Aphrodite sat silently in her chair, on the porch of her palace on Mount Olympus. She gazed down over the edge and saw whispy clouds floating by. She sighed and leaned back against her seat. She knew she had one daughter, and she was training at Camp half-Blood right now. Aphrodite stood up from sitting and peered over the railing again. She zoomed in with her mind and found the camp, thousands of feet downwards. She spotted her daughter, Carly, and she was training hard. She decided to visit the camp. Aphrodite morphed into a 16 year old girl, with straight blonde hair and she was wearing jeans and a pink blouse. Her make-up was perfectly done, and she knew she looked beautiful. She always did. Aphrodite pictured the camp again in her mind, and before she knew it, she was standing on camp ground. She looked around for a little bit, but nothing really interested her. She didn't want to bother Carly, so she started walking around. She caught a glimpse of a low, stone building, and immediately she knew it was the stables. The camp had kept stables on campus to have horses and pegasi. Aphrodite had never ridden a pegasus, but she loved horses. She liked riding a lot, but hated the work she had to do to clean up. She just paid people with golden Drachmas and made them do it for her.
Aphrodite walked up to the stables and slid the wide doors open. Inside, it smelled airy and like pine shavings. She stepped in, and peered down the rows of four-legged animals. The horses were on the right side, and the pegasi were on the left. Aphrodite wasn't interested in riding a pegasus, so she decided to ride a horse. She looked down at herself and realized she couldn't ride in jeans and a blouse. So, she snapped her sleek fingers and she instantly had beige jodphurs on and a white button shirt. Under her arm, was a GPA riding helmet. She looked very formal, and when she was happy with the way she looked, she started walking down the isle. Aphrodite saw many beautiful horses, but the one that caught her eye, was a dark dappled grey mare named Luna. She immediately knew this was the horse she wanted to ride. Aphrodite picked up the halter hung outside Luna's stall door and unlatched the door. As she got inside, she stepped foward towards the mare and slipped the halter on. Aphrodite led the horse out of her stall and tied her to a post. Aphrodite knew she had to have equipment to ride in, so she snapped her fingers and a genuine leather saddle and bridle appeared. She knew how to tack up a horse, so that was no problem.
Aphrodite led Luna out of the stables, and stopped at a block of wood called a moutning block. It had three steps, so the rider coould easily get on a tall horse. Luna was very tall, as for a Warmblood, and Aphrodite was about 5'10". She climbed the stairs of the mounting block, and swung her leg over Luna's back. She slid herself onto her back and put her feet into the stirrups. Aphrodite needed a place to ride, so she rode Luna to the back of the stables to see what was there. She saw a huge arena that was grounded with sand and rubber. There were already plenty of jumps set up and everything. Aphrodite steered Luna into the large area and started to walk around. A few minutes later, Aphrodite squeezed her calves against the mare's side and clucked, asking for a trot. Luna knew the signal and immediately picked up her feet into a choppy, but very smooth, gait. Aphrodite took her over ground poles, and Luna was amazing! She asked for a canter later on, and Luna started a slow and steady gait. Aphrodite turned her right rein towards a straight pole jump, and Luna lifted her front legs and launched herself over the obstacle with ease. Aphrodite knew she was capable of doing more, so she took her over an oxer with no problems. She didn't know how hard the horses should be worked, so she stopped riding. She got off and started to lead her back to the stables.
Aphrodite walked up to the stables and slid the wide doors open. Inside, it smelled airy and like pine shavings. She stepped in, and peered down the rows of four-legged animals. The horses were on the right side, and the pegasi were on the left. Aphrodite wasn't interested in riding a pegasus, so she decided to ride a horse. She looked down at herself and realized she couldn't ride in jeans and a blouse. So, she snapped her sleek fingers and she instantly had beige jodphurs on and a white button shirt. Under her arm, was a GPA riding helmet. She looked very formal, and when she was happy with the way she looked, she started walking down the isle. Aphrodite saw many beautiful horses, but the one that caught her eye, was a dark dappled grey mare named Luna. She immediately knew this was the horse she wanted to ride. Aphrodite picked up the halter hung outside Luna's stall door and unlatched the door. As she got inside, she stepped foward towards the mare and slipped the halter on. Aphrodite led the horse out of her stall and tied her to a post. Aphrodite knew she had to have equipment to ride in, so she snapped her fingers and a genuine leather saddle and bridle appeared. She knew how to tack up a horse, so that was no problem.
Aphrodite led Luna out of the stables, and stopped at a block of wood called a moutning block. It had three steps, so the rider coould easily get on a tall horse. Luna was very tall, as for a Warmblood, and Aphrodite was about 5'10". She climbed the stairs of the mounting block, and swung her leg over Luna's back. She slid herself onto her back and put her feet into the stirrups. Aphrodite needed a place to ride, so she rode Luna to the back of the stables to see what was there. She saw a huge arena that was grounded with sand and rubber. There were already plenty of jumps set up and everything. Aphrodite steered Luna into the large area and started to walk around. A few minutes later, Aphrodite squeezed her calves against the mare's side and clucked, asking for a trot. Luna knew the signal and immediately picked up her feet into a choppy, but very smooth, gait. Aphrodite took her over ground poles, and Luna was amazing! She asked for a canter later on, and Luna started a slow and steady gait. Aphrodite turned her right rein towards a straight pole jump, and Luna lifted her front legs and launched herself over the obstacle with ease. Aphrodite knew she was capable of doing more, so she took her over an oxer with no problems. She didn't know how hard the horses should be worked, so she stopped riding. She got off and started to lead her back to the stables.