Gabe put an abrest driving reighn on the tow Bretons and sat on the males's backi.
He walked them out of the stable block to seeHannah laughing her butt of at her horse.
He pulled in the reigns
" You ok?" he asked laughing at her laying down on the ground.

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"Holmes is a little too scientific for my tastes -- it approaches to cold-bloodedness"

Hailey finnished grilling a few hot dogs, then ran to the barn, and told everyone.
"If you want hot-dogs, there on the picknick table over there," and she pointed tward the grill and picnictable. Hailey ran back over there to start grilling a few more hot-dogs...

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" HAHAHAHAHA, yeah im ok i guess" Hannah said, " I'm just in a giggly mood and Shadow make me laugh." " those Bretons are gorgeous by the way."

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Hailey shook her head at the two.
"Do you guys want hotdogs or not? Hurry up, I've already got some done."
With that, Hailey went back to the grill to cook a few more hotdogs...

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" Nah, Not hungry I need to work on these guys."
Gabe said as he smiled at Hannah

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" Coming Hailey!" Hannah yelled. She was happy and hungry. She came over grabbed a hto dog and loaded it with all hr favorite toppings. She was hungry, after all, working at the stabvles can be tough work and tiring. She finished her hot dog and said thanks to Hailey and went to go let Spot out to pasture. Once she did tht she went to get goldie and tacked her up. She took her out to the arena with the barrels and she warmed up with slowly around the barrels. Then got her stop watch out and timed the mare pushing her as fast as she could go. The mare was a little slow but Hannah would work on that in time. they did it a few mroe times and then let Goldie rest.

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Hailey went to her truck, and hitched a horse trailer to it. Keith stayed there to watch the ranch while Hailey was gone. She drove away, and about an hour later arived at a horse auction. Hailey didn't earn money only by having borders, and lessons, she also made money by buying horses that weren't trained very well, or not at all, training them to be good steeds, then selling them for a higher price. She also trained horses for others, like her best cosumer was a man named Edward McGraw, or Ed.

Hailey watched horse after horse be sold in one section, but these were all old, trained horses. Hailey went to another pen were they were selling some cattle, and had a look. Then Hailey went to another pen were there were three horses. A solid bay with black mane and tail. A small redroan, and a dapple gray stallion. All three were scared and kept bitting at anyone that came too close to the pen. They reared, and kicked at the sturdy mettle fences.

Hailey grabbed the mane of the one closest, the bay, and blew into it's nostrils. Keith had tought her that that was a way to punish the horse without really hurting it, and a way for it to know your sent. The bay called almost imediantly for a few moments, before the redroan came up and rammed it's head into Hailey's arm. Hailey grabbed that one's mane, and blew into it's nostril. Now she had some slight respect from two of them. The grey would be harder, he kept rearing onto it's hind feet, and screaming. Hailey went into the pen, and jumped onto the stallion's neck, and hung there.
The gray was suprised by the sudden weight on his neck, and stopped rearing. He tried to bite Hailey, but each time, Hailey flicked him on the cheak. Finally he gave up, and Hailey blew into his nose so he would calm down. The other buyers and some sellers stared at her amazed.
"I learned that from the horse wisperer around these parts," she said, in her thick country accent. They went back to work.
"I'll buy all three, fifty for each horse."
"You're crazying buying them," said the seller, "but better you have them, than me..."

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Gabe walked over to the areana Hailey was working in.
" How old is she?" he asked with an 'look' on his face that you couldn't quite make out with his hair in his face.

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Hannah put Goldies tack away and gave her a nice wash and let her eat some grass while she was drying off then she let her out to pasture.

Hannah was going to the auction Hailey was so excitedly talking about. When she got there and found Hailey she was in a pen with 3 horses who all seemed very confused. Then Hannah looked over and saw this cute little Blue Roan foal who looked sickly and alone. She walked over to his pen and clicked her tongue. " Come her boy!" she called. He looked up and gave her a I'm so scared and a lone look. He slowly walked over to her shyly. At first he didnt let Hannah pet him but he got used to it and let her strock him. She could tell if she could put some weight on him and train him he would be a beautiful little horse. She called over the owner and told him that she would buy this little fellow. Hannah gave him the money she had of 40$ and took the horse to her trailer. He was really scard to get in and Hannah had the help of a couple of people working there to get him in the trailer.

Once she got him home he was put in a run of his own for little while until he got used to the whole idea of being in this environment. Hannah gave him a nice groom and some fresh hay and water and let him be for the night.

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((Weeziey, your post is slightly confusing me! She? I didn't say any of the three horses in the ring were shes, and Hailey is in a totally different place for the ranch... or are you getting Hailey and Hannah mixed up?))

Hailey payed the man, and bought a few more horses, none as wild as the three she first got. Her trailer was one that could fit around six horses, and that was how many she had bought.

Hailey first put the others in the trailer, then Hailey worked with the bay, who had a hard time going up the ramp. Next was the red roan. As soon as it saw the trailer, it reared a few times, and tried to pull away from it, but was finally tempted on.

Last was the dapple gray stallion. Man what trouble he was. Hailey needed five guys to help her even get a lead rope on him. He reared, and bucked the hole time Hailey led him, so she gave him a long lead. He went into the trailer fine, but kicked and rocked when he got in. Hailey had to calm him the best she could, till finally she left. After an hour and a half later, Hailey made it back at the ranch...

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The next morning Hannah woke up and eagerly made it in her truck to the ranch. She pulled up and ran to the blue roans stall. He was laying there and once he saw Hannah he got up and walked over to the door and stuck his head out. Hannah stroked him and opened the stall door to clip a head collar on him. She lead him out and walked him around to get him used to the other things at the barn. He had his ears perked up and his neck up. He seemed slightly tacken aback. She then walked him to see her other horses and he was tentative at first but warmed up to Spot and Goldie. Shadow was jealous and snorted and turned his butt to Hannah and the roan. Hannah didn't know what she was going to call him. She put him in a pasture by him self for safety reasons and because he was new. She also noticed that there were 6 new additions to the barn. Hailey must have bought 6 horses to train them. She noticed the grey was particularly fiesty.

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Hailey put her six new arriveals in the smaller barn, which happened to be empty until now.

The first thing Hailey did was make Hidalgo's trust in her stronger, then led him to a stall in the smaller barn. Thats were she held the horses she was training, it only had around ten stalls.

After he seemed settled in, Hailey took the first of the six, a chestnut, and worked with him a bit. Next were a buchskin, and a bay with a white blaze.
Next she worked with the bay, who just stood there no matter what Hailey did, and the red roan did the same. Hailey put the redroan, and the bay in the round pen at the same time. Together, they went perfectly in step side by side. The two were both mares, they were both the same age, same breed.

"Can't be..." Hailey stood there for a moment, staring at the two, "Twins? How is that possible? Usually only one foal makes it at birth..."
Her faw dropped, then closed, and worked with them. Hailey made a mental note to rent a wagon from Ed and train them to pull it.

Last came the dapple gray, a five year old stallion. He was thoroughbred, and in good health. He was so high strung, and wild. When he ran around the ring while Hailey just stood there, she noticed one hind leg was soft on the canter. If only she had papers for these three horses...

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Hannah watched Hailey as she worked withher newest additions. Hannah was mesmerized by the dapple grey stallion. He was gorgeous and would make for a perfect Stud.

Hannah left Hailey to her horses an went to tack up Spot. He needed some excersize. She go to his run and gave hm a big hug. Hannah felt like riding some bareback today so she put a bareback blanket on him and his bridle. She led him out to a arena with one lonely jump in it. She mounted him and took it slow. they trotted and walked quite a bit. then she put him into a slow and steady canter. He was like a rocking horse. He was very nice for bareback. She then had an idea. Why not jump the jump bareback? Yes! she said to herself. She told Spot they were going to jup the jump bareback he seemed ready. She was in a slow canter up to it and as she went over the jump she let her reins forward and put herself into a tiny two point. She landed kinda rocky but that was expected. Wow she thought that was fun! She had never jumped Spot bareback before. She had jumped bareback when she was a little kid but couldn't remember how it was. That was amazing.

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While Hailey just stood in the middle of the round pen, not moving, the stallion galloped as fast as he could around the ring, trying to get out. Finally, when he was hot and sweaty, he stopped infront of Hailey and faced her. She looked up and got caught in his gaze. Strangely she couldn't look away from his black eyes. Sudely it was like she could see the univers in his eyes, and then a shooting star. Suddenly she snapped back to reality, and noticed his black eyes now had a tint of blue, and if you looked long enouph, was the same colors as Hailey's.

Hailey blinked, and shook her head, and saw his eyes were black again. Sudenly he walked up to her and nuzzled her shoulder, she stroked his velvety nose, and then hugged his neck. Being with that stallion just felt right.

"Universe... it's the perfect name!" Hailey said, and he nodded as if to understand.
Hailey took him out of the ring, and saddled him, then mounted. She didn't need reins because he did what she wanted her to do, as if he could read her mind. Hailey felt one with Universe...

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Hannah and Spot walked back to the stables to see an amazing sight. Hailey and Universe as she now called him were toghether and she was riding him with no reins.

Amazing, Hannah thought to herself. Hannah had still not figured out a name for her cute little blue roan youngster. She thought of many such as Open Water or Misty Night but none seemed to fit his shy but inquistive little personality.

She took Spot back to the stables put him on some cross ties and un tacked him. She washed him off and put him out to graze.
Hannah needed to sell Spot. He was a great horse but he needed a home that could excersize him more and put more attention into him. PLus, Hannah had this new horse that she needed to take care of and Spot needed a better home.

There was this one man and his daughter who had an interest in him and they were coming to look at him later that day. Hannah was selling him for a fairly reasonable price considering he was good in everything and had a great personality.

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Hailey didn't want to get off Universe, but she had to. Hailey untacked him, and groomed him, putting him in the west pasture to graze. She started cleaning stalls with the stablehands. Everytime Hailey braught a load of mannure out her eyes went strait to Universe, and everytime he was looking at her. When those chores were done, Hailey checked on the new colt...

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