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Horse's Name: X97 John Collins
Rider Name: Vera Leskova
Stable: Foxbourne

Show: TLEC's 2nd Annual Training Show
Class Name: Dressage (English)
Entrant Number: 1009a

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    Red's fingers plucked deftly at the locks of mane held between them, carefully tying and twisting the mass of hair into neat braids atop the champagne stallion's neck. The beast in question sighed contentedly, tensing up for a few moments to yawn, then settling back down, closing his eyes with a rather dramatic exhale. The pale boy beside him chuckled and shook his head, scratching the spot right behind JC's ear for a few moments before he went back to braiding. This was new territory for him, having been too much of an anxious mess for the past year or so to do anything job-related that required traveling away from Foxbourne. Now, though, he found solace in the big roan's company (and his prescribed medication). He had to admit he remained a bit jittery, but it was a tame feeling compared to this time a year ago, or a year before that, and so on. When he finally finished, he stepped back, leaning against the wall to investigate his work. JC opened one eye, pricking his ears toward the boy and extending his speckled nose toward Red's open palm, lipping at it curiously.

    "No peppermints. Not until after, at least." He elbowed the stallion's shoulder playfully and JC snorted as if he understood (and resented it). Red chuckled and gave him one last brush-down before grabbing hold of his reins and leading him out to meet Vera and Rafael by the warmup ring. Vera stood in her typical fashion, one hand on her hip, the other absentmindedly tapping the end of her riding crop against her shin, talking to Rafael about nothing in particular. Her eyes lit up when she turned her head and spotted JC, whose ears remained pricked as far forward as they'd go until he noticed the crop in her hand and promptly switched on his grumpiest look, sniffing it suspiciously. Vera rolled her eyes, looking down at him momentarily, then looked back up and smiled at Red, who quickly averted his eyes.

    "Well; even you look quite polished today, Red! That shirt looks great on you. Thank you so much for coming and helping me out." He didn't really respond, just offered a meek smile and offered her the reins. "Good-- Good luck. He's feeling particularly lazy today, so I'm just hoping he doesn't decide to nap on you in the middle of the ring."

    "Relax. We'll be fine. He could run these routines with his eyes closed, anyway." 

    Rafael rolled his eyes, arms crossed over his chest. "Don't jinx it."

    Word count: 425

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YES. I am in love with this. I need more.