10-03-2012, 10:51 PM
OOC: Would you be up for the girl's trading lessons? Kenna can teach Eclipse more about horses and Eclipse could maybe teach her some archery? 
As Kenna watched Dust interact with the other horses, she let her mind wander back to when the stallion had been born. His mother had had some trouble during the birthing process and her parents, Firus and Claire had called her over to help. She already knew a lot of animals by that time, especially horses and knew right off the bat what to do. With the aide of her family, the two helped the mare push out the colt using gentle massage and some herbs. In the end, Dust had been born healthy and happy. His mother survived the process and was able to raise her foal without a hitch. Kenna was allowed to name him and chose Kickin' Up Dust only a few days after his birth when she saw him playing with another foal in a patch of dust in the pasture. From the beginning Kenna had bonded with the young horse and through raising, training and riding lessons the two only forged that bond stronger. Today, the two were nearly inseparable. Dust was loyal to Kenna and she would do anything for him in return. Just like any good friends would they would also give each other a hard time and play around. Dust was a very smart animal and he was by far the most important, most treasured thing in Kenna's life.
It was the soft sound of paws on grass followed by a friendly greeting that brought the hybrid woman back to the present. Turning at the sound of the unfamiliar voice, Kenna was greeted by a wolf who couldn't be all that much younger than herself with a quiver of arrows upon her back. The girl bowed and Kenna smiled. She'd never been bowed to before... She always just shook hands. Seeing as that option was not unavailable, instead she simply tipped the brim of her hat to her pack mate. "Howdy, I'm Kenna, Kenna Foxleigh. Pleasure to meet you miss Eclipse." The cowgirl's tail wagged amiably behind her as she greeted the woman. Blue eyes then traveled over the bow settled on Eclipse's back and Kenna's ears lifted with interest. "You shoot?" She asked, gesturing to the bow and the quiver. "Archery's always intrigued me, but I've never learned..." She chuckled softly but before she got an answer the moment was interrupted by a shrill neighing and the drumming of hooves behind them. Swiftly turning, she saw Dust and another stallion standing off, ears pinned and tails lashing, the rest of the heard retreating to the other end of the pasture. As she watched, the other stallion reared up and lashed out at the Buckskin with his hooves. Dust dodged and reared up as well, snorting and grunting defensively.
Without even looking at the woman Kenna quickly excused herself. "'Scuse me a sec..." She gave a soft growl and then vaulted the pasture fence, simultaneously grabbing Dust's lead rope from where it was draped over the post she'd been leaning on. Her hat blew off in the process and landed harmlessly on the grass. Handling the rope like a lasso, Kenna ran up to the two sparring horses shouting loudly and sharply. At her interference, the other stallion bucked and threateningly stomped the ground. Kenna simply clucked her tongue and snapped the rope in the air beside the challenging stallion's flank. "Get! Go on you!" At this, the stallion backed off and trotted off to the side to join the other horses who had already gotten out of the way. He mingled in with them once more and disappeared. Dust whinnied loudly but returned to all fours just as Kenna whipped the lead rope out and lassoed him about the neck and reeled him in slowly with a disapproving look on her face. The quarter horse splayed his ears and came to stand in front of Kenna without complaint. Kenna spoke a few words to him in a low tone before shaking her head and releasing him from the rope. "Behave!" She warned before turning away and heading back to the fence where she'd left Eclipse. Picking up her hat she glanced over her shoulder to keep an eye on Dust who had rejoined the other horses. Rolling her eyes she smiled slightly at the woman as she hopped back onto the other side of the fence, sinking a little into some mud as she landed. "Sorry about that..." Not even noticing the mud, Kenna set the rope up on the post again. "Horses...they can get into all sorts of trouble just like you or me..." She then nodded back at the woman's bow. "But yeah, back to the original topic..." She smiled and trailed off expectantly.
As Kenna watched Dust interact with the other horses, she let her mind wander back to when the stallion had been born. His mother had had some trouble during the birthing process and her parents, Firus and Claire had called her over to help. She already knew a lot of animals by that time, especially horses and knew right off the bat what to do. With the aide of her family, the two helped the mare push out the colt using gentle massage and some herbs. In the end, Dust had been born healthy and happy. His mother survived the process and was able to raise her foal without a hitch. Kenna was allowed to name him and chose Kickin' Up Dust only a few days after his birth when she saw him playing with another foal in a patch of dust in the pasture. From the beginning Kenna had bonded with the young horse and through raising, training and riding lessons the two only forged that bond stronger. Today, the two were nearly inseparable. Dust was loyal to Kenna and she would do anything for him in return. Just like any good friends would they would also give each other a hard time and play around. Dust was a very smart animal and he was by far the most important, most treasured thing in Kenna's life.
It was the soft sound of paws on grass followed by a friendly greeting that brought the hybrid woman back to the present. Turning at the sound of the unfamiliar voice, Kenna was greeted by a wolf who couldn't be all that much younger than herself with a quiver of arrows upon her back. The girl bowed and Kenna smiled. She'd never been bowed to before... She always just shook hands. Seeing as that option was not unavailable, instead she simply tipped the brim of her hat to her pack mate. "Howdy, I'm Kenna, Kenna Foxleigh. Pleasure to meet you miss Eclipse." The cowgirl's tail wagged amiably behind her as she greeted the woman. Blue eyes then traveled over the bow settled on Eclipse's back and Kenna's ears lifted with interest. "You shoot?" She asked, gesturing to the bow and the quiver. "Archery's always intrigued me, but I've never learned..." She chuckled softly but before she got an answer the moment was interrupted by a shrill neighing and the drumming of hooves behind them. Swiftly turning, she saw Dust and another stallion standing off, ears pinned and tails lashing, the rest of the heard retreating to the other end of the pasture. As she watched, the other stallion reared up and lashed out at the Buckskin with his hooves. Dust dodged and reared up as well, snorting and grunting defensively.
Without even looking at the woman Kenna quickly excused herself. "'Scuse me a sec..." She gave a soft growl and then vaulted the pasture fence, simultaneously grabbing Dust's lead rope from where it was draped over the post she'd been leaning on. Her hat blew off in the process and landed harmlessly on the grass. Handling the rope like a lasso, Kenna ran up to the two sparring horses shouting loudly and sharply. At her interference, the other stallion bucked and threateningly stomped the ground. Kenna simply clucked her tongue and snapped the rope in the air beside the challenging stallion's flank. "Get! Go on you!" At this, the stallion backed off and trotted off to the side to join the other horses who had already gotten out of the way. He mingled in with them once more and disappeared. Dust whinnied loudly but returned to all fours just as Kenna whipped the lead rope out and lassoed him about the neck and reeled him in slowly with a disapproving look on her face. The quarter horse splayed his ears and came to stand in front of Kenna without complaint. Kenna spoke a few words to him in a low tone before shaking her head and releasing him from the rope. "Behave!" She warned before turning away and heading back to the fence where she'd left Eclipse. Picking up her hat she glanced over her shoulder to keep an eye on Dust who had rejoined the other horses. Rolling her eyes she smiled slightly at the woman as she hopped back onto the other side of the fence, sinking a little into some mud as she landed. "Sorry about that..." Not even noticing the mud, Kenna set the rope up on the post again. "Horses...they can get into all sorts of trouble just like you or me..." She then nodded back at the woman's bow. "But yeah, back to the original topic..." She smiled and trailed off expectantly.