My New Life With My Beast Husbands!

Chapter 16: Finding a New Routine

The following day Loyd put his scheme into motion. He placed a call to Iza's doctor and got her approved for horseback riding. He was going to share with her one of his favorite hobbies.

Over a meal, he told Iza about his passion for horse riding and expressed how he wanted to have her join him in the experience. She was hesitant at first since she hadn't ever ridden before. She promised to give it a try. Iza knew she would be in good hands with Loyd around.

He had her fit with a helmet and safety vest and began her training later that same day.

In the main barn, Loyd grabbed two halters off hooks. He haltered a bay horse, leading it out of its stall and into a pair of cross ties. Then went back into the barn into another stall and haltered a gray horse and had it stand in a set of cross ties next to the previous one.

Loyd grabbed two boxes of grooming gear and walked Iza to the two horses.

He showed her which order to use all the grooming equipment within the gear box, before showing her the tack room.

In the tack room, each horse had its own section. Above each section had the horse's name on a plack. Below the name hung one or more saddles; depending on the horse's specialty and a pair of reins. The bottom half of each section had a rack of saddle pads that fit that specific horse along with a drawer of horse boots.

Loyd showed Iza where in the tack room her equipment was housed and showed her which saddle to use. They grabbed the appropriate tack and went back to the patiently standing horses.

Loyd began by pointing to the bay horse Iza would be riding,

"This girl here is an Altai breed of horse, very sturdy and versatile. You will be riding from here on out. She's agile and sure-footed, she will do everything and anything you ask of her."

The horse came to Iza's chest, standing at 13.3 hands. She pets the gray one on the neck and asks;

"What about this one?"

Loyd makes his way to the other side of the neck and says;

"This guy has been with me for quite some time and is my favorite one to ride. He is a Mangalarga Marchado breed of horse, also another very versatile horse. He is a great all arounder. We jump and perform well in the dressage ring."

This horse was taller than Iza's standing at 15.9 hands.

They groomed to pair of horses, tacked and Loyd began to show Iza how to groom the pair before moving on to tacking. He got both their helmets and safety vests before walking the horses to the riding arena and mounting up.

Loyd showed her how to steer, and after gaining confidence they made their way to the trailhead leading into the forest.

The forest was bursting with life. Birds chirped, and deer munched on leaves as they made their way through the path. Today's trial was a short one, as Loyd didn't want Iza to be too sore afterward.

Loyd helped Iza off the horse and allowed her to rest while he put the horses away.

Iza enjoyed the horse ride, it was a way to clear her mind. She could understand why Loyd loved it so much. The one thing she couldn't believe was how much work it was to ride! In her head, she said in a mocking tone,

"Heels down, shoulders back, abs tight, leg on."

She let out a laugh, catching Loyd's attention. He raised an eyebrow to her in question but she waved it away. Loyd teased her about it before she came clean. He laughed alongside her. He told her he was the same way as a child. He hated his instructors for being so nit-picky but admits that he is thankful because he wouldn't be half the rider he is now without them.

Iza stood on wobbly legs, willing them to move forward back to the house. Loyd noticed her waddling and scooped her up into his arms and carried her in. Iza blushed and told him she would have made it eventually. Loyd joked saying that she would make it by dinner at the pace she was going. At that Iza puffed her cheeks out and crossed her arms, looking away from him.

The following few days passed by them with a new routine forming.

In the mornings the two would eat breakfast together before going out to help in the barn.

Their first job was with Petunia. They let the fowl out to roam and then cleaned the barn, and prepped feeder and waterers for the day.

Then they assisted Poppy and Florian. They were shown to the feed room where they were instructed on how to measure out food and supplements into buckets for each of the horses. The two of them would have each stall ready by the time Poppy and Florian brought the horses in from the field. They would then wash the bucket before setting them aside to dry.

After that they would check in with Lupin and Gladiolus, to see if there was anything they needed help with before going to the arena to train.

The afternoons were spent with Loyd in his office taking calls, answering emails, and doing what he could from the estate. Iza on the other hand was learning embroidering from Camilla, crochet from Daisy, and knitting from Iris. Between the three maids, they came up with a rotating schedule so Iza would be able to learn all three simultaneously.

In the evening time, the two would join back up for dinner and then a garden stroll around the estate talking about what they did that afternoon.

As the sun would set the two would wind the night down by enjoying a book in the library before going their separate ways to bed. 

(A/N: The horse breeds were chosen for their versatility and their use later in the story for now. For non-horse people; hands are what horses are measured in. 1 hand is equal to 4 inches or 10.16cm. So Iza's horse is 1.35 m or 4.43 ft tall at the whiter. She stands about 35 cm or 13.7 inches taller than the horse. Loyd's horse is 1.61 m or 5.3 ft at the whiter. He is 188cm or 6'2 ft. So he is about 27cm or 10.5 inches taller than the horse.)