Reunion's aside (Cc)(OPEN)

[Sammy]

THE FAMILY REUNION
RULER'S SECRET, RULES OF PASSION, HEART OF STONE, and INSOLENCE
Trainers Mason Connelly and Garrett Hently
Jockey's Lawrence Kaine and Terri Lane

It was around lunch time when Mason and Garrett decided they would take out two home bred horses to enjoy and relax a few. It was not going to be a pleasant evening Mason had been keen on training while Garrett being lazy as usual. Mason managed to get Garrett off his high horse and they decided to head to the stables where Mason grabbed a lead rope as did Garrett when they walked out Mason turned to Garrett with a broad smile. "Alright here's the deal you are going to grab Rula and I am gonna grab Ru, I am pretty sure Lawrence and Terri want in on this too so grab them while your at it." Mason said before walking over to the stud barn where he approached the stall of Ruler's Secret who poked his head out of the stall and greeted Mason with a calm and gentle touch.

Ruler's Secret didn't show any of the aggressive traits his two full sisters had and Mason called it luck others called it strange. He was certainly then made a daddy's boy with only looking like his dam. Ruler's Secret was the oldest of the Passionate Ruler and Heart of Stone legacy and while ending his career as a Grade five due to the same injury reoccurring he was retired. Like Passion Heart, he took the liking of the turf track pretty well but here at Nature Blues it was very different in the paddocks and pastures the trainers liked to work with the horses straight on. He pulled out the stallion and walked him over to the pasture doors waiting for the others to get here.

Soon to follow abroad was Garrett holding Rules of Passion in order behind him. The dark bay mare was not putting up with such a clumsy trainer and snagged the rope out of his hands before trotting over to Terri who grabbed the rope and held on. Rules of Passion was like her sister Passion in many shapes and forms aggressive, slick, full of promise, and a natural fighter. However, her stacked height of 17 hands was quite surprising for this line alone. She was the youngest of the full siblings and she demanded the attention earned here. Rula caught the scent of her elder brother and reared up to the sight of him. However, she drastically decided to play nice bobbing her head at the thought.

"Okay Mason please tell us why you dragged us here? And are you crazy Rula out in the pasture with another horse let alone her brother?" Terri said rubbing Rula's nose before hearing an whinny and an angry scream from inside the pasture. It was the mother herself pounded her hooves into the ground with a young black foal standing right beside her. Insolence was the new addition to the Heart of Stone family bloodline and while their was another Excalibur's Stone was off training along the tracks while the others were here. Ruler's Secret kept his ears and glance forward at his mother while Rula tracted her muscles and moved her head down and towards her not liking this one bit.

"I rather they all be in one place to get a refreshing start. I doubt that Rula or Ru here will cross their mother so please let us remind them that they are horses and should occasionally run free from time to time. See how things play out." Mason said holding Ruler's Secret by the bridle now as he then pat him on the side while the stallion ignored his little sister behind him and kept his focus towards the raging mare on the inside of the fence.

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Passion Heart  

Trainer: Steve Wilson 

Jockey: Andrew Martin 

Andrew and Steve pulled up to Natures Blue Stables with a gunmetal-gray horse trailer in the height of the afternoon. Andrew stretched his small body out as he hopped out of Steve's black Chevy Silverado and paused for a moment to hear the impatient movement of Ally's feet in the trailer. He caught a glance of the ebony mare's coat, light played across her features as it shined through the trailer.  

She squealed from inside the trailer and he could again hear the impatient shuffling and pawing of her feet.  

"And begins the battle." Steve smiled at Andrew and opened up the trailer to reveal Ally's coal black rear end. She whipped her head to the side so she could properly glare at them with her dark, chocolate eyes. The look sent painful shivers down Andrew's back, her eyes gave away so much about her, although cold, he could see how brightly they shined with passion, the desire to obliterate whomever dared to cross her. It was something he really did admire about her. However, she did also look like she wanted to murder someone, he'd seen this look form her quite a lot as of late and he knew today was going to be like pulling teeth to get Ally ready, but he'd also seen it right before she ran like the champion she was.  

"Hey pretty girl." Steve said quietly to her and she pinned her ears flat against her skull at him as soon as the word pretty left his mouth. 

"I don't think she likes being called pretty," Andrew joked and Steve rolled his eyes. He cautiously walked into the trailer that held the malevolent ebony mare, after all with the current state of mind she was in he was likely putting himself in some pretty serious danger. Andrew watched as Steve cooed to the mare and carefully began to back her out of the trailer, which was a much more challenging task than it really should have been, but then again this was Ally. She hated backing up, half of the time she refused to do it period and attempted to run you straight over; which wasn't exactly a good thing as it showed submission and Ally still thought she was the top dog no matter where she went. So they pushed and prodded at her until she was safely off the trailer and she took a moment to look around with her nostrils flared and ears perked with interest. She seemed to be taking everything in. It was likely she recognized the place she basically grew up at.  

She'd been bubbled wrapped to perfection, she had a rather big race coming up and it wouldn't exactly be ideal for her to injure herself in the time leading up to it. Then again, it wan't the smartest to transport a horse all over the place before a big race either but Tanner had insisted that they accepted Nature Blues offer for a family reunion between the Heart Of Stone Dynasty. 'Perhaps it would inspire Ally' is what he said.  They quickly removed her blanket and wraps around her legs, revealing a beautiful black mare beneath. 

She squealed and began to lift her front feet off the ground, Andrew and Steve held onto her for dear life ash she tried to shake them off, attempting to stomp on their feet or clamp her mouth down on their arms. She tossed her head this way and that and every step they took was getting more difficult than the last. She tried to speed up and drag them with her. Standing at a strong 16.2 hands, she was just about unstoppable.  

"We probably look pretty ridiculous," Steve commented pushing Ally's teeth away from him and dodging a direct hit to his foot.  

"You think?" Andrew asked with his teeth clenched as they held on again when she attempted to rear back up, dragging the lead ropes through their hands inch by inch and burning their skin. Ally's eyes lulled wildly, her tongue stuck out from the left side of her mouth with her lips drawn out narrowly. She kicked her hind end up into the air and then leaped a solid three feet into the air.  

"Remind me to kill Tanner when we get back," Steve commented running a hand along Ally's neck in a feeble attempt to calm the mare. 

"Funny of you to say so, as you're not the one who's going to be getting launched from her this afternoon." Andrew growled and they came around the corner to see two men who Steve vaguely recognized as some of the trainers for Natures Blue.  

"Lovely day isn't it? Allow me to introduce myself, I'm the head trainer at Grayson Meadows, Steve Wilson. You may recognize the pipsqueak next to me as you've likely seen him out on the track, but that's Andrew Martin. I would shake you're hand but-" Ally pressed forward and threw her head before lifting her feet off the ground ounce more. "Our hands are kind of full."  

He ran his eyes across their current situation, neither of them seemed to have nearly as much to handle. He recognized the tall, and dashing Rules Of Passion. The black stallion next to her must have been Ruler's Secret. However behind them he saw the raging dark mare with the foal inside the fence and Ally's extreme attitude made quite a bit more sense.  

"Well, I guess we know where she got her lovely personality from," Steve smirked and Ally seemed to be rather intrigued by her family members around her. Rather she seemed to be sizing everyone up but still glaring at them all at the same time. 

[Sammy]

THE FAMILY REUNION
RULER'S SECRET, RULES OF PASSION, HEART OF STONE, and INSOLENCE
Trainers Mason Connelly and Garrett Hently
Jockey's Lawrence Kaine and Terri Lane

It was going to be a long day but it would be well worth it. Mason patted Ru who was calm standing next to him the stallion would produce excellent turf runners in fact his first foal would hit the juvenile tracks in Y17. Mason waited to open the fence doors before releasing the stallion and mare to release into the paddock. When the other three came from behind he tied the lead rope to the fence to hold Ruler's Secret there while he glanced at Rules of Passion who dared him to touch her with a glare of denial. Rula grew irritated with the humans who were around her and reared up slightly raising her head to not let anyone touch her muzzle.

"Stop being such a drama queen Rula he's just making sure your in good shape before running into the paddock." Terri said holding the rope tightly to get a good grip on the mare. Rules of Passion had a stacked height of 17 hands, she was also slim in figure with a strong shoulder muscles which was good on the track. She roared at her brother but soon came to stance when her mother peered around the stallion with a much more nastier complex than herself. Heart of Stone pinned her ears and who better to put them in line is their own mother. Mason looked to Heart of Stone and the foal Insolence and handed oats to them to calm them. "We are waiting, called the folks over at Grayson Meadows they are bringing the big name over." Mason said walking Rules of Passion to get her relaxed in a small way.

"I miss Passion she was such an amazing ride very nasty temper though. Glad they were able to reach her full potential." Terri said towards the horse she used to ride before Rula. Lawrence soon approached to pet Ru, the black stallion nudged him as if he had recognized the jockey. Ru held himself proudly standing tall at a 16.2 hands high he flicked his tail towards his sister looking back with a 'what are you doing' like glance at her before he was soon spooked by the approach of the middle sister of the full siblings. Ruler's Secret knew the personality of Passion Heart quite well, they grew up side to side here. Rules of Passion soon pinned her ears bobbing her head trying to bite the rope leading her.

Mason smiled towards the staff of Grayson Meadows and laughed slightly. "It's alright I understand, I'm the lead trainer here Mason Connelly this is Garrett Hently and the two over there are Terri Lane and Lawrence Kaine. Terri used to ride Ally now she rides Rula." Mason said before handing Rula back over to Terri who went with her honorably. Mason soon walked up to Ally slowly holding out his hand wearing his gloves and gave her some oats risking a few bites. Mason also looked at the others and shrugged his shoulders. "Ally shares most with Esther the most, Rula may be aggressive but I never seen a temperament like the ones Esther and Ally have. However, Rula is very difficult to work with." Mason said before he soon untied the rope to Ruler's Secret and backed him up and faced him towards Ally.

Garrett then hopped over the fence to make sure Esther would not escape from the open gate as Mason soon opened the fence and released Ru first who soon took off to get away from the woman he would encounter here. Soon Rula was set to go in but the mare wouldn't budge giving a competitive threatening glare at her sister before Mason gave her a small pat on the butt to spook her into running into the paddock. "Go on you beast." He said before backing up to let the staff of Grayson Meadows follow. "We never really had them all in one paddock before if things do get out of hand we will remove Esther and little Sola there." Mason suggested with a smile before the other Nature Blue staff stood next to him.

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Ally returned Rula's glare with full force, her dark eyes were practically burning holes through her.
Ally didn't particularity like others who thought they were the alpha's over her, of course anywhere she went she thought she was the queen and she certainly acted like it. It would be interesting to see what she would do when she butted heads with her mother. 

"Nice to meet you guys," Steve said and Andrew nodded with agreement as he quickly moved his arm out of the way of Ally's teeth. She perked her ears at Mason as he approached her and her ears seemed to slowly begin to fall back to her head; however, she caught the scent of the oats and they immediately flicked back up at the sight of the food in Mason's hand. She paused for a moment and seemed to size Mason up and after a short while she gave in and lapped up the oats, running her teeth across his palm a few times.  

Andrew took a moment to admire Rula, her short back and strong shoulders pointed strongly to her affinity with the sprints. She really was quite the regal animal to look at and would likely give the sprinters a real run for their money this season. He expected she may be the one to rival her stablemate and one of Grayson Meadows' leases Dry Your Tears.  

"Well, looking at who she's related to it's not much of a surprise." Andrew said, pushing Ally's head aside again. She looked rather offended at the action and threw her head only to be defeated by Andrew and Steve's strong holds on her lead ropes.  

She quit her little outburst and focused her chocolate colored eyes on her older brother. She seemed to be thinking of what way was best to make him feel inferior and gave up and went back to pushing Steve and Andrew around to the best of her ability. She could tell they were starting to weaken and she wasted no time in attempting to push them off of her. As soon as Rula was out they gladly walked her forward to the gate, Ally tried her best to throw them off and stomp on their feet but the two knew her well enough to know where they could place their feet. Taking her halter off and getting out of there unscathed was yet another battle, Andrew distracted her while Steve worked quickly and soon it was off. She stood there for a few moments, glaring at everyone and then as soon as she realized that she was free she dug her heels into the ground and took off; kicking her heels into the air and covering massive amounts of ground as she sprinted after the rest of her family. She nearly leaped over her mothers rear end and was met with a threatening kick. She relished in her strength, and she was more than happy to stretch her legs out after being stuck in that trailer.   

"Ally tends to be a bit more controlled when no one is holding her or on her back but I suppose you never know," Andrew said watching her run alongside her brother. Her ears were perked with glee and her eyes seemed to shine with excitement.  

"So little Sola is by Aces Diamond Rio correct? You should have a nice mix there, pretty level headed little filly there. She'll be quite a runner too." Steve commented on Sola.