This was taking absolutely forever! Okay, so - maybe it was her fault that it was taking her so long to pick out the dry lots. She kept getting sidetracked by the horses. As soon as she walked into a paddock dragging the manure push-cart, whoever was occupying the turn out would mosey on over to her for cuddles and treats. Which of course she had to give them. And tell the horse how beautiful or handsome they were. Then she would go off in search of poo piles, scoop them up with the manure fork and dump them in the wheel barrow. One curious tobiano actually knocked the half-full cart over and she spent several minutes scolding him before having to chase down the dried up balls.

Why did the manure pile have to be so far away?! She mentally cursed. Izzy felt like she was covered in dust, sweat was dripping down her back, and her shadow displayed a crown of flyaways poking out from her baseball cap. She wore dark blue jeans, a navy BRS polo t-shirt and paddock boots - grateful that she didn't go with her country boots, as she would have been sweating.

She put her tools away in the shed then headed into the barn. After an attempt to knock some of the dust away, Izzy made her way to the tackroom and settled on her tack trunk taking a long drink of water. Checking out the chore list for Working Students - she noted that another item was to clean up the tackroom. When in Rome. She thought to herself, as she stood up and grabbed a broom.

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Heather Storm | 22 | F | Location: Rider's lounge, heading off to the lesson | Tags: Julianna (directed), Maggie, Thyra.

Heather had just remembered that she had already did all of her chores for today then gets up. Putting her phone away in her front pocket. "I guess I better go get Eclipse ready for our lesson." The brunette softly murmured to herself, glancing her green eyes over to where she saw movement. The young woman has spotted Julianna but the middle aged woman seems quite busy as if she's looking for someone.

Heather made her way out of the Rider's lounge after giving a quick hello to Julianna as she disappeared into the barn aisle, making her way over to Eclipse's stall. She stopped by the tackroom first, grabbing the stallion's red nylon halter and matching lead rope before stepping back, continuing down the barn aisle again to fetch her equine from his stall. The stallion poked his head out of his stall, looking in the brunette's direction as his ears are perked forward then a loud nicker sounded from the equine which caused the young woman to smile a bit. The brunette stopped in front of her equine's stall as Eclipse stretched his neck out a bit towards her, his nostrils flared a bit as he would pick up some scented treats on her.

The brunette softly giggled to herself before opened the stall door, having him back up before hand then she placing his halter on, already having his lead connected then carefully fixes the head collar a bit so it'll sit comfortably on his face. She leads him out of his stall before turning both herself and the equine around as she closes his stall door then leads him over to one of the grooming/wash stalls that were currently open. She leads him into the second one before turning him around once more then bringing him to a halt. Grabbing the cross ties as she carefully clips both sides of his halter then unattaches his lead. She goes under Eclipse as she would be on his right side as she hangs his lead neatly on the wall then she goes under cross ties, walking off to the tackroom to go grab her grooming kit box and her tack which the tackroom would only be across the hall from them so Eclipse would be able to see her at all times unless the door was closed.

Heather came out of the tackroom, carrying the grooming box kit in her right hand while having her tack set in both of her arms as she makes her way back over to Eclipse but goes over to the short stool as she carefully sets the grooming box kit down then goes to the other side of the wall to carefully set the tack on top of it then goes back around, Going under the cross tie on Eclipse's left. Heather grabbed a curry brush then started the grooming process by going in circular motion. Once she was done with brushing his coat, his mane & tail, and now the woman has just finished up cleaning his hooves. She had moved on to tacking him up as she goes back on Eclipse's right side again while gently patting him to let him know where she is so the brunette doesn't accidentally spook her own horse.

Heather would grab her red saddle pad then carefully placed it on the correct spot on her equine's back then she does the same thing with her black english saddle. The brunette would carefully tighten the girth a bit but she would double check to make sure that she didn't make it either to tight or to loose, she ducks under the cross tie to her right before standing in front of her stallion as she lifts his right front leg first to stretch his skin out so the girth wouldn't pinch his skin, she gently placed his leg down before doing the other leg the same way. She unclips the cross ties off his halter with the bridle already in her hand then she places the reins over his head, around his neck so he wouldn't wonder off. Heather would take his head collar off before placing his bridle on, gently slipping the rubber bit into his mouth as Eclipse chews on it a bit then carefully secure his bridle so it doesn't slip off of his head.

She picks her helmet off of the little step stool before placing the riding helmet comfortably on her head before fastening it under her chin. The young woman gently pat Eclipse's muscular toned neck gently before leading him out of the wash stall, down the aisle towards the entrance as she heads off to one of the arenas to meet up with Maggie since she has a Jumping lesson that the brunette certainly didn't want to be late for. Once both equine and rider arrived at the arena, she sees that the jumps are already set up then her hazel green gaze gentle landed on Ms. Stilwater. The young woman closed the gate before leading the stallion over to the mounting block, getting her equine to halt next to the object before stepping up on it, gathering both a little bit of his mane and the reins in her left hand while placing her left foot into the stirrup. She hoist herself up and over, swinging her right leg over then gently sets herself down into the saddle, placing her right foot into the other stirrup before regathering her reins in both of her hands this time.

After doing a few warm ups around the arena with Eclipse, she starts jumping the equine over the 2'7 Fences as she was still trying her best to improve on her riding. It wasn't like a walk in the park as the brunette kept second guessing herself while listening to Maggie's instructions. She knew that Ms. Stilwater was there to help her but...the young woman couldn't help but feel like a burden to the older woman, she wanted to improve on her jumping stance to hopefully impress the instructor but so far, it was just backfiring on her.

Quieter, quieter, quieter. As if it was possible for Thyra to become quieter than she already was. For her to disappear farther into the shadow corners of the walls she had so carefully build around herself.

But that wasn't the case, and for that matter, she couldn't very well stay in the empty tack room, her show saddle cleaned and placed back in the cubby. Her helmet swung in the crook of her arm, a familiar weight against the pounding of her heart as the loud braying of horses filtered through the evening air.

BIG WIP

Taking in the sight of the last hay bale that was thrown into the corner of the room, Kat braced her hands on her hips as she took a moment to gather herself. She had just gone through her usual morning routine and was quite surprised at the hustle and bustle of the barn. Sorting out the hay bales was the last thing that she needed to get done for the day, and she was just about to go take a break when her phone vibrated in her pocket.

Digging through her light tan breeches, her fingers found purchase on the smooth metal of her iPhone and whisked it smoothly out of her pocket. She was happy to see a text from Julianna came through, despite her normally poor reception while at the barn. Where are you? Kat read the sentence briefly before typing back a quick response, her nails tapping on the uncovered screen. In the feed room, is there something you need?

As much as she wanted to wait and see what Julianna needed her for, she needed to head out to her truck and grab her riding boots. Contemplating on whether to wait or not, she ran pale fingers through thick red curls, the length of which barely reached her chin. The fine strands had yet to be ruined by helmet head, and she had to stop herself from fussing over the meticulously styled hair. She finally made up her mind, placing her phone haphazardly back into its place in her pocket, and jogged out the door of the feed room.

Kat needn't have to worry about spooking horses since the feed room led out into the main hallway, and she could take an immediate turn to enter the parking lot without passing stalls. On her way to her beloved vehicle, she spied fellow riders and workers of the facility. Any that she passed she gave a large smile and a welcoming hello. When she finally arrived at her Heavy Duty 250 Ford, she swung the backdoor open and was careful not to swing it open into the car next to her.