Karla was grounded for the next few days for going out riding past curfew without permission. In protest she skipped school and started playing pranks on Assana. Mostly harmless stuff like a whoopee cushion under a chair or a surprise program on her computer.
But when Assana found out she was skipping school something had to be done. Karla tried to explain that she wanted to spend more time with the horses, and that she didn't need school to be a horsewoman. Assana didn't buy it and grounded her for an extra day. She also threatened her with boarding school if she wasn't going to go to the local school.
But when Assana found out she was skipping school something had to be done. Karla tried to explain that she wanted to spend more time with the horses, and that she didn't need school to be a horsewoman. Assana didn't buy it and grounded her for an extra day. She also threatened her with boarding school if she wasn't going to go to the local school.
Assana spent alot of time with Moto, ground work was essential to build trust. She lead him around, brushed him, picked out his hooves, and then saddled him. She tested him with her weight before she actually got on. If he decided she was going to fast there would be less chance for an injury. But he didn't seem to mind, and obediently waited for her to mount.
Once saddled, she took him for a nice long ride.
Over the next few days she worked on training him. She took him to the training grounds and worked on his confidence and jumping ability. His jumping was good but he lacked confidence and would frequently refuse to jump.
Over the next few days she worked on training him. She took him to the training grounds and worked on his confidence and jumping ability. His jumping was good but he lacked confidence and would frequently refuse to jump.
Assana also entered Jax into the Hsu Regional Horse Show Jumping Competition held at the JRA Center. They had some tough competition but managed to scrape into first with a fast round and no faults.
Cloud Magic was heavily pregnant with Roamers foal so Assana took the friesian stallion back to the Center to put him up for sale. It wasn't long before she had a buyer for him who was willing to pay $5,667 simoleons.
While Assana was at the JRA Center after having sold Roamer, she found an Arabian bay stallion for sale. His name was Neptune and he was cheap because he was noisy and piggy. But Assana saw that he was also very smart. She bought him and rode him home.
With his intelligence she believed he would be a quick learner she believed that she'd have no trouble teaching him some skills.
With his intelligence she believed he would be a quick learner she believed that she'd have no trouble teaching him some skills.
The next day a young black colt was born who was quickly named Bullet. He was fast and agile like his mum.
((Authors note: Please note that a few days after this foal was born my game crashed and the save went back to before he was born. I tried to make the colouring the same but some of the leg markings are slightly off in the older pictures.))
((Authors note: Please note that a few days after this foal was born my game crashed and the save went back to before he was born. I tried to make the colouring the same but some of the leg markings are slightly off in the older pictures.))
Assana continued training Jax and Moto. She noticed that if she trained Jax first, Moto seemed to have more confidence. Although the water jump still seemed too much for him to handle and he continued to refuse it.
Karla still spent much of her time with Sprinkles, and although she was still grounded for her pranks and her misbehavior it just gave her more time to groom and talk to the mare.
Karla still spent much of her time with Sprinkles, and although she was still grounded for her pranks and her misbehavior it just gave her more time to groom and talk to the mare.
Assana saw the bond Karla and Sprinkles shared, but Karla's misbehavior had to stop. She couldn't keep skipping school and she couldn't keep breaking curfew to go riding. So Assana did the only thing she could think off.
She went at night with Jax and Sprinkles and sold both of them to a stable in Riverview. Karla would never see Sprinkles again.
When Assana got home, Karla was angry with her. She couldn't believe what her mother had done. She had sold her best friend interstate. She wouldn't even be able to visit the mare. She was so upset that she went to bed without dinner. She spent all night dreaming of her pretty mare and hoping she was ok wherever she was.
She went at night with Jax and Sprinkles and sold both of them to a stable in Riverview. Karla would never see Sprinkles again.
When Assana got home, Karla was angry with her. She couldn't believe what her mother had done. She had sold her best friend interstate. She wouldn't even be able to visit the mare. She was so upset that she went to bed without dinner. She spent all night dreaming of her pretty mare and hoping she was ok wherever she was.
That night when Assana went to bed she knew Karla was mad at her. But when she woke up it wasn't morning, it was to the noise of the burglar alarm! Assana rushed out of bed just in time to see the policeman arrive. He grabbed the thief and tried to apprehend her, but she resisted. A fight broke out and Assana helplessly watched, not knowing what to do. The thief knocked the policeman on his ass and bolted out the door. Assana went over to the policeman and helped him up. She thanked him for his valiant effort and assured him the thief hadn't gotten away with anything. He promised to catch the thief next time and then he left.
Early the next morning, Assana talked to Karla after having made pancakes for breakfast. She told her daughter that she was no longer grounded in the hopes of rekindling their relationship.
Karla was happy, but still upset about Sprinkles being sold. She celebrated her freedom by making snow angels all up the street.
When she made it home before morning tea for her chores, she saw that Cloud Magic had given birth to Neptunes foal. She named the filly Cameo.
Karla was happy, but still upset about Sprinkles being sold. She celebrated her freedom by making snow angels all up the street.
When she made it home before morning tea for her chores, she saw that Cloud Magic had given birth to Neptunes foal. She named the filly Cameo.
Bullet and Cameo quickly bonded and became inseparable. The played together, groomed each other and harassed the other herd members whenever they got the chance. Assana tried to feed them separately to lessen the strain on their mother but they couldn't be separated even for that.
As it was now the weekend, Assana took Karla down to the training arena with Neptune and Moto. Karla learns the hard way that Neptune doesn't enjoy jumping all that much. So she trained him for racing instead.
Moto on the other hand seemed to really enjoy jumping now and his confidence had increased greatly, even without his big brother Jax to show him how it was done.
Moto on the other hand seemed to really enjoy jumping now and his confidence had increased greatly, even without his big brother Jax to show him how it was done.
At the end of their training session, Assana sent Karla and Neptune home while she went to the JRA Center with Moto.
She entered him into the Mallet Regional Horse Trials. An advanced Cross country event.
They came 2nd, sadly Moto just wasn't quiet fast enough.
She entered him into the Mallet Regional Horse Trials. An advanced Cross country event.
They came 2nd, sadly Moto just wasn't quiet fast enough.
As the days warmed up, Bullet and Cameo were still causing trouble but Moto and Magic Cloud seemed to enjoy watching their antics.
Karla finished her first Topiary sculpture, and named it 'George the Giraffe'. Now that the weather was getting warmer and spring had arrived she could do more sculptures like this and display them in the garden without worrying that they'll die.
Assana took Neptune to the JRA center on the Monday morning and sold him for $7,130 simoleons. And bought a buckskin stock horse called Emir. He was aggressive and ornery and Assana had a lot of problems riding him. He refused to jump, and when she tried to race him on the practice track he just took off.
The day after getting Emir, Assana left him at home and took Moto to the training grounds. She left very early in the morning and stayed all day. Not coming home until late that night. But satisfied with her day's training.
When Karla realised she was home alone, she was tempted to skip school and go riding. She saw the new horse Assana had bought and brushed him after she ate her breakfast. He seemed friendly enough, so she tacked him up and rode him to school. She tied him to the cross-ties outside the school and made sure he had food and water. He napped for most of the day.
When school finished he was still there, waiting. Karla was ecstatic, riding home was always more fun then driving or catching the bus. Assana got home after Karla was already back and had finished her homework and was none the wiser.
When school finished he was still there, waiting. Karla was ecstatic, riding home was always more fun then driving or catching the bus. Assana got home after Karla was already back and had finished her homework and was none the wiser.
That night there was a big storm. Thunder raged overhead while Lighting forked down and struck the earth. Some of it hit as close as the neighbors yard. Assana and Karla spent much of the time outside calming the horses down, only to have another fork of lightening freak them out again.
Bullet and Cameo matured together.Bullet became a stunning black stallion and Cameo was a pretty bay pinto mare.
When the storm settled down so did the horses. Assana and Karla went to bed and slept deeply.
Bullet and Cameo matured together.Bullet became a stunning black stallion and Cameo was a pretty bay pinto mare.
When the storm settled down so did the horses. Assana and Karla went to bed and slept deeply.
They even slept through the burglar alarm!
The Burglar had come back just as everyone had gone to sleep and had tried to steal couch. But this time when when the police came, he caught her. He put the couch back where it had come from and left with his prisoner.
The policeman was happy to have kept his promise to Assana and to rid the streets of one more thief.
The Burglar had come back just as everyone had gone to sleep and had tried to steal couch. But this time when when the police came, he caught her. He put the couch back where it had come from and left with his prisoner.
The policeman was happy to have kept his promise to Assana and to rid the streets of one more thief.
Over the next few days Karla finished a few more topiary's. George the giraffe now had the company of Anna the panda and Polly the penguin.
Assana had to admit defeat with Emir, she just wasn't getting anywhere with him. With Cloud Magic ready to drop his foal, she had no more use for the irritable stallion.
She had also taken Moto's training as far as she could so she took them both to the JRA Center but sold them separately. Emir was sold to a specialist trainer for $8,091 where his aggression issues would be fixed. Where as Moto was sold to a man looking for a cross country mount. They haggled on price until $12,272 was agreed on.
She had also taken Moto's training as far as she could so she took them both to the JRA Center but sold them separately. Emir was sold to a specialist trainer for $8,091 where his aggression issues would be fixed. Where as Moto was sold to a man looking for a cross country mount. They haggled on price until $12,272 was agreed on.
Assana splurged and bought Denali. He was a stunning Lipizzaner stallion. He was brave and fast and she knew he'd fit right into her herd.
The next day, Cinnamon was born. She had none of her fathers aggression for which Assana was grateful.
Since she was so keen to learn, Assana thought she had better start teaching Karla how to train a horse. She taught her all about the ground work and building trust, and gave her Cameo to work with as she was the quietest of the newly matured pair.
Karla experienced no problems with the pretty Cameo and they were soon riding up and down the streets.
After a few days of basic riding, they went to the training grounds with Assana and Bullet.
Karla experienced no problems with the pretty Cameo and they were soon riding up and down the streets.
After a few days of basic riding, they went to the training grounds with Assana and Bullet.
After seeing how fast and what a good jumper Cameo was, Assana started entering her into cross-country competitions. They never did better then 2nd place though. But Assana didn't feel like Cameo was giving it her all.
Karla didn't like that Assana was forcing Cameo into competing so she set up a few more pranks for her mother. One of which was putting dye in the shower head and waiting until Assana took her shower.
Karla took Cameo out for a ride nearly every night after school. Sometimes they rode along the river, but most nights they went into the hills.
One night when she came back from a long ride, she found her mother had sold the stunning Denali already.
Karla adored Cameo and she was determined to make sure Assana wouldn't sell her.
One night when she came back from a long ride, she found her mother had sold the stunning Denali already.
Karla adored Cameo and she was determined to make sure Assana wouldn't sell her.