Stall One: Curler

[x.Ella Volter.x]

Reg. Name: SRF Curling Glory

Farm Name: Curler
Age/D.O.B.: 2, 05/6/05
Gender: Colt
Color: Black
Markings: None
Height: 16.2
Training: Both
Earnings: $0
Accomplishments: None
Race Record: 0-0-0-0
Level: Maiden
Sire: Simmering Pride
Dam: Golden Curls
Offspring: N/A
Comments: This little colt loves to run. All Thoroughbreds do, but he has a need for it. We give him an extra large pasture to bolt around in. He excels in turf racing, liking the continuously firm ground, but likes the dirt too.

[x.Ella Volter.x]

She smiled. Ella kept having to shove the growing crush down. She normally was ready to make the first move, but she really didn't want to mess it up with him. He might not even feel the same way. "I'm sure you two will," she said. As they passed the filly pasture, Ella let Bambi out into it. The filly went right to grazing on the lush grass. "This is our pride and glory, Curler. He's a little chubby right now, so hopefully you can help with slimming him down," she laughed. She rubbed the laid-back colt's nose and let Robert get a good look at him.

[24keri]

Robert stopped and halted as he waited watching the girl put the filly, Bambi, into her pasture as he watched the fillies movements even closer. SHe was a pretty nice walker but her trot was beautiful. That was very unusual for quite an ugly body postured horse. Her coloring was good but he wasn't fond of her posture and her look. Robert picked up his paced walk again as they entered the colts barn. One singled greeting nicker echoed down the isle way. He made his way following Ella, who was quite cute, to the colts stall. He was very good looking but he had seen better. He could totally tell that the colt was over weight. "He is over weight, How much do you feed him?" Feed was a way of an overweight horse and he never liked to ride horses that have foundered.

[x.Ella Volter.x]

The young woman giggled. "You got it right on the head. We really weren't controlling his pasture time, and his feed was for a heavily working racer! You should have seen him a month ago," she said. Curler was still her baby boy, and she would do anything it takes to get him to the top. She leaned against the stall door, wondering if Robert had any suggestions. Ella was always eager to add to her knowledge of equines, and with his experience, he was sure to have something. She couldn't help but think how handsome he was. Even for a jockey, he didn't look nearly as scrawny as they come.

[24keri]

Robert studied her body. He did have a tiny crush..But however, it was just a small one. At least he hoped. He giggled as for he knew ezactly what they were doing. " He should only get two small flakes of hay. Only 2 scoops of grain or 2 cups. And no more pasture time. If anything, have an area of dirt ONLY and make that into a pasture and have him go in there. Or let him run loose on the track. Something to get his energy out. Also, the new hot walkers with the 3 speed things. Gt none of those." He smiled hoping she would remember everything. " Put him on the hot walker once or twice a day and do the top speed, which is a normal paced canter, at least once a day. That will have him loose his fat. Also, no more treats, unless he does something he has never done before, like win 4 races in a row or something like that. After races only a few treats total." He smiled glad that he had given her some advice. He loved helping people who needed it and she really needed it with him.

[x.Ella Volter.x]

She let the information sink into her mind. That really would help. So, she would minimize his feed to one flake in the morning and one flake in the afternoon. Only half a cup of grain, and only dirt. Yup, she could put him in the round pen. He would have enough room to get his antsyness out. "Ya, actually, we just got one of those hotwalkers. It is going to be installed tomorrow," she said, sort of thinking aloud. Curler snorted and took a sip of water. "Thanks a lot, that should help. When he was still in shape he had some great exercise time. We can't wait to get him out there," she said. She felt herself blushing a little. Hopefully Robert didn't notice. She quickly turned her head and fingered the colt's black forelock.

[24keri]

Robert nodded and smilled listening to the girls reply as his cheeks got a tad redish. Just the sound of her voice made his whole body tingle inside. "That's good. Do you want me to do anything with him today or what?" he asked hoping he would be able to exercise a horse for her. If not Aly had Dranimo that needed to be ridden and also CeeCee. Robert always got along with Dranimo more then CeeCee. CeeCee HATED male jockies and he ALWAYS had a hard time with the 3 year old filly. That was one reason why Aly wanted a female jockey for extra riding. For riding CeeCee in races. He waited for her reply to the question he just popped to her.

[x.Ella Volter.x]

It was getting hard for Ella to keep her crush away. But she restrained and kept composed. "Actually..." she said thoughtfully. It had been a while since his last breeze. "Maybe, if you have time, you could take him to the track for a breeze. It's been a while, and he could use the exercise. Maybe just a sprint, I'm not sure." Ella thought a little more and gave her colt a pat on the shoulder. "Maybe a two furlong sprint would be good for him. What do you think?" she asked. His eyes were gorgeous... Ella didn't know if she wanted to do this, but she kept her hands at her sides. Figuratively.

[24keri]

Robert could tell she was restraining on something but he just didn't know what. He looked into her eyes waiting for her to go on. "Okay, well, I was thinking I could take him to the round pens first and ride him in there so I can get the feeling of him." He said before thinking about what else to do."Then after I ride him I can take him for a sprint, however I was thinking maybe a 4 mile sprint or just a 5 furlong breeze. You could time them both. That is if you wanna do it one of those ways because if you don't then we can just take him for a 2 furlong breeze. Either one is good with me." He smiled and waited for her reply to what he had added onto. he giggled a tad to himself when she placed her hands on ehr hips. It was always a tad funny when a lady did that. It was like the ladies way of saying"I Like You" to the guy in a showing off way.

[x.Ella Volter.x]

She nodded. She had almost forgot about him getting to know Curler! "Ya, you should definately take him for a warm up in the pens. I think maybe right in the middle, about three and a half furlongs. Then he won't think it was just a test drive, but we won't work him too hard," she said, once again thinking aloud. Gosh, this was killing her! She needed to know if he felt the same way, or close to the same way, about her. Well, she'd find out somtime or another.

[24keri]

Robert nodded and smiled."Ok, that seems cool. Do you want me to tack him up or do you have someone to do that?" He asked, he was always lending a helping hand. "Do you wanna work him on dirt or turf? I think dirt, but that is just me." he smiled as another moment hit before he looked away. It wouldn't happen, just friends but nothing more. She was too young for him. She was only about 22 or something around there and he was 32....That would be a 10 years difference. Well, maybe they could just try it. Just once though for it was happened to never happen.

[x.Ella Volter.x]

She nodded. Dirt would get him working a little harder. "Yeah, I think dirt," she said, a little absent mindedly. She took the colt out of the stall and put him in cross ties. "Oh, I can do it," she said. She pulled a few pieces of wood shavings out of his man and off his coat before starting to groom his sleek, black coat. Ella still had the thought that Robert was older than her, probably a lot older. But that did matter too much... did it?

[24keri]

Robert smiled as for she actually agreed to what he said. He smiled as he watched the girl work and get the colt out. He watched her closly on how she took the wood shaving outta his mane and off his black sleek coat. He then watched her even closer as for he was a tad interested but not much. He waited for her to finish up tacking. "What type of bit do you use?" He asked. He needed to know for every bit he rode with had a different style of the horse and how the jockey rode the horse.

[x.Ella Volter.x]

Ella leaned down to pick the black colt's hooves. They were almost already clean. Next she got an exercise saddle from a rack hanging on the stall door with a plaque reading "SRF Curling Glory" and placed it gently on the horse's back. "Whoa, there," she said firmly, calming the crab-stepping colt down. "Good boy," she praised as she stroked his neck. He had settled down. She listened to Robert's question. "Well, because Curler likes to run and has trouble not having his head, we have a special made bit. It's like a ring bit, but we partially covered it with rubber. It doesn't feel severe to him unless he makes it," she explained. She pulled out the nosebandless exercise bridle that had the first of the two custom bits attached to it, and showed it to Robert. Then she slid the black colt's halter over his neck and bridled him with ease. "Good boy, Curler," she praised and rubbed his nose. "Ready?" she asked the jockey.

[24keri]

Robert watched as the girl got the saddle and walked over placing it upon the colts back and tightened up the girth. Robert then made his way over taking a glance at the bit himself before listening to what she had to say. Once she asked him if he was ready he nodded, "Yup." He reached down on the ground to pick up his helmet and place it over his head and slipped it on. He then picked up the crop that was beside the helmet and he slipped the crop in the back pocket of his jeans. He then took his black safety jacket piece and sliped that over his arms and zipped it up in the front. He turned and smiled at Ella. "Ready!" He said waiting for her to lead the way to their practice track.