*Jumping*

[maddison]

Maddison was small for her age and was very skinny. she looked really ood on her large thoroughbred stallion galahad. she Trotted around the ring in both directions for 15 minutes and cantered as she cqued him for the canter he buck and took off at the canter "whoa easy."she siad as she circled him and went down the diagonal for a lead change and right and she asked for it he buck really big. she felt her self filping over his head and falling on the ground....( )

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Cassie appeared from the south side of the ring jumping the fence, horless she was but she wasn't about to let some girl get rampled. She dove into the dust grabbed the girls arm and tumbling forward, barely advoiding hoof prints in the dust. They sat against the fence, dust spreading throught the air, all too quiet...

[maddison]

galahad stood at the end of the ring head high and snorting. she shook her head "thank you." she said and smiled "you ok?" she asked looking at the new girl. galahad walked over still snorting and nuzzled maddison adn bumped the new girl. "hey boy." she said standing up and holding her hand out to help her up.

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Cassie stood up brushing the dust off her jeans, Yeah, I'm fine, you? she asked kindly. She usually didn't talk much, except for here, it was the only place she felt at home anymore...

[maddison]

"yeah." she smiled "he normally doesn't buck that big but i guess theres a time for everything." she said putting her helment on and mounting gala had "thanks again" she said "wanna go on a trail some time?" she asked smiling. Galahad threw up his head and praced around

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Cassie smiled, Yeah, sure, me and Sweetie would love too, I'm Cassidy by the way. she nodded her brown curls bouncing from her pony tail.

[maddison]

"that sounds good." she said "i'm maddison but you can call me mads or maddi" she smiled as she pushed her bangs away from her eyes.

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How old are you Maddie? Cassidy asked as she looked toward the commotion in the barn, someone was yelling, and then screeching tires.

[maddison]

"that didn't sound good." she said looking at the barn "15." she said "how old are you." she probally didn't look like a saphomore but she was.

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Cassidy nodded, You bet, and 17. she looked up at Maddie searching for a reaction, she'd only been back in Avalon for a few months, maybe she'd found someone to finally talk to about that night...

[maddison]

"cool." she said this was her first friend here. galahad tossed his head and gave a little rear. maddison gave him a smack between the ears "oh shush." she siad to galahad. "I wonder who that was.." she said tlaking about the commotion in the barn.

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Cassidy shrugged, Sort've sounded liek the stablehand, Caleb, have you met him yet? she looked at the stallion, He's gorgeous by the way.

[maddison]

"thanks." she said. "yeah i talked to him about boarding but thats about it." she siad smiling

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Cassie nodded, I believe that was him, let me go get Sweetie, and we can jump or something. with that Cassie headed back to the barn, finding her tall slim bay in Stall 48. She saddled the mare up and then brought her back to the arena gate, Is he gelded or no? Cassie asked.

[maddison]

"no but he will be fine. hes not into mares.. just geting me off his back!" she laughed he had been around mares and yes he ahd tried to impress them but never tried anything else so he was ok.