A/N: Woohoo look at me!!! I wrote 2.5 chappies!!! Yay!! LOL so. . . on with the story!
Disclaimer: don't own anything in the story blah blah blah u guys know the speech. . .
"Heels down!" Max shouted to Ruthie for what seemed like the hundredth time. It was around ten A.M. and Ruthie felt that it was way too early to be riding. Of course, her body was still running on California time, so it really felt like seven A.M.
"Bring your horses to a walk, turn them to the center of the ring and stop," Max instructed. He then began to tell the group of four (Lisa, Carol, Stevie, and Ruthie) the course they would be jumping, "Take the red outside line to the rainbow jump, then the roll top, the other outside line, the orange diagonal, and finally a half moon from the black jump to the red and purple over here. Don't forget opening and closing circles!" After the last of theses instructions, Max sat down on the bench closest to the fence of the ring to watch.
The girls took a minute to process all of the information that had just been aimed at them and went over the course in their head.
"I'll go first!" Carol volunteered. She picked up a trot to begin her opening circle. The other girls moved to the other side of the ring as they watched Carol move swiftly and gracefully through the course. Carol patted Starlight for a job well done and then walked back into line with the other girls and awaited Max's commentary.
"Well done, Carol, but make sure you keep your hands even in the two-point position to keep from jerking Starlight in the mouth. So, keeping that in mind, who's next?" Max asked.
This time, Stevie stepped forward. Like Carol, she started at a trot to begin her opening circle and then picked up a canter. However, when she got to the half moon, she slowed down to a trot. She then completed the half moon and made a closing circle.
Max walked over and inquired, "Why did you slow to a trot to do the half moon?"
"I just have some sort of mental block when it comes to half moons, but by slowing down I was able to do it," Stevie replied.
"Okay, but try it at a canter next time. Other wise it was good, but you have to make sure belle is on the correct lead.
Stevie nodded and Lisa stepped forward. She began the course and did quite well, except she allowed Prancer to speed up and that caused him to take off from greater distances than she had anticipated.
Lisa was disappointed in herself for letting him do this and looked rather ashamed. "Oops," Lisa said meekly. "Sorry Prancer."
"Lisa, I expect by your expression that you realize what you did," Max said with a note of disappointment. Lisa nodded and joined the rest of the girls. "Las but not least, Ms. Ruthie Camden," Max exclaimed.
Ruthie began her opening circle and turned towards the first jump. "Just take it one jump at a time," she thought to herself. Patch soared over the first two jumps and Ruthie began to feel pretty confident. Patch went over the rainbow jump with no problem. She did a simple lead change before heading to the roll top.
That's when disaster struck. Someone opened the door to the indoor ring, and then after seeing poe0pole inside, slammed it shut, just as Ruthie began to go into her two-point. Patch spooked and Ruthie, being unbalanced, flew off him and onto the ground.
The last thing she rememebered before the world went black was someone screaming for an ambulance.
A/N: LOOK A CLIFFHANGER! Lol muahahahahahaha sooo evil rnt I! Just too bad I'm gonna post chapter 6 in a few mins. So it wont be too long of a cliffhanger... oh well... still I think you should review in the few mins. It takes me to type and add the new chapter! Have fun!