Over Our Obstacles [ENG] [FINISHED/ADDING REMAINING CHAPTERS]

Chapter 1 | Rising Star

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"Come on, girl. One last fence." Lapis whispered aloud, holding the reins firmly. She gently pulled her right hand against her body, causing the horse turning to the right side, towards the last obstacle. At a reasonably fast pace, the mare approached the double oxer, the last combination of the jumping course. With great time and no penalties Lapis couldn't afford making any mistakes. From an absolute victory she shared only a few meters, a few moments.

There was complete silence in the hall and Lapis lost her breath. Her heart was beating so wildly that she felt like every present audience could feel her nervousness, see her shaking jaw and her trembling hands. The only thing that was calming Lapis down was clattering of her horse's hooves which the damp sandy surface was absorbing.

The girl especially cared to correctly calculate how many steps were needed to reach the optimal distance from the obstacle and to overcome it without any mistake. Slowly, and quickly at the same time, they were approaching the fence, there was no escape now.

It's time. Lapis clenched her teeth, blue veins appeared on her temples, the veins of maximum concentration. She stared straight ahead, concentrating on the double oxer that was dividing her from victory. Once she was at ideal distance, she released the reins, squeezed the horse's sides and stood into stirrups. She leaned forward against the back of her horse's neck, then pressed her arms against her chest with the reins she was holding. The mare bounced off of the ground with her hind legs, and then she and Lapis were suddenly in the air, just above the obstacle.

It was all about seconds, millimeters, accuracy. For a moment, Lapis never thought that only a few moments could last that long. She felt drops of cold sweat rolling down her forehead, she felt her palms completely wet in her riding gloves as she was tightly holding the leather reins.

Lapis closed her eyes. They had been hanging above the obstacle for too long now. Now was the perfect time for landing safely and faultlessly on solid ground. Now it was all just about luck.

In the middle of an infinite, unpleasant silence, Lapis suddenly heard quiet tap of a hoof softly brushing against a wooden rail. The vibration of it moved from the hoof straight to Lapis' foot.

'No!' Suddenly, an adrenaline flooded her. She felt a great wave of sweat that washed her as she started to be afraid of hearing a disappointed ooh in a short time. But it did not happen. The mare landed with her front legs, safely and almost without an impact, on the ground, and with that it was followed by her rear legs. Lapis spurred the horse for the last time and ran straight to the finish line.

Suddenly, a loud cheer could be heard from the tribune, followed by almost deafening clapping and whistling.

In a few brief moments, Lapis with her horse cantered round the whole circuit of the arena, and then she let the horse go to trot. She quickly glanced over at the scoreboard which was above the entrance to the arena. Her time was incredible and zero in the penalization box added the result even more to beauty. Her final score eventually got her first place in an overall ranking with time 41.20.