Analee came back from the direction she had gone a moment ago, leading black stallion with a star of his forehead, and three white socks. His exercise racing saddle was on-the saddle Anna had been holding earlier when she was watching the birth of Fireheart.
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The black stallion snorted at the new colt, and pulled against Anna's grip to see him. Being nine, Dusky was still a little rambuncious, but still have a few races under his girth.
"What's the name of the little one?" Dusky asked the other horses, resisting all of the tugging that Anna was doing to try and get his attention.
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Anna shook her head, finally giving up for the moment.
"Sometimes I don't get you, Dusky. One day all the most interesting things are happening and you're ignoring it, the next you're totalling in to the latest excitement," she mumbled...

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Fireheart did a little jump, then not quite able to land right he fell to the ground. He gave his legs a nasty look, then got back to his feet. "My name's Fireheart." he said, trying to make himself sound grown up by answering the new horse himself.

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Dusky nodded.
"Fireheart... good name. I'm Dusk Gardian, but call me Dusky," he said, before finally letting himself be led away by Anna...

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"Bye!" Fireheart called after the leaving horse. He yawned, and made his way over to his mother. He plopped down beside her and layed his head on the straw bedding.
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Karah sighed, "I guess Fireheart and his mother need some rest." she said, "Well, I'll see you all tomorrow." she grabbed her backpack from on a near stool and made her way to the barn door. When she got there she paused. "Good night Fireheart!" she called down the aisle. Then she disappeared into the darkening night.
She found her bike them rode off towards her home. After twenty minutes of riding she saw the old farm house, the outside lights were on to welcome her. As she parked her bike her mother came out the front door.
"Hello, sweety! You missed dinner so I put your food in the fridge." She said, wiping her hands on her apron.
"Thanks, Mom." she said, then entered the house and went up to the loft where her room was. She dropped her backpack on the floor and dropped onto her low bed. The walls and cieling were covered with race horse arcticles from the newspapers. And on her nightstand was her favorite one, an arcticle on Man O'War.
She smiled when she thought of her colt's sire. She was very lucky she was allowed to breed him with her mare Gentleheart. All it took was making some very very good friends with his owners, the Riddles, and a little sweet talk and it was a deal...
Her thoughts drifted off when the long day of work took it's toll, she quickly fell asleep.

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Anna rode Dusky a few times around the track before the sun began to set. Then she quickly groomed him and put him out to pasture for the night.

Eventually she found herself waiting fro her adoption mom-again. Discouraged, she went into the barn to look at the new colt, Fireheart, while everyone was on their way home or at home. She came up to the stall door.
"Aww. You're such a cute little guy!"

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Fireheart opened one eye. He had been taking a nap when Dusky's human came in. He closed his eye again and let out a contented sigh.

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Anna smiled-something that was rare-and sighed as well. She heard a car horn outside, and realized it was her mom. Before she went through the barn door, she turned to look at all the horses, then left...

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The next morning Karah's alarm clock went off with a loud buzz, she looked at the time. "5:30? Why did I set my alarm that early?" she grumbled. Then with a start she remembered; Fireheart. She wanted to check on him.
She jumped out of bed and pulled on her jeans then donned her old, dirty barn shirt. She ran down the stairs and grabbed the toast her mom made for her then ran out the door. She grabbed her bike and peddled down the road.

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Jenny woke up and yawn. She had 11 horses to work with to day. She got in her car and drove down to the barn, wondering if one of the grooms had her first horse ready. That was the one thing she hate about being an exersize rider, very light personal time with a horses.

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Claire Got out of bed, great, she thought, why couldn't I have slept longer. She went downstairs ate her breakfast and got ready to go, she put her new riding boots on and took a packet of polo's.
"Aldieb will get fat if you keep treating him like that" said her mum in a concerned voice.
"don't worry there not ALL for him" Claire replied.
"is that right?" she lifted one eyebrow.
"yeah" Claire piped up "there for the new foal"
"okay, you've convinced me" she sighed "don't be back late and don't forget your packed lunch" she shouted as Claire ran for the door, she grabbed her lunch and was gone.

She grabbed a lift with her dad as he went to work, an accountant, just great, a boring dad, she thought, at least I can get lifts from him though, she smiled to herself.

She jumped out the car and ran to Aldieb who was layed half asleep in her box, "what are you like, mums right, I need to exercise you more. No polo's for you today"
Aldieb did a strange noise like a grunt and hefted herself up and walked over to great Claire, she patted her lovingly and couldn't help but give her one polo after the way she looked at her.

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Aldieb took the polo gently and nickered, thanks. "God I'm not that fat" she sighed "okay maybe I do need more exercise and less treats if I'm to get in shape for the up coming races" she said to herself.
She stared longingly at the field and Claire finally got the message and led her over to the pastures. She then ran of somewhere to another box.

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Claire peeked over the box door and there, was the cutest foal ever. Fireheart. She sighed a sigh of wishfulness, and wished he was hers, wow, she thought, beautiful.

Anna woke up to her alarm clock. She quickly dressed in riding breeches, a blue tank top, and stuck her messy blonde hair into a ponytail.
Running into the kitchen, she ate breakfast with her adoption brother and two sisters. When breakfast was done, her mother took the four kids to the stable where they dispersed to do various chores. Anna's brother cleaned the stable, and her two sisters were grooms.

Anna made her way over to the pasture she had left Dusky in for the night. She took him to the cross ties to groom him. The only reason a groomer was doing it, was not only because Anna was Dusky's rider, but his owner let her take care of Dusky...

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Karah made it to the barn. She parked her bike then quietly, as not to isturb the foal, made her way over to Gentleheart's stall. The foal was standing in a ray of light, coming from the open half door. He stood tall and proud and held his head high. His reddish brown coat was glossy looking, and his mane and tail were being pushed arond by the wind.
Karah gasped, he looked just like his father....
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Fireheart turned to look at where the strange sound came from, he curiously looked at his human. How can two leggeds make such odd noises? He asked himself. He looked back out of the stall door into a small pen where other little horses grazed next to their mothers.

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