Ottawa (Completed)

Ottawa

i woke up to a clanging sound i lifted my head and looked in hunters stall where the sound was coming from he had kicked open the top panel to his stable door and was fiddling with the bottom panels lock "what are you doing?" i questioned "going out for a run why do you care" he said in a harsh tone then he swung the panel open and cantered out i sighed and stood there but i looked to my right and Lias was looking at me "are you to mates?" she asked my ears went bright red "i'm not sure what me and him are but he is angry with me" i said then i heard the clacking and Rosetta came to my door but she saw hunters stable "dad hunters gone!" she called out and Glenn walked over and looked in his stall he sighed "they must have had a stir last night or he might have got spooked either way he might come back if he doesn't today then well go looking for him" Glenn said "but for now we need to refresh your training from yesterday with Lotta" he said then he came over and put the halter on me and we went to the tack from where he did the usual taking the blanket and halter then putting the saddle and bridal on he put some polo wraps on as well. rosetta walked me into the arena where she got on and he turned me towards the jump she clucked and i walked but she clucked three times more and i galloped towards it but right before the jump she made me canter and i had to jump from that speed making me knock the very top pole she steer me towards the next jump i tried to gallop but she would slow me to a canter i jumped it without knocking anything she pat my side then we went for another but this time she let me jump at a gallop "alright ill groom her you get yourself ready the contest starts in a hour and thirty minutes so chop chop" he said she got off and ran somewhere he grabbed my reins and led me to the tack room he took the tack off then he brushed my coat till it was shining he tied my mane and tail into braids then he wrote the numbers 120 on my right front side with black marker then he tacked me up with black colored tack that had a chest plate. He led me into the metal box but gave me a drink first he closed the back panel and a few minutes later the metal box started moving about half an hour later it stopped and there was sound of people and horses a lot the panel door opened and Glenn walked in he gave me a pat and said "its gonna be okay just don't get scared" he then led me out and there where metal boxes with horses and people also fences Glenn started walking me towards a wooden stand where there was a person holding paper "hi my daughter Rosetta Avalon registered for this contest with Lotta three year old Thoroughbred" he said to the man "okay over to the pasture please" he replied and we went over there and many horses where there getting tacked up or stretching their legs rosetta ran over in black and white "alright let her stretch her legs for a bit while i check whats going on" Glenn said before walking into the crowd she got on me and we did a few warmups he came back a few minutes later "alright your up next follow me" he said and she steer me to follow him then we ended up at a gate that showed a huge arena with jumps there was a person in there jumping with their horse and they finished soon after we arrived at the gate they walked through tired and out of breath "alright this is it make me proud Lotta" she said holding her breath as we walked in they did a sign for us to start and we did i trot around the fence then she steer me towards a jump and clucked so i canter i jumped with ease she pulled on the reins so i slow and trot she steer me towards the next jump then she cluck twice so i gallop and i jump again with ease we had two more jumps she steer me towards the next and pull on the reins with more force "come on listen to me" she whispered in my ear i trot but i realize she got the speed mixed up so i correct her and canter i jumped but she pulled hard "no, no, no wrong!" she whipped my side in anger but made sure none saw it she gripped the reins harder pulling on my face i toss my head yanking the reins out of her hands i continue the course and i make the last jump but she had nothing to hold onto and quickly grabbed my reins pulling on me the judges did their score three held 100 and the last one held 98 he explained that he saw her whip me out of anger and do the wrong speed. he got our medal for second placed and we went home but rosetta didn't pat or even pay me any attention for the rest of the day. the tack was taken off and i was led to my stall i stood there retracing what i had done today till i heard a clang i looked up and it was hunter except a bit cut up "what happened to you!?" i said rushing to him "it doesn't matter just come with me" he said then he unlocked my stall "okay" i said before we ran into the dark once again. we stopped near the stream and he turned to face me our manes twirling in the soft breeze he walked a bit closer to me our faces inches apart "i think i love you" he said softly the tips of my ears turned a light red and we nuzzled each other "i love you too" i said in his ear a smile bloomed on my face and his too, we continued to nuzzle into the night.