Post by dari on Mar 10, 2008 18:46:46 GMT -5
Lyris led Bex into the grooming bay and snapped the cross-ties onto her halter. She palmed the mare a carrot and grabbed her curry, knocking some of the dirt out of it before scrubbing Bex's coat with a firm hand. Flakes of dried mud fell from the mare's coat like dry rain, revealing a copper coat underneath. Lyris grinned as she reached the mare's favorite spot on her butt. The mare groaned in pleasure and stretched out her neck, closing her eyes. Lyris laughed and scrubbed harder for a few seconds before moving to the other side of the big mare and starting the process over. She would need the broom when she was through.
She ran the body brush over Bex's coat and watched as the dirt puffed up into the air. She sneezed and Bex snorted at the same time, making Lyris laugh again. When Bex's chestnut coat was as clean as it was going to get, Lyris grabbed the mane comb and worked out the biggest of the tangles from her long red tail, and ran it down her short mane. Satisfied, she pulled her hoof pick from her back pocket and quickly cleaned each of Bex's feet carefully.
With all the grooming done, Lyris now turned her attention to tacking up and getting ready to ride. She zipped her schooling chaps over her paint-stained jeans and buckled her helmet onto her head before she bridled the mare. A quick check of the girth, and they were ready to go.
She ran the body brush over Bex's coat and watched as the dirt puffed up into the air. She sneezed and Bex snorted at the same time, making Lyris laugh again. When Bex's chestnut coat was as clean as it was going to get, Lyris grabbed the mane comb and worked out the biggest of the tangles from her long red tail, and ran it down her short mane. Satisfied, she pulled her hoof pick from her back pocket and quickly cleaned each of Bex's feet carefully.
With all the grooming done, Lyris now turned her attention to tacking up and getting ready to ride. She zipped her schooling chaps over her paint-stained jeans and buckled her helmet onto her head before she bridled the mare. A quick check of the girth, and they were ready to go.
