Post by stripes on Sept 7, 2007 14:34:05 GMT -5
Character Info[/u]
<< Her picture, minus 3 socks
Show Name: Dancing In The Rain
Barn Name: Rain
Age: 4
Gender: Mare
Height: 16.1
Breed: Dutch Warmblood
Riding Discipline(s): Showjumping, dressage.
Physical Description: Rain has a luscious chestnut coat, one that her breeder hated. With a snow white blaze down her face, she looks lovely. She also has a white sock on her left foreleg. She is a little smaller than the average Dutch Warmblood, standing .1 hands lower than the average. She has a straight face, with almost perfect body conformation. Her one fault is that she has rather high withers, making saddle fitting difficult. Apart from this, her conformation is perfect, making her a good horse for most disciplines. However, she has a sloping shoulder, allowing her to excel in jumping, as most dutch warmbloods are bred for. She has paces to die for, so if her owner wants to, they can also pursue a career in dressage with Rain. Her trot is quite extravagant and she has long legs, so she can extend easily. She has an active, forward going canter with a long stride. She is a born showjumper, though she would also compete in dressage. All in all, this is a pretty nice competition horse.
Psychological Description:Though her physical stats make her sound like a pretty much perfect horse, this mare has a serious attitude problem. She is quite vicious, her past can be blamed for this. She is quite highly strung, so she will not put up with bad treatment. Even when treated kindly, she can be a bit snappish. This is even worse when she is in heat. She is quite brutal to humans in the stable, but sling a saddle on her back and she is ready and willing to go. It sometimes seems like she is a different horse altogether! Despite being vicious around humans, she is generally good around other horses, unless they attack her or something like that. She doesn't like to be taken advantage of. If someone tries to, then she will not hesitate to lash out at them, be it with teeth or hooves. However, if she is treated with kindness, then one day she may come to be less vicious around humans. But who knows, that day could never happen, for every day that she is mistreated, it is another month of aggressiveness. Also, she tends to prefer female handlers and riders. She will easily lash out at males who attempt to handle her, so this also wrecked her life in her old home a bit, seeing as all the handlers were male. So, she associates males with pain.
History: Rain has had a pretty sad history, one that explains her aggressive personality. She was born at a breeding stables where they prided themselves on breeding black or bay horses. So, when Rain was born, a chestnut filly, they were disgusted. They thought that she was useless. They hid her away in a dark stable, not wanting anyone to see her on visits. Weaned at the early at of 5 months, she was taken from her mother and they never saw each other again. They transfered her to another stable, in a neighboring town, where no one would take any notice of the fact that she was chestnut, as no one knew that she was from the farm where she was born. When they started to handle her, they found that she had a feisty spirit and that she was naturally a dominant horse. So, instead of trying to break her using trust and the horse's instincts, they tried to make her submit using fear and physical dominance. They often whipped her, or hobbled her, trying to get her to submit to them. She didn't give in however, so she was sold at an auction. She was bought by a trainer, who saw beneath her bad attitude. She bought her, obviously and took the young filly to her training farm, where she was treated with kindness and respect. When Rain grew old enough, she was broken in and was sold as a quiet three year old. However, she was aggressive towards handlers there and is now up for sale again. Who knows what will happen to her now?
Example Post:
The young mare cantered anxiously around the school, jangling at the bit as she was put through her paces. Worried and aggressive because she had a male rider, it was only a matter of time until she acted up. The rider knew this, so he was alert and ready to handle her if she played up. Or so he thought...
Tired of going in endless circles, she stopped suddenly, her head high in defiance. Recognizing the signs, her rider clapped his legs to her side, wanting her to move forward. Snorting, the chestnut mare reared up on her hind legs, refusing to come down. As her rider leant forward, she landed back down and bolted forward, giving him no time to recover. Swerving away from a jump wing left out, she snorted as her rider fell off over her shoulder, she bolted away, jumping the low gate and heading for the road. Stable-hands and managers alike rushed towards her, some with feed buckets, some with nothing. Reaching the road, she saw a lorry speeding towards her. Lengthening her stride, she cleared the gate into the field and stopped, her head down as her reins were caught on one of her forelegs. Her female handlers rushed across the road, freeing her from her reins and leading her back to the yard. Untacking her and putting her in the stable, Rain was given some alone time to calm down. Despite her calming down, her trainers just couldn't cope with her any more. So, they decided to sell her. Who knew what would happen to Rain now?
Hang on, did I forget to say BANJO?
<< Her picture, minus 3 socksShow Name: Dancing In The Rain
Barn Name: Rain
Age: 4
Gender: Mare
Height: 16.1
Breed: Dutch Warmblood
Riding Discipline(s): Showjumping, dressage.
Physical Description: Rain has a luscious chestnut coat, one that her breeder hated. With a snow white blaze down her face, she looks lovely. She also has a white sock on her left foreleg. She is a little smaller than the average Dutch Warmblood, standing .1 hands lower than the average. She has a straight face, with almost perfect body conformation. Her one fault is that she has rather high withers, making saddle fitting difficult. Apart from this, her conformation is perfect, making her a good horse for most disciplines. However, she has a sloping shoulder, allowing her to excel in jumping, as most dutch warmbloods are bred for. She has paces to die for, so if her owner wants to, they can also pursue a career in dressage with Rain. Her trot is quite extravagant and she has long legs, so she can extend easily. She has an active, forward going canter with a long stride. She is a born showjumper, though she would also compete in dressage. All in all, this is a pretty nice competition horse.
Psychological Description:Though her physical stats make her sound like a pretty much perfect horse, this mare has a serious attitude problem. She is quite vicious, her past can be blamed for this. She is quite highly strung, so she will not put up with bad treatment. Even when treated kindly, she can be a bit snappish. This is even worse when she is in heat. She is quite brutal to humans in the stable, but sling a saddle on her back and she is ready and willing to go. It sometimes seems like she is a different horse altogether! Despite being vicious around humans, she is generally good around other horses, unless they attack her or something like that. She doesn't like to be taken advantage of. If someone tries to, then she will not hesitate to lash out at them, be it with teeth or hooves. However, if she is treated with kindness, then one day she may come to be less vicious around humans. But who knows, that day could never happen, for every day that she is mistreated, it is another month of aggressiveness. Also, she tends to prefer female handlers and riders. She will easily lash out at males who attempt to handle her, so this also wrecked her life in her old home a bit, seeing as all the handlers were male. So, she associates males with pain.
History: Rain has had a pretty sad history, one that explains her aggressive personality. She was born at a breeding stables where they prided themselves on breeding black or bay horses. So, when Rain was born, a chestnut filly, they were disgusted. They thought that she was useless. They hid her away in a dark stable, not wanting anyone to see her on visits. Weaned at the early at of 5 months, she was taken from her mother and they never saw each other again. They transfered her to another stable, in a neighboring town, where no one would take any notice of the fact that she was chestnut, as no one knew that she was from the farm where she was born. When they started to handle her, they found that she had a feisty spirit and that she was naturally a dominant horse. So, instead of trying to break her using trust and the horse's instincts, they tried to make her submit using fear and physical dominance. They often whipped her, or hobbled her, trying to get her to submit to them. She didn't give in however, so she was sold at an auction. She was bought by a trainer, who saw beneath her bad attitude. She bought her, obviously and took the young filly to her training farm, where she was treated with kindness and respect. When Rain grew old enough, she was broken in and was sold as a quiet three year old. However, she was aggressive towards handlers there and is now up for sale again. Who knows what will happen to her now?
Example Post:
The young mare cantered anxiously around the school, jangling at the bit as she was put through her paces. Worried and aggressive because she had a male rider, it was only a matter of time until she acted up. The rider knew this, so he was alert and ready to handle her if she played up. Or so he thought...
Tired of going in endless circles, she stopped suddenly, her head high in defiance. Recognizing the signs, her rider clapped his legs to her side, wanting her to move forward. Snorting, the chestnut mare reared up on her hind legs, refusing to come down. As her rider leant forward, she landed back down and bolted forward, giving him no time to recover. Swerving away from a jump wing left out, she snorted as her rider fell off over her shoulder, she bolted away, jumping the low gate and heading for the road. Stable-hands and managers alike rushed towards her, some with feed buckets, some with nothing. Reaching the road, she saw a lorry speeding towards her. Lengthening her stride, she cleared the gate into the field and stopped, her head down as her reins were caught on one of her forelegs. Her female handlers rushed across the road, freeing her from her reins and leading her back to the yard. Untacking her and putting her in the stable, Rain was given some alone time to calm down. Despite her calming down, her trainers just couldn't cope with her any more. So, they decided to sell her. Who knew what would happen to Rain now?
Hang on, did I forget to say BANJO?