Alright, settle down... [open]

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Adrian "Scotty" Martin && Spartan Heat

Most of the time, Scotty hated to admit that anything could get him down. Normally he had an unflappably cheery nature, just rolling with any problems that may arise, never letting anything get under his skin. There was one particular colt, though, that almost never failed to do so. Scotty grimaced as he heard, more than felt, teeth grate across the top of his helmet. "Knock it off," he said with a frown, firmly tugging the reigns of the chestnut colt he was leading to the track. Sparty jerked his head stubbornly for a moment, then seemed to melt into a completely pliant animal, walking very prettily by the young man's side. Scotty had to fight to not get irritated. That's how the whole workout would be - test, then settle, then test. It was a routine he'd gotten tired of only a few weeks after Amelia had obtained the feisty colt.

Handing the reins to one of the helpers at the mouth of the track, Scotty got a leg-up into the saddle. After taking a moment to adjust himself, he took back the reins, easing up tension to allow the colt to walk across the dirt track and onto the inner turf. Already he could feel the muscles in the young chestnut's body tensing and quivering, eager to start. Scotty checked him with a slight tug of the reins, allowing the colt to prance a little but not to take off. "Easy, idiot," he said quietly, pulling the animal into a tight circle. He couldn't let Sparty take off the way he was now; he wouldn't be able to control him very well. Finally, after a few circles, the colt got the idea enough to stand still when Scotty brought him to a halt. "Good," the young man said, with a hint of a smile coming to his lips. He paused before letting the colt go, looking off to the side to see if anyone else was around. It wouldn't hurt to give the colt a little competition - he could perhaps even teach him some patience in the process.

Status; Open! Also, if there's no response in two or three days, then I'll just close this and finish his workout :P

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Lexi felt a gentle nudge on her back as she got her helmet on. She turned to look at the buckskin filly she was leading. Lexi smiled and stroked the big white blaze on her forehead. Time nickered happily and followed Lexi. This was Lexi's favorite filly. She was so sweet, yet had a spark when she ran. Lexi didn't ride her in races, but she did ride her in the workouts, usually. She led Perfectly Timed to the turf track. Time followed, her ears perked forward.

Lexi noticed another rider and horse already there. Hopefully, they didn't mind them joining. She could get a feel on how she reacted with other horses. Time neighed to the chestnut. Lexi stroked her neck and led her to the railing. "Mind if we join?" she said to the jockey. Lexi grabbed the reins and Time's neck. She pulled herself into the small racing saddle. Time immediately became more alert, but didn't act up.

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Adrian "Scotty" Martin && Spartan Heat

Scotty watched as the other horse and rider came onto the track, and he felt Sparty tense underneath him. It could be in excitement at the competition, or that he was ready to take a nip at the filly. Scotty tightened the reins, a silent warning not to act up. The other rider spoke as she mounted. Scotty shook his head. "Not at all. I'm cantering him around for warm-up, then breezing him ten furlongs around," he said with a small smile, natural charisma coming back despite the fidgety colt. After a moment, he let the horse go off at a canter, assuming the woman would follow if she wanted. For once, Sparty didn't seem to be acting up, taking the circuit around easily. When they got back to the beginning, Sparty was eager to run. He looked to the woman. "Ready?"

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Lexi nodded, "That sounds good." The man smiled and she she gave him a smile too. Then he let the chestnut go into a canter down the track. Lexi followed at a trot and then a slower canter. Time wanted to go even faster, but she obeyed her rider. Lexi didn't want to her to get too close to the colt while she was warming her up, because she didn't want to make the colt run even harder. He seemed like that type. Once they had made it all the way around, the man looked back at Lexi. He asked if she was ready and she nodded, "Yes, whenever you are." Time was ready to go now.

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Adrian "Scotty" Martin && Spartan Heat

Sparty was already, literally, chomping at the bit. Scotty could feel the motion rolling through the reins. Tightening his grip, weaving his fingers into the colt's mane, Scotty nodded. "Alright. Ready... and... Go!" The words acted much like the snap of the starting gate would for the colt, and Sparty took off like a shot, toned muscles pushing him into a gallop. Scotty immediately had to tighten the reins, forcing the colt to pace himself. The colt wasn't fast enough to be a sprinter, but had amazing stamina once he settled. The chestnut tossed his head against the bit once, twice, then obeyed his rider, apparently conscious of the fact he had competition. Scotty almost smiled. If the colt kept this up, he might actually do well.

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The chestnut colt shot forward like a bullet. Time shot out next to him and then fell back behind him a few lengths. She settled in nicely behind them. Lexi could see the chestnut was throwing his head in front, but he soon stopped. Time was breezing at a slow pace. She was made to be an endurance horse and she loved turf. Whenever she lost her footing she would recover right away. She took long, slow, strides. Lexi stood up high in the saddle and balanced.

As they started to get farther into the 10 furlongs, she asked Time to give her a bit more speed. Time responded and she surged forward to flank the colt's outside. Lexi whispered to her, "That's it girl."

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Adrian "Scotty" Martin && Spartan Heat

Scotty could feel a tenseness coming to Sparty's movements as the colt sensed the slowly nearling filly to his outside. Scotty sneaked a quick look under his arm to judge the other horse's position, then forward again to see the remaining distance. Sparty began fighting the bit again as the filly drew closer. He tightened his hold on the reins. 'Wait. Wait...' If the colt pulled ahead too early, he'd run out of steam. Something the chestnut couldn't quite understand. However, after fighting for another moment, Sparty listened, letting the filly begin to draw further up his side. Scotty was surprised; maybe the colt would do better in a race than he'd thought, if he listened this well with another horse there. Right about the time the filly's nose drew even with Sparty's shoulder, with about three furlongs left, Scotty let the horse have his head. The colt didn't need to be told twice - immediately his stride lengthened, eating up the turf track. This was one horse that would never need the whip; his drive was incredible to finish ahead. Whether they'd pull far enough away to win the little training race, Scotty didn't know. But what he did know was that the colt had made incredible progress that morning.

Status; You can pick how the race ends ;]

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The buckskin filly strode next to the colt, until he had his head. Lexi let the colt go forward while she waited for Time to get her stride. They needed to work on that. She always had a late kick but when she did pick up that kick she was gone. The chestnut was striding away quick though and Time still hadn't picked her stride. She was galloping the same she had the whole entire work out. Lexi wasn't going to whip her, but it was getting quite annoying for her not to go forward. Lexi pushed her harder but still nothing- until suddenly Time's legs accelerated quickly and she shot away. She started to gain on the chestnut who was giving an incredible drive. Time focused on the finish and what was ahead. Time got her head out in front of the colt, but they were still striding together. Lexi smiled as they crossed the wire and stood up letting Time canter. "Good girl," she stroked her neck. Lexi was going to have to work with her on that stretch run, but she had improved since she first got her. Lexi glanced at the man, "Nice ride."

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Adrian "Scotty" Martin && Spartan Heat

While Scotty had seen the filly reappear at his side, he'd seen no reason to push the colt at the end. Sparty had run the work like a semi-pro, with a few bumps but mostly a good show. Though Sparty was obviously ticked at being passed by the filly, not knowing that he'd reached the wire, Scotty pulled up the colt, letting him know that it was not okay to just keep going. Sparty tossed his head a few times at the pressure of the reins, but he eventually slowed to a canter, and Scotty circled him around to ride by the woman. "Agreed," he said with a smile, petting the horse below him's lathered neck, sweaty more from fighting than actually running. The colt was young, so it was natural for him to have a few bumps in his personality. He seemed to be learning, though, so Scotty knew he may have to reevaluate his opinion on the colt. Finally he stopped the colt by the gate, nodding to the other rider before he dismounted and handed the animal off to a stable hand. Sparty was a brat, but it seemed his future could be bright.

Status; I'm done, so you can either call it quits or throw another post in~

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occ: na, i am done