stained picture of a fairy.
The next morning saw them fridge empty. All of the fruits and vegitables Assana had grown in the garden hadn't been enough to see them through winter, and as much as Assana hated store bought foods with their chemicals and preservatives and such, the only other choice was starvation. She was picky with what she bought, and only bought the best and the freshest. But she ended up coming away with enough to last them the rest of winter. She hoped.
That night, while Karla and Assana were sleeping, Cloud Magic gave birth to Booty's foal. When he was found in the morning, Assana let Karla do the honor of giving him a name, and so she named him Moto.
The next few days were heavy with snow, so Assana made sure that Moto got extra feeds to keep him warm and healthy.
One night after school Assana decided to teach Karla to drive. She bought a car with the competition money they had won over the previous weeks and offered to teach the teen. Karla jumped excitedly at the idea and swore she would never forget the moment she drove such an expensive car.
The lesson went well and Karla was a quick learner who seemed to be a natural at driving. She did extremely well and had it mastered within hours.
The lesson went well and Karla was a quick learner who seemed to be a natural at driving. She did extremely well and had it mastered within hours.
When they got home from the driving lesson Assana sat down on the couch to read some recipe books while Karla snuck out of the house and went for a night ride on Sprinkles. Assana would kill her if she found out but she promised herself she was only going for a quick ride.
However, the cops found her out riding after hours and picked her up. Sprinkles ran all the way home and was fine, but Karla got escorted home by the police and told Assana they had found her riding by the river.
Assana was mad at Karla. She was supposed to be in bed, not riding. Assana was angry at her reckless daughter that she grounded her and told her she needed to think about how dangerous it was to go riding at night along the river.
Assana was mad at Karla. She was supposed to be in bed, not riding. Assana was angry at her reckless daughter that she grounded her and told her she needed to think about how dangerous it was to go riding at night along the river.
Mean while, at the back of the paddock, Moto matured.
He had a strong bond with Jax and they spent the rest of the night galloping around and grooming each other.
He had a strong bond with Jax and they spent the rest of the night galloping around and grooming each other.