SetMeFree
Free Spirit
Raleigh stood at the front of her driveway, two dogs on either side of her. She had a clipboard in hand and a no nonsense look on her face. Watching the participants unload off of the bus, she waited for them to all be lined up in front of her, smiling at them. She was in ripped and faded jeans with a white button up and her brown and orange cowboy boots with a matching brown cowboy hat.
"Alrighty then! Welcome to everyone to Last Hope Ranch. I'm gonna go over some things before you get comfortable. My name is Raleigh Eleanor Jackson. You can call me Raleigh, Ms. R or Ma'am. Here's my story and why I started this; at the age of 14 my little sister got involved with a city gang and at the age of 16 she did a driveby and killed someone. She's locked up for the rest of her life, my baby sister. I decided to move out to the country and turn my passion for horses into a life changing program for youth like you! Now, you can think anything you want about me but I've never had a kid leave here without telling me I changed their life. You're gonna hate me at first but I will turn you life around for the better and you're all gonna have to work together to do it. No one graduates alone. Come in as a group and leave as one.
Okay, enough of my story, to the rules, horse assignments, questions and then a contraband check.
1. Respect myself and all of my staff
2. Must be up by 6 am
3. Must be in bed by 10 pm (no exceptions, if there's a problem see me)
4. You are not allowed off the property without written permission
5. Horse care and barn chores are to be done first
Now if that's all understood, here's a bit of run down of contraband, no drugs, alcohol, electronics, that includes cell phones, iPods, laptop, etc., special note, musical instruments will be earned back, we will take them for now and give them back based on good behavior.
Moving on! Horses, they are your main priority here, feed them, brush them, bond with them and we will teach you how to work with them. Oscar L, LHR Misty Mountains aka Monty! Kayla B, LHR Sweet Treat aka Caramel! Luvia J, LHR Miniver's Dancer aka Minnie! Oliver L, LHR Rough and Tumblr aka Butch! Antonio S, LHR Wisp of a Dream aka Whisper! Sky W, LHR Take it All The Way aka Max! Blythe J, LHR Star of the Show aka Star! Bane P, LHR HeyBeyBe aka Bey or BeyBe! Rosalie T, LHR Light Show aka Aurora or Rory! Alexander K, LHR Make it Through aka Saturday!
Whoo! Alright, I talk a lot, I know. So, one more thing then I'm gonna leave this open to any questions. See these three big dogs by me? No, the terrier pup doesn't count. I might not be able to catch you if you run but they will and I have been given permission to use non lethal weapons on any escaping participant. Now... questions?"
[Okay, that was a SUPER long post, sorry guys, just wanted to get it all out of the way so it didn't take up too much time.]
"Alrighty then! Welcome to everyone to Last Hope Ranch. I'm gonna go over some things before you get comfortable. My name is Raleigh Eleanor Jackson. You can call me Raleigh, Ms. R or Ma'am. Here's my story and why I started this; at the age of 14 my little sister got involved with a city gang and at the age of 16 she did a driveby and killed someone. She's locked up for the rest of her life, my baby sister. I decided to move out to the country and turn my passion for horses into a life changing program for youth like you! Now, you can think anything you want about me but I've never had a kid leave here without telling me I changed their life. You're gonna hate me at first but I will turn you life around for the better and you're all gonna have to work together to do it. No one graduates alone. Come in as a group and leave as one.
Okay, enough of my story, to the rules, horse assignments, questions and then a contraband check.
1. Respect myself and all of my staff
2. Must be up by 6 am
3. Must be in bed by 10 pm (no exceptions, if there's a problem see me)
4. You are not allowed off the property without written permission
5. Horse care and barn chores are to be done first
Now if that's all understood, here's a bit of run down of contraband, no drugs, alcohol, electronics, that includes cell phones, iPods, laptop, etc., special note, musical instruments will be earned back, we will take them for now and give them back based on good behavior.
Moving on! Horses, they are your main priority here, feed them, brush them, bond with them and we will teach you how to work with them. Oscar L, LHR Misty Mountains aka Monty! Kayla B, LHR Sweet Treat aka Caramel! Luvia J, LHR Miniver's Dancer aka Minnie! Oliver L, LHR Rough and Tumblr aka Butch! Antonio S, LHR Wisp of a Dream aka Whisper! Sky W, LHR Take it All The Way aka Max! Blythe J, LHR Star of the Show aka Star! Bane P, LHR HeyBeyBe aka Bey or BeyBe! Rosalie T, LHR Light Show aka Aurora or Rory! Alexander K, LHR Make it Through aka Saturday!
Whoo! Alright, I talk a lot, I know. So, one more thing then I'm gonna leave this open to any questions. See these three big dogs by me? No, the terrier pup doesn't count. I might not be able to catch you if you run but they will and I have been given permission to use non lethal weapons on any escaping participant. Now... questions?"
[Okay, that was a SUPER long post, sorry guys, just wanted to get it all out of the way so it didn't take up too much time.]
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