How to Train your War Mount [Training]

[Coal]

Legendary Rider
Rank: "D"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: A technique that allows the Rider to ride on a mount bareback.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Rider can ride a mount in combat with ease, even if the mount is bareback. Rider can ride a bareback mount without taking any penalties in Mounted Control.
Limit: Must be "Rider" of Mounted Combat. Must know Riding (Master).

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Kyuushu sat upon the railing to the corral where he was keeping Souten. It was open air and rather sizeable, so not at all a bad place for a horse to live, and actually a lot better than most got. However, he could tell that Souten was unhappy with the arrangement in some manner beyond simply being broken now, and from the way that his steed’s head would turn to try and nick at the saddle on his back, Kyuushu could tell what the reason was. Swiftly he was down on his feet inside of the enclosure, over at Souten’s side, and removing the saddle. “Alright, alright. I hear you. Guess I’ll just learn to ride you without one. Don’t get too wild, please.” He could swear he heard the horse chuckle.

[Training Begin]

Kyuushu would climb up on Souten’s back, using the stallions mane as an impromptu set of reins for this endeavor, and would lean in while tightening his knees in Souten’s flank to signal that the horse could go. Souten, being the young colt that he was despite being war-trained, was off like a bolt down the length of the enclosure. Any time Kyuushu rode a horse, he was always so fascinated at how swift they were, but Souten blew them all out of the water! However, there were a few complication that came with riding without a saddle, and the first was already making itself known to his groin. While hanging on, he was attempting to adjust his weight in such a way to relieve the pressure of the ride from his crotch area, specifically his manhood that was in danger of a good bruising. Sliding up a bit into a more natural groove seemed to help with that, as he had been a little low on the horse without the saddle there to act as a guide.

As Kyuushu began to turn Souten along the fencing, staying away from the jumps and dips of the obstacle course in the center, he quickly found that another problem was arising that he would have to handle swiftly. His body was slipping from the horse during the turn, the lack of stirrups clearly affecting his hold on the horse, as well as the lack of the extra leather. Such a sleek and beautiful coat was working against him, which meant that he would have to find a new way to hold on if he was to keep from slipping during any old turn, and the best way would be to hook his feet in the groove beneath the horse’s rib cage area. Using his legs to pull himself back into position, he would hook his feet just underneat the horse, extending his legs a bit more, but ultimately it was worth it for the stability. Now he was properly situated upon his mount, but getting Souten to turn by the mane was not working so well.

Souten was not a fan of having his mane pulled during each turn, which Kyuushu could not blame him, as it would be very annoying and possibly a bit painful to have your hair pulled every time someone wanted you to do something. Another way to avoid the irritation that pulling of the mane and clenching of the legs would cause would be using a hand to the neck, his forearm along the mount’s neck as he leaned in, guiding his head with a steady increasing pressure that would make the beast want to turn of its own will as well. Along with his legs pressing at the sides, providing more pressure on the side that he wished to turn, which was typically the opposite side of the turn, and leaning his body, the beast would begin the turn. This would avoid those situations where a horse might become irritable and start bucking, potentially throwing the rider off during a crucial moment in a battle, or some other exercise, and would avoid injury from at least that circumstance. A few more practice turns, along with figuring out how to make Souten stop and go or adjust speed, and Kyuushu was certain he had it all under control. Years of training finally paying off.

[Spectre of the Falls(Kuroki)]

+10 TP Learned. Very nice work.