#EJ Calica

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CALICA

Lauren's POV

I had brought Toémme out for light jumping training, as he had just gotten placed well in a show the other day, and I just wanted to keep him in shape.

On my way back from the jumping training arena, I saw Lottie with a horse I hadn't seen before. It was a beautiful chestnut, with a very peculiar looking leg. Because it wasn't red as the rest of the body, but black! And had a white marking on it even!

Curious about the horse, I went to Lottie to ask her questions about this new horse. I wanted to know everything about it, especially when I would be riding it.

"Hey Lottie!" I called for her, and she stopped, looking at me.

"Hi!" she said back, and I trotted over to her, receiving a highfive when I stopped Toémme.

"Who have you got there?" I pried curiously, pointing at the horse.

"That's Calica!" she replied cherfully, and patted the horse's neck.

"Calica? Not Calico?" I had to admit that I was a little confused.

"It's a mare, silly," she laughed at me, shaking her head.

"Oh... When am I going to ride her?"

Lottie bit her lower lip in concern, "I better let Vivian tell you that," was her cryptic answer, "Better get her to the pasture too, see ya!"

With that she left.

I took Toémme to the stables, my mind boggled with confusion.

After rubbing down Toémme and spraying him with the hose, I went to find Vivian, my mind still boggled with Lottie's words. Then I found her.

"Hey Vivian? When will I be riding Calica? The new horse?" I asked her, giving her the winning smile that always seemed to soften her a little.

"You're not," she just replied, looking at something behind me, not paying me any attention.

"What do you mean I am not? Ain't I your rider?" I pushed further than I possibly should have with the next words, "Your only rider?"

"You were yes," she replied her tone something I couldn't recognize, because Vivian normally never spoke to me that way.

"What do you mean 'were'?" I asked, a little angry at her by now, as she wasn't doing a very good job at explaining herself. I mean I knew Vivian could be difficult, but never like this. Was she still angry about that training with Cou? Was that what all this was about.

"I have hired a new rider," she replied icely, and added, "And you won't be riding Casse-Cou anymore either."

"Then who will?" I asked angrily, trying to contain the irritation in my voice, but clearly failing, if Vivian's facial expression was anything to go by.

She looked furious, in that way only Vivian did. Her face was cold, but her eyes clearly burned with anger, telling me that she was warning me, and that I should, calm down, but I couldn't.

"Who, Vivian. Who?" I felt my voice cracking a little, when I was saying the last 'who'.

"She is," she said, pointing at someone I hadn't realized was in the stable, until now.

I was shocked to put it mildly.

The woman was standing holding the rope connected to Calica's halter. She looked like some fucked up real life version of Barbie with her pink, very low cut top and her very too-shiny-for-barnwork boots. Even the way she was standing provoked me like nothing else. A skinny rich girl that had no business being in a barn, because her fancy clothes would get dirty.

"That rich kid?" I said, stunned almost to silence, yet not enough.

"I got a name, you know?" The girl replied with a snarky attitude, and a face I wanted to kiss with my fist.

"Amber will be riding Casse-Cou, and Calica, from now on. You don't have to like it, but you have to accept it," what went unspoken was 'you are not ready to ride a horse like Casse-Cou or Calica', which made me angry.

"B-bu-" I stuttered, but wasn't even able to finish my word completely, as Vivian glared at me.

"And that's final."

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CEF KALISTA

Lauren's POV

Girl Kalista arrived from Eve Calvert just today! Vivian had been looking for a new horse for the team for awhile. She of course wanted a stallion or a gelding. I had told her that we didn't need another chestnut mare aka. a bitch like Calica. Yet we ended up with exactly that.

So here is Kalista. She is much calmer than the Arabian mix though, and much easier to handle. Who will be riding her is something "we will see," Vivian said, but I am kinda worried that yet another horse will go to Amber. Damn I am getting tired of that blonde bimbo.

Anyways: Kalista is a KWPN mare out of Gold Fever Van Het Novakshof and CEF La Lorna. She is, as you can see, chestnut, and very lovely. Her breeder calls her a perfect show jumping prospect, so we hope she will be exactly that.

Hopefully she can start her show career in the next few weeks, when she has gotten used to the new home and the new facilities.

Meeting Calica isn't easy. The Arabian mix has a dominant nature, and wants to be the one who says when all the time. Luckily Kalista seems to be the perfect fit, as she doesn't care much for Calica's antics, and just ignores her to graze or run instead.

Didn't take long for the mares to get friendly with each other though. Soon after they were trotting happily alongside each other with not a single care in the world. I, and Vivian too, was a bit worried about bringing another Chestnut mare to the stable, especially one that had to share pasture with the moody Calica, but seems to be a success!

Tomorrow I will, hopefully, bring her to the training arena and see for myself what she can do.

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EJ GENERAL INFORMATION

This is a new series, where I show off all our staff and all our horses to those who haven't seen them all yet. The General Information posts are good for anyone who has just found this blog ^^'

ABOUT US

EJ is owned by Vivian Cheswick. The stable doesn’t have a direction yet, when it comes to breeds, as they are in the process of buying up some Sportshorses, before deciding too much - but the stable is definitely focused on Show Jumping and Show Jumpers.

The staff right now consists of owner and mentor Vivian Cheswick, and her menteé Lauren Gibson. Every story - for now anyways - is told through Lauren’s eyes.

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