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Redemption
Revamped
In a world absorbed in electronics and social media, child deliquency has been running rampant, leaving the world in the hands of future adults who often feel left out, misunderstood, and angry. They aren't to be blamed for this, though, it's the world that they have inherited, without any true instruction on what to do with it. Attempts have been made in the past to change that narrative, but they've all failed, leaving the young adults confused and lost more than before.
Unfortunately, just like humans, some equines are not given a fair shake at life from the get go. Some are left behind, forgotten, or just down right neglected, treated as if their lives are just somehow less important than others. As sad as it may be, many of these creatures go through life without anyone opening another door for them.
However, the Tranquility Ranch, a horse rescue, has decided to work with the largest Juvenile Hall in the area to try and chance that. Believing that hard work, hard days, and horses could help put these young deliquents on a better bath, they have come up with an agreement with the state government. Ten Deliquents will be taken to the Ranch's new Summer Camp [Donated to them by the High Meadows Riding Academy who supports this idea] for a summer program, where they will stay until the end in hopes that they will leave, in some way, reformed. If they can give these kids a better life, a place where they learn that they mean something, they believe the world will be a better place.
These ten teenagers will have a hard summer ahead of them, everything in them put to a test, but in the end, it could be worth it.Where they will be put to the test to change the life of one forgotten horse in just one summer. They will be tasked with gentling and train these horses to be, at least, Ranch horses, and prepare them for the End of Summer Challenge. This challenge will not only test the training of the rider and horse, but also the bond they have built. The winner at the end of the tournament will win a full scholarship to the High Meadows Academy, and should they wish, the horse they trained will become theirs. Permanently.
Of course, before the Summer can even begin for them, a curve ball is thrown in. Unfortunately, the High Meadows Academy has suffered an unexpected issue: parts of their facility were ruined in a bad storm. It'll take them all summer to repair the damages, and since it's been deemed unsafe for any of the students to train there until then, an unconventional solution has been decided: the Students of High Meadows will also be attending the summer camp. However, instead of participating in the same summer program, the Students of High Meadows will be using the facilities while continuing their normal training alongside the Camp's Summer program.
Mixing the Students and the Campers, as well as their horses, is not ideal, but it's the best solution of a bad situation for High Meadows, and since they gifted the Summer Camp, it just made sense for everyone involved to help those who helped them.
Whatever happens, though, it is bound to be an interesting summer.
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This is like a combination of two of my rps:
A Second Chance
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Trial By Fire
Now Revamped
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My Roleplay RulesFollow all of WP's and Eve's Rules
1. Be Active. Do not Join never to be active. This applies to Discussion and Rp.
2. This is a Semi-Literate Rp. All Rp Post must be a Minimum of 1 Paragraph of at least 5 Full Sentences with Decent Punctuation, Spelling, & Grammar.
3. Reservations will last for 48 Hours. Extentions may only be given if you ask, but I make no promises.
4. Be Respectful. To Everyone. Characters can fight in Rp, but I want NO OOC drama.
5. Follow WP's Rules when using stock for the Horses. For this rp only stock from Deviantart is accepted. This is also a Semi-Realistic Rp, verging closer to Realistic. Horses must be realistic colors, even for their breed.
6. Maximum 4 Characters Per Person for Now. This means: Two Humans, Two Horses Maximum.
7. No Perfect Characters, God Modding, or anything of the Sort. Please put your favorite breed of horse in the other section of your Rp if you've read this far.
8. Also, don't have your character be "That Guy". You know the one. While breaking rules can be fun, it isn't when it's constant. So just don't be "That Guy".
10. The Horses Cannot be Untameable or Untrainable. All the horses are supposed to be trained, or at least gentled/started, at some point. So they can be difficult, but not impossible.
11. For the Purpose of this Rp, there will be no Foals right now. But maybe later? Who knows. Romance with Students and Horses is allowed, encouraged, and we love it.
12. Try to pick breeds that haven't been used multiple times, but this is more of a recommendation than a requirement.
13. I will be assigning Horses to Riders, so don't be surprised if you don't get paired with who you had in mind.
14. Read Everything. If you have put the missing number in your form somewhere, hide it please.
15. Have Fun!
_______________________________________ The Camp Rules
1. Curfew is at 10 PM Sunday to Thurday, and 12 AM on Friday & Saturday. Campers are expected to be in their dorm rooms at this time. Nightly rounds are in place to assure this is followed. This also means the Opposite Gender is not Allowed in the Dorm Rooms 30 Minutes Before These Times.
2. Permission must be given to leave the immediate vacinity of the camp while on your horse. Ex: For Trail Rides.
3. No Fighting, Use of Illegal Substances, or Anything that might Endanger your Peers, Instructors or Horses is allowed on the Camp's Grounds.
4. Do Not Try to Ride Another's Horse, at least not without Permission from them.
5. Instructors or Head Staff MUST be made aware of any trips outside of camp that are to take place. So to town, to the lake or river, etc.
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Information on the Camp
This camp will last one full summer. All the riders are of different experience levels with horses. Some could be near experts, having been riding since they can remember and likely showing in competitions as well. Others might be completely green, and have no experience at all. Riders will be paired with horses that match their experience level. A green rider will be with an easier horse than a more experienced rider to keep things fair.
The riders, or students, will be the ones training and caring for their horses every day. However, there will be instructors (rpable as side characters) who will be there to guide and supervise them, as well as two camp counselors [1 for each dorm building] who will also act as instructors. Some of these intructors will also be judges for the trails at the end. But basically, the riders will live, breathe, and sleep the camp. Of course, there will be fun mixed in though.
The horses of this camp will come from all sorts of backgrounds. Some could be grade horses or ponies, while some could have some of the purest of bloodlines or be extremely well bred. None of that matters though, because they all wound up at the same place: Tranquility Ranch Rescue. All of these horses have been overlooked at the rescue for one reason or another, and have been brought to the camp as a last ditch effort to help them find homes. Whether it be with their riders after the camp, or by someone else who saw the horse because of the camp, or even a ranch who is willing to take them as ranch horses now that they've had some current training. Either way, their goal is to get the horses into better places.
At the end of the 12 weeks (aka summer break), the riders will all take place in various trials. What hasn't been announced to the students is that the rider who does best overall will be given a full ride scholarship to the High Meadows Riding Academy, and will be able to permanently keep their horse if they wish.
The Camp Schedule
While the riders will be the ones training the horses, there is still a daily schedule and classes to be held to aid them.
Daily Schedule
*This applies to every day but Saturday & Sunday
8:00 Am - Morning Bells
8:30 Am - Breakfast
9:30 Am - Morning Horse & Tack Care
11:30 Am - Group Horse Gentling/Bonding
1:00 Pm - Lunch 2:00 Pm - Disciplines & Ranch Class3:00 Pm - Individual Training Period5:00 Pm - Individual Horse Bonding 6:00 Pm - Wind Down Period6:30 Pm - Evening Horse Care7:30 Pm - Dinner8:30 Pm - Evening Bonfire10:00 Pm - Evening Bells & Nightly RoundsWeekly Schedule Explaination8:00 Am: The Morning Bells will ring at this time every weekday morning, except Saturday. This is to signify that the riders need to get up, get ready, and be in the lunch room by 8:30 Am. 8:30 AM: Breakfast is held in the lunch room every morning. Different meals will be served by the culinary staff, and they will know of any dietary restrictions before hand, and make sure they are followed for that rider. 9:30 Am: Morning Horse & Tack Care is a two part class and training perod. There will be lessons in this period, as well as them actually doing the care themselves. Riders will learn the expectations for horse and tack care on the first day, and it will be upheld through the whole summer. 11:30 Am: Group Horse Gentling/Bonding will take place in a group setting, where instructors can help students begin the process of gentling and bonding with their horse. They will be exceptionally vigilant of the horses who they know are extraordinarily difficult. These classes may either go one at a time, or in a group setting of all at once. 1:00 Pm: Lunch, pretty simple.2:00 Pm: The Disciplines and Ranch Class is an unsuual hybrid class. It's to go over the different disciplines so that each of the students can kind of decide what might fit them. While also going over things they'll need to train their horse for to be a ranch horse, as, if they aren't adopted, that's likely what they'll become. It gives them the tools they need to choose their future and help prepare their horse for theirs.3:00 Pm: Individual Training period will be the time they get to train their horses on their own away from their peers. They can either be alone, or have 1:1 time with an instructor. 5:00 Pm: Individual Horse Bonding is a period where people get to spend time with their horse. Whether to work on commands, training, etc. Or just to simply spend time with them. Either way this hour is mostly just dedicated to aiding them build a bond with their horse.6:00 Pm: The Winding Down Period is a thirty minute session dedicated to cleaning arenas that havent been yet, putting equipment away, etc. This is also a time where if all of that is done, they are free to do whatever before they go to take care of their horse. 6:30 Pm: Evening Horse Care is exactly as it sounds. They put their horses where they need to be for the evening, feed them, etc. They also use this hour to prepare things for the following day. 7:30 Pm: Dinner, Self Explanatory.8:30 Pm: The Evening Bonfire is something the camp does as like a socialization hour. The Riders and instructors get to relax and sit back, put their feet up. They do not have to be at the bonfire, but they can be if they. This is also the time where if they need to shower, anything else, etc. they can. 10:00 Pm: The Evening Bells signify the time when everyone needs to be in their dorm rooms. They don't necessarily need to go to sleep, however, they do have to be in their rooms. Instructors will go around and check rooms to be sure everyone is accounted for too.
The Weekends
The Weekends are the only days that do not have a set schedule unless sent out in advance that there will be some activity or competition. This means on the weekends, the riders may do as they please. They are still expected to care for their horse, but they do not have training or anything. There is a time slot for visitation from family though, so families will come during those times to visit on either day [whichever works best for the family].
Family Visitation Hours: 11 Am - 4 Pm
Acitivities that Riders Can Do:
-Visit the Nearby Town (Shop, Movies, Food, etc.)
- Movie Night at the Camp
- Trail Ride (If they have a horse they can go on)
- Swim at the Nearby Lake or River
- Canoe or Paddle Board at Nearby Lake
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The Camp Dorms
There are three main buildings for the camp, and then the large stables, paddocks and pastures, and the arenas. The buildings are made up of two Dorm Buildings, and another large building that holds everything else.
The dorm buildings are single story cabins that have several rooms, each set up to hold two riders. The rooms are completely furnished for the riders, so that all they have to bring is themselves and their own clothes and personal items. However, if they wish to bring their own linens, they certainly can. The rooms hold two twin beds, two dressers, two nightstands, two small desk and two small closets. Often the bed and the desks are furnished into one, so the bottom is the desk, with the bed on the top as a bunk. Each dorm has it's own kitchen and great room that all the riders for that dorm have access too. Each bedroom also has its own bathroom connected to it so that only two riders share one bathroom. The kitchens are primarily unusued for anything other than snacks, drinks, etc.
For the Dorms, the Campers and Students will be sharing the Dorm Buildings, but they'll only be rooming with others in the same program, so Students and Campers will not room together.
The third building, which is referred to mainly as the "Main Building" holds several things. On the first floor, and most prominently, is the lunch room where everyone eats their meals. There are multiple tables setup to accomadate them all. The room is connected directly to the large kitchen where staff prepare meals for all. There are also several office rooms where instructors and other head staff use during the day, which includes a nurse station. The second floor holds a couple of classrooms, exactly two really, though there is rarely more than one in use at a time. It also holds a Library for the students to use. The second floor holds a couple of other small rooms, but they aren't for student use. The third floor is the rooms for the instructors and staff. They aren't anything special.
The Camp Stables
While the dorms and other buildings are pretty normal, the stables here are eye catching. New and top of the line, these stables are everything an equestrian could ever want. There is one large building which houses all the horse stalls, wash talls, tack room, etc. It's a long, large building with dark wood interior.
Each horse has it's designated stall marked by a name plate, with a sliding, latchable door to the inside of the stable, and a back door that leads to a small paddock of the horse's own. Some horse stalls have been specially rigged to lead to larger pastures out of safety precautions. Each stall has the necessities, which includes water and food buckets, and a spot for hay. The backdoors can be left open to their paddock, fully closed, or with the bottom closed and top open.
The horses are separated in specific ways. The High Meadows Students' horses are in one half of the Stables [Dubbed the Western Side] and the Camp's Rescues are on the other Half [The Eastern Side]. There are Camp Horses [NPCs, No Rescues] in the stables as well, which are housed in stalls on the end of the Eastern Side. These are horses that any Campers or Students can use, they simply must be logged out and in, Log Binder can be found in the Stables' Office.
In the camp there are also two covered arenas, as well as two outside arenas, three larger pastures, two rounds pends, and 3 medium sized pastures. All of these and the stables take up quite a bit of space, but all are within walking distance of the dorms, the builders having utilized space in an efficient way. There are also things like several marked trails, a practice course for cross country, and more.
The Facilities to be Used by the Campers will have a Green Gate, whereas the Facilities Used by the Students will have a Blue Gate. This is to prevent any confusion, or possible altercations, in the event lessons are occuring at the same time in the same type of arena.
Pictures:
Inside Stables
The Stalls
Indoor Arena
Credits for All Four Images Above belong to ElaineSeleneStock on DA. Stock Images. |
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Brief Information About High Meadows Academy
Brief info to know if making HMA Students & Horses
HMA is a premeir Equestrian School, one of the most well known in the country, and definitely in the state. This makes them one of the Richest in the area, and so they tend to attract Students and Families of the like. This is important to know when making a Student of the Academy, as most of the students will come from affluent families, and will differ greatly from the Campers.
The students are used to Top-of-the-line in everything. The Best Trainers, the Best Facilities, the Best Horses, etc. etc. While the Camp is quite nice, having been donated from HMA originally, it's not quite the state of the art facilities these students are used to, and it's designed to be more camp and cabin like, and such tends to be a bit simpler in things.
Most of the Academy Students are going to be Intermediate and Above, though there are still some Beginners Among them. They also tend to have some of the best horses money can buy. These are also their personal horses, so they are coming with them.
I will be allowing you to Rp your HMA Student's Horse if you desire, it's probably preferred at actually.
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The Available Roles
The Campers
1. Reserved for Bee
2. Reserved for Spell
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3. 4. Romanticized | M | 9 Yrs | Imperial Sands | Pg. 1
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6. Reserved for Raven Wing
7. Reserved for Spell
8. Reserved for Bee
Horses are in order of difficulty from 1 to 8 [or More]. One is the easiest, while Eight [or Higher] is the most difficult. So when you are reserving, include the horse's difficulty, otherwise you may not get it if someone specifically reserves that difficulty level.
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HMA Students
1. Reserved for Me
2. Reserved for Spell
3. Reserved for Raven Wing
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HMA Horses
1. Reserved for Me
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Since the HMA Horses are the Students' personal Horses, the Number of the Horse will reflect the Number of it's Owner. So Student 3 is the Owner of Horse 3.
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The Pairings
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The Forms
Riders
Name:
Age: [14-17]
Gender:
Sexuality:
Role: [Camper or Student]
Appearance:
Personality:
History: [Can be Brief/Vague]
Experience Level: [Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, etc.]
Horse: [Will Be Assigned Later if Camper]
Crush:
Friends:
Enemies:
Affiliations:
Other:
Horses
Name:
Nickname:
Age:
Gender:
Breed:
Role: [Rescue or Owned]
Appearance: [Image Allowed, Description Required]
Personality:
History: [Can be Brief/Vague]
Difficulty Level: [1-8 for Rescues]
Rider: [Will be assigned later if Rescue]
Crush/Mate:
Foals:
Friends:
Enemies:
Affiliations:
Other:
Feel free to add more info, like what discipline they're in or interested in, etc.
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Registered Name:RomanticizedBarn Name:AlvaroNicknames:He goes by either name, place any sort of shortened version such as Varo, Rome, Roman, Romeo, etc.Age:9 YearsGender:Stallion/MaleBreed:100% Portugese LusitanoAppearance:
Alvaro is a descendant of an impeccable line of Portugese Lusitanos who are well known for their ability to perform in dressage. He was a bit of a genetic anomally from the pairing of his parents, and is quite tall at 17.2 hh for a Lusitano. He's a strong stud, with a powerful but surprisingly graceful build. There is a fluidity to him when he moves, which made him preform well at dressage, as he seemed to pick it up naturally.With his long legs, muscular neck, and handsome features, he was always the type to catch the eyes even if there were flashier horses around.
The stallion has a pretty common appearance for his breed, being a more standard bat in color with a boot of sootyness on his neck and shoulders, but though could just be his coloration being a bit darker there. His legs are darker, but because of the sootyness on his shoulders and flanks, they transition less obviously than a horse with just black stockings. The male has no markings on his face, and his mane is on the medium length while his tail is much longer. His mane unfortunately had to be cut do to bad matting from the second home.
 Personality:Friendly || Anxious at Times || Driven || Determined || Competitive || Busy Body || Pleaser || Slower to Trust || Athlete || Semi-Confident || Work Horse || Gentle || Patient || Not as High Strung || Performer || Social || Charismatic || Prideful || Strong || Curious || Serious at Times || Loud || Claustrophbic to a Degree || Loyal || Hard Working ||
TBA
History: Romeo lived a rather oridinary life for a horse of his caliber, and was purchased as a weanling to be trained for a young woman as her Dressage prospect. She bonded with him long before he could be ridden, and really only ever dealt with her and a few other select people. This made him a bit nervous around strangers, but his rider/owner didn't mind as it never affected his ability to show.
Like most horses in the rescue, Romanticized isn't there because of anything he did wrong. It was pure bad luck. One day on their way back from a show it was storming and cold, there was ice on the ground, and unfortunately, the truck and trailer crashed. Both survived, but not with their injuries. Alvaro's was primarily mental injuries, though he was tender and sore for a bit, but his wounds were more psychological than anything. Whereas his owner's were not. She was left paralysed by the accident, and would be in no shape to ride or train any time soon.
Believing Alvaro needed someone who could start working within him quickly on his fear intead of letting it sink in and get worse, she sold him. Unfortunately, because of his trauma and nervousness with strangers, Alvaro's condition seemed to worsen, and eventually his second owner relinquished him to the Rescue. He's been there for a bit now, and is being sent to the summer camp because, aside from the stalling and trailering, he's a dream to work with once he's comfortable. And he's improved since they received him.
Difficulty Level: He's 4.
Alvaro is actually a rather gentle stallion. However, he's a bit anxious, especially about trailering and being in a stall. He's calm and at ease when out at pasture or being worked, but that changes the moment he's lead to any enclosed space. He's absolutely driven to work, loves it and showing off. Sometimes to the point of having to be reigned in because he'll push too hard, and would likely excel in other disciplines aside from Dressage. He has some trauma surrounding enclosed spaces, and it causes him to be a bit slower to trust new people, but he's never been aggressive or violent except under very special or specific circumstances.
Rider:TBD
Crush/Mate:None
Foals:None
Friends:Open!
Enemies:Open!
Affiliations:Open - WIP!
Other:
Big Boy WIP
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Reserving horse difficulty 8 and a camper ^^ |
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