"Im heading out with Lockhart!" shouted Kei down the isle to towards Josephine and Madelynn who was cleaning stalls. Kei had been allowed to skip the mocking today to work with Lockhart one week before the Olympics.
"Okay!" responded the two girls from each stall, not even bothering to look out to meet Kei. "Some are lucky!" exclaimed Madelynn jokingly from within her stall and Kei laughed as she unhooked Lockhart from the preparing stall and led him out to the courtyard.

"Heading out?" Danny was walking out from the mares stable with his wheelbarrow and pitchfork which was empty.
"Yeah. We are going to head out on a hike. Get a free day from the arena." she said as she pulled down the stirrups. "Are you done in the mare stable?" she asked surprised.
"Oh, yeah. When I and Damien is on a roll... it goes fast!" Danny laughed as he disapeared towards the place all stable equiptment was held, there among the wheelbarrows.
Kei mounted and Lockhart started walking, eager to get out since he quite understood they were heading out in the nature today. He enjoyed those days extremely.

As they trotted down on a field Kei worked Lockhart into shape. Even though it was a ordinary hike, she didn't let him relax too much. He still needed to work his muscles to keep them in shape. Lockhart didn't mind though. Kei was a easy rider to carry and he knew she would soon let him eat grass as they walked down the field.
They soon walked down a little hillside and ended up on a gravelroad and Lockhart looked curiously around him as he stepped down on the road. His hooves clopped against the gravel and the stomped road as he walked on it.
"Your such a good boy, did you know that?" Kei patted him on his shoulder as she corrected her helmet slightly. Lockhart walked with his head high with loose reins slapping his nack from side to side as he moved down the road in a extended walk.

They found a couple of logs in a nearby field and they jumped them several times and Lockhart was having a blast. It was so fun to jump over natural obstacles with no fences cornering him. He had all the room he needed or at least as much room as his tiny rider allowed him to have. Kei encouraged Lockhart every time he jumped and landed with a quick pat and when they finally jumped over the log for the last time, she patted him with both hands. Lockhart took the chance when he felt the reins fall and he dove down to the ground and snatched a huge bunch of fresh grass and chewed it eagerly as he snorted and shook his head up and down like a yes-man.


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Training Picture
Starting number: 021
Nation: Sweden
Horse: RD's Lockhart Van Gogh
Rider/ Handler: Kei Long
Breed: Swedish Warmblood
Gender: Stallion
Age: 18 years old
Stable: Rosendal Stables
Show: HARPG Olympics

Inspection pic: [link]
Bonus Pics: [link] [link]
Show Pic: [link]

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Ever wondered how it would be like to ride Lockhart? Well, now you quite know, kind of xD This is what Kei is seeing nearly daily... the neck of Lockhart XD Enjoy the view and ride

I am so glad I decided to draw this angle. I love it
And I recorded while I drew this, so you will all see how this was created in a upcomming speed painting video at youtube.

The Speed Painting: [link]
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Tools & Info
Refference: screenshot Youtube
Estimated time: About 2 hours,
Tools: Wacom Intuos4 tablet & Photoshop CS5
Layers: About 25 layers
Background: Mine
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