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Horse: Principal Boy
Rider: Scott Taylor
Competition: SageSinRiddle's OVEC FEI Champs CCI***
Number: 205
Phase: Dressage
Placing: 10th fav.me/d3phvf9

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooZwme…
I'm listening to far too much Radio 1 :)

I have soooo much Prince in my gallery! Eep!

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The first day of competition dawned bright and grey on Riddle Pine Island. A stiff sea breeze left any camping competitors and fans chattering their teeth over mugs of hot drinks as they attempted to warm up after a night sleeping al fresco. The Oak Hollow riders, however, had enjoyed a warm, albeit mildly cramped, night in the 5-horse horsebox. Laura was as usual the first up, despite not competing for a few days yet, and pulled back the thin curtains on the living quarters window to see a pale blue sky, with dull grey clouds visible in the distance, destined to encroach upon their clear summer sky.

“Rise and shine, sleeping beauties!” She crowed, tripping over Scott as she made her way to the kettle and switched it on. Pulling on her Oak Hollow hoodie over her pyjamas, she slid her feet into her Ariat Windermeres and went to check on the horses.

Prince and Cobweb were still dozing happily. All three were now seasoned competition horses, but Moony (maybe because she was just a mare, Laura sighed with resignation) was alert, ears pricked, and whinnied a morning greeting to Laura. Laura, who had a faint trace of champagne mouth after the Opening Ceremony last night, cringed and held hands over her ears.

“I love you too Moony, but didn't you get any sleep last night?” She scolded lightly, patting the champagne mare on the neck and performing a quick check over all the horses. Happy, she ducked back into the living quarters to find the boys still sitting in their sleeping bags, groggily inhaling the steam from two black coffees.

“Well you two certainly don't look like you have anywhere important to be today. Come on, pretend I'm Steph. Hup-two! You need to sort your ponies out before I can criticise every pleat in your stocks.”

“How 'bout we don't pretend you're Steph...” Scott suggested, his voice hoarse from sleep. “Just let me finish me coffee...”

Marcus looked at Laura over the rim of his Thelwell mug. “For once, I agree with Scott. Give us five.”

“Well, I'm getting changed with the horses.” Laura said cheerfully. As usual, Laura only had to be awake for 30 seconds before being fully switched on. “Don't be too long. I was quite serious about the stock thing.”
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Scott was the first rider on that day. Both horses were groomed immaculately and Cobweb was well tucked-up in his travelling boots, cooler rug and roller to stop his gleaming silver coat gaining any pretty stable stains until his debut on Ocean View Equestrian Centre showing turf that afternoon. Marcus and Laura watched Scott warm up from the sidelines, windcheaters wrapped around themselves snugly to keep the increasingly chill breeze at bay.

“I just can't be mad with a bloke that rides my baby better than I did.” Laura said, mildly huffy, watching the duo prance past in a shallow loop as Scott warmed Prince's back through.

Marcus nodded slowly in agreement. “I know what you mean. I think it's because he isn't talking.” At this, Laura burst out laughing, stifling herself as she got a few mean glares from trainers around the ring. “God, shut up Marcus, look what you did.”

“You're the one with the monster cackle.”

“I take that personally.” Laura said quite nonchalantly, sticking her tongue out and watching Prince some more.
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AnimalArtKingdom's avatar
The anatomy looks great in this! Well drawn.