Showjumping Girl

Chapter Three

A/N- I'm so sorry if there is any mistakes!

It hadn't been a very good week for myself and my horses. Vicky was sore, Shiraz cut his leg badly and Freddie was stopping at the higher jumps. I had decided to enter Freddie in the Olympic Cup along with Vicky and Shiraz.

However, ever since I had entered him he wasn't  jumping the higher jumps, mum said it was just because I was nervous about the whole Olympic Cup classes, yes maybe it was that but with him stopping it was just making me more nervous, what if I went in to the ring with over 20,000 people watching and I couldn't even get over the first fence. I sighed.

"Ashleigh it will be fine, everything will work out" My mother said to me.

"I really hope so".

"Well it's a start that Vicky isn't as sore as she was 4 days ago and Shirazs leg is healing quickly".

"Yes but what about Freddie?"

"Well maybe we should just remove him from the class?"

"Hell no! I didn't fall of three times in one day for nothing!"

Mum just laughed.

I decided to go see my horses that were in there stables.

"Hey guys" I said to the horses.

To be honest they didn't even care I was there. I sighed

Man I've been sighing a lot lately.

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My phone started to vibrate and a incoming call was coming from Briar.

"Hey B" I said.

"Hey, how you doing?"

"Alright I guess, how are you?"

"Pretty good and I actually have a idea to cheer you up!"

"I'm listening"

"Well your gonna come to mine for a week! Next week actually" Briar said excitedly.

"B I can't I've got to keep riding my horses and I can't take time off, sorry B I love you!"

"Already sorted, Vicky Shiraz and Freddie are all heading off to Johns and are gonna be ridden for the week, your gonna come to mine and relax and forget about the Olympic Cup!!"

"Umm well I would have to talk to mum about that"

"Already done that so pack your bags soon, tomorrow is your last day riding and then the transport truck will be there to pick you up, I'll email you your ticket for Monday"

"Thank you so much B"

"Your welcome see you on Monday!"

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At 7:00am my alarm went off.

The transport truck was coming at 12:00 today and I had to work all three before then.

I quickly got up and put my riding clothes on.

"Morning horses" I said when walking into the barn.

"Shiraz you first"

I tacked him up and got on him, today i was just doing flat work since his leg was still a bit yuck.

By 8:30 Shiraz was worked and hosed down and in his paddock eating.

Next Vicky.

Before getting on her I went and put all the jumps down to 1.10m and warned her up.
Then cantering around and jumping a quick course before cooling her off.

"Well she's jumping good" said a new voice.

"Um thanks, who are you?" I asked

"I'm one of Johns riders"

"Oh your the new person everyone was talking about?"

"Probably? I'm Mason Johnson"

"Ashleigh, so what are you doing here?"

"Well heard you were the talk of the equestrian world."

"Oh why?"

"Well first you have the Olympic cup winner for three times in a row as one of your horses on your team, your a pretty damn good rider and everyone is worried that your gonna beat them"

"I highly doubt that I'm gonna beat everyone"I laughed.

"I wouldn't be surprised if you did"

"Well I sure for hell would be"

"Okay so since this horse is jumping in the Olympic cup, why are you jumping? What a 1m?"

"1.10m actually! And she's a been a bit sore"

"Okay where's the one that's stopping?"

"Stable"

"I'll be back" he said and walked away.

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Vicky was all hosed and in her paddock when I went to get Freddie tacked up but saw that he was already tacked up, thanks to Mason.

"Thanks" I said while grabbing Freddie's rein.

"Your welcome."

"Are you gonna watch?"

"Yea if that's alright with you?"

"Yea, can you put all the jumps up to 1.55m but leave the pink one as it is?"

"Sure"

While Mason was doing that, I started to warm Freddie up.

10 minutes later i was cantering up to the pink oxer.

Freddie jumped it perfectly.

I kept cantering and faced him to the green oxer which stood at 1.55m,his canter was even and felt good so I though well he should clear this one, but a stride before he came to a dead halt and I flew out of the saddle and over the oxer and landed on the other side.

Oh how great I thought, what a start to the day, falling off in front of such a hot guy.

"Shit are you alright Ashleigh?" Mason asked

"Yes"

I got up and Mason gave me a leg up on to Freddie.

"Okay when your coming up to the jump, keep your legs on and give him a tap with the whip, so he knows your awake and mean business"

I cantered a circle before aiming him towards the fence, leg on and giving him a tap on the shoulder and once again he stopped.

"Oh my god, are you serious Freddie!"

"Here I'll put it down"

"No don't I will get him over it"

I once again cantered a circle and gave him a bit hit with the whip and then he took off and over the jump with so much scope he bounced me off and I landed right on my arse.

"I'm so over this, I can't do it anymore!! I have never fallen off so much in my life!"

"It's you will get there" he said while giving a his hand to get up off the ground.

"He's going to Johns today and will be ridden by people and he will get over those 1.60m without stopping, I promise" Mason said.

"You promise?"

"Yes I promise"

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It was 12:45 and the horses had just left and were on there way to Johns.

"Thanks Mason"

"What for?"

"For just being there and helping me"

"It's alright, I'll see you some time maybe?"

"Yup bye" I said while he got in the car, I turned around and walked into my house.

What a day I thought!