Move like a Gypsy

2014: Trail by Fire Training Image

Horse- 3001 Tagesanbruch
Gender- Mare

Photo taken by Rain while Tage threw a small tantrum.
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    Tage was not pleased. The grulla mare pawed the hard floor, occasionally tossing her mane. Thick strands of hair fell in front of her eyes until she shook them clear so she could continue to glare at her surroundings. Those locks would soon join their comrades on the ground. Oh, the joys of trying to groom a temperamental horse.
"Don't worry girl, almost done with your mane," Rain murmered, running her hands along the horse's side. Tage kicked again.
    Rain sighed again, but went to grab the scissors. There were only a few days left until the competition and Tage was nowhere near ready. No, they  were nowhere near ready. Since their fitting a few months ago, both Tage and Rain had gained quite a bit more muscle (and maybe lost some fat). The DFS staff had worked a refitting in for the two of them. This morning in fact. Rain's black and blue catsuit had been whisked off for fixing. Tage's tack hadn't. Besides refusing to stand still for the very nice people measuring her, she'd managed to get loose and nearly take a piece of those nice people with her. The staff had explained to Rain, in the nicest way possible, that Tage could be refitted tomorrow if she could behave this time. Oh, and her hair needed trimming because it was too long to even braid.
    And that was how Rain had wound up in one of the very nice indoor arenas with a pair of scissors, a comb, an angry horse, and no water. It had taken over an hour to crop just the first part of Tage's mane; the mare had done everything from jumping to biting in an attempt to get her trainer to leave her hair alone. Rain pushed on, rolling up the sleeves of her already short-sleeved shirt in an attempt to cool off. A few more snips anddddd DONE!
    Rain released the mare, who trotted of with a snort. Her mane was now a standard issue war-crop. The front might be a tad bit long, but she could deal with that later. All that was left was the tail. Groaning, Rain walked over to grab her bag from were it hung along the wall. She pulled out a granola bar. Unwrapping it, she took a large bite, closing her eyes in bliss. Behind her she could here the steady clop of hooves on floor; Tage blowing off some steam.
    She started back to focus when the noise changed. The clop had transformed from a light click to the heavy thump of something on sand. She turned around to find the dark black tiled floor gone. In its place was a field of soft-packed sand. Tage stomped around angrily, completely at ease with the sudden change of scenery. Rain shrugged and took another bite of her snack. The staff had said that some of the tiles and software could be buggy. Nothing to be worried about. The mare stopped for a second and looked at her trainer.
"Ok, break time is over. Time to finish this!" Rain yelled to her horse, motioning for Tage to return to the sidelines.
    Andddd, now there was something to be worried about. Tage gave a short yell and then broke into a canter and then a gallop, kicking out her back legs occasionally. She charged pass Rain, who jumped back over the short wall to avoid the flying hooves. Swirling blue mist clung to her legs. Tage shook her head and she lapped the arena. Her hair glowed angrily, pulsing in time with her hooves. She turned sharply, cutting into the center of the ring. The spiral grew narrower as the mare slowed back into a sharp walk. Tage screamed again and then dropped to the floor. Her legs thrashed wildly as she rolled from side to side. Then as suddenly as it started, Tage lay still.
"Still not going to get you out of a hair-cut."
    The mare's tail flicked and she turned to look at Rain. With one last snort, she stood and shook herself clean. Tage walked slowly back to wear Rain stood, still eating her granola bar. The mare continued to glare until Rain broke off a piece of the treat and handed it to her dramatic stead.
"Save the theatrics for the ring. You'll be a hit," Rain chirped as she picked up the comb. Tage just snorted.
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Thank you Tage for that A+ performance. You done good.

Yep, been planning to enter D-F-S for awhile and got to it now. Originally I was entering Tage and Monte, but now I kinda only have time for Tage :'D Next time friends!

And wow, this is an add extra picture. I wanted to do something other than Rain and Tage doing combat training (since they did all that before they arrived in Vegas) and an eval/unloading image didn't really appeal to me. So I decided to have Tage get a thorough grooming instead.



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