Gilt Sparrows - a Fifty Foal Challenge
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Sorry for the delay, was a busy December. Let's see . . . when we left off, Katie was training Zipper over the jumps, which was not always successful. More than a few bars came down at first.
Meanwhile, in the early morning fog, Everett was grooming Quagga for return to her owners. They were thrilled with the result of the breeding and very eager to pick up Zipper when his training was finished.
As the fog turned into rain, Katie switched from Zipper to Marabella, giving the mare some exercise at speed.
Marcie sensibly stayed out of the rain and practiced her painting. Unfortunately this didn't help, as that night she shorted out again, and Katie didn't discover it until she realized Marcie hadn't come down for breakfast. Emergency repairs!
After gearing up for the snow, Katie went out to tend the Zipper and Marabella, while Wren practiced her jumping on Electrum. Her riding was much improved, and she actually entered him in a cross country race and got a second!
While she was out, two new mares were delivered. Skipper was a champagne tobiano Saddlebred, and Mielle was a palomino Paso Fino mare. Both of them, again were performers in tourist shows, as Quagga and Marabella were. Mielle enjoyed the sun, but decided the stables were much warmer at night, while Skipper drowsed off alongside a newly-grown Crimson in the moonlight.
The snowy weekend was appreciated by the teenagers. Wren mostly worked with the horses, but Binky went down to the winter festival. At the behest of a pretty girl, he tried to show off his skating skills, even though he'd never been on the ice before. Another pretty girl dropped by the graveyard later while he was working, to take a snow bath. While he appreciated the view, he wondered if fairies were immune to the cold.
Zipper's training was finished, and he was delivered to the EC for evaluation and pickup by the Equestrian Entertainments. They were pleased enough to pay $11,080, a bit less than Pansy and Elayna, but not a bad price. Marabella was also left for pickup.
Monday was a snow day and severely cold, so the family stayed inside playing games when they weren't tending the horses.
Fortunately, the weather was due to warm a bit, allowing training of Crimson to continue.
Meanwhile, in the early morning fog, Everett was grooming Quagga for return to her owners. They were thrilled with the result of the breeding and very eager to pick up Zipper when his training was finished.
As the fog turned into rain, Katie switched from Zipper to Marabella, giving the mare some exercise at speed.
Marcie sensibly stayed out of the rain and practiced her painting. Unfortunately this didn't help, as that night she shorted out again, and Katie didn't discover it until she realized Marcie hadn't come down for breakfast. Emergency repairs!
After gearing up for the snow, Katie went out to tend the Zipper and Marabella, while Wren practiced her jumping on Electrum. Her riding was much improved, and she actually entered him in a cross country race and got a second!
While she was out, two new mares were delivered. Skipper was a champagne tobiano Saddlebred, and Mielle was a palomino Paso Fino mare. Both of them, again were performers in tourist shows, as Quagga and Marabella were. Mielle enjoyed the sun, but decided the stables were much warmer at night, while Skipper drowsed off alongside a newly-grown Crimson in the moonlight.
The snowy weekend was appreciated by the teenagers. Wren mostly worked with the horses, but Binky went down to the winter festival. At the behest of a pretty girl, he tried to show off his skating skills, even though he'd never been on the ice before. Another pretty girl dropped by the graveyard later while he was working, to take a snow bath. While he appreciated the view, he wondered if fairies were immune to the cold.
Zipper's training was finished, and he was delivered to the EC for evaluation and pickup by the Equestrian Entertainments. They were pleased enough to pay $11,080, a bit less than Pansy and Elayna, but not a bad price. Marabella was also left for pickup.
Monday was a snow day and severely cold, so the family stayed inside playing games when they weren't tending the horses.
Fortunately, the weather was due to warm a bit, allowing training of Crimson to continue.
