Chapter 1

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My parents just dropped me of and were sighing me in and normally your parents would sobe and want you to call them every five minutes but mine well ,we love each other's but tent not to show lot of emotion or show it through words ,but nether do I so I'm good ,I was just lowering the ramp of of the trailer when I notice how crowded it was ,there were people leading horses ,carrying bags ,dragging bags and generally walking around ,I forest back to my horse .

As I lead her out all the commotion was spooking her and like alaways when I un loud her she spooked rearing and kicking her legs out and bucking ,people walk around us all mumbling to control my horse ,but I can just wait ,once she has all hooves are on the flaw I make eye contact and talk softly to her she calmed bye now more people are staring at me I ignore them and lead raven to the crossbow stables and walk around till I find ravens stall it has her name plate in gold
Raven
Ravens dark feathers
Joe black

And in front is a tack box with the same name plate

Raven
Ravens dark feathers
Joe black

I stable raven and make sure she is comfortable and with my parents help bring my tack in I hug them good bye and they leave I organise my tack box ,with all of the movement going on and all the horse going past raven seemed very interested once I finished and gave raven a hay net to keep her happy I went to fined my dorm house the name was crossbow house there are eight houses four for girls and four for boys ,there were four main events you could take as you study there was

Jumping,cross country and show jumping

Dressage

Western,mainly Barolo racing but roping as a ride

And lastly

Polo, with a bit of racing

And there is this odd one of kind of bonding where you lurn about your horse and kind of be one with it and do trikes so like a circus king of thing called natural horseman ship known as N.H.M.S class

What you are supposed to do is have three lessons of your main for me jumping ,then two. Lessons on your second and for me you will be surprised is western . By now o have fund my house a lady stands in the door way with a clip board I walk up

Me" is this crossbow house"
Lady " yes,name"
Me " um joe black "
She looked at with listed on the board
Lady" yes here you are joe black ,second lever room 2 ,and your room mate is ,Emma low" I thanked her and went to fined my my room the school brings all you things up for you .i find the room and go in there are two beds n each side a desk next to it and the beds have draws under for storage a small set of shelve on between the beds and each bed has a window then a door to the bathroom .

I un pack and ,here the door open a girl with black land straight hair walks in
Me "Emma low"
Girl " yes ,joe black "
I nod
Emma" what class"
Me"jumping main ,western second"
Emma " diffrent ,but isent western a boys sport"
Me " well they let me sign up ,so ,what are you "
Emma "well jumping second and dressage main "
We talk a little more and finesh to un patch then go down to the cafeteria ,it's open From three in the morning till nine in the evening as sum people get up early and sure stay a bit later ,after we have eaten I head back to the stables Emma stared bihind .

Finding ravens stall was easy as the stables were empaty of people as they are all getting lunch ,I saddled raven in her western saddle the main Arena was empty so I went in there ther was a sign up

No jumping unless permitting
No more than twenty five riders at a time
If you get out equipment  ,clean up after
All out by eight unless lesson
If lunging three at most at a time

I went In and set up sum barols and warmed up raven after ten minutes I set up at the first Barol one handed I let her get a feel for it first then I kick her on the the next barol manovaring her quickly back around not needing to kick raven on as she lurches forward to the next barol skidding in the sand we go around to the last barol give no all she has got to the last run raven runs at top speed this time as we went around the sand goes up from the impact mahind a cloud of smoke as I slow raven to a walk I here a loud clap ,and see a figure in the door way ,waiting for the sand smoke to clear I make out a man.

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