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Finally some art doneHorses Reference:Kinavara’s Kalumburu
Proof of Registration: Comment
Class Entering: Inspection
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Featured Character/s: To-flower ’s QS Booti Booti and ReQuay ’s AVS Starstuck Silvyr
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The rain was pounding above their heads as they sat in the barn preparing Kalum for the inspection class. It was a bustling environment. Eden and Penny were helping to buff out Kalum’s well kept coat and Lincoln was checking his braids to make sure they were all still intact from travel.
Eden went to look up to Kalum and just as she did he turn and sneezed before quickly grabbing a tissue and blowing his nose.
“Lincoln you told me you were feeling better..” She spoke, turning her attention for Kalum to her friend and going to put a hand on his shoulder.
“Well I am… It’s just cold..” He spoke and then glanced around to Penny who raised an eyebrow.
“Do you want one of us to show him through inspection for you?” Eden asked again.
“No… I can do it. He is my responsibility.. Belle wouldn’t like for anyone else to.”
“Oh Fu- I mean- Screw what Belle says or think. I think she would prefer you rest to show and mess up.” Eden spoke.
“No. I am not going to mess up. I got this Eden. It’s just a runny nose.” His voice was rarely frustrated but she could tell in this moment that he was.
“Okay. Let’s get his bridle on. You need to be in the ring in ten minutes.”
Within five minutes the trio and the stallion were walking to the inspection ring. The stallion walked calmly beside them despite the cooler weather and the rain that was gradually falling and seemingly getting easier and heavier. As they entered the ring Lincoln quickly wiped his nose with a tissue before bringing the horse in to be inspected by the judge. The rain started falling harder and as he stood with Kalum they both shifted their feet to prevent themselves from being sucked into the mud.
“Good boy..” Lincoln smiled a little as he watched the stallion stand proudly before him.
Despite this, he could feel his body getting more exhausted with each passing second. He shivered on his jacket despite having on a warm wool sweater and plenty of layers, and his throat and head were growing more and more painful by the second.
He knew he had three choices.
One, he would take meds and hope for the best with the rest of his classes.
Two, he would ask Eden to show the stallion. Whom she had only ridden a handful of times and had complained almost all of them because she was a classified “Mare person”.
Three, he would scratch. He would hope to compete in he next trials if given the opportunity and risk the stallion’s opportunity to show his value for Kinavara Stud.
Lincoln’s eyes welled up with tears and they slowly started to stream down is face, outlining the bags under his eyes and showing off his pale skin that seemed to lose more color with each day he was ill. He knew the best option. Even if he did take some cold meds, without resting he wouldn’t be icing his body the treatment it needed. Eden wouldn’t be able to show the horse to the state that Lincoln could.
He started to walk from the class, his eyes on the ground as they each got dismissed. Eden and Penny approached him, Eden came up and put an arm around him while Penny carefully slipped the lead from Lincoln’s hands.
“I don’t think I can do this… You are right, I don’t feel well.” Lincoln trembled.
Eden and Penny shared a look and smiled softly before looking to Lincoln.
“You did great. Let’s go get you dried off and get Kalum put away.. We will take care of Kalum while you head back to the room and lay down. You’re doing the right thing Lincoln.” Penny patted Lincoln’s shoulder and started to lead the horse away wile Eden walked next to Lincoln, Holding the umbrella above their heads to prevent the cold rain from reaching Lincoln’s sickly figure anymore than it had.
Lincoln nodded, tears still streamed down is face and he leaned slightly into Eden’s hold. He knew they were disappointed. He could feel it crawling hip his spine and seeping into his body. Or maybe that was the cold. But either way, it was there and he knew that they wanted the best, but they also wanted the barn to get the representation they had been working for.
They walked through the rain to the barn, and soon after he was ushered away to the room where he took a hot shower and changed into some comfy sweats to rest for the day.
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