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Post by Savina on Nov 16, 2008 11:54:11 GMT -5
Delia hurried through her breakfast, laughing lightly as she saw Crystal was doing the same. She headed quickly out the door, and hurried in the direction of the mare barn. Right now the stallion barn was empty, but that was because Crystal just hadn't found the right stud yet,and not for the right price.
Opening the small barn door, She turned and opened the large overhead ones, letting in the sunlight. Turning, she took in the beauty of the barn, like she always did when she entered.
The barn was beautiful, with it's wooden stall doors, that could be opened halfway. currently there were name plates hanging beside each one, and there were only three horses on the ranch. Delia smiled as she passed Navajo and Sierra, giving them each a pat on the nose. She stopped in front of the next stall, and was greeted by teh largest of them all. Smiling, she slid the large halter off of the hook next to the stall, and slipped into the stall. Secret lowered her massive head, and let Delia slip it on. Sliding her hand down Crystal's side, she examined her stomach, which was rather large now, even for a draft horse. Of course, being pregnant was a good excuse.
Easing her way behind her, Delia checked all around for any sign of any cuts or scrapes the mare could have recieved during the night. Not spotting any, Delia led her out of her stall, and tied her in the isle, giving her a quick kiss before heading to help Crystal, who seemed to be having trouble coaxing Navajo into her halter.
Crystal followed Delia to the barn, and let herself into Sierra's stall, grabbing her halter and lead on the way. Quickly she slipped it on the eager mare, and led her out of the stall, tying her in the isle beside Secret."Now comes the fun.."She muttered to herself, and let herself into Navajo's stall, armed with a small yearling halter and a lead.
Rubbing the filly and talking to her, she tried to slip the halter on her head, but she ducked out of it and playfully trotted off. The large stall was more than large enough for her to play in, and she took great advantage of that.
"Girl, I will move you out of this stall, and into the smaller ones.." Crystal muttered, more to herself than anyone..
She heard Delia come up behidn her, and smiled gratefully."Between the two of us, the little brat should be poretty willing, she always comes to you Delia.." Crystal teased, and Delia blushed lightly before stepping forward, extending her hand toward the filly, who responded instantly. Trotting forward, she touched her muzzle to Delia's palm, amd Delia stepped sideways, wrapping her arms around the foals neck in an embrace.
Navajo closed her eyes, as if content to stay there forever, and Crystal quickly placed the halter on her head.Releasing her embrace, Delia smiled and patted the foal reassuringly, and opened the stall door for Crystal who was leading the foal out. The foal led quite well, probably because she knew she always got to go play with Sierra and Secret.
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Post by Maggie on Nov 17, 2008 16:56:57 GMT -5
Brian Knox pulled up the driveway of Red Maple Rescue farm, his eyes fixed on the two barns up ahead trying to get over the snowy terrain. The snow wasn't that bad this morning but it was horrible last night and of course another case of colic had made him go through the blizzard. He had freshened up and slept for the rest of the night but the snow had made and impact on the roads now and it was a bumpy ride from his farm to the house calls. He finally made it up towarsd the barns and parked his car. He took the keys out of the ignition of his truck and slipped them into his pocket after opening the door and grabbing his bag from the back of the truck.
The clip clop of hooves could be heard as she walked into the barn isle where two mares and a foal were in the isle, two girls occumpined them. Brian smiled and waved before walking over to Crystal and Delia. "Good morning, who's first?" He asked as he slid his hands into his pockets and felt the cold breeze of winter chill up his spine.
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Post by Savina on Nov 17, 2008 17:01:51 GMT -5
Delia blushed shyly and stepped backwards slightly, trying to discreetly hide behind Crystal.
Crystal smiled kindly, and elbowed Delia playfully, trying to encourage her not to be so shy.
"Take your pick, These two are mine, and that one there is Delia's."She told the vet, gesturing first to the buckskin and foal, and then to the large black and white vanner mare."Mine are just checkups, and Decret over there is pregnant,we just wanna make sure everything is going right and she is getting everything she needs, since she is due very soon, acording to the last vet that checked her." Crystal told him kindly,still trying to get Delia to talk. The girl would have none of it, she just nodded agreeably to everything Crystal said, causing Crystal to scowl teasingly at her.
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Post by Maggie on Nov 17, 2008 17:24:26 GMT -5
Brian smiled towards the girls then his face turned into a serious look getting into his business way as he studied the three horses. Take your pick, These two are mine, and that one there is Delia's."She told the vet, gesturing first to the buckskin and foal, and then to the large black and white vanner mare.Mine are just checkups, and Decret over there is pregnant,we just wanna make sure everything is going right and she is getting everything she needs, since she is due very soon, acording to the last vet that checked her. Crystal said and Brian rubbed his chin before nodding his head then looked towards the two women. "Alright, this little girl must be dying to go so I'll do her first." He said as he walked towars the filly and let her sniff his hand before taking his stethascope out his bag and placing it near the heart then checking her over, he wrote down notes before looking up and rubbing the energetic foal.
"She's in good health, any problems with her?" He asked as he stood by the foals head and put down the paper he had for the foal and took out another one for Secret, the pregnant gyspy vanner. He looked to Crystal before giving one last pat on the foals shoulder and walking over to Secret who stood patiently.
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Post by Savina on Nov 17, 2008 19:49:34 GMT -5
(the foal is a girl by the way)
With a nudge from Crystal, Delia followed him over to Secret, Rubbing the mare's forehead gently as she stood patiently. The mare was tall, clearly the biggest, and broadest horse there.
"Nope, She has been wonderful. She eats well, and is quite playful. I just wanted to make sure everyone was in good shape, and eating well." Crystal told him, rubbing the filly as she passed her and watched him examine Secret. Delia blushed deeply as he came over, and continued rubbing the mare, who had her head lowered so Delia could reach her easily. She eyed the vet curiously, but stood calmly.
Crystal spoke soothingly to the filly, and untied her, leading her back to her stall, where fresh hay awaited her.She left the halter on, as they were going to turn them out as soon as the vet left.
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Post by Maggie on Nov 17, 2008 22:03:14 GMT -5
(Oops my bad, been edited)
Nope, She has been wonderful. She eats well, and is quite playful. I just wanted to make sure everyone was in good shape, and eating well. Crystal said and Brian had already started examinating the pregnant mare. He nodded his head, "good, good. She's growing pretty fast." He said as she put a hand over the mares stomache and felt a kick from the foal inside. He smiled then looked up at the big mare then towards her owner. "This little guy will be coming any day now. I'd keep an eye on her." He said as she then looked over the mare thoroughly then gave Delia some mare plus medication for pregnant mares, or in heat mares to soothe their stomaches.
"Give this to her once a day, it helps soothe her pain." He said as he took the small box out of his bag and handed it to Delia. He gave the mare a pat on the neck before moving towards the other mare who stood quietly as he ran a hand down her body and checked her over. He wrote down some notes before looking towards Crystal again. "She looks fine, she could use some more excerise even in this weather. He said as she looked outside to the falling snow that had slowed down more now. He looked back up at the mare and noticed other than that she looked fine. After all it was normal for a horse or pony to gain a couple in the off seasons when not competing.
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Post by Savina on Nov 17, 2008 22:32:56 GMT -5
Delia nodded, rubbing Secret with her left hadn, while she accepted the medicine with her right. She smiled shyly, though she still couldn't bring herself to speak. She was even less comfortable around guys, and she only was here because it concerned her horse as well as Crystal's.She smiled to herself as he mentioned Sierra needing a little more exercise. Crystal had just agreed that morning that Delia could take her on a ride with her new friend, Ellie.
Crystal nodded her head, agreeing about Sierra needing more excercise."Yeah, i have been super busy. Delia there is planning on riding with a friend the next day it is safe, and if it goes well, then she will be going more often. I told her Sierra here could use the ride, and we both know Secret really should stay home." Delia blushed as she led Secret outside, glad to out of sight and hearing range of the vet. It wasn't that she didn't like him, she just wasn't comfortable around any male...
Crystal smiled as she saw Delia lead the mare out of the stable, and turned back toward the vet."Sorry about her being so shy, she has had some.. Troublesome experiences, to say the least.." Crystal told him, gesturing toward the door Delia had just exited.
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Post by Maggie on Nov 18, 2008 19:57:33 GMT -5
Yeah, i have been super busy. Delia there is planning on riding with a friend the next day it is safe, and if it goes well, then she will be going more often. I told her Sierra here could use the ride, and we both know Secret really should stay home. Brian nodded as he patted the mares neck and looked towards Crystal. Delia had led Secret outside of the barn though not saying anything, Brian didn't mind the quiet girl in fact he was glad that these two girls weren't blabbing on about how wrong he was like some of his clients. Sorry about her being so shy, she has had some.. Troublesome experiences, to say the least.. Brian waved his hand in his face, showing that it was alright.
"Its fine, just like horses. She'll come around, she just needs time I'm sure she's the total opposite with you." He said with a smile as he grabbed his clip board he had in hand from the mares check up and placed it in his bag before looking up after picking it up off the ground.
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Post by Savina on Nov 18, 2008 20:31:39 GMT -5
Crystal smiled and nodded."Yeah, once she gets to know somone, she is much better. In a way, I think working with Secret,a nd especially Navajo over there, has really helped her alot. I just didn't want you to think she was rude or anything, because alot of people do.." Crsyatl grinned, and untied Sierra, laying her rope on her back as Delia appeared in the doorway. Delia made a small clucking sound, and the mare headed straight for her, following her out of sight.
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Post by Maggie on Nov 20, 2008 16:46:30 GMT -5
Brian smiled knowingly as he looked after the young teen before looking back at Crystal. "Its fine, she'll come around. It was nice meeting you, call me when the foal is born!" He said before waving his hand in a goodbye gesture and walking off and out of the barn into the driveway where his truck was parked. He put his things in the back and hopped in the truck before driving down the drive way then pulled out of the farm and down the road.
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Post by Savina on Nov 20, 2008 20:37:05 GMT -5
cRystal smiled and nodded, "Nice meeting you as well, I will be sure to do that!" She told him as she clipped a lead on Navajo before following him out of the barn. She waved good bye to him, and put the eager filly in with the two mares, where Sierra began eagerly playing with her. Secret held back a little, clearlly not in the mood to play right now.
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