by NARANDA » Sat Oct 08, 2016 4:16 pm
Owner: NARANDA
Name: Malakuti (Arabic - "Divine") | Mala
Gender: Mare
Age: 5 Years
Story:
My sire was the tall one, but my mother was much shorter. Most of her previous foals had been closer to her height and none were so much taller, but I was different. As a filly, they thought I would be short like the rest of the foals, and they felt disappointing that I was a filly. It was obvious that they felt that way even though I never heard them say it myself. Boy were they wrong. I continued to grow and grow until I was seventeen hands high, closer to my sire's height. It was not a problem at first, it felt good to be tall. Rarely anyone tried to mess with me, jumping things became easy, and I could easily outrun my fellow herd members. Things were different in small spaces.
The stalls were small, at least they were for me. I could not and still can't stand the size of the regular stalls. I can't turn around or get comfortable, I sometimes even bumped my head when entering small stalls, normally at other stables where we are guests and it is the only stall they have. I prefer the larger stalls of rich stables, or stalls normally meant for nursing mares in some places. Reaching down to eat grass. Who knew being so tall would make it troublesome to eat grass. You may not see it as a problem, but I do, it is an annoyance really. Being somewhat clumsy is another problem I seem to have, I always knock things over, bump into things, people and other horses. It truly is a problem, especially when I accidentally knock over a child. I hate seeing children hurt or crying, it makes me feel horrible, so being clumsy is always one of the my greatest problems. Tack is another problem though, finding tack that properly fits me is not too easy, let alone tack that is comfortable. Larger the tack, the more expensive it is to buy or even to have it custom made.
I could come up with more of how my height affects me, but I do not wish to bore you into oblivion. But now you know my story, oh! Goodness! I forgot to introduce myself! I am Malakuti, but you may call me Mala for short! It is an honor to meet you and thank you for listening to me blabber on and on.
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NARANDA on Sat Oct 15, 2016 3:17 pm, edited 1 time in total.