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Post by Mustang on Oct 18, 2008 12:13:55 GMT -5
"There you go, good boy." He was a fast learner, and she figured he'd down enough today. When he got closer to the far end, she pulled him to a stop, then dropped the reins and walked to his head. She untied the blindfold and gave him a pat on the neck. Lily scratched behind his ears and made sure he knew he'd done well.
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Post by Shadz on Oct 18, 2008 12:35:41 GMT -5
Deductive continued Listening to Lily and following her aids, his ears flicked round frantically trying to listen for two things. Feeling the tug on his mouth, Deductive slowed until he's stopped, then stood still, not moving a muscle, he was like a statue. As Lily took the blindfold off, Deductive whinnied his hello to her, he bobbed his head happily enjoying all the scratches.
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Post by Mustang on Oct 18, 2008 12:44:23 GMT -5
"See how good of a boy you are? Ya, lots of treats for you tonight. You did very well, Deductive, I'm so proud of you." She gave him a few more pats, then led him over to the gate and untacked him, slipping on his halter and clipping the lead under his chin. She opened the gate and led him out, closing it behind her before walking toward the stable. Leading him inside, she tied him to the wall and grabbed a hard brush and a soft brush, giving him a once-over before putting him back in his stall. Lily patted his nose, then went into the lounge and pulled two carrots out of the fridge. On her way back to his stall, she broke them into six pieces, giving one to him when returned.
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Post by Shadz on Oct 18, 2008 13:46:21 GMT -5
Deductive nickered happily, and followed when asked, he stood quietly as he was tacked and even lowered his head for the halter. Deductive tossed his head as he walked out through the gate, moving forward a little faster than usual but slowed back down once they'd passed it, he snorted as he shook his head and pranced beside Lily as they neard the stable. Deductive walked in and stood as he was tied, he watched Lily walk away and started pulling and chewing at the rope, doing that until she came back. Deductive sniffed the carrot then lifted his head again and snorted, he watched Lily intently not showing any interest in the carrot.
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Post by Mustang on Oct 18, 2008 13:51:03 GMT -5
Lily looked a little puzzled at the stallion. "You don't want the carrot? Why not, sweety? You deserve it, after all." She continued holding it out to him, giving him a minute to decide. Maybe he wanted something else, like an apple or a sugar cube. She even had a bag of peppermints in her box in the tackroom. "Why are you staring at me like that, you silly goose?" She rubbed his cheek with the back of her other hand, wondering what was the matter with him.
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Post by Shadz on Oct 18, 2008 14:13:51 GMT -5
Deductive stood watching Lily, every now and then flicking his tail, he sniffed the carrot again and snorted. Deductive rubbed his head on Lily and enjoyed more pats, with a happy nicker, he softly headbutted Lily.
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Post by Mustang on Oct 18, 2008 14:18:38 GMT -5
She smiled as he headbutted her, rubbing himself on her chest. "Okay, so you don't want the carrots." She put them in the pocket of her sweater and used both hands to scratch his head and neck. He was a real sweetheart, even if he was a little wierd at times. "Sometimes I just can't figure you out. What I have to do sometime is put a bunch of treats in front of you and figure out what you like best. Besides hugs and pats, that is."
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Post by Shadz on Oct 19, 2008 5:54:10 GMT -5
Deductive, continued enjoying his hugs and cuddles, he'd take that over treats any day. as Lily spoke deductive raised his head to listen to her as if he could understand, he pricked his ears and snorted.
ooc- bad post
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Post by Mustang on Oct 19, 2008 22:32:02 GMT -5
Lily laughed as he snorted. "Sometimes I almost think you can understand what I'm saying. But apparently not, otherwise you'd behave more often. And it would be a lot easier to train you." She gave him a few more scratches, then untied him. "Stall or paddock?" She contemplated a few moments, gently rubbing his forehead.
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Post by Shadz on Oct 22, 2008 12:55:54 GMT -5
Deductive continued watching Lily, he had big puppy eyes, with nothing but kindness. With another snort Deductive looked outside and tugged slightly then looked at Lily again and nickered, Standing still even after being untied.
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Post by Mustang on Oct 23, 2008 0:41:06 GMT -5
"Okay, paddock it is." She took the lead rope and headed toward the open pen, leading him in and taking his halter off. She closed the gate and leaned on the fence to watch him for a few minutes. The wind picked up, blowing her hair gently behind her and causing her to shiver slightly. It was a bit chilly, and again she was glad she had worn her sweater.
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Post by Shadz on Oct 26, 2008 7:01:50 GMT -5
Deductive walked calmly beside Lily, he scanned his surroundings and nickered at Lily, getting slightly excited seeing the paddock. Starting to prance, Deductive tossed his head and tugged at the lead rope once then slowed down staying beside Lily at a steady pace. When Lily took the Halter off, Deductive waited for Lily to walk away before putting his head down and walking a metre away to graze.
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Post by Mustang on Oct 26, 2008 15:39:54 GMT -5
Lily stayed for several minutes, content to just stand and watch him. He had done very well today, and she was proud of him. "Okay, boy, I'm off," she said after a while. "I'll see you later." With that, she turned and went back into the barn. Taking the carrot pieces out of her sweater pocket, she put them in his feed bucket on top of the grain so he could have them later if he wanted them. After making sure everything was in order, she headed out to her truck.
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