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Scarlet Fall for TheCrimsonAge. Please no posting unless this is your barn.

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Ares
Show Name: War Cry
Gender: Male
Age: 4 Months
Rarity: ?
Genetics: ???
Halter: Black
Song: Warzone by The Wanted
Art:

Backstory:

The ranchers and a group of vets rushed over as the truck rushed in the driveway. They rushed around to the back of the truck and tried to help. Carfully a man holding a badly injured foal got out and rushed into the vetranery clinic along with the group of vets. Hours went by and everyone was anceous wondering what had happened to the foal and if it was going to be ok. Finally one of the vets came out with sweat dripping down his face and the man who found the foal.

The vet informed us that the foal was in pretty bad shape. It had cuts and bruises all over it's body and was covered in mud. It also was very dehydrated and weak from malnourishment. For a while they didn't think that the foal was going to live but it pulled through and was now resting in one of the quarantine stalls. They had bandaged most of the wounds and tried to give it some water but they wanted the foal to rest before they tried to clean all of the mud off.

I walked with the man over to see the foal. It was just laying in the stall weakly whining, most likely for it's mother. It couldn't be older than 4 months. The man explained that he found it while hunting with his buddies. He said that he found the foal lying in the mud unable to move. He said that its herd was nowhere to be found and that he had found wolf tracks in the area. Knowing that it couldn't survive on its own with those wolves in the area he decided that he should bring it in even though that took away any chance of finding the foals mother.

"It's one lucky foal." he said before joining again with his hunting party. I kneeled down with a moist rag to try to clean off some of the mud and wondered who would care for this orphaned foal.

Care Plan:
Considering that the animal hospital has already stitched and cleaned the wounds, the first step to bringing this foal back to health is giving him good nutrition. Luckily he is old enough that he can consume hard food like pellets and grass. However, due to his current health I will bottle feed him small amounts of milk throughout the day for a week or so until he is fully weaned off of it.
Bringing Ares in to the vet every week for a checkup on his health is very I important. Infection could easily set in, especially with the bigger of the scars. While I am at the vet I will ask about any tips they have on properly raising and healing Ares. Interacting with him everyday is important because he needs to learn to be around humans. Seeing that I do not own any other Midnight Stallions, I will ask someone who does if we can have scheduled meet ups so that Ares may interact with them and their horse. Introducing him to another horse, especially one of older age, will help teach him manners and good behavior that will help him through his lifetime. Having him socialize with other humans other than me will keep him from becoming over attached to me.
Following the example of how a real dam or mother horse would act, I will not allow any bad behavior from Ares. Even if his actions may seem cute at the time, they will eventually turn into bad habits. Should he playfully nudge me or try to bring me into a game of tag, I will simply ignore him and walk away. Like previously hinted towards, his actions may be harmless at the moment, but can harm both him and I when he is bigger. Don't worry though, I'll still smother him with love and attention!
When Ares is older, I'll start training him. He'll be trained on a lunge line until he appears tame enough. We'll visit the horse vet once more for a checkup on his health and to make sure he is fit enough to be ridden. When deemed healthy, I'll have him fitted for tack and horseshoes. I'll start by introducing the tack to him slowly until he accepts the gear. Once he accept the gear, I'll sit on his back for a short amount of time throughout a week or so until he is fine with me riding him. Then the real training starts. Ares will be just like any other Midnight Stallion with the exception of him having the common vet visit and longer rest times.

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Dawn
Show Name: Outlaw
Gender: Female
Age: 1 1/2 years
Halter: Black
Song: WIP
Art: WIP
Bad Habit: Dawn has a cribbing habit. It is a compulsive behavior in which she tends to grab a solid object such as the stall door then arches her neck while pulling against the object an sucking in air. This bad habit is caused by Dawn trying to relieve upper digestive discomfort.
Backstory: WIP

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Rogue
Show Name: Dagger's Point
Gender: mare/female
Age: 9 months
Mate: Ares
Height: 16.2 hh
Eye Color: Crimson
Description: Rogue has a pure black pelt and mane/tail. Her eyes are a crimson color however they sometimes appear to be black. She does not have feather on her feet. Her hooves are the same color black as her pelt. Her mane is relatively short, cut so that it stops by the bottom of her neck.