Well when I was bored today at work I decided to write instead. 
ops: bad I know but oh
well 
It was barely before dawn when Lindsay rolled out of bed wiping the
sleep out of her eyes. After a quick shower and some breakfast the owner of Clover Springs
Stables was out the door, and ready to start the day.
She headed off to the broodmare
barn first to check on Nationâs Pride and her new colt Five Second Delay. The mare was happy
to see her and bumped her in the arm awaiting her morning feed.
"Woah there now donât
be pushy. Sam will be around with your breakfast in a minute." She scratched the mare behind
the ears and smiled at the young foal by her side. She was hoping he would be as good as his
half-sisterâs Nationâs Colors and Valedictorian one day. âOnly one way to find out.â she
smiled.
She stopped briefly at a few more stalls before heading to the track. Shining,
Midnight Danger, Ladylove, Blue Light, Never High Enough all looked beautiful and had their
foals at their sides.
On the way out of the barn Lindsay touched the silver horseshoe
hanging above the door. There was one in every stable for good luck. Lindsay just had to do
it in honor of a certain series of fiction books, and it seemed to work spreading good luck
around the farm.
âWoah Vally, whoa,â shouted out Billy the
exercise rider for Valiant Soldier. He had his hands full of horse today. Valiant seemed to
have recovered from his stakes race and was chomping at the bit as he was being pulled
up.
âLooks a bit firey today huh Bill?â Lindsay asked. "Yeah, still has some turf left
under his shoes from last week⌠and the wind too." he laughed. He hopped off, and loosened
Valâs girth as he lead him to be cooled down after his nice work.
Lindsay made her
way to the rail to watch the horses currently working. There was the new comer Hocus Pocus
being lightly raced around the track. He was lead by veterans Highland Limits and Northern
Luck. Linds always found that two year olds gained a bit of experience racing with the
veterans.
Highland Grace, Void, and Sunset March were just beginning their warm-ups on
the outside of the track.
Charming Dance was being loaded into the starting gate along
with Affirmative and Secret Willow. They had already warmed up, and came surging out of the
gate. Affy took the early lead, but was quickly passed by the muscular filly and stallion.
Dance wanted to win. She just loves the dirt, like a hog to mud⌠or is that Void lolâŚ
anywaysâŚ
The filly seemed to be running without starin as her powerful legs and
hindquarters left the other two horses in the dust. She finished several lengths ahead of
Affy and Willow at the wire.
âGood job Priss.â she praised the beautiful filly. She
was known in the past for acting up, and had even bucked a bit after her second place finish
in her last stakes race. It was all good. "Iâd rather have a filly with spirit than a great
racer with no heart." she cooed to the filly before she was lead off for her own
cooldown.
âIâm off to watch the yearlings,â she yelled to Jon, "have to see how
theyâre doing today as well."
In the ring there was Gord working
one of Nationâs foals - National Post. Now he was a full brother to Nationâs Colors and
Lindsay couldnât wait to see him racing next year.
Post was being worked on a lunge
line in a circle. He had also been introduced to the saddle. His gaits looked smooth, and his
muscles were slowly becoming more defined and stronger everyday. Soon he would be ready to
run, and next year ready to race.
âHey hun,â Gord smiled while leading Post in tow.
âthis boy is sure looking good huh?â he asked. âAbsolutely.â she agreed.
She followed
them up to the stallion barn where she gave Gord a kiss goodbye and disappeared into the
coolness of the barn. She immediately spotted the familar bay head of a certain retired
steeplechaser.
âHey Wage,â she smiled, âhowâs my boy today?â The stallion lifted his
head and eagerly gobbled up the carrot Lindsay offered to him in her hand. She stroked his
mane lovingly and wished that one day he could once again stand at stud.
"Your foals
are doing well boy, maybe one day soon youâll be able to breed again." He shook his head in
reply as Lindsay walked by and on to the next stall.
She visited Rainbow Quest, one of
the best stallions around and leading sire in Canada at the moment. Secretariat bobbed his
head and huffed in contentment when his ears were scratched. Gimme A Shot whinnied a
greeting as she passed by, and Worth My While showed his quiet side by just reached out to
gently nuzzle her hand.
"Well, time to visit the office and work on finishing the
breeding papers, and plan out finances for the horses next races." she
thought.
Lindsay smiled as she walked down the flower lined path towards her office -
for everyday brought a new adventure.
~Lindsay