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Presence and Charisma

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M'O Abbington Boy at SDS Race Meeting.

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His presence and charisma was unignorable as the big dark colt made his way into the mounting ring. He carried himself with the air of his parents - the fierce and fiery Poltergeist and Alexandra Silk - yet there was something more to it than that. He turned a nose to the crowd that had gathered around to see their bets and judge whether they'd made the right choice, and watch them calmly. He was here for business, and he wasn't going to let a few noisy enthusiasts throw him off. In truth, Abbington Boy had proved himself to be much more than the progeny of two notoriously bad mannered champions. Ever since he'd had a few races and runs on the track his temperament had been something to marvel at. He was polite, well mannered, but nonetheless an athlete. He was still a monster, still the boss, and he pushed and shoved at the other horses during runs. He still had a remorseless grinding speed where he picked off competitors even when they in turn fourght back. He was however, just a much more chilled out monster.

A man in a beige suit pointed a panphlet at Boyo, muttering something to his counterpart in blue. A member's badge swung from his breast pocket, and as Rian was legged up onto his ride he wondered which horse he owned that was walking around the mounting yard with them. Obviously Boyo was at least worth a mention, worth concern. Other jockeys cast a glance over their shoulder at the seal face and the wide intelligent eye.

Rian shook hands with another jockey, an old friend, and kicked Boyo into a canter on the track. The three year old dropped his head low and Rian felt his back rise in a proper straight line. Anna had worked wonders training him, and now that he had correct carriage his airways were completely unobstructed so he could breath all the better, and pump more blood to his legs to make him run just that much faster. He didn't pull as much as he used to as they cantered to the starting gate - the eagerness remained, but his energy wasn't wasted on pulling the bit. How had Anna fixed this? A 80c cord, thin as a shoelace, tied across his nose and through the bit. When he pulled, the cord applied pressure to his nostrils. The result? Almost complete eradication of rude tugging.

As they settled in the barrier - they were one of the first to line up - Rian gathered his reins with black mane above his shoulder, sitting nice and straight in the saddle. A barrier member, sitting on the stall bar between them and another, reached across to ruffle Boyo's mane. The colt turned his head to look over at the competition, and Rian grinned. Now that he'd taken a good look at those he'd be running against, there was no way he was going to go down easy. He'd pull out every single stop he had to get to the line.
"Alright mate we all in?" yelled one of them as the doors shut behind a spindly chestnut colt.
"Yeah mate! We're good!" called another crew member, and the jockeys suddenly got quiet.
The doors slid aside and Abbington Boy dropped low and lunged forward, kicking off in a beautiful start. The horse beside him jumped off balance and landed sideways a little bit, running in an imperfect line and bumping into Abbington. Ears flattened and the colt pushed back, and Rian hissed as he hoped the stewards hadn't seen that and the protest siren wouldn't go off. They approached the first turn and the group settled, Abbington in a lovely trailing position covered by two others on his outside. A rocky start, but Abbington had recovered, and Rian settled in a beautifully balanced straight line, peering through the dark ears at the dirt track stretching around in a curve before them.

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This is amazing, the detail is perfect!