After his successful fishing trip to the beach on 'leisure day', Assana had bought Riley a fish tank to hold the fish he caught. So far he had 3 gold fish and 1 minnow in there. He made sure to keep the tank clean and to feed them every morning when he got up.
Assana spent her morning brushing the horses and filling their water troughs. She cleaned out their stalls and made sure they had fresh water and hay in each one.
Riley bonded with Luna quickly and they became the best of friends. He spent alot of time with the small dog, brushing her and feeding her. But most of their time together was spent playing. They played tug of war, chase, and fetch with almost any stick that was lying around.
Assana had rung the rescue agency and told them she had room for another stallion, so they sent her Baron. He was a little bit shy and skittish, but Assana was told he was agile and had potential for jumping if he could be coaxed into it.
Assana took the herd to the training grounds when Riley went to school, little Fey Cloud included.
Assana spent some time honing Arashi's jumping skills. They were steadily improving and she was no longer hesitating at the water jump.
Assana then worked with Baron, starting him on the small cavaletti jumps to begin with. He was very confident and got the hang of it very quickly. They were jumping the wood fence and the oxer by the end of the day.
At the end of the day as Assana was riding home with the herd, she saw something moving about in the rocks. She sent the others on ahead home, and kept Arashi with her as she inspected the ground.
It was a small yellow python. Very rare, very expensive. She took it home with her and put it up for sale via her website. It sold with in hours and she packaged it up and sent it to it's new home.
It was a small yellow python. Very rare, very expensive. She took it home with her and put it up for sale via her website. It sold with in hours and she packaged it up and sent it to it's new home.
The next day a herd of horses came to visit. They had a good play and frolic with Assana's horses.
Assana decided to take the day off from training and just spent the day watching the wild horses with her tame ones and trying to build up their trust. When she was finally brave enough to approach one, it got scared and ran away, the rest of the wild herd following it into the hills.
Assana was determined, she wanted some of those wild horses to add to her breeding stock one day.
Assana was determined, she wanted some of those wild horses to add to her breeding stock one day.
Riley wasn't very interested in the wild horses at all and spent most of the day in the garden raking the leaves and then disposing them into the trash can.
((Author's note: Riley did this often in game and I often had to cancel it so he didn't miss the school bus. When ever there were leaves, he would rake them.))
((Author's note: Riley did this often in game and I often had to cancel it so he didn't miss the school bus. When ever there were leaves, he would rake them.))
As soon as the wild horses left, Assana took Arashi to the training grounds for some race training.
Later that night she entered Arashi into the Copur Horse trials, an international Cross-Country event. They managed to place second, not quiet fast enough to beat Cobolt.
Never the less, Assana was approached with an interesting deal. They wished to make a trade. They wanted to buy Arashi for $13,045 which they knew wasn't enough, so in addition to the money they were going to give Assana their Pure Welsh Cob Stallion, Lucky Boots.
Never the less, Assana was approached with an interesting deal. They wished to make a trade. They wanted to buy Arashi for $13,045 which they knew wasn't enough, so in addition to the money they were going to give Assana their Pure Welsh Cob Stallion, Lucky Boots.
Assana agreed to the trade and rode Lucky Boots home. He was a quiet but friendly horse. Very willing to please. Assana was very happy with him.
Assana spent the next day at the training grounds with Baron and Lucky Boots. Baron was getting better at jumping and started to soar over any fence with ease.
Lucky Boots wasn't fond of jumping so Assana trained him for racing, working on getting him faster and faster.
While Assana was working with the horses that weekend, Riley took Luna for walks to the beach where he fished. He didn't catch much and often ended up playing fetch with Luna before they walked home tired but happy.
Fey Cloud matured that weekend also. While Riley was out with Luna, Assana started the mare's training. It was a while before Assana could get a saddle on her, but when she did the mare was perfect. Fey Cloud had a smooth gait and was very fast.
Assana rode her down to the training grounds to test out some of her skills. She was amazed at how the the mare floated over the jumps with ease and no hesitation.
Assana rode her down to the training grounds to test out some of her skills. She was amazed at how the the mare floated over the jumps with ease and no hesitation.
Later that day after finishing a training session with Baron, she took him to the JRA Center and asked for the number of some people who had previously bought horses from her. She found the number of the stable she was looking for and rang them. She told the stable owner that she had a rescue stallion with potential she was willing to sell. They made a deal for $6,773 and Assana left Baron there to be picked up by his new owners. The money was wired to her account.
Athena, a brown and white filly was born later that day when Assana got back.
Athena was very brave as she faced the world and learnt her lessons quickly. Nothing seemed to scare this little filly.
Athena was very brave as she faced the world and learnt her lessons quickly. Nothing seemed to scare this little filly.
Monday was spent down at the training grounds with the horses while Riley was at school.
That night Assana entered Fey cloud into the Alto Championship Show Jumping. They placed first, beating Orion and Harry Hoffman with a fast time with no faults.
They also entered into the Mallet Regional Horse Trials, cross country event. They had a very fast time with no problems or faults and placed first with ease.
That night Assana entered Fey cloud into the Alto Championship Show Jumping. They placed first, beating Orion and Harry Hoffman with a fast time with no faults.
They also entered into the Mallet Regional Horse Trials, cross country event. They had a very fast time with no problems or faults and placed first with ease.
Assana spent the next morning training Lucky Boots in the rain. But when lightning started to strike they went home.
Assana waited for Riley to come home from school the next day. It was halloween soon and she wanted to take him to the festival. Some of his school friends were there so they decided to have a bobbing for apples contest and have a walk through the haunted house. Assana got creeped out, but Riley loved it.
Later that night while they're all asleep, Cloud Magic gives birth to Top Deck. A somewhat lazy but friendly foal.
The next morning Assana spent with the horses, brushing and picking out their feet. Feeding them more hay and filling their water troughs.
Lucky Boots always seemed to get filthy so Assana always had to brush him twice a day.
Lucky Boots always seemed to get filthy so Assana always had to brush him twice a day.
While Riley got ready for school and Assana was busy with the other horses and chores, the foals played in the autumn leaves.
Later that day after all the chores and training were done, Assana recieved a call from the JRA Center saying there was someone looking for a stallion to buy. They wondered if she had any available. Assana told them she had a Welsh Cob she was willing to sell.
After the phone call, Assana tacked up Lucky Boots and headed on to the JRA Center in the rain. The buyers were waiting for him when they arrived and paid Assana $7,164.
After the phone call, Assana tacked up Lucky Boots and headed on to the JRA Center in the rain. The buyers were waiting for him when they arrived and paid Assana $7,164.
After Lucky Boots was taken away Assana signed up for that nights Jumping competition. The Alto Championship was on again. She brought Fey Cloud back that night to compete. They had a clear round but slower then normal. They came first only because the others all had faults.
As they were leaving the competition, Assana saw a black stallion she simply had to have. The owner offered to trade the stallion called Balin, for Fey Cloud. Assana thought about it for a while and talked to the owner then agreed to the deal.
She rode Balin home.
She rode Balin home.
There was a big storm over the next few days. The lightning was constantly scaring all the horses except Athena. Even Luna was running around barking in a panic half the time.
Even though she couldn't train the horses in this weather, Assana had her hands full trying to keep them all calm.
Even though she couldn't train the horses in this weather, Assana had her hands full trying to keep them all calm.
Because Cloud Magic was often freaked out about the storm, Assana made sure both foals got enough to eat. It also strengthened the bond between them which would make it easier to train them later on down the track.
After the storm past, the rain still fell for a few more days. Athena aged up and was ready to begin her training.
Assana took things quickly, constantly testing Athena's limits. She was a fearless jumper, a fast runner, very agile and she seemed totally unflappable.
Assana took things quickly, constantly testing Athena's limits. She was a fearless jumper, a fast runner, very agile and she seemed totally unflappable.
Even though it was raining, Riley still took Luna for walks. But he didn't fish much as the storms had washed alot of junk into the water killing or scaring off alot of the fish.
Over the next few days as it continued to rain, Assana trained Balin and Athena some more. Both soon started jumping like champions.
Before Cloud Magic got pregnant with her next foal, Assana took her for some jumping to make sure she didn't get rusty.
It started to get very foggy towards the end of the day though.
It started to get very foggy towards the end of the day though.
That night before Assana took Cloud Magic home she entered the mare into the Great Gibson Horse Show Jumping competition. An international show.
Sadly they only placed 3rd as Cloud Magic was unused to the big crowd and shied at one of the jumps that was placed close to cheering people.
Sadly they only placed 3rd as Cloud Magic was unused to the big crowd and shied at one of the jumps that was placed close to cheering people.
The next day the rain started to slow and ease up, coming down in only a drizzle. Assana took Athena and Balin to the training grounds again. Athena was jumping like a real pro, but Balin was having an off day and refused to jump the water jump at all and knocked down a few jumps.
Assana let Balin take a break while she went to the bookstore. She was there buying some new books for Riley. She over heard an argument between the owner and the employee. It sounded like the bookshop was having money trouble.
Assana offered to invest in the shop and become a partner, as she didn't want to see the little bookshop shut down.
After great discussion the owner agreed and they wrote up a partnership agreement.
Assana offered to invest in the shop and become a partner, as she didn't want to see the little bookshop shut down.
After great discussion the owner agreed and they wrote up a partnership agreement.
When Assana got home, Riley was ready for bed. She read him one of the new books she had bought and then tucked him into bed and kissed him good night.