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[Bridget Devon]

Bridget Amelia Devon !

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The Basics
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Full Name: Bridget Amelia Devon
Nicknames: Bridge, Sass
Age: July 17; 21
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Staff or Student: Staff, Equitation Coach (not listed, but is that ok? Or possibly Assistant Hunter/Jumper coach)
Play By: Jessica Springsteen

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From the Outside.
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Hair: brown
Eyes: brown
Height: 5’7”
Markings: n/a
Overall Apperance: Bridget isn’t exactly the kind of girl you would have expected grew up in a large home, that attended charity balls and wore heels well before her grade eight graduation. Since she moved out she hasn’t dared slip into a floor length dress, and the only time you’ll catch her in anything but breeches is when it is absolutely mandatory. She is confident in her personality, and hasn’t bothered to really care about self image since her family disowned her for choosing riding as her career. Okay, well that’s a lie- Bridget isn’t a guy, she still wears make up and always carries a professional appearance around the barn. You may not think she’s trying to impress but let’s face it- she often looks like she stepped off the cover of Dover magazine. It isn’t deadly obvious, but she hasn’t exactly given up on looking nice- even if her definition has tweaked since high school. Her hair is naturally fairly straight, so that’s often how she wears it- usually running a straightener over it quickly just to ensure the ‘beast’ is tame. All in all Bridget usually looks nice, fairly casual and seems to pull off whatever outfit she has on- possibly due to her long legs and size two figure. Sadly, boobs didn’t come with this Barbie Doll.

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To the Inside.
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Likes: equitation, running, mares, organization, perfection, winning, cleanliness, dogs, country music, mornings(for the most part)
Dislikes: cross country, sloppy riders, cats, silence, too much coffee, rap music, tanning, low standards
Fears: cross country(possibly why she ‘hates’ it), to lose the people she loves, not living up to expectations
Hopes: to coach a CET and a Jump Canada champion, to be a house hold name in the Equine Industry, to prove everyone wrong.
Secrets: she had a huge falling out from a top barn, she doesn’t talk to her parents, she thinks everyone is going to walk out of her life and stop loving her.
Personality: Bridget has always been a bit of a hard ass, which is probably why she gets along with mares so well. She likes things her way, doesn’t deal well with attitude and pushes people to their limits- constantly. She is the kind of person that is a little too blunt, and well it reflects in her coaching as well as her personal life. She rarely lies, but often results in hurt feelings and pathetic apologies- since she really doesn’t mean to hurt your feelings, but she doesn’t always understand that not everyone wants to be pushed as hard as she was as a child. She has high expectations for herself as well as others, though she forgives others when they fall short- she never forgives herself. Bridget is a complete perfectionist, too the point she has to time her rides as she often loses track of how long she’s been working because she’s too focused on fixing the smallest problem. Her years in the industry have prepped her to be the best, but have also left her with numerous invisible scars that leave her to know nothing but riding. She doesn’t get along with just anyone because of her quest for perfection but those who see past her rough exterior see the sweetheart behind the ice wall. She will do anything for anybody, no matter how much it hurts her.

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From Past to Present.
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Mother: Grace Devon | 48 | ex-surgeon
Father: David Devon | 56 | surgeon
Siblings: n/a
Pets: Princeton aka Prince | two | dog | great dane | APEARENCE
History: Bridget had a wonderful childhood. Sure it wasn’t exactly normal to spend every waking moment being paraded around like a model of your parent’s perfect lifestyle and excellent parenting skills, but she didn’t know any better. She knew her life was different, but she was never really bothered by it. Her parents left her alone and gave her whatever she wanted, as a child Bridget really could have cared less. It was her parent’s close friend, Michelle, who introduced her to riding when she was six years old. She was married to one of David’s colleagues and owned a pristine horse farm just outside of Toronto. She fell in love with the sport, starting out on made ponies and eventually working her way into the show ring. At age 7 she galloped around the short stirrup ring, staying there for two seasons before moving into smalls. Her first year she rode a “sit and hold on” pony that qualified her for the Royal Winter Fair, leaving her to pin top ten in all of her classes. She thought she was the best rider ever, until she had to get on a green pony.

She spent the next year riding two green smalls for Michelle’s clients- who let’s just say didn’t always get the results they wanted. However, she continued her winning streak on a medium that had show miles. She qualified the medium and took Reserve Champion at the Royal, qualifying one of the two smalls but not pinning. She continued this trend of having one finished pony and a handful of greenies, though she was soon able to pin well on green horses and made them seem effortless. At twelve she started schooling only green horses and the odd large pony, though her height was starting to become an issue. At the age of 13 she got her first equitation horse, which she showed in the Jump Canada Medal though with no impressive results. At fourteen she started showing jumpers, and entered the CET medal as well as the Jump Canada. However, only qualified for Jump Canada Medal. At fifteen she claimed the Jump Canada title, and qualified for CET. At sixteen she started winning in open jumper and hunter classes on the A circuit with green horses. However, this year didn’t end so smoothly.

Horse shows with Michelle meant a lot of time her husband, John. He was for the most part a nice guy until some not so nice things went on between closed doors with him and Bridget. Call it rape, call it an affair- really the rumor mill has said it all, and Bridget won’t confirm or deny anything to anybody, especially after her almost mother left her on the street with no horses to ride, and parents who disowned her for ruining the family name. It sounds tragic, and at the time Bridget was terrified, but it made her stronger in the end. Though she never really got over being abandoned by the one person she cared about, Michelle. She won’t talk about it, she won’t talk about anything personal- but nobody knows that. She nicely brushes you off if you ask her about her past, and if you know then well- you know that she won’t tell anybody, which means she really won’t tell you.

This may sound tragic, but Bridget was never the kind to get down on herself. Always a fighter, she became a working student for a top A circuit coach named Jessica who had a mare named Sass that was well, full of sass. She took the mare and turned her career around, which led Jessica to put a lot of nice horses underneath her. It was that year of riding that really changed her, refined her even more- especially for the jumper ring, seeing as that was where Jessica excelled. Bridget was being homeschooled and riding at least eight horses a day, all under the supervision of Jessica. The constant knit picking and ‘no holding back’ on Jessica’s part took a toll on Bridget, turning her into the raging perfectionist she is now. However, it turned her into an incredible rider. That year, motivated not only by Jessica but by determination to prove she wasn’t going to be written out by Michelle and her farm, she dominated. Bridget took the CET medal at the Royal, was the overall champion in the Hunter Derby series, and competed in her first Grand Prix. The next year was just as successful, though her years as an equitation rider in Canada were over. In her last year as a junior Bridget qualified for Maclay . However, she had to switch horses last minute and ride one of Jessica’s Grand Prix jumpers. Bridget finished a very respectable 8th. After her years of equitation training were over Bridget went on to get a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in psychology and criminology. Bridget competed and worked for Jessica throughout the years, earning various Grand Prix titles and doing well in the hunter rings as well. But now she’s here to coach, and to face living close to people who just might know her secret. Let the rumors fly, because this bitch is back.

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About You
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OOC Name: Sass
RPing Years: 5 years or so, on and off
Real Life Horse Experience: hunter/jumper/equitation, showing seriously for 4 years. Lower level before that.
Other Characters: n/a