what's missing? [open restricted]

[Snowflake]

I rode Euphoria down the beach, thinking.. thinking. She tossed her head playfully from time to time as we galloped easily for mile after mile. My mind was not on her, though. Automatically after five miles I slowed her up. She was definitely one to go the distance.

My mind was spinning like a bad headache - I couldn't pinpoint what was missing in my life. I had everything;; money, fame, horses, friends, a beautiful stable set on over 100 beachfront acres.. what more could I want, what more did I need? I wasn't sure, but for days a nagging feeling had kept me wondering.

Euphoria shied suddenly and I was thrown from the saddle. Bugger.. I said, almost inaudibly as I picked myself up from the ground. I wasn't hurt. I knew how to fall - it was just second nature, these days. I looked around for my prized two year old. Euphoria had galloped off up the beach in a fright, and I quickly found out why.

A brown snake was hissing fiercely at me from about two feet away, pretending to strike, no doubt attempting to scare me off. It stared at me, I stared back at it. The truth was, snakes didn't scare me - at all. This was a poisonous snake though, so I had to move asap. Before I was killed by it.

I made one quick move and lunged out of harms way as the snake finally gave up warning me and went for the kill. I was on the ground again, covered in sand. I got to my feet yet again, dusted off and glanced around in search of my horse.

I smiled in relief when I saw she was on her way back, led by a stranger also mounted on a horse. Who was he? For one stupid moment I had to ask my self who I was - Sarah Star - and then shook my head, returning to my usual being.



ooc: I want only male characters to reply to this one.. males between 24 and 28 years old.

[rose]

((I'll join as John, his 24))

I was canter on the sand, with my filly Lady. She pranced around, being so full of life, she could gallop, ever stopping. I wasn't Rich, I didn't have any Fame, I still had my family, horses, and my new friends. Lady went into a gallop and I leand near her neck, I was happy to feel the wind in my brown hair and the smell of seawater around me. He didn't have everything, even in London he didn't much at all.

I slowed Lady to a trot and went to the water with her, she shied away from it till she put her head down to sniff it Only water i said with a strong english accent and she dipped her hoof in it before wakling into the water. I didn't let her to too deep, I made sure she could easyly get back onto the beach outwith anything in harms way. as Lady was mine only, like Bumblebee was just Rose's, my sister. I heard a noise and turned my head, Lady was walking through the water slowly and relaxed, then I saw a beautiful young filly galloping towards his way.

I didn't know why the filly had all her tack on, and no rider. I knew her rider must have fall off her. Seeing the filly - Euphoria - gallop past and I kicked Lady into a gallop after the two year old. Lady was the smart filly and di as I told her too. Breaking into a gallop and out of the water onto the beach and pushed her to go fast. When I was coming up to the filly I grapped hold of her reins and slowed her to a trot and Lady snorted, shaking her head as she looked at Euphoria.

I turned my horse around and the filly followed, Lady went nito a soft trot as I head towards where I saw the young thoroughbred coming from. I kickde Lady into a gracefull canter as it was to be some time to get there, but was two-year-old followed at a canter. I smiled at Lady before I saw a woman, with no horse and this girl had to own the runaway filly. I slowed my horse to a walk as it had been a long chase to catch to catch the filly I am gussing this is your horse? I asked coming closer to her

[Snowflake]

I walked slowly to meet the man and the two horses. The filly the stranger rode was also a racehorse. I recognised her as a G4 three year old who had competed in races against some of my other horses last year. Pretty Little Lady was her name.

I am gussing this is your horse? The young man questioned.
I smiled at him gratefully. Yep. Thanks for bringing her back. I'd kill myself if I'd lost her. I looked him over. Fairly tall, brown hair and dark eyes. ((correct me if i'm wrong and i will edit)) The sort her sister went googley eyed over. I felt attracted to him immediately.

So that's what was missing - a man in my life! I hadn't dated since before I had bought Bank On Silver. Though I hadn't noticed, plenty of guys had been interested in me. I didn't know what made them hot for me.. I was ordinary, really. My hair was golden blonde, my eyes were brown, my skin was both fair and tanned. I was slim and toned but otherwise basically your average, ordinary, everyday horsey girl. 24 years old and loving life.

I took Euphoria's reins from him and mounted up; keeping a firm contct with her mouth as she seemed more fidgety as usual.

[rose]

I saw the girl walking towards me as she smiled at me I smiled warmly back at her, she was cute looking he though. Yep. Thanks for bringing her back. I'd kill myself if I'd lost her. I heard her say I don't think you'll really kill yourself, a beautiful young ma'am like you I replied back to her. Her hair was like my sisters, blond, but Rose was dirty, this womans wasn't. It was golden like. I searched her brown eyes with my own broen eyes and smiled before looking at her horse.

I started to think, he knew many girls liked him aroudn here, Kaylin, a older trainer at his stable use to. But he never asked some one out after the car crash I was in, killing my girlfriend and hurting myself I could never get over it, but now I was. I though it would be nice to tell her who I was, because it was rude not too. I'm John Tyler, I own Gallifrey Stable with my sister, Rose I said to her with a smile.

I watched her get onto her filly and Lady nodded her head doing a half like bow and I laughed softly, patting my thoroughbred's stronge neck which she arched to sniff the younger filly and her ears went forward before giving out a soft nicker. I hold the reins tightly so she wouldn't get jump like last time he'd went riding on her, Lady looked at Euphoria and snorted.Sorry, she likes to check out new horse, and be the boss I said with a laugh.

[Snowflake]

Sarah smiled as he said: I don't think you'll really kill yourself, a beautiful young ma'am like you. Then she answered carefully, blushing at his compliment. No of course not; it was a figure of speech. then she laughed.

Then he introduced himself. I'm John Tyler, I own Gallifrey Stable with my sister, Rose. I listened carefully and knew I'd gotten his horse's identity right. Well then, John of Gallifrey, I am Sarah Star, sole owner of Green Horse Stables. Then, as I couldn't resist passing up the opportunity to brag, i said: Owner of fine racehorses such as Bank On Silver (and her first filly here), Rising Fury, Perfection, Whippet, The True Fallen For, The Natural and we also half own Born To Fly. Got a heap of other pieces of potential too - such as News Flash, Prime Motive and In The Spotlight.

I gave him a dazzling smile as I took a breath. You into horse racing, much? I hear Gallifrey has a few. Seen you at the races, too. Euphoria snorted and stepped away from John's mount as though the other filly had tainted her. John apologised. Sorry, she likes to check out new horse, and be the boss
Haha. There's no way Euphoria is going to let some horse boss her around. I replied with a giggle, then waited to hear his thoughts on racing.

[rose]

I looked at Sarah and smiled, No of course not; it was a figure of speech. Then she laughed and John nodded. Well then, John of Gallifrey, I am Sarah Star, sole owner of Green Horse Stables. I nodded my head Famous Stable I heard, not like Gallifrey, still growning to it I said grinning before hearing her say many of her famous horses names Bank on Sliver? Famous mare I heard, very. Hall of Fame isn't she? I asked her, Lady nsorted and shook her head and I laughed at her, patting her neck.

I looked at her, smiled back You into horse racing, much? I hear Gallifrey has a few. Seen you at the races, too. I heard her say Yes, I am very much. But been away at England. But got mostly Racers, this little Lady here is a grade 4, best filly there with Trenton's Pride and That's my Ratatouille. I am hoping to get her and Trenton into the Hall of fame, when they win some more but I think it will be tolate next year I told her before looking at her filly.

Lady swished her tail and dropped her head down, puling the reins nearly from John's hard Haha. There's no way Euphoria is going to let some horse boss her around. she said and I looked back up at her Sounds like Trenton, He liks to be boss and never lets anyone boss him around, only Lady though I replied with a laugh and smiled again.

[Snowflake]

Sarah listened to him talk about his horses, but didn't make a comment. Euphoria pawed the ground restlessly and snorted boredly. Sarah turned back to John. Hey, the horses are bored. Lets ride. She smiled, and gave Euphoria a very welcome kick.

Euphoria trotted forward instantly, and Sarah looked over her shoulder to see if John and his mount were following. They were.


ooc: MUSELESS. AHHH!

[rose]

Lady took a step forward with her stronge white leg and nodded her head and I smiled patting her neck. I would hate it if she got hurt or anything, as she was my little Lady and blame myself as I would never ride another horse unless she been riden that day. "Hey, the horses are bored. Lets ride" I heard Sarah say and I nodded "Looks like Lady already wanted to go" I replied back smiling.

I kicked Lady softing and she started to wakl, putting her tail ni the air and started to trot after the younger horse, she shook her head and went after Euphoria before she went up next to the filly and I looked at Sarah "How long have you been riding? I've been riding for years now, mostly when I was very young too" I said so it wasn't a ride with no talking.

[Snowflake]

I've been riding since i was twelve. And I'm twenty four now, so that's about twelve years. I got my first horse when I turned sixteen, but he died when i was seventeen with a badly fractured leg. I couldn't bear to see his eyes filled with so much pain, so i chose to euthanise him. I was too scared for a while to get my own horse again, but I started excercise riding at the track when i turned eighteen. I've been racing since I was about nineteen. I struck lucky then - bought Bank On Silver cheap with my race winnings and turned her into the biggest champ GHF had ever seen back a few years ago.


I replied, reminscing the many races Silver and I had won together. remembering the hurt in my poor gelding's eyes when he had to be destroyed. Remembering the guys I had dated who thought I was crazy to love horses so much. Wondering if it could possibly work with this one.

I glanced sideways at him. He looked a little surprised at the fact that i had just shot my mouth of, givinghim my life story instead of the simple answer I knew he had expected. Sorry - didn't mean to tell you my life story. I said with a sheepish smile.

[rose]

I laughed before looking at Sarah nodding my head "That's Okay, I can so very much easyly say mine" I said grinning at her before looking at Lady, remember what happened to him before I was riding about age of ten? Unlike Rose who started at eight, I got my first pony tow years later and so did Rose, a sweet mare called Sugar which is still at the stable we use to ride at in England. I started to work with horses then at the racing tracks. I never hated horses, even fi they hurt me I said smiling before I stopped and looked at Sarah, then the sand then Lady patting the filly But oen time I blamed then, said I would never ride because me and a friend of mine. Well girlfriend where driving coming home after a party and it was raining, saw a horse running across the road, I stopped trying not to hit it, end up going into the tree and she died, and she lvoed horses a lot too. But I lived, the horse did. But now because of Rose I am back in the saddle here right now, riding with you I said grinning again.

It was nice to talk about something you never really would want to, but I just felt like I had too, say sometimes why I would never dirve a lot or stuff like that. I looked at Lady's white ears before she jumped to the side and she shook her head pawing the ground then I stroked her neck calming her down the best i could as she was my prized horse