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    OoC: Yeah, sorry. How's this?


    IC: Diana chuckled looking away and continuing to press her hand into Stargazer's shoulder. "I...No, it was just..."She stuttered with a smirk. "Yeah..."She shook her head and looked away, glancing over to Amazing Grace and trying to divert Jacob's gaze from herself. Truthfully, he wasn't all that older then she was. He was almost as old as her older brother, who was eighteen, but he was only 11 months older then her. She glanced back over at him.


    OoC: I'm guessing that was a hint??

    OOC: MUCH better; thanks.


    IC: Jacob smiled. "So was it just her?" he asked turning to Grace. He walked up to her stall purposefully, and opened it, latching it behind him. "Hey there Gracie, girl?" he said quietly to the mare, stroking her head. He put his head against hers, breathing into her nostrils. He knew that this was a very good way to bond with her. As he did this, he began stroking her neck. "How is Stargazer doing?" he asked Diana.

    OoC: No problem. Another way to bond with horses is to put your shoulder under their head ans stroke the other side of their neck...Just sayin'...;D


    IC: Diana smirked, "Yes, it was...just her..." She looked back over to Stargazer with narrow eyes. The mare snorted playfully and looked away. Diana shook her head, turning her attention back to Jacob and Grace just in time to see him lean against her face. She smiled. She had seen the technique before. She had used the technique before; it worked well. She smirked. She and Jacob actually had a lot in common in their knowledge of horses. She looked back up when she heard him talk again, this time to her. "Feeling playful, apparently." She chuckled.


    OOC: Oh, I'm really bad at RPing horses talking with each other, so...yeah...I'm only writing about her without making her talk and stuff...

    Jacob continued the rhythmic breathing with Grace as he murmured to her. He had gone back to his own little world where he was one with Grace. He began to think of different techniques to bond. There was the simple and overused putting ones shoulder under the horse's neck and stroking their neck. He had seen mixed results with that. There was the technique that was much less used where one massaged the horse's gums simulating nursing. This was a technique he sometimes used, and had gotten extremely positive results with.


    OOC: I know about techniques. I have owned and trained horses for fourteen years, and my hubby and I are with our horses daily.

    OoC: Awesome. :P I'm working at a new stables, so I've been using the shoulder/neck technique so far. Also, I will be severly inactive because my computer's charger is broken, and i don't know when I'll be getting it fixed...

    "Why did you name him that?" Her father asked, seeming only curious, not annoyed or anything. "He reminds me of a person from there, her name is Noelle!" Emma said, happily like a small child.

    Soon Dylan got Silent Nightmare's saddle and the rest of her tack and hurried to where she was cross tied. He laid out the pad and swung the saddle on top. A sigh crept from him as he realized the bit had somehow been taken out of the reins so he went to search. But Emily lurked in his mind, making him daze.


    Silent Nightmare could sense Dylan wasn't focused and swung her head around. She trotted in place in confusion.

    Diana smiled, leaning back on Stargazer's shoulder as she watched Jacob and Grace. The pair was definately getting along, and he was obviously good with horses, because most of the rescued horses were too hard to get to until later; usually a few weeks later.


    OoC: Okay; since the horses at the stables aren't ones that I own, I won't be using the gum technique, but blowing into their nostrils and on their muzzle has really worked!
    Frankly_Scarlet ;; Have you ever used T-Touch?

    OOC: T-touch is one of my favorite techniques to use on my mare. She is currently on stallrest from a hoof injury, and is being bred. She gets weekly chiropractic appointments and t-touch (from me) daily.


    IC: Jacob lightly stroked Grace. He was caught up in his own world where it was just Grace and himself. "Good girl Gracie," he said quietly as the mare seemed to relax a bit. He walked to her side, and began stroking her neck in circular motions. He would use the Tellington Jones method later, but he just enjoyed stroking her and thought she enjoyed it.

    ooC: That's really cool! I love T-touch. It's worked really well with the horses I work with. One male pony at the stables is kinda uptight, I think, and so I use that with him and he calms immediately. :P


    IC: Diana smiled as she watched him. She was familiar with the feelings he was feeling right now. She felt the same way when she was with Stargazer. She smiled, looking back to the Shire mare with a smileand stroking her forehead, her fingers following the swirl pattern before combing her fingers through her forelock.

    A sound broke his zoning out, bringing him back to the real world. Grace nickered softly to try to get him to continue stroking her. She liked feeling his touch. Jacob laughed, and began stroking Grace again. He was more aware of his surroundings, seeing Diana and Stargazer. "I'm sorry for zoning out," he said to her realizing that when he was in his own little world, he was essentially ignoring Diana. He wasn't sure if she had said anything to him, but he still was kinda glad he could so easily zone into his world with the horse even with someone else around.

    Diana smiled, "No, that's alright," she said with a smile, walking over and leaning on the stall door. She watched him for a moment before Stargazer nudged her velvet-soft muzzle into the small of her back. She smiled and looked back to the mare with a playful grin. "Sh. You behave!" she giggled, sroking her fingers down the horses face.

    "Stargazer seems to be trying to tell you something," Jacob said with a sparkle in his eye. He turned to the mare, and reached to pat her velvety soft nose. He then went back to Grace, and stroked her belly, lingering over where he knew the foal was growing inside. He loved the fact that Grace was in foal. He absolutely loved all foals, and couldn't wait to see what Grace threw. He knew that this foal would be absolutely beautiful though, since Grace was such a well-bred mare.

    Diana grinned, looking back to Jacob. "I suposse so," she said, looking back to the mare, "But I'm not sure what. She's really just acting playful. I think i might turn her back out in a minute," She exoplained. "She seems to have enough energy to run forever..." She stared at Stargazer admirably, watchign as she tossed her head and held it high abover her and jacob. Stargazer was the largest mare Diana had ever come across. She stood a few feet higher then Diana's head, and she was 5'9". She smirked. She loved caring for the gigantic mare, especially when the horse acted as if she was hers. With a smile, Diana turned her gaze back to Jacob.

    "I wonder what she is trying to say," Jacob said, stroking Grace. He loved this severely abused and malnourished mare in foal. Her bloodlines were amazing. Her foal's sire was Golden Gambler out of Virginia. Knowing about Golden Gambler, he knew that only the best bloodlines were approved to breed to him. Jacob stared at Grace, his eyes turning softer than ever. "I hope she gains more weight before the foal," he said. He knew that she was only 7 months along, and had five months left in her pregnancy, but he had already started worrying about the foal, and about Grace delivering.

    Diana smiled, cocking her head as she watched him. "I'm sure she'll be alright, Jacob."She encouraged, noticing the worry in his soft gaze. Quickly slipping Stargazer's rope into one of the hooks on the wall and tying it in a stable knot before slipping into Amazing Grace's stall. "And besides,"she added, "She has you to take care of her now. she's in good hands, Jacob; yours."

    "How do you know my hands are good hands?" Jacob asked with a smile on his face. He could see that Grace was gaining weight since she had gotten there, but she was still a good several hundred pounds underweight. He heard her sweet nicker, and could smell that unmistakable sweet smell of horse. It was the best perfume anyone could wear in his mind. He could almost taste the palpable humidity in the air, and wiped away a bit of sweat from his forehead. He felt Grace's soft coat, realizing it was shinier than it was when she got there. "Isn't she beautiful?" he said quietly.

    Diana smiled, "Well, look at her,"She smirked, reaching over and gently stroking her hand down the mare's face. "She looks so much better then when she got here. And yes, she is beautiful. But I'm not one to ask. I find every horse I come across beautiful." She looked from Grace back to Jacob with an encouraging smile.

    Jacob lingered at the stall door, but knew he would need to leave it soon. "I love you Gracie," he said to her as he patted her lovingly. He didn't know if Grace understood him or not, but he was sure that the feelings he had for her were evident. He kissed her neck, loving the feel of her soft coat. "You are such a pretty girl," he said. The blue roan tobiano just nickered.