──── // ❝ 𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐄𝐓𝐇 ❞ // ──

[Aspenie]

♔ Kairon ♔
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𝙖𝙜𝙚: 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘴; 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧: 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯; 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙙: 𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘨; 𝙘𝙤𝙖𝙩: 𝘥𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘺; 𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦; 𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙨: 𝘦𝘰𝘴; x
𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙚: 𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘦; 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙨: 𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘦;
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Spring was well under way, and the scent of heat is starting to dominate in the wind. Last year, Kairon was busying himself learning the art of being a stallion in a bachelor herd, with many older, mature stallions. Now he is here figuring things out in a whim. It doesn't help that there are many colts around, some older, some younger. But nevertheless would be a pain in the butt if they decided to challenge him in the future. Kairon snorted, shaking his head, if they try, he'll give them a reason to back off in the future. Hoping to bring some nearby fillies to his attention, he nickers quietly to avoid the extra attention from the other colts. Kairon is uninterested in the yearling fillies, they are too young to breed and too young to understand herd dynamics. Instead, he's on the lookout for the mature, older fillies who are somewhat more experienced than the others.


❀ KᗩᕼᒪIᗩ ❀
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𝙖𝙜𝙚: 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘴; 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧: 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘦; 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙙: 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘢; 𝙘𝙤𝙖𝙩: 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘺; 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙩: 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘸𝘰; 𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴; 𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙨: 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯; x
𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙤𝙣: 𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘦;
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Today, Kahlia assured herself that she would find some other horses to follow. For safety. She had somehow survived the winter by jumping from one group of yearlings to another. But the other horses were always uninterested in her, and often were trying to intimidate her off better grazing grounds. Maybe, she thought, maybe she would get herself a stallion, a colt to be precise. That way she would be protected...but well they have to like her first, the grey filly thought. Many of the colts towered above her, often mistaking her for a much younger filly. Kahlia sighed. She trotted across the greening valley her eyes scanning the horizon. Several of the colts and fillies that harassed her during wnter were still here, grazing under the morning sun. Kahlia rolled her eyes. "Guess it's time to move on to another place." she neighed out.


¤ Sábia ¤
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𝙖𝙜𝙚: 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘭𝘥; 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧: 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘦; 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙙: 𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘢 /𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯; 𝙘𝙤𝙖𝙩: 𝘨𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘰; 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙩: 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦; 𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦; 𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙨: 𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘶𝘴, 𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘢; x
𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙤𝙣: 𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘦;
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The previous winter had being somewhat kind to Sábia and her former herd mates, they were lucky to find a sheltered place to stay put during the worst of the elements. But now it's spring, and the fillies following her had being tempted by the colts floundering around as if they owned the valley. Not her though, the slightly older sorraia had decided against following immature, yearlings. Sábia starts trotting to a nearby water hole, rolling her eyes when she spots young colts kicking up dust, trying to impress some filly. She scans the scatter of horses around, noticing a few older colts eyeing her. They'll have to try harder than that, she snorted. Sábia had learned much of the herd structure and the basics from her dam, although she is still unsure about it all. Above it all, she's feeling her heat progressing. Sábia is quite anxious about getting a foal this year, as the colts would be inexperienced with herd dynamics. She wondered if they would even succeed in protecting her if she ever join a herd. With many thoughts in her head, the filly lowers her head to take a long drink, relishing the fresh water down her throat.

[Tornassuk]

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☀ D I A L L O ☀

:: Colt ::
:: Arabian ::
:: 2.9 Years ::
:: Mares: None ::

Tags: OPEN

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Diallo pranced through the blooming meadow with his neck arched, nostrils flared, and tail flagged high. It was nice, feeling the sun on his back. It wasn't freezing anymore, but it wasn't hot yet either. Just his weather. Diallo had joined up with a small bachelor herd in the fall for warmth and safety. But now it's spring, and Diallo doesn't need them anymore. This morning he said his goodbyes and sprinted away, chasing the smell of fillies.
Diallo parked himself on the crest of a hill to survey his surroundings. Nothing but flowery meadows for miles in every direction, some trees peppered here and there. His ears pricked. Below him in the distance, he could see some lone horses dotting the countryside. Surely one of them would be a filly...
A plastic bag drifted in front of him, startling the colt for a moment. A plastic bag! Trying to sneak by him to go carry out whatever evils it was up to? Not today! Diallo squealed, wasting no time he lunged forward, striking and nipping at the bag as he chased it. Diallo finished the evil being, which now laid tattered and lifeless, with a few good stomps. Target eliminated. Diallo huffed and recomposed himself, now with a prideful countenance.
Diallo turned back to the horses he had seen earlier. Most were scattered, on their own, although he could see a couple of horses beginning to move in on others. Diallo began to walk towards them. They were pretty far away from him still, at this pace it would take some time to reach them, but that's ok. Just meant he had time to try and plan everything out.

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⋙ S A E T H ⋗

:: Filly ::
:: TB x WB ::
:: 2 Years ::
:: Stallion: None ::
:: Heat Stage: 2 ::

Tags: OPEN

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Anyone looking upon Saeth at this moment would see a nervous mess lathered with sweat. Popping veins, wildly swiveling ears, eyes with their whites showing darting every which way, a tail that couldn't stop wringing, and legs that couldn't stay still. She was desperate to find another horse. Any horse, at this point, she doesn't care.
Saeth had never really been alone. Not for this long anyhow. She hasn't a clue where her prior herd of fillies went. Two nights ago they had all been together, resting so peacefully with only the oldest horse, a mare no older than three, standing guard. A bloodcurdling scream from one of the younger fillies split the silence, snapping everyone awake. In a panic, they all bolted, each horse seeming to pick a different direction, leaving her all alone.

Saeth paused hearing a distant call from another horse. Her ears flicked back and forth, unable to discern which direction it had come from. A hoarse, desperate, whinny jumped out the filly's throat, calling for the horse to answer back. Pause, listen. But there was nothing, it was quiet. Saeth called out again before resuming her anxious pacing, uncertain which way she should go.

[broken*]

✴ ── ❝ ＯＲＩＥＬ　ＶＥＬＥＳ ❞
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( "ori" ) ( 3 y/o ) ( bachelor stallion ) ( standardbred x andalusian ) ( 16.1hh chestnut ) ( tags: kahlia, saeth )


the tall stallion was used to being alone; he hadnt spent much of his life with his birth herd, and he wasnt the biggest fan of being surrounded by other young colts who were far too arrogant for his own sanity. he considered himself to be quite mature for his age, so the foolish attitudes of the typical colts his age were just annoying to him. so even when the disease struck all of those horses older than he, he didnt really lose anyone close to him. currently, he was just meandering along through the grasslands when he heard the sound of one whinny, followed by another whinny. both were very high-pitched, and sounded quite feminine, and so while he was not actively searching to create a herd of his own yet, he still was a curious creature, so he began to make his way towards the sounds. he stood off to the side while he watched the two mares interact; one was a pure black and the other was a greyish-white, and both were on the smaller side. he let out a low nicker as he approached them, easily sensing the nervous vibes they were both giving and not wanting to frighten them. "are you ladies alright?" his voice was deep but soft as he spoke.

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( "esa" ) ( 2.5 y/o ) ( lone mare, heat 2 ) ( appaloosa ) ( 15hh snowflake ) ( tags: hercules, atreus )


the mare knew that approaching the watering hole would be dangerous for her 'little brother'. he was only six months old, and there were so many young colts out here clearly ready to start creating their own herds upon returning to their homes with no older stallions to threaten them. she also knew that many stallions were vicious towards foals that were not their own, and she wasn't exactly the largest mare around. she was average sized, and while she preferred a peaceful, calm lifestyle, she had grown incredibly protective over the little black colt in the past few weeks and would definitely defend him against a stallion attack to the best of her ability. if she were alone, she would much rather go searching in the treeline for a small stream or puddle to drink out of to be able to avoid possible threats, but hercules had a harder time going for longer periods without hydrating himself and was currently complaining about being 'so incredibly thirsty esa!'. as they approached the watering hole, her ears were perked and swiveling, her eyes shifting between every horses form that was also getting a drink. some parts were too highly popularized for her comfort, so as she walked cautiously to the waters edge, she made sure the foal was underneath her body. she walked up several feet away from a large black draft horse, one of her eyes locked on his form as the little colt slipped forward to drink.

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( "aya" ) ( 2 y/o ) ( lone mare, heat 1 ) ( mustang ) ( 14.2hh grullo ) ( tags: xxx )


editing in

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( "herc" ) ( 6 months ) ( "bachelor" colt ) ( quarter horse ) ( black ) ( tags: esadowa, atreus )


the small colt was so afraid of, well everything, that he didnt even walk away from his adopted big sister/mother. wherever they went, he practically walked underneath her body, his small frame fitting perfectly underneath her chest. "esa, i'm really, really, really thirsty. can we please go get a drink?" he asked her for what felt like the hundredth time, causing her to sigh lightly as she nodded and they changed their course of direction. he could tell that she was on edge as they approached the watering hole, and he himself felt very nervous as he began to notice the strange fillies and colts that were already there drinking or socializing. he couldnt help but feel even more unease as he looked up at the huge, dark stallion standing nearby them. but he edged himself forward, to the waters edge, leaving the safety of his esadowa, as he lowered his muzzle for a drink.

[Aspenie]

❀ KᗩᕼᒪIᗩ ❀
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𝙖𝙜𝙚: 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘴; 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧: 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘦; 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙙: 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘢; 𝙘𝙤𝙖𝙩: 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘺; 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙩: 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘸𝘰; 𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴; 𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙨: 𝘴𝘢𝘦𝘵𝘩; x
𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙤𝙣: 𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘦;
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Hearing a distant whinny, Kahlia perked up her ears, "anyone there?." she called back. It had sounded like a desperate filly. Unsure if the other horse heard her or not, the connemara trotted towards the sound, alert. This could be her chance to find someone to herd together. In the distance, she could make out the silhouette of a filly. A tall one. Well any other horse could be taller than she is. After all she is only pony sized. Narrowing her eyes, Kahlia could see that the other horse was quite stressed, her tail nervously flicking and the scent of sweat and fear lingered around. Kahlia slowed down to a walk, judging the other filly. She's solid black, around the same age as her, or possibly older. This thought assured her, if she could find an older horse to teach her more horse etiquette and herd behavior, that would be life-saving. But what could be scaring the other filly? Kahlia stopped, her ears flicking around, could there be a predator nearby? Surely not, she collected herself. "Hi there?" Kahlia called out to the other filly, waiting for her to respond.

[Stripe12]

E N T E R P R I S E

Stallion|29 months|American painted horse|Grasslands|Tags: Kahlia, Saeth, Oriel veles

The lone stallion walked across the grasslands, alert. While other stallions without a herd would likely hang around more popular places such as watering holes, Enterprise had a different idea. His plan was to wander the grasslands and, hopefully, form a herd that way. It was risky, sure, but there was a chance of less competition. A whinny caught his attention, and it was nearby. Curious, he headed towards it, soon spotting three other horses. Their scent told him that there where two mares, and a stallion. He knew he couldn't afford a fight with the other male, but perhaps he should stick around. Enterprise walked a little ways away, but just enough that it would be hard to see him.

R O S E
Mare|15 months|Lipizzan|Watering hole|Tags: Open

The mare walked towards the water, glancing at the other horses nearby every now and then. She disliked large groups, so she wasn't planning on sticking around very long. She was too young to breed anyway, so stallions probably wouldn't care for her. Rose leaned down and began to drink, still watching those around her carefully. You can never know what could happen within a moment, so being alert was key.

[azhefa.]

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no nick ● 3 years ● bachelor
friesian/percheron ● black
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0 coverings
lead ● mare
mare ● mare
mare ● mare
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location; waterhole
tags; kairon, gaia, sabia,
esadowa/hercules
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his plan had worked out as perfectly as he knew it would. everyone needs to drink at some point. several fillies appear, and some younger colts, to drink from the cool waterhole, but atreus was only interested in a few of the fillies. some were quite young and under breeding age so he ignores them for now. the youngsters were good fillers once he's able to round up a few older fillies to keep them in line. it's always good to have a big enough herd for winter, more bodies means more warmth when huddling together. atreus watches a few of the fillies, checking out their physique and mannerisms. some were clearly smaller breeds and others weren't pushy enough to show they know how to lead. a cream-colored filly catches his eye when she comes to the waterhole for a drink, but he's distracted by another older filly who comes to drink as well. this grulla mare was clearly more experienced when it comes to herds just by the way she moves around the others at the waterhole. this filly will be his, as will the pretty cream he saw before.

as he watches the two fillies he's deemed his own already, a slightly younger grey colt appears at the waterhole as well. the black stud was immediately defensive in the other colt's presence and gives a sharp, hard snort in warning to him while moving around behind gaia and sabia to place himself between the younger colt and the fillies. atreus' ears were perked forward and his head was held high as he displays his dominance, wordlessly claiming the fillies around him and daring the other colt to challenge him for them. as he stares down kairon, a third filly appears with a young foal at her side. this confuses him for a moment since she was rather young, but overhears the foal speak and figures it was just a brother instead of a son. the little colt was of very little interest to atreus, but he's learned from the older stallions that mares tend to reject those who kill their foals so he figures it wouldn't hurt to keep the little foal around for a while. he'll just have to keep an eye on it when it gets older and more mature. as with the two other fillies, atreus claims this dark dappled mare as well and the foal, shaking out his mane and eyeing kairon again. the other colt was too close and it was making atreus more and more defensive of his side of the waterhole where the fillies were. if the colt tries to approach, atreus will surely attack.

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no nick ● 2 years ● loner
andalusian cross ● dapple grey
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no stallion
heat stage 2
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location; valley
tags; kairon, atreus/others
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as expected, there were several horses at the waterhole, but there was also tension in the air. several fillies were drinking and a large black colt seemed to be guarding them which makes eos curious until she finds that it was another colt that was making this black one on edge. hopefully there won't be a fight, youngsters like these always end up going too far. she's seen older stallions battle and it's only to first blood or sometimes there's no blood at all. the older studs seemed to know who they can defeat and who they don't stand a chance against, something eos had always wondered about. did they have a big meeting once a year and discuss it? or do they just figure it out on a whim? stallions were always such odd creatures to her while mares were just down right insane. politics were always a thing to keep in mind and it can be so draining within larger herds. especially growing herds. the constant change of the ranks was so exhausting to deal with. perhaps she can be the oldest in the herd and stay that way, making things much easier for not just her but all the horses involved. the dapple grey filly moves away from the black colt and his group to drink at the other end of the water hole, not wanting to get drawn into the middle of a battle should one arise.

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no nick ● 1.8 years ● loner
thoroughbred cross ● chestnut
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no herd
too young
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location; valley
tags; enyo, open
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[open, with enyo]

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no nick ● 1.8 years ● loner
thoroughbred cross ● seal bay
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no herd
too young
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location; valley
tags; eirene, open
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[open with eirene]

[carpe noctem.]

━━━━━━━━ ( ❝ 𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐒 ❞ ) ━━━━━━━
I. colt II. three III. andalusian x IV. no mares V. no progeny VI. tagged:
rose
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OSIRIS let the light spring breeze ruffle his mane, his hooves guiding him across the rolling hills of the valley. He had only returned to the valley a mere two weeks ago, and he had seen many horses in that time, yet genuine interactions with others was far and few. He snorted momentarily, pausing as he dug a large hoof into the dirt, glancing at the land that laid before him.
As he neared a watering hole, he noticed a younger mare. He gazed at her with interest, calling out to her with a deep neigh, trotting slowly towards her in a relaxed, friendly manner.

━━━━━━━━ ( ❝ 𝐎𝐏𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐀 ❞ ) ━━━━━━━━
I. filly II. three III. friesian IV. heat stage : 3 V. no progeny VI. untagged

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— will edit in later <3 feel free to tag —

━━━━━━━ ( ❝ 𝐍𝐎𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐄 ❞ ) ━━━━━━━
I. filly II. two III. mustang x IV. heat stage : 2 V. no progeny VI. untagged
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— will edit in later <3 feel free to tag —

[Aspenie]

♔ Kairon ♔
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𝙖𝙜𝙚: 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘴; 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧: 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯; 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙙: 𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘨; 𝙘𝙤𝙖𝙩: 𝘥𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘺; 𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦; 𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙨:
𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘶𝘴, 𝘦𝘴𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘢, 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘴, 𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘦, 𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘢, 𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘢, 𝘦𝘰𝘴; x
𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙚: 𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘦; 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙨: 𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘦;
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So far no filly had paid him much attention. No matter, Kairon shook his head, he would find a way to impress a filly. Perhaps he would go for some slightly younger horses as they would be easily swayed. Then he would go for the mature ones, building his dream herd slowly.

As Kairon neared the water hole, he glanced around for any potential threat. Immediately a dark colt caught his attention, they were the same size and yet the black horse seemed just a little older than he were. Who does he think he is? Kairon had just started his filly gathering mission, and was not going to allow this to stop him. He would try to intimidate the other colt, and hopefully gain the attention of several fillies in the process, two birds with one stone. Now who wouldn't want that. As he approached slowly, ears twitching Kairon warned the other colt by pawing the ground, flicking up dust, signalling he was willing to take a fight. He snorted, muscles tensed up waiting for the other stallion to respond.


¤ Sábia ¤
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𝙖𝙜𝙚: 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘭𝘥; 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧: 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘦; 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙙: 𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘢 /𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯; 𝙘𝙤𝙖𝙩: 𝘨𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘰; 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙩: 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦; 𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦; 𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙨: 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘶𝘴, 𝘦𝘴𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘢, 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘴, 𝘬𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯; x
𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙤𝙣: 𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘦;
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Sábia loved the cold refreshing water, it often calmed her down when her thoughts wandered about unchecked. When the wind picked up, Sábia noticed the presence of another older colt. The newcomer, snorted and pawed the ground, obviously daring to challenge the black colt standing guard. Now it's time for Sábia to move out, she's filled her belly with water, and getting in between the two colts is the least thing in her mind.

Just as the grullo filly is about to trot away, out of the corner of her eye, she spotted a younger filly with a rather small black foal. Now she could not have been able to breed last year but the possibility is still there. Nethertheless the foal would be in danger if the two colts decides they've had enough. Sábia trots up to the pair and let's out a soft neigh to introduce herself.

"With this amount of ridiculous public display, a brawl is inevitable between the two colts." Sábia neighed, turning towards the black foal she added. "It's best if we move along now that they're distracted with each other." The older filly nudged the foal gently with her muzzle, motioning for his sister to follow quickly.

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( "ori" ) ( 3 y/o ) ( bachelor stallion ) ( standardbred x andalusian ) ( 16.1hh chestnut ) ( tags: kahlia, saeth )


the tall stallion was used to being alone; he hadnt spent much of his life with his birth herd, and he wasnt the biggest fan of being surrounded by other young colts who were far too arrogant for his own sanity. he considered himself to be quite mature for his age, so the foolish attitudes of the typical colts his age were just annoying to him. so even when the disease struck all of those horses older than he, he didnt really lose anyone close to him. currently, he was just meandering along through the grasslands when he heard the sound of one whinny, followed by another whinny. both were very high-pitched, and sounded quite feminine, and so while he was not actively searching to create a herd of his own yet, he still was a curious creature, so he began to make his way towards the sounds. he stood off to the side while he watched the two mares interact; one was a pure black and the other was a greyish-white, and both were on the smaller side. he let out a low nicker as he approached them, easily sensing the nervous vibes they were both giving and not wanting to frighten them. "are you ladies alright?" his voice was deep but soft as he spoke.

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( "esa" ) ( 2.5 y/o ) ( lone mare, heat 2 ) ( appaloosa ) ( 15hh snowflake ) ( tags: hercules, atreus, kairon, gaia, sabia )


the mare felt the gaze of the nearby black stallion on her and her brother, but the fact that he appeared calm with no outwardly violent signs towards the little colt, made her feel a bit more at ease that he wasnt going to attack them. she noticed him attempting to snake her, as well as the two other mares nearest to her, her head raising to watch as he put his large body between the mares and another colt, a dapple grey whose approach caused her to feel far more nervous, due to the attention-seeking way he called out. as she looked at the other two mares, she couldnt help but feel a bit annoyed mentally that she was shorter than one of the mares, but even just by the way the other two carried themselves, she assumed that the bulky cream-buckskin haflinger and the light grey andulusian were both younger than her. she was not the type of horse to allow others to boss her around, and so once the two stallions settled their little dispute, if all three mares ended up remaining together with one stallion, she wold have no problem asserting her dominance over the other two and prove herself as an apt lead mare. snaking the little black foal back underneath her body as he had bounded to greet the other mares, just to reassure herself a bit, before turning her heterochromatic eyes to the other two mares. she bobbed her head in greeting, her voice soft as she spoke to the other two mares, all the while keeping one ear perked in the direction of the two stallions, just in case. "hello ladies. while they settle that.. i'm esadowa, and this is my little brother hercules. what are your names?"

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( "aya" ) ( 2 y/o ) ( lone mare, heat 1 ) ( mustang ) ( 14.2hh grullo ) ( tags: helios )


the headstrong mare had left into the mountains when the disease spread, only because she didnt want to risk catching it herself. she didnt know if anyone she had previously known from her birth herd had survived, but she highly doubted it, since she had been the first foal in the herd in awhile, the majority of them being older horses, which is what the disease seemed to hit the hardest. she had finally returned to her homelands, knowing it was finally safe only by the fact that she found herself too curious for her own good and going back down to see for herself. she had come across quite a few colts and fillies since she had returned, but hadnt found anyone worthy of conversation. it took a lot to keep her attention, especially since there were so many young horses around right now flaunting themselves for attention. thats why, when her eyes landed on the form of a paint colt, there was just something about him that caught her attention in a positive way. the way he carried himself was so different than the others she had seen, and quite honestly he gave off an aura much like her own. perhaps she had found a kindred spirit, seeking a life of freedom and adventure. she watched him for a bit before letting out a low whinny in greeting to him from her place several dozen yards away.

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( "herc" ) ( 6 months ) ( "bachelor" colt ) ( quarter horse ) ( black ) ( tags: esadowa, atreus, gaia, sabia, kairon )


the small colt was practically inhaling the cool, refreshing water as he gulped it down as fast as he possibly could. it feels so impossibly good, after his throat was so dry and scratchy from not drinking in what for him felt like forever. all of a sudden, the atmosphere around them changed, with the black stallion being approached by a grey stallion, and the two pretty much challenging each other. he let out a squeaking sound of a nicker, his eyes wide as he scooted back into his big sisters chest, fitting oh-so-perfectly under her body. he whispered out a "what is happening esa?", only to have the mare introduce herself, and him, to the two mares that were closest to them, acting as though she was going to ignore the two stallions. his legs were a little shaky, not wanting to get in the way of the fight he worried would happen soon, but he looked up at the mares, squeaking out a greeting. "he-hello. nice to-to-to meet you guys!"

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( "cyg" ) ( 3 y/o ) ( lone mare, heat 3 ) ( paint ) ( 15.2hh bay tobiano ) ( tags: open )


she's free in the grasslands to be tagged!

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The colt trotted through the valley, his ears held erect, and his tail swishing from side to side. He was going at a brisk trot, his eyes looking straight ahea
d. It was the best thing to do during these times. Even though, Helios wasn't interested in finding a filly of his own, he was getting quite distracted by th
e few fillies he did pass. He would stop, and just look at a distance for a few moments, before moving onward. None of them had held his attention for
too long. However, as he continued onward he spotted one lone filly that gained his attention. But it was something that seemed different, about her th
at caught his attention. He stood there for a moment observing her, before slowly approaching. He didn't really know how to approach a filly, he had onl
y watched the stallions do it, before they had died off. He let out a loud whinny, before rearing up into the air and tilted his head slightly. He knew that
he had to gain the attention of the filly first, and to do that he had to gain her attention.

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She's open, feel free to tag her!

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The cream colored filly, began to get slightly anxious as one of the colt's began to eye her, and another filly. She glanced around, before spotting another
one her ears flicking nervously. Normally, Gaia was a calm horse, but she had never experienced this before. She raked the ground with her hoof, raising
her head from the water, before glancing around. There was a few horses gathered around the waterhole, and there was sure to be some competition
between the colts. She looked away, seeming uninterested, before her ears pricked at the sound of a voice. One of the other fillies had spoken introduc
ing herself, and the young foal that was with her. She gave a slight nod, before answering. "Hello there. My name is Gaia. It's nice to meet you both." sh
e said, before turning to the other filly to wait for her response.