for // the first time <<

[Millie Daveys]

for // the first time <<

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Beyond Expectations and Jaymee-Leigh Smith

I walked down the yard, approaching the round pen that Bee was stabled in. The grooming box and head collar I had in my hand was rattling. I heard shuffling in the stable, Bee must have been getting up. I was still happy from a few days ago, when Bee had let me get a halter on her. But now I was going to try and groom her. The poor thing needed it too, she was so dirty, nobody had ever been able to get near her to groom her until now, and that was only me. I popped the grooming box over the door. I heard move shuffleing and guessed that the grooming box had spooked Bee. Hey girl. I spoke quietly so I didn't scare her. I unbolted the door and opened it slightly, sliding in. I held the headcollar behind my back, and walked slowly over to Bee. Bee stood still, her ears forward. She still looked a bit warey, but I knew she now trusted me enough for me to go near her. I brouhght the headcollar from behind me, she looked at it, but I knew she remembered it from yesterday. I slid it slowly over her nose, over her ears and then fastened it. I clipped the lead rope carefully on. I led Bee around her stable a few times, just so she would get used to me leading her. She was fine and seemed to know what to do. So I decided to take her outside. A bit nervous myself, I decided to take it slowly.

I walked Bee over to the stall door, momentarily Bee paused, warey of going outside. It's okay girl. I coxed Bee slowly out of her stall with a carrot. Before she had realized she was stood in the yard outside of her stall. I think Bee was pretty shocked when she realized. But calm also. I patted her neck rewardingly. See not that bad, is it? I led Bee over to tie her up, she got a bit shakey as I led her into the lean-to. But soon she calmed down. I patted her neck and then called to Millie to bring me the grooming kit, as I didn't want to leave her on her own. Millie brought me the brushes and placed them next to me. I don't know how you did it. She was so scared of everything! I didn't really know what to say back, I mumbled out. Thanx. Millie smiled to me and then left.

I took out a hard, dandy brush. I let Bee see what it was, she didn't seem bothered, so I began to brush her body with it. At first she shivvered a bit, and looked curiously, but soon she began to relax, probably for one of the first times. It took me a long time to brush all of the dirt out and un-matt all the hair, but it was worth it. After I brushed her over with a body brush, this made her look shinny, before she looked dark grey, but now you could tell that she was black. Next I untangled her main and tail, then I brushed through them, this took a very long time, she had shavings and hay in them aswell. Next I tried to pick her hooves up, but I didn't think she would. However to my suprise she did! Maybe Millie had taught her to, before she was weened. I picked all the muck and bedding out of her hooves. Also I noticed she needed shoeing again. Soon I had fully brushed her over, and she looked stunning! A real beauty! I fed her a mint, for being good, which she enjoyed.

I untied her and led her around the yard. Bee was interested in all of the new sites, which she had never seen before. I took her over to some of the quieter horses. I showed her to Prancing In The Darkness, and Dare To Dream, also to Destined For Glory (who would begin racing at the same time as her), and then finally, I showed her to Surreal Horizon; her dam. Sky nickered to Bee, wether she was just being nice, or perhaps she recognized, her I don't know. Sky was in foal again now, with a Barley A Moment foal. I walked Bee inside, to the large racing barn, I walked her almost to the end of the barn, and then stopped her. I wanted her to get familliar, and used to being around other horses before she was raced, so I led her into an empty stall, next to Kiss The True Heart and Destined For Glory, and across from Once Upon A Dream. I took Bee's headcollar off her and allowed her to explore her new environment. She had a look around, a nibble at her hay, and then some of her water. Then she began neighing at the other horses. She seemed excited, for once not scared. I was happy to see her like this. I knew she would be out in the paddock in a few days. Bye girl. I left to let her get aquainted with her new stable mates.

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