This is home. (Silver)

[Maggie]

The crunching noise of hooves on gravel came into hearing as Annie walked her handsome bay up the gravel driveway of her farm and friend behind her. As they walked through the gates horses ran to the side of the fences, some stayed put in the pastures as they ate their hay that was put out for them over the deep snow. Foals were in their small turnout in the arena until the snow was subsided and stablehands walked along the isles of the three barns. Annie breathed in the aroma of home and turned around,

"This is it!" She called back as she walked up the driveway and finally into the courtyard of the three barns. Their was a pebbled walkway to the three barns and to the parking lot which were shoveled out and Annie dismounted off Apollo, her new compition horse. She patted his neck then ran up her stirrups and loosened his girth before bringing his reins over his neck and walking past the main barn where the training horses and boarders were stabled and the broodmare barn before going into the stallion barn. Some heads popped out of their stalls while the rest were cleaned and empty. Annie pointed to a empty stall as she led Apollo into his own and began to untack him, then grabbed a brush and ran it over his damp body.

Minutes later Annie had a cooling sheet on Apollo and had gone to put away her tack then returned to where the girl had put her horse in a stall about three stalls down from where Apollo was stabled.

"I've got a walker that you can put him on, I was going to put Apollo on it then in say twenty minutes we can grab then again." Annie said as she smiled to the girl and her handsome horse.

[silverstorm]

She rested her hands on the stallions withers, just in front of the saddle as the horse contentedly walked in the most calming nature possible. But every nerve on her was tingling, she knew that this was a new place for Starbuck and she knew he would either want to check out every horse possible or go into a fit fear. Either way, she new to come prepared, but she wasn't. She wasn't even thinking of coming here this morning, relaxing in her car while Starbuck picked at the side of the road. Her aunty would have gasped at the way she lived and the was Starbuck lived, and would possibly take the beautiful gypsy vanner away from her. Vania didn't even want to think about that, she loved her beauty way too much.

She felt the muscles of Star go rigid as they walked over the gravel covered driveway. Immediately she shortened the reins on the horse, reminding him that her contact was there and that he would get a smack if her was naughty. His ears flicked forward, noticing the amount of horse scent. His nostrils quivered. He fought for the bit, wanting to greet these unknowns. But Vania growled him under her breath, she held a snarl, very human sounding, on her tongue. And he was forced to behave.

This is it! She heard Annie call up ahead. Vania slid off of Star before they had even reached Annie, knowing it would be safer, and she would be stronger, to go by foot. The stallion pulled away a few times, letting his throaty neigh rumbled through the land and wait for a reply. A few vocaled back, but Vania punched his shoulder and regained his peculiar attention.

When she calmed him down enough to let him stand, Vania quickly ran the stirrups up, but he was still misbehaving. She left his girth for now, and let him grumble in his own nickers at the silent scolding. Of course he couldn't take it much longer and went like a charm, so she patted him on the shoulder before loosening his girth. She lead him into the barn after Annie and her fine horse, but parted from them as she yanked Star into the empty stall. Thank god he hadn't played up yet.

If you even start to misbehave I will forbid you from those mints for a month you silly stallion.

She growled as she undid the girth on one side and pulled the saddle off. He looked at her with innocent brown eyes, lipping at one of her dreads and yanking it playfully. Quit it, she snapped, but laughed as he drew his head back suddenly at her harsh tone. He pulled his head away when she went to deal with his bridle, putting it outside the door to nicker to other stallions. You sulker. She grumbled, pulling his head in and slipping the fine straps over his poll. He gnawed on the bit, refusing to give it up. What's up with you today? She muttered, as he finally spat it out.

Then as she turned to hang it over the stall wall, he nudged her with his nose. She turned and noticed the dejectedness in his eyes. He was suddenly with drawn and quiet. She drew her eyebrows together in understanding, then wrapped her arms around his thick neck.

You silly boy, you think I'm deserting you right?

She murmured, whispering sweet nothings to him when she realized Annie coming up behind her. I've got a walker that you can put him on, I was going to put Apollo on it then in say twenty minutes we can grab then again. Vania turned and smiled at Annie.

Sure, but I need to run a brush over him first, and I wasn't expecting to bring one. Can I borrow? She asked, feeling Starbuck rest his chin on her shoulder.

[[Yay, I'm back in action, although I won't be on too much since its holidays and my parents expect me to do the family stuff, I'm still back and I have increased my museness for now!!!]]