East Wood (PG)

Luke slide off of Kiola, and followed Jessica.

Mark stood next to Bill, "This is a great team. You guys are really lucky."

Bill smiled, "We are, but these guys also work really hard. I think you'll like working with them."

Andy walked into teh tack room carrying Sadie's saddle. He had waited twenty minutes for Phillip and did he come down, no. And now he was behind on the stalls. He set the saddle on its rack and ran to get started.

Mark laughed, "I'm sure I will."

After the run in with Phillip, Marie and Anili made good progress around the stables. Anili relaxed a little as Marie seemed very calm about all this, and they hadn't run into any more sick horses so far.

Andy finished the last stall and felt a little better. He hadn't found any more sick horses. He was still uneasy though, and as he looked out the barn doors he saw dark black clouds over the mountains a few miles off. He stood there for a minute until he heard coughing.

Jessica untacked her horse and found Amelia. "Hey, I haven't seen you all day! How are you?"

Amelia had been grooming Azane when Jessica came up. She smiled and replied, "Good, how are you?"

Marie and Anili found Andy after they finished. Marie said, "I didn't find any more horses with the virus. But if you did, I'll look at them. And the rest of the sick horses."

Andy nodded distractedly, "That's good. I think I found another sick one, I just don't know who it is." He heard the coughing again, this time it was closer.

Marie heard the coughing too, "Let's hurry to find it."

Andy looked over the doors, George, Absolute and Cesar were all fine. He looked over the next door and stopped, "Hey guys, I found him."

Marie followed behind Andy, Anili close behind.

Andy opened Handy's stall door and slipped in. Handy looked just like all the other horses had, but it was exagerated in his small frame. With every cough he shook.

Marie looked at the horse, and said, "Come on, the sooner we get him to the stall, the sooner I can look at him better. He'll be alright, I promise."

Andy slipped the halter over Handy's head and lead him out slowly. He looked at Anili, "You should check Ghost. He was with Charlie yesterday."

Marie said, "I already checked on him after Yucan. He's fine."

"That's good." Handy coughed again. "Do you want to check him here in the back barn?"

Bill sat at his desk working on a class list for their mini show.

Marie said, "I think we should get him away from the others first."

"Ok." Andy led Handy to teh back barn.

Jessica smiled, "I'm great, but Jackson's still lame. How's Azane?"

ooc: forgot about jessica

Amelia smiled, "She's great."

Marie and Anili followed quickly behind him.

Andy looked at Marie. He wasn't sure he like the idea of having her look over Handy. He had alway had Jeff do it, and it felt weird not having Jeff here. "What do you have to check? Because it's obvious he's coughing, he's got a fever, probably around 106 degrees."

Marie said, "I can see how long he's had it, and how well he can figth against it till I can bring some medicence in for the horses."

Andy nodded, "Jeff brought by a few extra vaccines to help with the syptoms, but I don't anyone is bad enough to need them." He stroked Handy's damp neck.

Marie said, "I'll be able to tell. I doubt it, but we'll see."

Andy waited for Marie to finish her diagnosis.

Jessica smiled, "that's good, are you going to ride today?"

Amelia shrugged, "Maybe."

Marie ran her hands down Handy sides, and his legs. She looked at his eyes, and patted the horse, "He's a very strong horse, and he should heal just fine. He hasn't had it long, or at least it has shown up till recently. Let him rest, and we'll see how he is soon."

ooc: You know I really have know idea about what to say for her XD

ooc: lol, when i decided the horses would get sick I had too look up the symptoms

Andy nodded, but her resonse didn't comfort him much. He forced a smiled anyway, "That's good. I'll keep in the center of the barn so he stays a little warmer."

ooc: lol

Marie nodded, "Alright, now the others?"