SHOWJUMPER:book one of the Eventer Trilogy

The Letters Arrival

//AUTHORS NOTE//
THIS IS A PICTURE OF WHAT MOONLIGHT SOPRANO LOOKS LIKE ALSO HE IS NAMED AFTER MY HORSE A PIC OF WHICH WILL BE IN THE NEXT CHAPTER!
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"Lou! Get down here you have mail!" Hmph that's my mum shouting I wonder who I have mail from? I shout "Coming Mum". I place down my helmet and run downstairs "what is it?" I ask. "I was just about to ride." My mum looks at me and mutters under her breath "like I couldn't tell." "HEY I HEARD THAT!"she turns beet red. "I thought you might like to see this before you head to the barn." She smirks before handing me an envelope as I turn it over and nearly faint as on the back of the envelope...Is the Westbrook Academy Crest.
Miss Louise Black,
                               We are pleased to inform you that you have been selected to join our prestigious riding programme. After watching your rounds at recent shows we believe you have lots of potential. Please await another letter informing you of school term times and schedules.
Yours,
            Ms. E. FERGUSON, Headmistress.

Oh My God! I can't believe it! I have been talent scouted!!! I can't wait! "Are you going to go down to the barn?" My mum asks reminding me of what I was supposed to be doing. Crap. "Oh yeah I need to run or I'll miss the lesson Bye". Oops. I grab my helmet and whip and sprint down to the barn.
I arrive just in time, I rush down the stable aisles to Sooty's stall, thankfully someone had tacked him up for me and, if the tack is anything to go by, we're jumping today.Jumping is sootys strongest point,he may not be the fastest or be able to jump the highest but he's careful and has style over fences. I lead him out the stall and down the aisle to the mounting block put on my gloves and helmet, grab the stirrup and mount up. I head down to our outdoor ring and start warming up. I walk around the ring twice before trotting a figure of eight and a few serpentine and then proceed to canter.I just finish cantering a circle when I hear Nicki, my coach, shout from the gate end of the arena.