Giving It A Go (chey)

[Keelin Lennox]

Marcelina led her colt out onto the track. He tossed his head, glad to be out on the track again. It thad been a while. The feeling of cushy dirt under his feet felt good, but he stopped in his tracks when he felt pressure on the bit in his mouth. "All right, just breeze him for about five or six furlongs. He's got a race coming up, so don't blow him out or anything," Celina said. It would be bad if she ended up being an amateur and screwing him up before a race.

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July shook her head and just to canter him and not to get him out in a full run. She lifted herself into the saddle and grabed the reins. She put the irons on and looked at her. She knew what she ment for 5 or 6 furlongs. She turned Maze around and started him out on a trot for 2 furlongs and then asked for a canter. She was just post to breeze him out for 3 to 4 more furlongs. She keeped a steady hand on him, but made sure he knew that he was in charge and that she was there by talking to him and keeping him steady and not going all over the place.

[Keelin Lennox]

Celina smiled as the girl mounted up. She let go of the reins and gave Maze a pat before they went off. "Be a good boy," she said, and Maze snorted as he was pushed into a trot. The colt had nice, long strides at a trot. He felt his muscles loosening up as they went into the second furlong. Maze could tell she wasn't the same rider; she had a different style. But it wasn't bad; he didn't mind it as he was asked to canter. Picking up the left lead like asked, he strained to go faster, testing his limits.

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Then july felt him trying to go faster she pull back alittle, not to much to keep him in strieght, but also letting fill like he was in charge. She wasn't going to let him break off in a full run for she knew he had a race coming up. She keeped him the same speed until they got to the last furlong and slowed him down into a walk. She patted him while walking back toward the beging. She hopped she could get a job here, if not she was going to start her own stables or something. She patted maze and said"Good boy"

[Keelin Lennox]

He responded to the pressure on his mouth by slowing his strides a bit, but when he felt her relax, he went faster and harder. Still not full out, because he didn't feel like expending the energy, but a bit more to test her. When he next felt the pressure on his mouth from the racing snaffle, he slowed to a walk like asked. He kept his head up high, because that had barely been a work-out, simply a light gallop. When they reached Celina, she took hold of his reins. "Good boy," she said and kissed him on the nose. "You did well, he didn't get agitated which happens a lot with new riders," she said. At that time, Feliks walked out to the outside rail. He had been watching from a bit back. "Hey," he called, Polish accent easily noticed like Celina's. "I think you've got the job as exercise rider," she said, and Feliks nodded with a smile.

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July smiled and said" Thanks, He is a littl bit hard to pull back, but once you got it done he will listin to ya.' She didn't even see the man. She wonder how long he had been standing there. She smiled when she heard she got the job as a exercise rider. She didn't care if she was a jockey or not atleast she got to ride. Thats all that matter to her. She smiled agian and dropped down from the sturipps and then patted maze on the shoulder and said" Thanks for the job. I really need it."

[Keelin Lennox]

Celina smiled and laughed a bit as July spoke. "Yea, it takes a while to get him to notice anything," she said. It happened all the time to her, but now he listened a bit better. She watched as the girl dismounted. "No problem, we really need riders," she said with a smile. As she started to lead Maze back to the barn, she stopped and looked at July. "Hey, would you like to ride a filly for us in the next race?" she said. "Her name is Angel. You can practice with her whenever you want; she's really sweet and won't give you any problem."

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" Yes, I would love to ride your mare in a race. Just give me a call on the date of the race then I will be there."/b] I smiled and looked at her. She followed her until she got to the truck and put her helment back and drove away.