I'm pouring my heart and soul into this baby! I'm having too much fun!
username; Mango30
name; Onyx // Black Storm
gender; Jenny (Mare)
halter colour; Silver, please!
how will you help accommodate them? Due to the fact that Onyx's hooves must be taken care of, this will be a priority. Once the hooves are properly cut to their original state and she is comfortable moving around without the extra weight, the next step would be to move her into a stall. Preferably in between two others so she will feel more comfortable, knowing others are around. This will also enable each horse to get to know Onyx. Eventually when I know who is comfortable around her, I will let one or two others out in a pasture with her to let them know her better and let Onyx get a feel for the place. Seeing as she is nearly blind and partially deaf, she could still see a bit of the fence, but other horses would help establish where is what since they know the place. As time passes and I slowly introduce everyone to Onyx, I can observe who can be out with her and who can't, depending on how they react to her presence. Once she gets more comfortable at the stable and becomes good friends with the others, I will be able to improve her life further as everything stabilizes.
will they have a companion? tell me about their first meeting; It has been three since Onyx has moved into Three Moons Stable. I positioned her stall in between
Carolina and
Serenity. I figured either one of them would be very good friends, since Carolina is very sweet and Serenity has a knack for helping others that she senses needing help. I decided today I would let Onyx into the pasture with just Serenity, since Onyx already had a sense of who she is and I would rather not overwhelm her with another horse. That, and they have a common trait; Serenity was deaf and Onyx was nearly deaf. So I let her out and led her into the middle of the pasture, and then brought out Serenity. Then, I watched the scene unfold with curiosity.
This was a new feeling from the straw bedding of her stall. Onyx was confused. It was grass beneath her hooves, but it was strange to her. She had little left of her sight and hearing and the weight had been lifted from her hooves. Yet she was hesitant to move. She couldn't sense where the fence closed off. A few moments later, however, a familiar scent filled her nostrils. It was the mare that was situated to the left of her stall! Serenity was it? That's what she thought she heard from the human. Onyx jumped slightly in surprised when she felt a small nudge on her neck. She snorted stubbornly and still did not move. She couldn't see it, but Serenity had a calm and pleasant expression on her.
Serenity had known very quickly about Onyx's problem, since she did not get excited when everyone else saw the food buckets down the hall until they were very close and hardly jumped liked the others in surprise when the loud fans clicked on. So she decided the best way to befriend the donkey was to physically show her around. She felt the jenny's jump at her slightly nudge. Clearly she didn't understand the meaning of it.
Move was what it meant. So she pushed harder and earned pinned ears until she started walking against/next to her, urging Onyx to move. It took a couple of tries to get her to understand, but soon the jenny was walking slowly and cautiously against her. Letting Serenity guide her. Serenity was intrigued as to why her footsteps seemed exaggerated, almost as if she was a newborn foal learning to walk. Nevertheless, Serenity continued walking in pace with Onyx. Eventually, she gently made her brush up against the fence, to establish where it was.
Onyx certainly did not approve of this idea. The moment she felt herself brush up against the smooth fence, she backed away with her ears pinned. What was this mare thinking?? She felt her nudge her against gently, but she replied with a snappy nip and backing away from the fence. Onyx stood there and waited for something to happen. Another nudge. But nothing came. Well, she had come this far, why not go herself? And so she started to cautiously walk.
Serenity was a bit annoyed that she had been nipped away. She was only trying to help! But perhaps the hardy jenny needed some time to herself. So she watched. She let out an amused snort when she walked right into a fence, surprise written clearly on her face. Eventually she decided the poor, confused Onyx would need her help again. And thus began the process again, trust being given and gained.
After watching this unfold, I would think they are perfect companions to one another, I smiled and let them be, walking back to the barn, proud of my choices.
do they have an interesting quirk? tell me a quick story about it; Every single time Onyx wants attention or treats, she will look to the end of the hall where she knew I usually enter. Not just look, straight up staring a hole into me! Whenever she knows I'm around, she will just stare. Like she is trying to look into my soul for treats and attention. It does get a little creepy at times, because it sometimes makes it look like she can see, with the addition of her clouded eyes. However, it was quite cute and funny! I wouldn't change it for the world.
extras;(Small things will be posted here. Bigger prompts/art will be posted in my Google Docs, which I will later link.)
Art of OnyxTheme Song:
"Fight Song"by Rachel Platten. This song describes that even though she has been through so much, she's still fighting on. She's tough!
Quote: "At a moment of darkness, remember, the sun will always rise no matter what." (Quote by me) For Onyx, it was both literal and figurative that she was in a dark place. Nearly blind, she could barely see what was in front of her. She didn't know what would happen to her, after a long while of neglect that also left her hooves to grow without restraint. But she was found, and eventually rehomed, showing her that darkness may not fade for along time, but there will always be something to out-shine it eventually.
