Trustfall || Sanders Sides Equestrian AU

It's one thing to be the best rider in the riding school's team. It's one thing to have the most expensive, impressive horse in the stables. It's a whole other thing, however, to connect with him - especially after a nearly-fatal accident that transpired the year before, an accident that seems to have set a wall between the rider and his trusty steed. So you can probably imagine to yourself Roman's shock and annoyance when he finds his horse purring in comfort at the hands of Virgil, a simple stable boy. What connection does he possibly have with Roman's horse that Roman doesn't? And in a matter of mere minutes?

When Roman is forced to give the boy riding lessons, however, he soon discovers a side of the stable-boy he must have glossed over in the past. He pushes himself to put his pride aside when Virgil offers to teach him how to reconnect with his traumatized horse - at this point, Roman is desperate. And so the deal is made: Roman shall teach Virgil to ride in the showjumping ring, and Virgil shall teach him to face the animal he refuses to admit that he fears.
I mean - what's the worst that can happen?