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Yeah, so I decided to attempt to draw a training picture! This is the product of researching tons of tutorials about how to make it a bit more real! I decided to age St. Elmo up to a 4 year old so we can start training. And also welcome to KIEC's dirty little secret, our forest arena that we use for some private training. I know the arena looks like crap, but its the best I could do!
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Sloane grabbed a halter and walked towards the pasture, where a certain young horse was grazing. The beautifully coloured stallion looked up curiously at her, and wondered why his paddock time was being interrupted. He saw the halter in hand, let out a little frustrated sigh, and walked to the person to be haltered. "Good boy, ready for some training?" Sloane said cheerfully.
'Training? Oh crap...' They have been going over light training through lunging and such for months now.
They finally got back to the stallion wing of the barn, to be greeted by Humble sticking his head out. Elmo nickered towards the Holsteiner, they had grown to be somewhat friends over the years. Sloane lead the Nordanner over to the cross-ties in the middle of the aisle. "We got this tack just for you! It will work until I figure out how to draw obtain some Nordanner tack" She presented a nice shiny dressage saddle and bridle, along with a fluffy pad. She also had a nice, rich coloured red saddle pad and wraps. After Elmo was cleaned and fully tacked, he looked stunning. She lead Elmo out of the stable and into their round pen. She wanted to make sure her first mount on him went well. She walked him to the center, leaped up, and sat still to see how he reacted. Elmo noticed the new weight, and accepted it. After 2 hours of simple walking in circles and such, they finished the first day of practice. Elmo had reacted well the entire lesson. Hopefully things will continue to go the way they are going. After untacking, Elmo was treated to a juicy apple and a nice shower. He happily crunched on the apple and enjoyed the nice water on his coat. He could get used to more of this pampering!
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About a year later, they had progressed impressively. Elmo and Sloane were a great match, and did well in training. It was obvious that Elmo was perfect for dressage training. His gaits were smooth, his transitions flawless, and whenever he was presented with a new dressage move, he performed it without question. One day they decided to take a walk up to the forest arena to do some training. It was late afternoon in late September. All the trees glowed neon orange (well actually it would look more green and marshy than ever, but I wanted it to look more autumny, ok? ) Elmo knew this trail well, and immediately prepared himself for some dressage. Reaching the arena, they immediately worked into their routine of doing a dressage pattern. Elmo moved flawlessly across the arena, and responded perfectly to each command. After doing this for a while, they slowly walked towards home. "Good boy, Elmo! You are doing so well! You will be ready for competition soon!" Elmo nickered lightly in response. "Good enthusiasm!!" Sloane laughed. "Hopefully you will have good manners at the show grounds" Elmo playfully shook his head and neck, and let out a snort, causing Sloane to laugh more.
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Programs used: Paint Tool Sai & Gimp 2.6
Tablet used: Wacom Bamboo Create
Time: DAYS MAN. DAYS.
Layers: About 30 in Sai, 10 in Gimp
Background: [link]
Sand: [link]
Horse: St. Elmo's Fire 2987
Rider: Sloane Delanoy

Description
Yeah, so I decided to attempt to draw a training picture! This is the product of researching tons of tutorials about how to make it a bit more real! I decided to age St. Elmo up to a 4 year old so we can start training. And also welcome to KIEC's dirty little secret, our forest arena that we use for some private training. I know the arena looks like crap, but its the best I could do!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Sloane grabbed a halter and walked towards the pasture, where a certain young horse was grazing. The beautifully coloured stallion looked up curiously at her, and wondered why his paddock time was being interrupted. He saw the halter in hand, let out a little frustrated sigh, and walked to the person to be haltered. "Good boy, ready for some training?" Sloane said cheerfully.
'Training? Oh crap...' They have been going over light training through lunging and such for months now.
They finally got back to the stallion wing of the barn, to be greeted by Humble sticking his head out. Elmo nickered towards the Holsteiner, they had grown to be somewhat friends over the years. Sloane lead the Nordanner over to the cross-ties in the middle of the aisle. "We got this tack just for you! It will work until I figure out how to draw obtain some Nordanner tack" She presented a nice shiny dressage saddle and bridle, along with a fluffy pad. She also had a nice, rich coloured red saddle pad and wraps. After Elmo was cleaned and fully tacked, he looked stunning. She lead Elmo out of the stable and into their round pen. She wanted to make sure her first mount on him went well. She walked him to the center, leaped up, and sat still to see how he reacted. Elmo noticed the new weight, and accepted it. After 2 hours of simple walking in circles and such, they finished the first day of practice. Elmo had reacted well the entire lesson. Hopefully things will continue to go the way they are going. After untacking, Elmo was treated to a juicy apple and a nice shower. He happily crunched on the apple and enjoyed the nice water on his coat. He could get used to more of this pampering!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

About a year later, they had progressed impressively. Elmo and Sloane were a great match, and did well in training. It was obvious that Elmo was perfect for dressage training. His gaits were smooth, his transitions flawless, and whenever he was presented with a new dressage move, he performed it without question. One day they decided to take a walk up to the forest arena to do some training. It was late afternoon in late September. All the trees glowed neon orange (well actually it would look more green and marshy than ever, but I wanted it to look more autumny, ok? ) Elmo knew this trail well, and immediately prepared himself for some dressage. Reaching the arena, they immediately worked into their routine of doing a dressage pattern. Elmo moved flawlessly across the arena, and responded perfectly to each command. After doing this for a while, they slowly walked towards home. "Good boy, Elmo! You are doing so well! You will be ready for competition soon!" Elmo nickered lightly in response. "Good enthusiasm!!" Sloane laughed. "Hopefully you will have good manners at the show grounds" Elmo playfully shook his head and neck, and let out a snort, causing Sloane to laugh more.
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Programs used: Paint Tool Sai & Gimp 2.6
Tablet used: Wacom Bamboo Create
Time: DAYS MAN. DAYS.
Layers: About 30 in Sai, 10 in Gimp
Background: [link]
Sand: [link]
Horse: St. Elmo's Fire 2987
Rider: Sloane Delanoy