Fun in the Sun (open)

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Katherine stood in the barn with a brush in her hand, beside her stood Aurora Chambers who also had a brush in her hand. In front of the manger stood the Percheron-cross that she had bought from the auction, and in front of Aurora stood Tonka who was by now fast asleep on his feet. "Are you ready?" The woman asked the girl.

"Yup!" Rory replied as she put a helmet on her head and fastened it below her chin. "Wakey, wakey. Eggs and bakie." She said to the Shetland as she jiggled his lead rope and then slipped the bit of his bridle into his mouth as he looked up at her.

Katherine smiled as she watched the girl remove the cross-ties, and when ready she lifted Aurora onto the small gelding's bare back. "Just ride him like we do in the arena. His lead is over his neck so I can lead him if you would rather."

"We'll be fine!" Rory declared as she allowed the woman to walk forward and she squeezed the gelding forward as well so that the gelding was walking a step behind the woman.

Katherine led the way with Guardian out to her own assigned pasture and held the gate open for her youngest student and the pony to walk through. "No running off." She said as the went through the gateway.

"Mom's not around. Can I try a little canter out here, please?" The three year old gave the woman an imploring look as she turned the pony back around.

Katherine laughed as she led Guardian through the gate and secured it behind them. "Sure you can." She said, but held up a finger at the girl's excited intake of breath. "In a few years once you have mastered your balance."

Aurora pouted as she swung her leg over the pony's back and jumped to the ground before she removed the bridle, making sure to keep a good hold on the lead rope and then led Tonka over to Guardian. "On three?"

Katherine nodded as she undid the large gelding's halter. "One, two, three." On the last word, both other them let the halters go so that they slipped off the geldings' heads. Katherine laughed as both pony and horse just stood there before calmly turning around and ambling away.

"Go Tonka!" Rory yelled as the pony suddenly picked up a trot, kicked up his heels and took off across the pasture with Guardian at his side.