I walk into my dorm and sprawl over my bed. I sigh happily. Tabitha jumps on the bed and curls up next to me, before she starts purring.
Scarlett and Abby walk through the door moments later, causing Tabitha to run under the bed.

"You will not believe what just happened!" Scarlett squealed. She laid down on the bed next to me and giggled.

Abby sits down next to me, a grin plastered on her face. I sit up and stare at them for a while waiting for them to tell me what happened, but we just sit there.

"So... are you guys going to tell me what happened?" I ask, waiting for an answer.

"Alex came up to me!" Abby squeals. "And we talked for like five minutes!"

"Will was talking to me to!" Scarlett squeals. "They asked us both if we wanted to go do something later!It was so romantic." She sighs.

"Well looks like we all had a romantic day today." I sigh.

"Oh yeah, how was your date?" Abby asks.

"I wouldn't call it a date," I say. "But is was fun. We both rode Blue and then did some cross country jumps."

"Oh my gosh that sounds like so much fun!" Scarlett says excitedly.

"So did Alex and Will ask you guys out?" I ask them, changing the subject.

"Not exactly..." Abby says. "They just we're talking about what good riders we were and agreed we should go on a Hack together."

I smile. "That's just them secretly asking you out." I say happily. "They totally like you guys."

Scarlett sighs. "I hope so."

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I walk out of my dorm helmet in hand. I walk over to dreamers stall, and take him out, getting him ready for the lesson. I quickly grab his tack, before I start to brush him down. I pick all his hoofs, and pick up his bridal.
I see Derek walk up to me from the corner of my eye.

"You won't be needing that." He says.

I give him a confused look. "Huh?"

"Just put on some jumping boots and then let's get going." He says sternly.

I obey, and pull out some of my Jumping boots. I put them on, and Dreamer barley flinches at the sound of the Velcro. He's used to it by now. I put the other three on the rest of his legs before I stand up, meeting eyes with Derek. Just then I notice the lunge line in his hands.

"Put it on." He says, and I listen, clipping it onto Dreamer.

We start to walk off towards the arena not a word between us.One we reach there, he opens the gate and we walk in.

"Based on your last lessons, we will be lunging." He explains. "But in the morning I would like you to put on all his tack, so that he doesn't get used to no having no tack on him."

I nod my head, agreeing with him silently.
We walk to the middle of the arena, and I stand there waiting for Dereks  instructions.

"Now I just want you to walk around the arena with him, practicing walking a halting." Derek instructs.

"Okay." I reply.

I tell Dreamer to walk, and it takes a slight pull to get him to move, but he listens. Once we reach the end of the arena, I stop and tell him to halt. He takes two more steps before he figures out he's supposed to stop.

This goes on for about a lap, and I think he's starting to figure it out. It's taking him less and less time to figure out what he's supposed to do.

"Good!" Derek says. "Now lengthen the rope and do it again."

I give Dreamer more slack and we continue to walk and halt around the arena. After a bit, Derek tells me to give him more rope. Soon, Dreamer is walking and halting immediately, with no force needed, and on a long line too.

I look over at Derek and he looks pleased. "Let's try a trot."

I shorten the rope. "Trot." I tell him.

I start to jog, and he follows in a fast walk, before picking up a trot.

"Good boy!" I say happily to him.

He looks content, and has a great pace for a trot. We trot for a little longer, before I tell him to walk. He listens after a couple steps.
We continue to do walk trot, and he begins to switch easily with just voice commands, and little force.

"Good job." Derek says. "Now do trotting and halting."

I nod me head, and get Dreamer to pick up a trot. After a while, I tell him to halt. He's confused at first, and breaks into a walk. Soon he figures it out, and stops completely. We do this several times around the arena, and he starts to get the message. He starts to stop and trot immediately after he's told.

Derek claps his hands together smiling. " Amazing! Now let's do halt, walk and trot all together."

I ask Dreamer to trot, and then walk, but he halts instead. I make him walk, before getting him to trot again. When I ask for a walk again, he stops. I try again and then this time he gets the message. We do this over and over agin, before I switch the order around again. It only takes him the second try to figure out what to do. I switch up what I'm asking him again, and this time he does it the first try.

I pat him on the shoulder. "Good boy!"

We do this for a couple more laps before Derek walks up to me. "You can walk him out now, it's been an hour, so your lesson is over."

I smile at him and start to walk out Dreamer. He looks at me happily and enjoying himself, and suddenly I'm really glad I chose him...

Hey guys!

Kinda short chapter here, hope it was good though. I found it pretty fun to write.

Thanks for reading!