Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2012 2:28:08 GMT -5
Mighty News had made his debut in the show ring in January and had so far proved himself to be a popular prospect, winning all three of the GHF's Next Top Racehorse shows so far as well as being in the top three in a further three races. He was known for his determined and competitive nature, and for racing at any chance he could get. The fact he would race with a plastic bag in the wind had been a joke, until they had actually seen the grey colt do it.
He was certainly a handsome boy, and was developing nicely. Muscle spread across his body and had developed in all of the right areas. He had a deep chest, long muscular legs, and was growing quickly. All in all, he had impressed everyone so far but then a colt with his breeding was sure to go far. After all, he had the kind of breeding that champions might possess.
In the yard, Mighty News was known as Nebula or Nebby and the energetic colt had certainly made his mark on the environment around him. When it came to handling him, things tended to be left to Lucas and Mia - the head handler and his second in command - just because the colt could sometimes be a little too boisterous for the less experienced handlers. Lucas did not mind that, though. It was nice to get almost daily interaction with the stunning grey creature and today he had been told to take him into the large arena which had been a show ring when Alexia's parents had ran the farm.
Lucas stood at the colt's door, black head collar in hand, and watched as the grey came forwards. Being Nebula, he was likely looking for a chance to escape and go off galloping around the yard but Lucas was not going to let that happen. He opened the stall door a crack, squeezed himself through it while pushing the yearling back into the stable. Nebula lifted his head, but was forced backwards in his stable when all he wanted to do was break free. Lucas smiled.
"That's a boy, Nebby. Come on, let's not play silly buggers, huh?" his tones were warm, gentle and the colt turned his head to look at the handler with deep, brown eyes. With the colt paying attention, Lucas slipped the head collar onto the colt and bucked it in place. "That's it. Come along now, Matthias and Anya are waiting for you." Keeping a firm grip on the lead rein, Lucas opened the stall door and brought the colt out of his stall.
Lucas knew that Nebula's training had been going well. The stunning grey colt walked well beside him, although he was practically bouncing, tossing his head and generally putting on quite a show. It was always good to see him behave, but it was not going to last until they reached the arena - it would have been foolish to think it would - and the reason was that Nebula hated colts and stallions. it wasn't that he was overly violent with them, more that he felt a need to prove himself better, and so walking him past them was always difficult. The problem was, they would have to walk past Blue Me Away's stall to get to the arena, and the black colt was inside.
Nebula seemed to try and yank Lucas' arm from it's socket when they got to Blue's stall as he pulled to get to the other colt but Matthias gave a harsh tug toward him. "Nebby, not now." his voice was stern, but the colt seemed to ignore him and Lucas found himself having to practically drag the colt onwards. Still, once they were out of sight the colt returned to his previous behaviour. "You're going to have to stop doing that, Nebby. I know you just want a bit of competition, but really?" of course he knew the colt could not really understand him, but it was better than silence.
When they reached the arena the large doors were open and Lucas led the colt in. For a moment, Nebula froze at the door but with a little encouragement he overcame his nerves and followed the handler. The had not worked Nebby inside the arena before, usually using one of the outdoor schools for prospect work, but there were some things better done in a more controlled environment. Anya closed the large doors behind them and Matthias walked over to his brother.
"No problems I trust?" the trainer asked and Lucas shook his head. "Not really. He wanted to go say hello to Blue, but I managed to get him past okay." Matthias nodded as Anya returned to his side. The young girl had been selected as an assistant to Matthias because of her passion and desire to become a trainer herself. She became absorbed in everything she saw, and seemed to adore the process of learning.
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He was certainly a handsome boy, and was developing nicely. Muscle spread across his body and had developed in all of the right areas. He had a deep chest, long muscular legs, and was growing quickly. All in all, he had impressed everyone so far but then a colt with his breeding was sure to go far. After all, he had the kind of breeding that champions might possess.
In the yard, Mighty News was known as Nebula or Nebby and the energetic colt had certainly made his mark on the environment around him. When it came to handling him, things tended to be left to Lucas and Mia - the head handler and his second in command - just because the colt could sometimes be a little too boisterous for the less experienced handlers. Lucas did not mind that, though. It was nice to get almost daily interaction with the stunning grey creature and today he had been told to take him into the large arena which had been a show ring when Alexia's parents had ran the farm.
Lucas stood at the colt's door, black head collar in hand, and watched as the grey came forwards. Being Nebula, he was likely looking for a chance to escape and go off galloping around the yard but Lucas was not going to let that happen. He opened the stall door a crack, squeezed himself through it while pushing the yearling back into the stable. Nebula lifted his head, but was forced backwards in his stable when all he wanted to do was break free. Lucas smiled.
"That's a boy, Nebby. Come on, let's not play silly buggers, huh?" his tones were warm, gentle and the colt turned his head to look at the handler with deep, brown eyes. With the colt paying attention, Lucas slipped the head collar onto the colt and bucked it in place. "That's it. Come along now, Matthias and Anya are waiting for you." Keeping a firm grip on the lead rein, Lucas opened the stall door and brought the colt out of his stall.
Lucas knew that Nebula's training had been going well. The stunning grey colt walked well beside him, although he was practically bouncing, tossing his head and generally putting on quite a show. It was always good to see him behave, but it was not going to last until they reached the arena - it would have been foolish to think it would - and the reason was that Nebula hated colts and stallions. it wasn't that he was overly violent with them, more that he felt a need to prove himself better, and so walking him past them was always difficult. The problem was, they would have to walk past Blue Me Away's stall to get to the arena, and the black colt was inside.
Nebula seemed to try and yank Lucas' arm from it's socket when they got to Blue's stall as he pulled to get to the other colt but Matthias gave a harsh tug toward him. "Nebby, not now." his voice was stern, but the colt seemed to ignore him and Lucas found himself having to practically drag the colt onwards. Still, once they were out of sight the colt returned to his previous behaviour. "You're going to have to stop doing that, Nebby. I know you just want a bit of competition, but really?" of course he knew the colt could not really understand him, but it was better than silence.
When they reached the arena the large doors were open and Lucas led the colt in. For a moment, Nebula froze at the door but with a little encouragement he overcame his nerves and followed the handler. The had not worked Nebby inside the arena before, usually using one of the outdoor schools for prospect work, but there were some things better done in a more controlled environment. Anya closed the large doors behind them and Matthias walked over to his brother.
"No problems I trust?" the trainer asked and Lucas shook his head. "Not really. He wanted to go say hello to Blue, but I managed to get him past okay." Matthias nodded as Anya returned to his side. The young girl had been selected as an assistant to Matthias because of her passion and desire to become a trainer herself. She became absorbed in everything she saw, and seemed to adore the process of learning.
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