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Greetings, and welcome to the first public roundup of Aleutian Island Seal ponies! This rare semi-feral breed was discovered on the islands in 1786 when the Russians arrived. Over time, the horses were brought to mainland Alaska and spread to the northern areas of Canada. While there are a few truly wild herds existing on the islands and wandering about in the Yukon, most of the documented AISPs exist in reserves run by people who are working to preserve and grow the breed. While this was formerly restricted to a few select preserves and the residents of the Aleutian islands, the population has grown enough for these equines to be rounded up from the various reserves across Alaska and Canada. These AISPs will be rehomed to new reserves than can help grow the breed further. The animals being rehomed will vary in age, disposition, and trust towards humans. We will do our best to match your reserve to an equine that can thrive there.
Be sure to fill out an application form so we can match your reserve to a pony!
Application form
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[b]Reserve Name:[/b] (Link to your reserve!)
[b]Reserve Location:[/b] (remember, these ponies need a cold environment to thrive!)
[b]Reserve Manager:[/b]
[b]Reserve speciality:[/b] (Ex. Jack-of-all-trades, senior horses, orphaned foals, training, etc)
The Rules/some extra information
- This is not a semi custom competition, the equine you are assigned is premade
- There will be a few tasks that will need to be completed to keep your AISP
- Begging and bribery are not acceptable
- Yearling AISPs cannot be bred for three weeks after the event
- You may apply for a second AISP if you finish the tasks for your first.
- Be respectful to others and staff
- No mutations will be made, that means no brindle, chimeric, somatic, or irregular markings.
- Your equine will be auto-registered when you get it, however, it won't be breedable until after the event.
- You are encouraged to post your tasks on the pony's page and link that page to the main topic.
- Ponies age 1-3 will have an ear tag
- Ponies age 4-25 will have leg bands
- There are two colors on each tag/band, these colors indicate the capture area and gender of the pony
- Alaska = Spruce green stripe
- N. Canada = purple stripe
- Aleutian Islands = gold stripe
- Mare = periwinkle dot
- Stallion = red dot
The Tasks!
These can be done via either writing or art, the minimum word count for writing is 250
- Retrieving your AISP (required)
- Onsite vet check (required)
- Introducing it to the new area (required)
- The Release (required)
- Introductions to other equines (optional)
- Training (Optional- only possible with equines age 1-15 unless you pm me about it and I give you the okay.)
- Wild Observation (optional)
- Treats? (optional - must have done the 'Training' task)
- First ride/sled pull (Optional - must have done the 'training' task)
- You're welcome to come up with other tasks if you like.
