Dark Sparrow Y16 WorkoutSince Hailey only had one horse to ride in the races, and Bradley had four, the responsibility of riding Dark Sparrow fell to her. Not that she minded. Riding more than one horse would be good for her, allow her to get used to riding other horses. And it would be a good thing to have a break from riding Ransom. If only that horse wasn't so particular about who rode him. Regardless, she now had a new horse to ride.
Scotia had decided to lease two horses from OVS, as a favor to the owner, who'd be away for a while. At least Scotia wasn't buying any more horses, they'd agreed. Sure, it was nice that the stable was filling up, but they only had five horses who'd be earning money, and a bunch of other horses that were either too young to race, or were retired. They didn't say that to her face though, mostly because they liked their jobs and respected her too much. So Hailey led the filly to the turf track, mounting up before the horse stepped onto the track. The filly danced in place as Hailey got settled in the saddle. Smiling, she urged the horse forward, trotting before urging the horse into a canter. Once the filly was warmed up enough, she asked the filly for a gallop. The filly exploded forward at the signal and Hailey had to ease her back. No use in letting the horse run out of gas early. Though it was a short gallop, only 7 furlongs, there was no need to let her go all out right away. It would be better to work up her stamina. She wasn’t a quick starter, but Hailey preferred it that way. Better than Ransom, who preferred to charge out of the gate like his tail was on fire. And Sparrow seemed to be a good listener. The pair galloped along the track, the horse's hoofbeats and breathing the only sound in the silent morning. To the rider, it was the best sound in the world. She let the reins out a bit and the filly picked up speed.
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