A Father Thats Allways there

Olympic Training Picture.

-10 years ago-

"Is this thing on?" Emily's mother said holding the camcorder it showed her pretty blue eyes and black hair.
"Hunny, its on, see the flashing red light?" a man said, Emily's father.
"Oh okay" she said and held it up to show Emily, just 11 years old, Intensity as a two year old, bigger than her dad, and her father holding a big box.
"Dad what is it!" Emily smiled jumping up and down. Intensity was curious too with his ears forward.
Her dad gave her the present as she ripped open the box. A big black Dressage saddle came out brand new. "Its your new saddle sweetheart" her mother said.
"Just yours and Intensity's" her dad added.
"Its lovely!" she said and held Intenstiy in her arms as she pulled his head down. "Mom! Mom take a picture of me and the new saddle with Intensity" she laughed and landed a big kiss on his black nose.

-5 years later-

Emily was 16, beautiful, charming with a loving personality. Then you had Intensity who was 7, who was close to trained and had a fighting spirit from a 2 year old. It was the last day her father trained him for dressage. Cancer had fought its way threw and it was much harder to hide. He trained Intensity like it was emily that rode him. When Emily got on he would walk next to them holding a long whip, but never was used to harm the stallion. He only got touched on the hinds with it. "Come on you devil bring them legs up you hear?" he would say. His voice muffled and his face was worn with stress, but you could also see smile marks from the hours he had smiled.
When the cancer got bad, he would sit out in his wheelchair and watch from the sides, giving orders to Emily to keep her heels down and not to yank on the reins.
When the practice was over Emily would lead the stallion to his stall and her father would come over. "He's looking great" he said. "I hope I will see you guys go to the Olympics" he smiled his eyes shining brightly.
The Olympics?. Emily would reply. "Yes deary, the show where the best of the best horses compete" he said and sighed with a smile. "I hope I'm there to help and watch you" he would reply.
Emily would smile "You will be there promise me" she said and took off her saddle. Her father would smile softly and nod his head "I hope I can" he said.

-3 months later-

Emily's father was found in the indoor arena hanging onto the picture of his family, His wife, Nathen, Emily and Intensity. He passed away softly in the place where he called his own personal Heaven.
The sky family and the staff were distraught, the work of WRC stopped and the competitons where less frequent. Hundreds of people attended his funeral.
For months the WRC was at a standstill. Emily's mother got depressed and she too passed away due to lung failure. Emily and Nathen where alone and the Sky will passed onto Emily and she was given the whole WRC property her brother as co-owner. He was only 13 and did'nt understand that well.
Thats when Emily got WRC up and running again, competing again and riding again. Her goal to make her father proud by making it to the Olympics. All in her fathers watching shadow.

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Story of what happened to Emilys and Nathens father and mother.
The image is showing Intenstiy and Emily performing in a muddy meadow next to their trailer at the olympics for Dressage. The arenas are full and Intensity is not the horse to be crowed around with. The rain made the ground muddy and wet. The ghost next to them is...Emily's dad helping them in spirit, though they can't see him.
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Tools-Photoshop Elements 9; Wacom Bamboo Create
Referance: Goggle for ghost.
Time: 8 hours