Strike a friendship? (Lottii)

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HEY THERE DELILAH
what's it like in new york city ?!
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Josh whistled happily as he made his way toward the broodmare barn. He was planning on taking Ruby into the pastures for a while, let her stretch her legs. At 10 months pregnant, she was only up for lounging around in the pasture, something Josh was more than happy to provide her with. Helena and Boo trailed behind him, occasionally divulging in a short game which often ended up in Boo being told of by his female companion for being too much. Josh just chuckled, Helena was most definitely boss in their relationship. Poor Boo never stood a chance. Turning into the yard, he grinned at the array of craniums swung over their stalls to greet him. He noted the pig that sat in the entrance. When he'd first arrived at the academy, he'd found the pig amusing. He knew that the animal belonged to the barn manager. He pet Patrick fondly, and picked up Boo to make sure he'd come with him. The Jack Russell had become infatuated with the strange pet. He stopped to make a fuss of a few of the mares, and then went to Ruby. The mare flickered her audits and snorted her greeting, and he bent down to plant a kiss on her soft maw. She was more interested in both Boo and Helena. She saw them as her own babies, and nickered warmly to the pair. He rolled his eyes and placed Boo back on the ground. Picking up the mares' head collar, he slipped it onto her cranium and opened the stall door, leading her out and setting off to the pastures which were situated right beside the broodmare yard.

He led the rotund mare to the sun soaked pastures. It was a chilly day, but he had decided that Ruby would not need a rug. She despised rugs with a passion, and always find a way to remove them from herself. Josh had finally given in trying to put them on her, she only ever wore them when it was extremely cold. Anyway, her curled pelt kept her warm. Being a Bashkir Curly horse, she had a very thick pelt. It was enough to keep the mare warm, and Josh was content to let her stick with that. Opening the gate, Helena and Boo raced in and then he led the mare inside. Her eyes never left her 'babies' and as soon as the head collar was removed, she set off in hot pursuit of them. Josh chuckled, and pulled his jacket tighter around him. However warm Ruby was, he still relied on his layers. He watched as the mare trotted awkwardly after the dogs, her swollen barrel swaying as she did so. By the looks of it, the foal would be a healthy size. As his oracles followed the three, his mind wandered to his other horse. His stallion Slumber had settled in pretty easily, already strutting around as if he owned the place. Josh couldn't keep the grin off his face, he truly adored the plucky stallion. Many people had already made his acquaintance, charmed by the stag's adorable looks. Josh didn't mind at all, he loved showing off Slumber.

Ruby had decided that the game was enough for her now and had returned to Josh. The mare began to snuffle his face affectionately, causing him to laugh. He scratched the area between her audits, her favorite place. The mare sighed contently, then dropped her cranium to graze. Josh took a couple of steps back and climbed up onto the fence. His eyes found the dogs who were now running around in their usual insane way. Josh absentmindedly strummed his hands against his thighs, playing the beat to the new tune he'd been working on. The words hadn't come yet, but apart from that it was going well. Helena perked her audits at the sound, her tail wagging automatically. Trotting over to him, she leaned back onto her hind legs. This signaled that she wanted up. He snorted laughter. "Not today lovey. I can barely balance myself up here." he told her in his thick Irish brogue. Seemingly offended, she turned her nose up and walked away. She then rejoined her game with the baffled Boo, who was still confused to where she went from the last game. Josh chuckled once again and started up the tune again, humming along this time.

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NOTES ?!: Meh, will get better!
WORDS ?!: 732
TAGGED ?!: Lottii
OUTFIT ?!: Coming soon!
CREDIT ?!: made by `` SCREAM AND SHOUT ,, !? at caution 2.0.