The Hunter-Jumper Connection

dragon-temeraire:

Summary: Stiles is not
expecting a male model in tall boots and breeches to emerge, smiling at him
a little hesitantly, and he has to take half a second to remind himself to keep cool.

Notes: According to @smowkie, there are not enough sterek fics
with horses. And since horses are one of my great passions, I figured I’d write
a little something. There is a lot of English riding jargon in this fic, but
you don’t really need to know it to understand the story. I’m just using it to
set Stiles up as competent. But if you’d like to see the difference between
hunter and jumper, I’m providing links below. (Fic on AO3)

Hunter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOT6a3ax37M&t=466s
(this video is really long, sorry! Just watch a round or two to get the idea)

Jumper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFoEkASQNu0
(this is a jump-off, so it’s even more aggressive and fast than regular jumper
rounds)


“Hey,” Erica says, just as Stiles is tugging off his boot.
“You have a lesson trailering in, he should be here soon.”

“What?” Stiles says, pausing. “No, I don’t. I checked the
schedule yesterday, and—”

“It was a last-minute add, but I knew you were free all
afternoon,” Erica says sweetly. “I also know you’re trying to save money for a
new hay shed, so.”

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