Equine Transformation - Going ahead - please read for info!

[Resin]

It's over and done with now. Might as well move on and forget about all of the "Woulda, shoulda, coulda's." Sweep all of the stress under the rug and just go with the flow.
I'm happy with the decision to swap the line art. The demand for horses has gone up. Good times.

[Sepia]

(original pic here)
(this is a joke this is only a joke do not panic do not adjust your tv set)

Golly bum, lol. I think this is an accurate representation of how I feel right now after that circus that was the ETP.

Indeed, I feel the same.

Golly bum LOL

[Fuzzeh]

I do have one question...

There is one 'artistic flavor" (so to speak) that is repeated a few times in the horse lines... meaning that the horses from the 'litter' from July 2010

Are going to end up looking a lot like other releases (as an example the Feb 2011 horses)

Though that is just one example, because there are many releases that seem to have the same theme of dots and swirls with different coat patterns.

This is why I think that a slight change to the current lines for those changing over would be a good thing, because both groups are uncommon and the 'undercoat' color very close meaning it was the line art that really made them stand apart. Perhaps we could have a slight modification to the lines to make sure that these designs we love will still have their little unique flair to set them apart?

Those ones are related, but there are two litters based on eagles/hawks I think, one that was Equi's while the other was Yul's? I've wondered what will be done to keep them from ending up looking too similar.

That is the point I was making... there are ponies that will end up looking alike as well. (I used these as an example, they were released before my time so I did not know that they were a second gen of those two).
A simple line edit could cut down on a lot of confusion for those that are a tad too similar and at the same time ease the sting for those of us who liked the unique aspect of the different lines. Yes, I understand and fully agree with why this change has to happen and support it, but at the same time I do not want to lose my older darlings in the 'herd'. Dog line arts change all the time (add a tail here, a grin there, ears up, ears down) why not simply have the switch-over horses have a flagged (raised) tail as an homage to the flagged tails in the old lines or something along those lines?

Yeah, this was something I wondered about. Because when you get past the ones with designs, there are multiple versions of the same natural colored ones. And some of them basically are identical, even closer than the Hollypaw and UR sitting cats are. And they come with the same rarities. I am not looking forward to all the confusion that will come from this. x.x

[dontdrinkthepoison]

It's over and done with now. Might as well move on and forget about all of the "Woulda, shoulda, coulda's." Sweep all of the stress under the rug and just go with the flow.
I'm happy with the decision to swap the line art. The demand for horses has gone up. Good times.

I know.. you are right. I am glad it is done. I just had to express how I feel about whole debacle..

I really am excited about the new lineart. I will miss my babies but I will welcome the new ones with open arms.. <forced grin>

[Bernouli]

I have a question.
Because of the line change {Which I voted yes for}, does that mean we can now use the old designs for 2nd Gens?
Say, the Wave Pony {That's design was re-done on the last topic} and this month's pony?
I'm just curious.

Thank you,

~Sheeran

That's a good point, I didn't think of that. I really hope the answer is yes! ;o;

We've bred some old Equi designs recently, so I don't see why not.

[Joe Kerr]

Ah! Thank you, Bernouli.

Another question,
I'm with everyone else on the 'repeated designs', especially the natural colored ones.
What will we do about the 'twinsies'?

Thank you,

~Sheeran

[*JACKAL*]

Can't wait to get and see all the new lines!
Although the ponies aren't a main interest of mine I've always loved the new horse and I love that new draft!

[-TheBigBlueBear-]

I'm so glad this is said and done with finally.
However to put a personal input in I'm glad that the change is happening. I much prefer the new line arts [Yul's] to the old ones [Equi's]
Plus demand will increase in the trading market for those pets which I haven't seen in ages. <3
I might go and collect a few for myself finally since I won't have to think about the line arts C: <3
- Kanon

[~Kaya]

I can't wait for the change, especially since I'll be able to use the horse items on all my horses once the whole change is complete. That and I believe some of the designs on the old lines would look better on the new lines. :3

A good example is the pay paint on the example image. There is more depth to the color and looks more realistic, which I find a plus.

[sapiosexual]

I am glad that we are continuing with the idea. Thanks for clarifying everything.