"Thanks." She smiled, pulling a crop from under the saddle. She gave two clicks, and tapped him lightly and Annekin was off at a breakneck canter. Skyler's eyes, after clearing one jump, moved to the next. Her eyes were in the future, but her body was in the present. "Inside." She murmured, fixing her angles and quickening Annekin's stride, moving up on the next tightly-packed combination jump. She rose up and trusted Annekin, who sailed over the combinations with no difficulty.
Next came the oxers. The oxers were one of a jumper's greatest challenges, bars set higher than usual combo or fast-gated jumps. "Outside." She commanded to Annekin, whom adjusted his angle and slowed his stride.. "Up!" She called to the gelding, who tucked his legs and sailed right over a four-foot oxer, then the next. Pulling a tight circle, she moved on the rolltops and changed directions. She switched her crop and then called, "Inside." Annekin quickened his stride and then scored another one.
