Aiming High - Throw

[lindahoyland]

Title: Aiming High
Author: Linda Hoyland
Characters/Pairing: Aragorn, Eldarion
Rating: G
Warnings: none
Book/Source: LOTR book-verse
Disclaimer - These characters all belong to the estate of J.R.R. Tolkien. This story was written for pleasure and not for financial gain.

Comments

[azalaisdep]

Hmm - I wonder if Roheryn was given a little, erm, signal of some sort there by Aragorn to rear conveniently?

[lindahoyland]

That's a nice idea which I feel certainly happened!

[curiouswombat]

Always children want to grow up faster than their parents want them to...

[lindahoyland]

That is so very true and Eldarion's parents were certainly role models!

[blslarner]

A wonderful warning to the child that he has some growing and maturing to do--but it WILL come in time.

[lindahoyland]

Thank you.Yes, one day Eldarion will have a great warhorse of his own but not yet.

[someplacetobe]

I'm almost certain there was a signal between Aragorn and Roheryn. A key word, perhaps. Hrm ..

[lindahoyland]

I think you are right. Roheryn is a smart horse!

[elenbarathi]

Visual signal, more likely - horses are very visually-oriented, and can pick up cues from humans that are so subtle the humans themselves don't realize they're making them, e.g Clever Hans. It might take no more than a certain lift of Aragorn's chin to tell Roheryn to assume his mighty challenge-posture - which he ordinarily wouldn't do on his own unless he was facing something worth challenging, such as another stallion, but horses love a chance to show off their tricks.

Wise Aragorn, to thus ensure that his son would obey of his own will, because he saw the reason, rather than out of fear of punishment which might not have sufficed to keep him out of Roheryn's stall when no one was watching.

Excellent story; very nice work!

[lindahoyland]

Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed this drabble.I love horses ,but fear I don't know a great deal about them so this will help me think up plot ideas for the future.