they were sitting

Dixie-May Jackson · 08-18-2011, 08:59 PM

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OOC: Blaaah.
Word Count: 468

When the man’s hand finally rested upon Duke’s neck, she felt the horse tense up a little bit more. A soft snort blew from his nostrils and she lifted her hand as well, stroking his face in a comforting way. There was a pause of silence between the three of them, just the petting and lavishing attention. The only noise came from the breeze through the trees and the occasional call from a song bird. Dixie couldn’t even hear Wayne and Gypsy anymore, so she just assumed that her friend had gotten everything under control with the temperamental mare.

After a while of simple petting, Dixie turned and smiled at Thomas. ”You’re doin’ a mighty fine job…he is likin’ all of this attention. Why don’t you get a bit closer? You can pet his chest and side, as well.” Her hand dropped the reins and she stood directly in front of the stallion, stroking her fingers through his mane and over his ears. There really wasn’t any threat towards the male from her horse, the stud was pretty much a sucker for attention and he was probably going to follow the new male around for a while. Anyone who was a potential ‘petter’ was stalked, nudged and often a bit freaked out by the end of it.

”Alright, I think it’s about time we get on down there and find Wayne and Gypsy, he is probably freakin’ out by now.” A few last stroked over Duke’s head and then she walked around and swung herself back up into the saddle. After getting comfortable, she peeked down at Thomas and pointed down the trail. ”You are more than welcome to come with us and learn more about the horses if you’d like? If not, I understand.” The girl was just a bit too friendly for her own good, and would probably get hurt because of it someday. Wayne was going to be frustrated with her for bringing another stranger along, but he would soon start getting used to it.

Dixie pressed her heels against the horse’s flanks and he started walking at a slow, lazy pace, allowing for the man to catch up and walk along if he wanted to. The girl sank down in the saddle and yawned, dropping the reins to Duke’s neck and allowing him to lead himself, he rarely left the path they were following, so she knew it would be fine. It didn’t take long for them to reach the bottom of the hill and get to the grassy shoreline of the large lake. She could see Gypsy grazing a few hundred feet away, under some trees, and a small spiral of smoke coming from a few feet away from the mare. Wayne had already gotten their little camp started while he waited.

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