Realizing she was still standing on stilts from the three daggers extended from their mounts on her legs, she reached down her left forehoof and gave a quick tug on her left hind leg to retract its blade. With her hind hooves now evenly planted in the sand, she reared up and in a quick motion pulled back her twin forehoof-blade springs as well, the silvery metal appliances returning to their loaded positions with a satisfying 'click'. Then she lifted her head and called out to the two arena-attendants, who were still perched at the edge of the raised pit, watching the proceedings.