Showing Off

First of five images for the Faimé Summer Gazza.

Prompt: Luau
Whats better summer fun then a Luau. Draw your Faime (or rider) feasting, or parting or maybe even dancing.
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Story (716 words)
When summer arrives in West Kelowna, all of the horses seem to perk up. They would run forever along the fence, as if they were holding miniature match races between themselves. However, the four Faimé mares kept to themselves in the mare's pasture, watching as Duchess and the two Farasai mares, Mia and Kye, galloped around the pasture. Aaron and Ashryn sat up on the fence, watching as the mares passed the time.
"You always know when it's summer when Duchess starts tearing around the field," Ashryn said with a smile. The thoroughbred mare, along with Kastra, would be heading off on the road once again to start the June show schedule. It wasn't hectic, only two shows, but one of them was a large show, and would be Polaris' first big show in preparation for the Australian Olympics. She had been working with him steadily, and he had been responsive, however she knew that his obedience would not last forever.
"Good," Aaron responded. "Means she's ready to get going. I'm sure that she'll be anxious to get back out into the show ring after taking the spring off."
"She deserved it," Ashryn said. "I'll always give a horse some time off if they perform as well as she did."
The small band of the four Faimé mares began to mobilize, seeing that Ashryn and Aaron were perched on the fence. Artemis, the newest addition to the mares, galloped over first, her attitude mirroring that of Duchess. The three draft mares followed behind her. Even though she had only been around for barely two months, Missy was able to establish herself at the top of the pecking order between the Faimés right away.
Ashryn smiled as Artemis nosed her knee, and she gave the mare a little pat on the nose. The little patches of palomino that still existed on her coat shone in the sun, giving off a golding tint that rivalled that of Fera's palomino coat. Zanies pushed her way through to the front, demanding scratches from Aaron. Her and Missy got along just fine, as she had been there during the Faimé parade when they had captured the white mare. Polaris had been there as well, but he was off with his bachelors in the stallion pasture.
"Took you four no time at all to get to know each other, hey?" Ashryn asked as the mares flocked around them, all wanting attention. She looked over at Aaron. "We should have a celebration tonight."
"What for?" he asked.
"To ring summer in," she said. "We can say that it's Star's going-away party, since we're leaving after we get back with Duchess and Kassie. We can have it in the courtyard and invite all the staff, plus some other friends, and have Star make an appearance. I'm sure it would be a great time for everyone to loosen up a bit before we get back to work again."
Aaron glanced down at eh mare he was patting, the day blue roan that he adored, Zaniah. "What do you think, Zannie?" he asked her, and the mare pushed her nose against his cheek. He laughed and brought his hands up to hold both sides of her face, and Ashryn smiled.
"She's down with it," she said, and gave Zaniah a pat on the shoulder.
"Alright," he said. "I'll go make the preparations."
He turned and hopped down off of the fence, leaving Ashryn alone with the mares. They started to wander away as soon as she stopped patting them, their heads down, looking for something to graze on. She watched them for a moment before looking over to the other side of the property, where the bachelors stood grazing. Polaris' pale form stood out among them all, and she smiled. He definitely was one of her favourites, even though she had many.
At that moment, Zaniah kicked up her heels and began to jump in a sudden burst of energy. The rest of the mares raised their heads, watching as the blue roan mare began to trot around the pasture, kicking out her legs and even half-rearing. She whinnied at her friends, as if she was inviting them to dance with her. Ashryn smiled warmly as the rest of the mares trotted away from the fence.
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