PuppygirlWillow wrote:Owner: PuppygirlWillow
Show Name: Just a Little Bit Different
Barn Name: Oddball
Gender: Mare
Age: 5
Halter color: White
Pearl/jewel color (halter): Black
Story:When Oddball was a young filly, she was put in a field with her mother, with a whole bunch of other breeding mares and their babies, all around the same age, a large breeding farm their home. One of the other foals, a small, black colt by the name of Ranger was a particularly favoured playmate, and the two could often be seen romping together around the paddock, play fighting and racing each other around rocks and trees and the big lake in the middle of the meadow. They would often snuggle together while sleeping, as their mothers were good friends, and the two did everything together.
It was when they both turned 2 years old that Oddball's feelings started to develop, and Ranger's as well. The young colt was more gentle with their play, and suddenly acted a lot more considerate of his friend. They were more prone to grooming each other and once they were removed from the home field, put into a herd with the other yearlings, they often stayed in their own corner, joining in when the mood arose with the racing and game, but generally withdrawing into their own space, enjoying their own company.
Some of the older, more callous colts and fillies would tease Oddball for her unusual coat and for being a little bit smaller than the others, but Ranger would always defend her, and if it came to it, he was prepared to fight. He was bigger than her and a lot of the others, and after one particularly rough scruff, the horses learnt to ignore Ranger and his 'little special case'.
As basic training began at the age of 4, the two were kept quite close to each other, stabled together, and were trained by the same young man, Phillip, who recognised their close connection. After a long day, they would find solace in each others company, and it wasn't long before they would have easily been considered mates. Unfortunately, Oddball had been noticed by an estate close by that bred and trained Khimaira's, and the now young mare was sold, leaving her childhood partner behind.
She still misses him, even a year on, and though she is now a talented dressage horse, she hopes that one day the two can be re-united.
Congrats! Your form was the only one that wasn't edited or posted beyond the deadline, but it was my favorite. Very sad, but they sound cute together.
