Cross Thoroughbred Racing Facility

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Twilight nickered to her younger brother as she picked up the pace. Miracle snorted but he too sped up, watching his sister. Twilight flicked her ears then went even faster, she was now cantering. Miracle huffed and pushed himself to go faster and he was now galloping. As Twilight sped up so did Miracle, but soon enough Twilight was at a dead run and Miracle was slowing down, watching her with amazement.

Twilight galloped at full speed around the pasture. Her long legs eating up the ground as she did. She turned the corner and sped up and did the same with the other corners. She had a cocky look on her face as she galloped and showed off to her brother and any other watching.

Stacy smiled softly watching her horses from where she sat atop the pasture fence.

[Story]

<sub>Aiden eventually slipped outside. He hadn't had enough to drink to be called drunk. With his short stature, it had once taken him only a little bit to get drunk. However, now, he could drink as much as the stereotypical college guy. He could handle his liquor. The young man had to check in on the broodmares. Two had been covered recently by stallions from another farm and they would be visited by the vet for an ultrasound to confirm their pregnancies. He was hoping they had taken and were in foal now. It'd be great news. Foals were the main source of income and he hoped to purchase a few more broodmares soon.

Alexander grunted in response, fetching Fitz's tack. The colt walked alongside him calmly, dark eyes focused on the tack. He was eager to go for a run, as always. Unfortunately, there was no way he was going to be able to run his best on the dirt. He liked sloppy tracks better and this one wasn't.</sub>

[Horse]

Sadie nodded once and turned on her heel again to go and retrieve her tack. Her hands were shaking lightly as she returned and set the supplies down on a nearby hay bale as she went to grab a lead. She led LuLu out of her stall and spent a few minutes briskly grooming the pretty cherry bay filly. When she had accomplished this, she set to work on tacking and making sure the filly was all suited up for a run. Sadie took a step back and let out a sigh, wondering if she was doing the right thing by testing her fear. She shook her head and undid the crossties, putting up a mental guard against negative thoughts that she was going to fail, and in the process, get herself hurt.

[Goldie]

Zoey smiled, hugging Adam back. She never stayed upset for long, usually finding something to distract her. She had most likely inherited her mother's ADD, but it wasn't for sure yet. She looked up at him, putting on her best puppy dog look. "Can we watch a movie, Uncle Addy?" she asked, knowing he had a stash of movies they could watch. "Momma is going to be busy all day and won't play with me." she said, wrinkling her nose as she thought of the big pile of paperwork that was sitting on her mother's desk at the moment. "Please? Pretty please with a..." she paused, not wanting to say cherry since she remembered he was allergic to the little red fruit "With sprinkles ontop?" she batted her eyelashes at him, knowing she would most likely win.

[Storeo, did you know that if Sasha had a kid, that the kid would be Scitzophrenic too since it has a dominant gene and is passed down?]

[Story]

<sub>Adam smirked and leaned in. "Is it going to be a Disney movie?" He asked, turning so that she could climb onto his back. He didn't mind giving her a piggy back ride now and then. Sure, he wouldn't be able to do that for too much longer. His back would eventually begin to protest her weight, but for now, he could continue giving fun rides to and from the bunkhouse. Tremolo was in his stall at this point, which meant his job was done for the evening. "Come along, my little kiddy. Warm blankets, dinner, and Disney movies await." He was hungry and certain she was too. "Ever have Asparagus Chicken? It's some breaded chicken, rice, and some cream of asparagus. You can't taste that though. It's really good." Adam murmured.

Alexander murmured to The Mighty Fitz as he finished tacking up the colt. He needed to use the mounting block, but even then, found it almost a tad difficult to mount the tall colt. "Easy, bud." He murmured. He needed to talk to Jessie soon about his medication. He'd begun getting headaches that would wake him up late at night. Any other time and they wouldn't bother him. It was just late at night.</sub>

[That's what I'm having for dinner.]

[Horse]

_{Sadie pulled herself onto Sunkissed Lullaby's back without much difficulty. The filly had the build of her late mother, slender, smaller, and sleek. She was just under 16 hands, still, a fairly large horse, but Sadie had never found difficulty in mounting horses. She sat there for a moment, eyes closed and breathing deeply as she tried to calm her hammering pulse. After another moment, she buckled her helmet and adjusted so her toes were in the irons. She looked calm and collected on the outside, but on the inside, she was freaking out a little. Just the thought of taring down the practice racetrack. It unnerved her, but she finally had found the heart to go through with this, at least, she hoped. She took another deep breath and steered LuLu out of the stables and towards the track, glancing back over her shoulder to see if Alexander was following.}

[Goldie]

Zoey scrambled onto Adam's back, arms locking around his neck. "That sound yummy!" she laughed and grinned "Can we watch Lion King? That's my favorite!" It was her favorite, even though she always cried when Mufasa died. "I like Nala the best." she said, thinking of the female hero of the story. "It's funny when she pins Simba in the elephant graveyard." she said 'elephant graveyard' in a hushed, spooky sounding voice.

[Story]

<sub>Alexander glanced back as The Mighty Fitz skittered at a rock that had been kicked up by himself. He snorted uneasily but soon settled as he heard soft murmuring in his ears. It didn't matter that Alexander was murmuring in Russian. "Good boy..." He murmured in English and nodded in greeting toward Adam and Zoey.

"Sadie, you let the Russian talk you into riding where I failed?" Adam called out, not really expecting an answer. He did, however, nod back in acknowledgement to the Russian's greeting. He was only a tad surprised that Alexander was interacting with others again. He boosted Zoey up a bit farther on his back, letting her settle and wrap around his neck. "Not too tight, kiddo. You're cutting my airways off." Adam let out an exaggerated gasp as he walked. "Lion King sounds good. You're just like Nala. You're tough as nails." He teased softly.</sub>

[Horse]

_{Sadie turned slightly to look over her shoulder, eyebrows raising for a split moment before she gave the smallest, sheepish smile in response to Adam. In all honesty, it'd been a mixture of her boyfriend and the Russian encouraging her, and it was obvious she was extremely uneasy. Her knuckles had turned white from where they were gripping the reins, her knees felt numb, and her skin seemed to prickle with a thousand pins and needles. LuLu was translating her owner's fear, throwing her head back, side stepping, and tossing her head. Finally, the cherry bay filly turned her head to nip at Sadie's boot, trying to get her to concentrate, but Sadie was all over the place. Sadie's jaw was rigid and her eyes swimming, fighting back near hysteria that was threatening to show, and they weren't even to the track yet.}

[Story]

_{Alexander let out a faint huff and shook his head as Fitz stepped closer to the young girl. "Hey. Sadie, you must relax. If you get worked up, LuLu gets scared. If she gets scared, she bolts and sets you back even further. Relax. Take deep breath, focus on your goal." The Russian could feel Fitz, a tad unnerved by the girl and LuLu's reaction, settle as he spoke in that ever calm voice. "Settle yourself, convince Lu and yourself that you can do this. Tell yourself." He could only think about how this hopefully work. She deserved to return to the track if she wanted. But if she didn't, then she would never do so. "Just try to do it..." He coaxed, silver eyes resting on the other girl. He permitted Fitz to move away, to give them some space. If LuLu did spook because Sadie hadn't calmed down, he didn't want Fitz to be kicked.}