Arepas Racing Stables | Literate | Thread | OPEN

     Snow, who was now standing in the wash stall getting a long wash after having found a nice mud pile to roll in, snorted wistfully as she stared at the pasture. "Well, you shouldn't have rolled around in the mud then" the groom sighed in exasperation. After what felt like an eternity, the groom was finally finished washing her, but he didn't release Snow into the pasture for fear she would only dirty herself more. Instead, he took her into the smaller paddock, which she was not happy about. 

     Diva was led into the pasture for the day. She walked slowly due to her muscles being sore. It was hard racing in four races in three days. The mare was worn out, and exhausted. Charlotte could tell that she was sore, and made sure to keep an eye on her. Diva rested underneath the oak tree. The shade felt good, and she looked around. It was quite boring that day, and Diva wanted to see some action happen. Though, she knew that wasn't going to happen.

     Snow was being lunged in circles by one of the exercise riders. They were going quite slow, the reasoning being that 'Snow had to tale it easy after her first two races' according to the stable hand. She wasn't frustrated about the change of pace too much, though she did wish she had a bit more freedom at that moment. 

     Diva was led to one of the wash stalls. Charlotte was told to give her a nice cold wash. The cold water stung a bit on her body, but it eventually soothed the soreness of her body. Diva just stood there enjoying the cold water running down her body, and she was relaxed. When Charlotte was done, she was surprised to see Diva had fallen asleep.

Chess
     Chess was backed out of the trailer, as his natural coating gleamed.. Chess snickered loudly, hearing other horses call.. The Black stallion stood tall as he was immediately led to a small man.. Chess looked down at the Man in which rubbed his head, and pointed "Go ahead and groom this man. He could use it" This mans name was Fernando. He wasn't so bad.. This young blonde girl emerged and pulled him to cross ties, and which brushed him down with a hard bristle brush, and tacked him up quickly. He was put under a basic set of racing gear, as he'd put on his face cover, and his bridle.. Chess was handed to Fernando, in which was led down to a sandy track.. Luckily the sand didn't look to hard.. The Man got a leg up on Chess, as Fernando clicked Chess forward " Alrighty, lets see what we spent today."

     Diva watched as there was a new arrival that day. It seemed to be a colt, but Diva didn't really pay attention. Having that cold water running down her body helped with the soreness, but it wouldn't last forever. She grazed in the pasture, and kept to herself. Charlotte went ahead, and grabbed Diva from the paddock. She walked her around the stables. When the two were done, Diva was put in her stall. The mare turned around in her stall, and laid down.

Vinn
Vinn watched Nia pace back and forth through the barn, sometimes with tack in hand, and sometimes she just looked lost. Vinn nickered, hoping Nia would realize what she was doing and calm down. Nia laughed, but returned to running around not long after. So much for that. Vinn looked at Diva, and realized it would be the perfect time to tell her. “Diva, Diva, Diva! I have good news! Where is Snow?” Vinn pranced in her stall, eager to tell her friends where she was going. 

Nia
Nia paced, checking things off and adding things to her checklist. This is crazy- I am not ready for this. There is so much to do, so little time… Nia had to get Vinn’s trailer ready for next week, and she wanted to be ahead of schedule. While Nia was roaming around, she saw a fancy new horse being unloaded, but had no time to go say hello.

     Diva stood back up in her stall, and stuck her head out, "What's all the fuss about?" she said while yawning. She noticed Nia pacing around. "I think someone's working on Snow," she said. Diva looked outside seeing the new arrival on the track. She didn't care much, and looked back at Vinn wondering what all the fuss was about.

Chess
Chess was walked into the sandy track.. Chess felt the soft sand which was nice.. The black colt stared from afar, as he could feel Fernando get ready to warm-up before running it all out. He'd shorten his reins and clicked as Chess picked up a canter. Trot wasn't a word in his dictionary as under saddle Chess has never trotted. Chess was slow, as he was still waking up fully. After two laps Fernando chuckled, and clicked. Chess picked up a massive gallop as he was trailblazing across the track.. Dirt basically kicked up behind him. Chess stride was massive at the fact of that. He could tell Fernando was holding onto his mane for extra support. Fernando gave him a soft tap on his shoulder with the Crop, and Chess basically goes quicker..

Chess`s stride--
 somewhat like this image is his stride.

     Diva's attention was back at the new arrival. Huh- I've never seen a horse who could run that fast. She thought. The mare immediately made a challenge; to prove who's the fastest. She was a bit competitive at times, and this was one of those times. She had proved herself worthy of being a racer those past few days, and had started to make a name for herself. Diva only saw the colt as a challenge to beat.

Chess
Chess flew threw the finishing touch " One minute and fifty-nine Point twelve seconds! Thats a new record?!" Somebody called from afar.. Chess was slowed down, as a person ran at the fence repeating his time.. " One minute and Fifty-nine point twelve seconds. Chess was coming around at 33.2 MPH" The person was surprised.. Chess was slightly out-wiped although

     A few hours later, and Alaina decided to walk Diva around. Charlotte had been doing a lot that day, and she wanted to take something off of her list. Alaina had stopped by the track to watch the new colt she purchased. She was quite impressed, "Looks like she got ourselves a future champion," she said quite pleased,"Oh sorry girl. I didn't mean it like that," Alaina said turning around to look at Diva. 
     He beat my record, and Alaina thinks he'll become a champion. Who does he think he is!? He just got here, and everyone is treating him as if he is a champion, and the favorite. What about me!? Diva thought angered. She gave a stomp of her hoof, and snorted at Alaina. She was a Diva indeed, but even though she had changed a lot, she still had some Diva left in her.

Chess
Chess watched a angered mare from afar.. He'd flick his ear, and snorted, ignoring her disturbing presence. Chess flicked his tail, as the Man dismounted Chess, being handed to the Groom.. The groomer for Chess basically un-tacked him and hosed him down, giving him a few treats here and there.. Chess snickered, slightly happy.. He was brought out to a large stall, with a fresh meal.. Chess gobbled it down, as he was a massive foodie

     Alaina continued to walk Diva. When she was done, Diva was put back in the pasture. Her muscles weren't as sore now, so she cantered around the pasture first. At first, she kept at a slow pace; but over time she sped up. She wasn't going for very long when she had to stop to prevent her muscles getting sore. Half an hour before sundown, she was groomed, and put into her stall. Diva munched on her meal for a bit, then looked out of her stall. She glanced at the track for a few minutes, then turned back around and fell asleep for the night.

Chess
After chess ate his food and his precious hay that he was thrown, he would lean against his shoulder bringing weight off his hind legs. Chess snickered, and ended up falling asleep. Once morning arises for him, he was brought out and was givin a bit of food before working. Fernando walked up patting the colts neck “Go ahead and take this man to the hot walker for a warmup, and then tack him up. We have our first race in a week with this colt.” The groom nodded, taking chess to the hot walker. He was placed on a treadmill and a short lead line to keep him in place. He was asked to walk for 30 minutes and then trotted for around 10. He picked up a slow canter as the treadmill went faster and he could no longer keep up with the speed at a trot. Chess was tacked up in all red, white, and green. The black colt snickered, as Fernando latched on his mane and got a quick little leg up on the saddle. The colt rises his head and paws the ground slightly ready to get on the move. Chess ends up coming against a Bay gelding  in which was a very fast gelding . Just a different gelding from a different racing barn this barn had a reception with. Chess laid back as the horn struck. The gelding got a faster start as Chess leaned against his front legs and didn’t have enough time to switch to his hind end. Trucker rises his tail as Fernando pushes him forward and off goes Chess. The gelding was way ahead of Chess already. He could feel Fernando getting irritated as Chess didn’t put all his speed in which he did yesterday