Heel training with Vito was going great, and after about a full month, the large stallion was following commands without hesitation. Dixie was more than pleased with this, and had been riding him for over three hours a day, getting him used to having weight on his back for long periods of time. Of course, Jazper was huge and would put more pressure on his spine, so she’d brought additional weight half of the time. Using small bales of hay, she slowly added extra pounds to his carry load. It wouldn’t be enough to equal the Sole’s weight, but it’d get Vito more used to it.
Today was fun, she’d set up a series of jumps within the ring and was riding Vito bareback, holding on with her thighs as he cleared the things without any trouble at all. He was truly a blast to ride and bond with, and Dixie hoped that Jazper would have an easy enough time when he decided to try bonding more with his powerful steed. If not…then the little white woman would just have to walk him through it step by step, trying to help them create a friendship that would most likely be unbreakable.
Leaning down, she clicked softly and stroked Vito’s neck a few times, sighing when she felt the sweaty froth building there. The stallion pranced in place, tossing his head and whinnying softly, wanting to take another run through the jumps. Shaking her head, Dixie slid from his back and rubbed her hands over his hot neck. Go run by yerself, silly boy, I’m wore out. Turning away from him, she stretched and yawned, trotting over to the fence and climbing over it with ease. Vito snorted and began to run around the ring again, bucking and kicking all around happily.
Another yawn broke through her lips as she strode towards where the ‘barn’ and ‘corral’ areas would be in the future, when they were rebuilt. Sitting down on an old piece of wood, she looked around and contemplated the reality of maybe getting more livestock. Horses were great and all…but they weren’t good for food or trading, at least not all the time. Sure, horses like Vito and Gypsy would be absolutely great for trading for large sums of goods in return. Not that Dixie would ever consider trading either of them, which is why having sheep, goats and cow would benefit the pack.
It was time to get some more animals brought into the area. Pack mates needed to learn more about the horses, and everyone needed to know how to deal with them and other livestock in case something bad happened to herself, Anann or Wayne. Leaning back, she narrowed her eyes and thought about all of the terrain her and Wayne had traveled since being in the Nova Scotia area. The rocky mountainous places would be best for finding sheep and goats, and she already knew where to find piglets to raise when the time came. That just left chickens and maybe a cow or two…Oh, and a plan on how and when to go find these creatures. She figured it would be easier if there was someone else with her when she went, and she WAS going, soon.
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