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Heeeell yeah, first entry finished for the event !

I'm pretty glad about it, but heh, poor Cae and Princess who gets caught by the rain ! But heh, here they goes !

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Show : The Frederiksberg Royal Jumping Event
Class : Royal Grand Prix CSI5*
Previous experiences : Here | Here
Horse : Absolut IHS • 10 Y.O
Rider : Caelyne Fawkes • 30 Y.O
Entrants number : 803
Extras : Here | Here

Story :
Her muscles were tighted. At this moment, all of the matter was about focus, observation and determination. Caelyne’s eyes were pointing here and there, impossible to fix them on any point. There were so many things to look at, to analyze, to think about. The jumps. The height. The contestants. Her stables. Its future. Anyway, she thought about a lot of things, all in just a fraction of seconds. During a short moment, her eyes catched the heavy clouds which were running right on them. She sighted, hoping that they wouldn’t get the “luck” to do their run under the rain… Because the run was not as easy as it seemed at first sight. That was a 5* Grand Prix and so, the difficulty of the course matched the required level of this kind of class. If Caelyne was stressed, that was not because of the difficulty matter. After all, she was a Grand Prix level rider in the past. But despite all the courses she made these past years, her accident was still carved in her bones. Absolut suddenly shakes her neck, letting a big sight slip. It seemed that she was not concerned, not by the show, nor by her stressed rider. Caelyne smiled. She was really lucky to have such an easy mare in her life. Without her, she would never have come back to the show grounds before ten years, for sure. A sound in her back make Caelyne turn herself to the source of the sound. She smiled bigger when she seen her two staffs and friends heading to her. Eryn and Nao smiled to her too. The fire-haired girl putted a hand of the mare neck, then spoked to Caelyne.

“So, how do you feel it ?”
“Good. I am stressed, but I can feel that’s a good kind of stress. That’s not terror or worry stuff.”
“Nice ! Well, this is your turn in a few horses, isn’t it ?”
“Yup. I really hope you two will look at me closely ! I’m sure that Absolut is ready to give the best of herself today.”
“As you are ! Go for it, baby !”

Caelyne winked at her friend, then noticed that Nao seemed stressed. She smiled at him.

“Hey, Nao, relax, OK? That’s not you who run this class !”
“I know, but the jumps are really high ! That’s kind of scary !”
“Heh, that’s a Grand Prix. This is the kind of trial you are supposed to make in some months, you know that, right ?”
“I am, but I still find all of them scary.”
“You jump this height at home with Damzelle, you know ?” added Eryn.
“I know, but there is a huge difference between an isolated jump and a full run.”
“I agree with Nao, that’s completely different. But don’t worry, Nao, that’s impressive and technical, but take this chance to observe and learn : you have an experienced rider and a master horse to look at !”
“Hehe, yep ! I just hope you’ll not get the rain…”
“With my luck, I’m sure I will.” answered Caelyne with a brief laugh. “Well, I have to go, that’s my turn, next ! See ya’ in the other side !”
“Good luck !” said Nao.
“You’ll destroy it !” added Eryn.

Caelyne smiled at her friends and then invited her mare to head to the arena. Just before they entered, a gust of wind came to hit her and a bright sun light appeared for some seconds. She nodded her head positively, taking this as a good sign. At her name, she led her mare in front of the judges and make a salute. Then, the ring bells and she started her course. For the first jumps, all runned quietly. Her mare’s galop was fast but soft, perfectly regular. The options, even if they were not easy to take, were ideally taken by the mare. All was perfect… Too perfect. So, when the rain started to fall in a high quantity in a fraction of seconds, Caelyne was not surprised at all. A “Crap” sorted out of her mouth while she was trying to hold her mind in the good conditions to finish the run correctly. In a few, the rain became more thick and the water started to invade the rider’s clothes. She grimaced and for a really brief moment, she hesitated to stop there. The conditions were more and more difficult to handle, and she could felt Absolut make some slippery movement. But, at the moment the mare felt that her rider was ready to surrender, she slowed a bit her speed, and started to counterbalance her own slipperies with a lot of talent. This proved to Caelyne that she couldn’t give up now. Her mare was giving all she had to permit her to finish the run in a correct way. A new confidence started to blow in the IHS owner’s chest, and by her body’s signs, despite the rain, the puddles and the mud, Caelyne gave a “yes” to the “do we continue ?” mare’s question and so, the couple resumed it with a lot greater intensity.

The end of the run took place as fast as a lightning strike and before Caelyne could even realise, the couple had finished their run. Caelyne needed some seconds to reconnect her neurons, and that process was helped by the sound of the clapping hands. She was so dizzy because of this run that she couldn’t even hear her score in the speakers. She knew that they hadn’t made a bar fall, but for the time ? She don’t know. She led Absolut to the exit, where Eryn and Nao were waiting her with stars in her eyes for the first one and a worrying face on the second one. At the instant they cross the exit gate, she find herself and her mare covered by towels.

“Congrats, you made an amazing run despite the rain !” exclaimed Eryn.
“Thanks… I had a big hesitation at a moment, thinking about giving up.”
“Really ? I haven’t seen that !” Eryn answered with a stunned face.
“Me neither ! Woaw, Caelyne, that was excellent. You and Absolut were in such an harmony !” added Nao.
“Thanks, boy. I had feel this harmony too. This mare is truly exceptional.”
“Yep. A pure legend.”

The IHS owner smiled at her friends. If a horse would have been able to lead her to the top, it was right under her saddle at this exact moment.

WORDS COUNTER : 1070 w.

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Art (c) by IvoryHillStables / (c) NellaesArts
All Rights reserved
Reference (pose & anatomy) - Sketched, but NOT traced : Summer Classic - Franz Venhaus - (proof of the autorisation to use his photos : here )
Softwares : Paint Tool SAI & Photoshop CS.6
Tool : Pen Tablet Monitor - Huion Kamvas GT-191

Description
Heeeell yeah, first entry finished for the event !

I'm pretty glad about it, but heh, poor Cae and Princess who gets caught by the rain ! But heh, here they goes !

-----------------------------------------------------------
Show : The Frederiksberg Royal Jumping Event
Class : Royal Grand Prix CSI5*
Previous experiences : Here | Here
Horse : Absolut IHS • 10 Y.O
Rider : Caelyne Fawkes • 30 Y.O
Entrants number : 803
Extras : Here | Here

Story :
Her muscles were tighted. At this moment, all of the matter was about focus, observation and determination. Caelyne’s eyes were pointing here and there, impossible to fix them on any point. There were so many things to look at, to analyze, to think about. The jumps. The height. The contestants. Her stables. Its future. Anyway, she thought about a lot of things, all in just a fraction of seconds. During a short moment, her eyes catched the heavy clouds which were running right on them. She sighted, hoping that they wouldn’t get the “luck” to do their run under the rain… Because the run was not as easy as it seemed at first sight. That was a 5* Grand Prix and so, the difficulty of the course matched the required level of this kind of class. If Caelyne was stressed, that was not because of the difficulty matter. After all, she was a Grand Prix level rider in the past. But despite all the courses she made these past years, her accident was still carved in her bones. Absolut suddenly shakes her neck, letting a big sight slip. It seemed that she was not concerned, not by the show, nor by her stressed rider. Caelyne smiled. She was really lucky to have such an easy mare in her life. Without her, she would never have come back to the show grounds before ten years, for sure. A sound in her back make Caelyne turn herself to the source of the sound. She smiled bigger when she seen her two staffs and friends heading to her. Eryn and Nao smiled to her too. The fire-haired girl putted a hand of the mare neck, then spoked to Caelyne.

“So, how do you feel it ?”
“Good. I am stressed, but I can feel that’s a good kind of stress. That’s not terror or worry stuff.”
“Nice ! Well, this is your turn in a few horses, isn’t it ?”
“Yup. I really hope you two will look at me closely ! I’m sure that Absolut is ready to give the best of herself today.”
“As you are ! Go for it, baby !”

Caelyne winked at her friend, then noticed that Nao seemed stressed. She smiled at him.

“Hey, Nao, relax, OK? That’s not you who run this class !”
“I know, but the jumps are really high ! That’s kind of scary !”
“Heh, that’s a Grand Prix. This is the kind of trial you are supposed to make in some months, you know that, right ?”
“I am, but I still find all of them scary.”
“You jump this height at home with Damzelle, you know ?” added Eryn.
“I know, but there is a huge difference between an isolated jump and a full run.”
“I agree with Nao, that’s completely different. But don’t worry, Nao, that’s impressive and technical, but take this chance to observe and learn : you have an experienced rider and a master horse to look at !”
“Hehe, yep ! I just hope you’ll not get the rain…”
“With my luck, I’m sure I will.” answered Caelyne with a brief laugh. “Well, I have to go, that’s my turn, next ! See ya’ in the other side !”
“Good luck !” said Nao.
“You’ll destroy it !” added Eryn.

Caelyne smiled at her friends and then invited her mare to head to the arena. Just before they entered, a gust of wind came to hit her and a bright sun light appeared for some seconds. She nodded her head positively, taking this as a good sign. At her name, she led her mare in front of the judges and make a salute. Then, the ring bells and she started her course. For the first jumps, all runned quietly. Her mare’s galop was fast but soft, perfectly regular. The options, even if they were not easy to take, were ideally taken by the mare. All was perfect… Too perfect. So, when the rain started to fall in a high quantity in a fraction of seconds, Caelyne was not surprised at all. A “Crap” sorted out of her mouth while she was trying to hold her mind in the good conditions to finish the run correctly. In a few, the rain became more thick and the water started to invade the rider’s clothes. She grimaced and for a really brief moment, she hesitated to stop there. The conditions were more and more difficult to handle, and she could felt Absolut make some slippery movement. But, at the moment the mare felt that her rider was ready to surrender, she slowed a bit her speed, and started to counterbalance her own slipperies with a lot of talent. This proved to Caelyne that she couldn’t give up now. Her mare was giving all she had to permit her to finish the run in a correct way. A new confidence started to blow in the IHS owner’s chest, and by her body’s signs, despite the rain, the puddles and the mud, Caelyne gave a “yes” to the “do we continue ?” mare’s question and so, the couple resumed it with a lot greater intensity.

The end of the run took place as fast as a lightning strike and before Caelyne could even realise, the couple had finished their run. Caelyne needed some seconds to reconnect her neurons, and that process was helped by the sound of the clapping hands. She was so dizzy because of this run that she couldn’t even hear her score in the speakers. She knew that they hadn’t made a bar fall, but for the time ? She don’t know. She led Absolut to the exit, where Eryn and Nao were waiting her with stars in her eyes for the first one and a worrying face on the second one. At the instant they cross the exit gate, she find herself and her mare covered by towels.

“Congrats, you made an amazing run despite the rain !” exclaimed Eryn.
“Thanks… I had a big hesitation at a moment, thinking about giving up.”
“Really ? I haven’t seen that !” Eryn answered with a stunned face.
“Me neither ! Woaw, Caelyne, that was excellent. You and Absolut were in such an harmony !” added Nao.
“Thanks, boy. I had feel this harmony too. This mare is truly exceptional.”
“Yep. A pure legend.”

The IHS owner smiled at her friends. If a horse would have been able to lead her to the top, it was right under her saddle at this exact moment.

WORDS COUNTER : 1070 w.

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Art (c) by IvoryHillStables / (c) NellaesArts
All Rights reserved
Reference (pose & anatomy) - Sketched, but NOT traced : Summer Classic - Franz Venhaus - (proof of the autorisation to use his photos : here )
Softwares : Paint Tool SAI & Photoshop CS.6
Tool : Pen Tablet Monitor - Huion Kamvas GT-191