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     Diva was getting groomed, and tacked up that morning. She had her day off even though she could use another one. Charlotte led Diva to the track as Hernando came out. They had to wait until the new horse was done training, so in the meantime, Diva was placed on the hotwalker. She walked around in circles for what seemed like eternity until they were done. Charlotte unattached the lead from the hotwalker, and led Diva back to the track. Hernando mounted the mare, and walked her onto the track.

Chess
The Gelding flew past Diva, as Chess followed behind slowly.. It wasn't long before they hit the mark.. Chess was currently 11 Lengths away from the gelding which was a lot.. Fernando cropped him in the hind end, trying to pick up his speed in which he never followed.. Chess Pinned his ears, and gave a little kick, pushingg Fernando forward.. Infact he stayed on.. Chess picked up his stride.. From the gelding prespective.. He was 5 Lengths away from the Line.. The colt lifted his tail up.. His mane blew threw the wind, as he couldn't hold his ears forward anymore.. He felt the tension of Fernando holding onto his mane.. Soft sand kicked up behind Chess, as he'd make it to 2 Lengths away from the Gelding in a timeframe of 38 Seconds.. They were now 1 Length away from the Line.. Chess picked up his feed once more, slight drip of sweat formed on his neck, as he'd go larger.. Stronger.. Faster. Chess crossed the gelding, and beat the gelding in a frame of 15 Seconds...

     Diva was not going to get beat by a couple of colts, and so she gave it all she got. She didn't mind that the gelding flew past her just yet. She kept at her usual pace until the right time came. Full speed ahead. She went as fast as she could and just before the others did, she past the line first. Hernando had Diva slowly slow down. She walked tall and proud towards the fence, and walked off the field.

Chess
Chess pinned his ears, realizing the mare cheated. She took the chance she could, and went off.. Chess arises his head to a stop " Hey! You didn't play a fair race their. You cut off in the middle of our race." Chess Forwarded his legs, as the gelding trotted off afar..

     Diva turned around, "Don't blame me! I was just following my rider's commands." she said angrily with a loud snort. Her rider dismounted, and Charlotte came to grab Diva. She followed waiting for her bath and brushing. She always enjoyed it when Charlotte groomed her, and liked the fact that her groom would sneak in a few treats. Diva grabbed one of the brushes when Charlotte was done, and clearly didn't want her to stop brushing her. When Charlotte finally finished, she placed Diva in the pasture as she immediately cantered around the pasture.

Chess
Chess pinned his ears upward, as he was brought into a gallop once more.. He'd track around the large sandy track for around two laps. Chess flicked his ear, as Fernando dismounted him handing the colt to his groomer.. It took maybe 30 minutes to run a full 5 miles around the track.. The groomer untacked, and groomed him down. He was placed back in his stall with a small turnout pasture along with it. Chess snickered, as he was poured some delicious grain

     After galloping around the pasture for a bit, Diva was placed in her stall. Charlotte led Diva past the colt stables like always, but Diva just kept on walking tall and proud. She enjoyed her meal, and kept to herself. Later that day, it was really time to start training once again. She was back on the track, and after awhile, Hernando just let her run. Diva ran as fast as she could for as long as she could. She loved it when Hernando let her just run, and she loved having him as a rider.

Immortal

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Enzo snorted, swishing his tail and mouthing his bit. The chestnut colt shook his head as Giselle led him to the track, Burr with his ears flat on his skull and throwing bucks with every step. "Stop it, you brat." GG shoved the black colt on her left. "Hey, don't be mean to him!" Evan growled at GG. Giselle rolled her eyes, leading Enzo down to the track, where Gloria stood with a stopwatch, watching a black colt being led back into the barn, covered in sweat. Evan traded GG Burr for Enzo. She gave him a leg-up, and they warmed up.

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15 minutes later, Evan gave Enzo a light flick with a crop and he stormed off into a gallop. His strides were big, but not as big as Burr's. Enzo was huffing as Evan was crouched over Enzo's withers. He pushed his hands forward, urging the colt on. He got a burst of speed and easily made it around the first corner. 

Giselle

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Giselle led Burr, searching for the jockey who rode the sassy black colt in a race. His jockey completely ditched him, and now that Enzo arrived, needed a jockey to ride the two colts, and that jockey's riding and strategies were amazing and would help Enzo have just as an equal racing career as Burr's.

     Hernando was training Diva on the track. He enjoyed letting Diva run as fast as she could for as long as she could. It was his way of treating the mare for a work well down. He saw potiental in her, and he let her prove he wasn't wrong. After awhile, Hernando took back charge, and commanded her on what to do next. They were at it for awhile, until their trainer, James, called it good. 
     Hernando dismounted, and grabbed Diva's reins walking her off the track as she had her signature tall proud walk. Charlotte happily grabbed the reins from the jockey, as the three of them walked back to the barn. They worked together to untack Diva, and give her a bath. It was nice having someone helping Charlotte as she always had so much to do. When Hernando and Charlotte were finished, she put Diva back in the pasture and snuck her a couple of sugar cubes.
     Diva enjoyed training, being groomed, and the treat that Charlotte snuck. After Charlotte gave the mare some attention, she had to get back to work. Diva didn't want her to leave, but knew she had to. She continued to stand by the fence until she couldn't see her groom anymore. She started to turn around when she caught glimpse of that colt. Diva gave a snort, and pinned her ears for a moment before going back to what she was about to do. She started at a walk, then a trot, canter, and then she galloped as fast as she could around the pasture fence even though it was quite small. Though, she made it work.

Last edited on 2021-07-05 at 16:57:42 by ɦօʀֆɛɢɨʀʟ

Chess
Chess pierced his ears upward, and then lowered his head as Fernanda came up to his stall, giving him a few treats " You did good today. Still a little rough, but were getting there." Fernando was still dressed up, and a little dirty. Looked like he ran a few other horses after Chess was worked. Chess twitched an ear as Fernando clipped a halter on him and brought him to the grooming/Tacking up station. Fernando pointed " Somebody tack up Chess real quick, I need to go grab my helmet, gloves, and boots." Chess`s groom nodded, quickly brushing him down with a hard bristled brush.. Chess teased his flank, and withers, as annoying flies landing on his black coating. The groom sprayed a bit of fly spray on his legs, and a few little clicks on his neck and buttocks. Chess snickered, swaying his tail back and forth as he saw a large man take a bale of hay away.. Suddenly he went out of view, and Chess slumped down. He was a foodies alright. Chess was tacked up in all black, Including face cover, pad, wraps, anything.. Fernando walked out in a yellow, white, and green clothing. Not normal but the colt guessed it was just for a stretch in clothing. He was led out near the track, and was mounted by Fernando with a leg up.. Chess was walked around for 10 minutes each way, trotted 5 minutes, and cantered 2 Minutes. The stallion came across a stallion.. Chess wasn't a massive fan of other studs.. Suddenly this curly red head came in.. She looked serious but acted nice.. She'd walk over, patting his head staring at Fernando " Okay, I want you to push him forward once he moves. His just like secretariat. He leans back like in a hammock and never has time to get ready, so I want you to push him forward. If that can't be done, let him handle this race. No control, let him control what he wants. Okay?" Fernando nodded " Yes Debby" Oh.. So Debby was her name.. Not bad. This stallion was gray, still a few dapples on his legs and chest, but it was mainly faded.. Chess awaited for the gunshot.. He saw the stallion get antsy, and declare dominance over Chess himself..

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The sound of the alert distracted the entrance.. The stallion went beforehand off Chess, as he felt the pressure of Fernando trying to get him forward quicker, and give in.. Chess grinned, and took his front legs of the ground.. The colt used his bulky hind legs, and pulled himself together in a shot.. He charged right behind the gray stallion.. Didn't take long before both the stallions were shoulder to shoulder.. Chess admitted. This was a fast stallion.. But was he anything quicker than Chess himself.. Did he even have the audacity to run along side? Chess looked at the stallion, giving a small snicker.. Chess took his feet off the ground once more for a few seconds, and flew forward.. A bit of dirt kicked up, he could tell a slight difference in the speed of the Jockey and stallion from behind just from a bit of dirt, but didn't take them long to get back on track.. Chess flew his ears backwards, as he'd charged forward.. His shimmering black coat rose upon the suns warmth.. His mane and tail flew like crazy ladies

     Diva was now grazing in the pasture enjoying the warm temperature, and the cool breeze. It felt just right, and she enjoyed it. Peace and quiet. Though that didn't last long. Diva jerked her head up from the sound of a gun, as she never had a gun used during training. The loud bang spooked her a bit, but she kept herself from jumping the fence. She was not going to make that mistake twice. Instead she galloped around the pasture until Charlotte came running over. Within a few minutes, she managed to calm Diva even though she wasn't as spooked as last time. Charlotte talked calmly, and led the now calm horse back into her stall.

Vinn
When Vinn was finally back with Snow and Diva, she decided to break the good news. She was leaving tomorrow, so she wouldn't have another chance to tell them. "Hey guys! Guess where I'm going! Guess, guess!" Vinn snorted excitedly, but waited for no one's reply. Too quickly, she continued. "I'm going to The Oaks! Nia registered us awhile back and we have enough points to go! Isn't that crazy! I'm going to run... in The Oaks!" Of course, it had been quite hard to keep it under wraps- especially after all the races the stables hosted, but Vinn had finally made it close enough to let it slip. Vinn waited eagerly for Diva and Snow's response; she hoped they would be happy. Vinn pinned her ears when she remembered what Nia had told her though, "But... I'll be gone for a while. Nia said a month. I'm not sure how long that is but... it sounds long." Vinn shook out her sorry mood and excited again at the thought of leaving tomorrow for Kentucky. 
Nia
Nia thought she was finally ready to leave with Vinn- the trailer was packed, Nia's things were packed, and so was everything of Vinn's. They were the only duo headed there out of Arepas, so Nia would miss her friends. She was still excited though, to start where Vinn and herself had started and end up nearly on a road trip across the country to compete in The Oaks- it was crazy. Nia knew Vinn would be lucky to finish above 5th, the competition and the horses there were the best of the best. She just hoped she wouldn't run into any more problems. 

     Diva looked at Vinn wondering what her friend was excited about. When she heard the news, Diva was happy for her friend, but she was a bit discouraged. "Congrats Vinn. I'm sure you'll do great. Good Luck." she said trying to sound happy for her friend. Though, she was a bit more discouraged when she heard that her friend was going to be gone for a month. She didn't have anything else to say, and she didn't know what else to say. Diva always wanted to go to the big races. Sure her name was out there a couple of times, but no one knew her. They didn't think anything of her, but at least her friend if anything. Diva turned and looked at the track.

Chess
Moments later Chess had crossed that finish line.. Going 2 more miles faster than what he did last race.. He was givin a massive pat on the neck, as the gray stallion ran in a few moments behind.. The rider patted the gray stallion from afar, luckily he knew the stallion was still treated well even after a lose in a race.. Fernando dismounted Chess, walking him over to the groom " Wash him good, he did great today" The groom nodded. Chess was brushed down nicely, and washed. He was put under a mangoade for a few minutes, and then held into his stall with a bunch of delicious grain.. Best day of his life.