Effie Phoenix
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Saddle Polisher
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Post by Effie Phoenix on Aug 11, 2018 16:10:05 GMT
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confessions & life lessons
we ride. ♫ we just ride.
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Effie Phoenix
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Saddle Polisher
Posts: 145
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Post by Effie Phoenix on Aug 16, 2018 17:57:05 GMT
PHOENIX HILL FARM PHOTO ALBUM
confessions & life lessons
listening _____________________.
lana del rey - born to die
16.08.18
you and i,
though she be but little she is fierce. that is how allie's boss described the little bay mare and allie believed it. elessandra was the picture perfect pony, sweet-looking and an easy straight forward ride. though she fooled many. the mare would take a chunk out of your arm if she had the opportunity to. sweet-looking but sour too and with an attitude of a spoilt teen. elessandra had a soft spot for allie though, this being the reason why allie was allocated her in the first place because no one else could get near enough to do anything with her. it was the day of a competition and allie's teeth chattered loudly adrenaline releasing itself through her tight jerking jaw. "quit it," her boss callum had hissed winking at her. "... you'll do great just ride her the same as you'd ride her at home." but allie wasn't convinced the mare would behave at all. she'd come into season as soon as she walked off the trailer and found herself around a whole new bunch of horses including other stallions. there was squealing and crow hopping whilst during the time it took for allie to tack her up and lead her to the warm up. callum was unphased by elessandra's performance. he'd owned the mare from a foal and she'd always been the same. so was the dam.
it was allie's turn in the ring and she shook from head to toe. elessandra perked up once she heard the dressage bell ring; her ears pricked and toes flicking as she floated down the centre line.she had done it a million times with allie before but allie's nerves failed to lessen regardless of how many times they competed. the mare was behaved impeccably and they finished their test with not a problem at all. allie heartily slapped the mare's neck and grinned at her boss who stood waiting outside the dressage arena. "told ya so." he grinned and allie rolled her eyes.
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Effie Phoenix
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Saddle Polisher
Posts: 145
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Main Stable: Phoenix Hill Farm
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Post by Effie Phoenix on Aug 22, 2018 17:06:02 GMT
PHOENIX HILL FARM PHOTO ALBUM
confessions & life lessons
billie eilish - ocean eyes
22.08.18staring into those ocean eyes,nestling in a small coastal town in cornwall sits a homely farm which houses both equine and human. a farm loved and cherished by effie phoenix and her husband callum. effie had inherited the farm from her grandpa seven years ago, he'd changed the ownership to her suddenly when he realised he had a serious oncoming debt due to his bad habits. he knew of course that seven years later the farm would officially become effie's. she'd always lived a horsey-lifestyle. her grandparents had raised her on the farm and she'd had a good life, sheltered maybe but her husband callum had swept her off of her feet. they'd met two years before the farm was put into her name and they'd travelled the world together. effie's eyes were opened, there was a world outside of the farm and freedom too and she found herself caught in a predicament. stay here at the farm or travel the world. her grandpa had admittedly pulled on her heart strings and convinced her to stay but she was grateful. she had a successful competition yard which was popular in her small town. she had a couple of pupils she was teaching, she always took on a couple of youngsters over the age of seventeen over the summer to exercise the horses and expand their riding skills. she enjoyed it. she missed her youth and felt a heart-aching nostalgia. effie had never settled for a thing in her life but callum was a constant. they argued sure, but at the end of the day when she settled onto the sofa with a glass of rosé at night, he always held her and they talked until they were too exhausted to talk any more. callum shared effie's dreams when it came to their farm. he'd grown up on a farm a couple of miles from her and they'd met one afternoon after callum delivered effie some hay for the winter and that's where it all began.
 "uh- get off!" she yelled, trying to hide a smile. effie was curled up in the duvet at 5:30am on a monday morning whilst callum had hold of her ankle whilst trying to prise her out of bed."- get up i have a surprise for you!" he laughed as she shot up in bed and stared at him, excitement lighting up her whole face. he nodded and pressed a finger to his lips as he watched her pull a shirt over her head and shove on a pair of black jodhpurs. she pulled her mousy, brown hair up into a messy bun and stared at him expectantly. he nodded, ran a hand through her hair and strode down the stairs. "i hope it's a puppy, let it be a puppy," she muttered as she bumbled down the stairs behind him. she followed him through the front door, slamming the door and rubbing at her eyes with her fists. "there." callum pointed towards the field furthest from the house.
effie squinted, shading her eyes from the morning sun which kissed her freckles gently. effie's eyes widened and she slapped callum's arms gasping. "oh my god, you got me a horse.""happy 9th anniversary babe." |
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Effie Phoenix
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Post by Effie Phoenix on Aug 25, 2018 15:13:28 GMT
PHOENIX HILL FARM PHOTO ALBUM confessions & life lessons
my love, my life - mamma mia! here we go again
25.08.18 all I love so dearly,
funny little mare, callum had named her. floss was shipped from ireland to england four months ago and the mare has struggled to adapt to her new surroundings. she'd lived as a connemara on the moors and was more or less feral and frightened when she arrived. in herd dynamics she was very low in the order of things and struggled to live happily with the herd and therefore was up for private rehoming. effie found her on the horsemart website online and had gasped. "oh but callum look, she is just beautiful. a dun connemara, i love her." she'd blushed and callum had peeked over her shoulder and nodded. she'd contacted the owners that night and shipping was arranged within a couple of days. once she'd arrived the mare was skittish and trembling, callum had turned her out into a small paddock to settle into her new environment initially alone but the mare didn't settle and effie suggested putting their welsh pony elessandra into the paddock with her. the two took to each other well and are still pastured together now. she's become more confident with regular handling.
floss is now under allie's care. allie is a groom in training at phoenix hill farm and had taken to the connemara from the word go. she'd pulled up in her car, spotted floss from across the car park and clapped her hands together. effie had watched her and shook her head laughing. allie always fell for any horse or pony she came across so of course floss was became one of her favourites. floss comes into the stable at night along with elessandra, they are stabled next to each other and floss seems to have settled into the routine. she's turned out into the paddock in the morning and brought in once during the day for some regular handling without elessandra there to help her become more independent. these times are slightly stressful for the connemara but she is learning to trust and cope without her companion as a safety net. allie has bitted the young mare ready to break when she's ready and settled enough to do so but there is no rush. each day is taken as it comes and everything goes at floss' pace as it does with every horse at phoenix hill farm.  |
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