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Percherons are a breed of draft horse that originated in the Huisne river valley in western France, most commonly seen in a black or grey color. They are well muscled, and known for their intelligence and willingness to work, as well as being generally peaceful creatures that are lovable and easy to train. They're seen between 15 and 19 hands high, and 1,900 to 2,600 pounds. Percherons were originally bred for use as war horses, but over time, they began to be used for pulling stagecoaches and later for agriculture and hauling heavy goods. They have been crossed with several light horse breeds, such as Arabians, to produce horses for range work and competition, but are still used for forestry work and pulling carriages.

Sleepy Hollow Percherons originates from the northern midwest United States, home to many varieties of horse from many different backgrounds of work; working as police mounts in Australia to forestry and farm work in Great Britain, parades, sleigh rides and hayrides around the world, and competing in various classes such as dressage and classic cart. Sleepy Hollow Percherons can very commonly seen in equine therapy and beginner riding lessons as well due to their gentle, relaxed behavior.

Simple naming comp for this one! Give this Percheron a suiting name and feel free to explain it if you wish! c:

End Date: 31 May

Owner: Taxidea
Barn Name: Starlight
Show Name: UR Where Quickgold Lies

Gender: Mare
Height: 15.2hh
Eye Color: Icy Glaciers (sectoral heterochromia)
Phenotype: Dapple grey (black base) sabino
Genotype: Ee/aa/Gg/Sbsb

[►Athena◄]

Owner: ►Athena◄ 
Barn Name: Midnight
Show Name: Midnight Snowfall
Gender: Stallion
Halter Color: Artist's choice
Prompt: His sabino on his dappled coat looks like a gentle snowfall on a dark night.

[werepickle]

Owner: werepickle
Barn Name: Ash In The Air
Show Name: Flake
Gender: Stallion
Halter Color: dark red
Prompt:

[strangetales]

Owner: Doctor Strange
Barn Name: carbon
Show Name: chest filled with diamonds
Gender: stallion
Halter Color: #ffffc5 with number 6 in black on the cheekpiece
Prompt: both the dapples and the sabino could be interpreted as sparkling diamonds or diamon dust and the "chest" can be interpreted as both a treasure chest and the percheron's actual chest that is full of diamond dust. c: diamond is a solid form of the element carbon, hence the barn name

[SabrinaB]

Owner: SabrinaB
Barn Name: Amaril
Show Name: GC Never Judge A Cover
Gender: Stallion
Halter Color: eye color blue
Prompt: Amaril is a character in a story I'm writing. Long story short, he serves an evil leader. He volounteered 15 years ago, leaving his 2 year old son and his wife. People hate him, since he's a loyal captain of that evil leader. But later it turns out he's been betraying that man the entire time without anyone knowing.
Why I name him after him? Amaril. He actually has blue/brown eyes in my story. The entire vibe I get from this horse is loyalty and kindness. The character has a strong mind and personality, but he's kind, justice and honest. He really reminds me of him.

[Taxidea]

Owner: Taxidea
Barn Name: Starlight
Show Name: UR Where Quickgold Lies
Gender: Mare
Halter Color: White with gold hardware
Prompt: This is a line from a poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins titled 'A Starlight Night'. The dapples and sabino together look like a night full of stars. Here is the poem in full:

The Starlight Night
Look at the stars! look, look up at the skies!
O look at all the fire-folk sitting in the air!
The bright boroughs, the circle-citadels there!
Down in dim woods the diamond delves! the elves’-eyes!
The grey lawns cold where gold, where quickgold lies!
Wind-beat whitebeam! airy abeles set on a flare!
Flake-doves sent floating forth at a farmyard scare!
Ah well! it is all a purchase, all is a prize.

[orse]

Owner: Taxidea
Barn Name: Starlight
Show Name: UR Where Quickgold Lies
Gender: Mare
Halter Color: White with gold hardware
Prompt: This is a line from a poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins titled 'A Starlight Night'. The dapples and sabino together look like a night full of stars. Here is the poem in full:

The Starlight Night
Look at the stars! look, look up at the skies!
O look at all the fire-folk sitting in the air!
The bright boroughs, the circle-citadels there!
Down in dim woods the diamond delves! the elves’-eyes!
The grey lawns cold where gold, where quickgold lies!
Wind-beat whitebeam! airy abeles set on a flare!
Flake-doves sent floating forth at a farmyard scare!
Ah well! it is all a purchase, all is a prize.

Congrats! HM to Doctor Strange c:

[Taxidea]

Eeee my first Percheron!! Thank you!!