Couldn't resist this girl. ^^;
Pet's ID Tag: 77
Name You'd Choose for It: Kalani Dreamer (Kalani is a Hawaiian name meaning "sky")
Gender: Mare (female for those who are unaware xD)
Reason You Want It: She's been up here for a while, and I think she has a lovely, natural design. I'd been trying to make up my mind as to whether I should adopt her or not, and I finally decided I would. I, myself, am absolutely horse crazy, and thought it would be very fun to write about and roleplay a horse.
History/Background/Other:
The woman stepped back from the mother and foal, shaking her head gravely. "Not what we want." She said as she gazed at the foal. Those eyes! Such a startling blue. She'd never even seen a foal with eyes that colour! The foal gazed at her with those same startling blue eyes, and began to walk towards the human. The woman obligingly petted the filly, shooing her away when she attempted to bite. "We need to sell her on," she sighed, turning to a man who had been observing the scene. "She isn't what we want. I don't need blue eyed, freakish, appaloosas in my stable, Ron."
The man - a bald, bespectacled fellow who seemed adjusted to the woman's ways, simply nodded. "You're right, of course, Hannah. But why act like it's a bad thing?"
"We stick to normality. I'm not causing any trouble over what is acceptable for an appaloosa." Hannah replied, folding her solid arms.
"She's still Dream's baby." Ron added, smiling at the mare and her young filly. "And she needs a name."
Muttering under her breath, Hannah shrugged. "You name her. Dream's always been more your horse than mine."
Ron complied with the concept easily. The eyes! So blue. Blue like the sky. Sky... he thought. Kalani. That means sky, doesn't it? Yes. And Dream's daughter...
Then he had the name exactly. "Kalani Dreamer," he said aloud with a grin. "Do you like that name?" he asked the foal, who stared at him blankly with her head tilted to one side,
Kalani Dreamer - Kalani or Lani for short - was sold on as soon as she could be separated from her mother, a grey appaloosa named Sweet Dreams. The sale was kept very quiet - to keep the blue-eyed foal a secret more than anything. The family she lived with did not compete. Instead, they took great pleasure in trail riding. Not with other people, just by themselves. Kalani did not see any other horses besides the tiny herd she lived with - of which she was hoping to become the leader of soon enough.
When Kalani turned three, and the time had come for her to be started under saddle. But she did not take to it well. She panicked and bucked as soon as the saddle so much as touched her. It took Kalani's owners a very long time to get her to accept the saddle - and they were still nervous.
It was after one of these events that Kalani met a herd that would change her life. She found herself, on a cool, autumn day, peacefully grazing in the sparse shade. It was cold, and Kalani had just begun to sprout a winter coat. Her blue gaze flickered as she heard some sort of movement. Hoofbeats? Perhaps one of the children's ponies got out. The smart little things always were!
No. There were several pairs of hooves. Kalani made a mad dash to the fenceline. Soon, a small herd came trotting into sight. Their lead mare, a fleabitten grey, came to a halt as she saw Kalani. Kalani stood with her ears pinned back and stomped one hoof.
"Who are you?" the lead mare asked, laying her ears flat against her head as Kalani had done.
"Kalani." Kalani answered quietly, and the lead mare's herd all gave amused whinnies. "Well?" asked Kalani with slight offense. "What's your name?"
"Rain."
The herd's stallion - a large bay - stepped forward. "She seems a fit creature. And we are mourning the loss of Blossom. Why don't we invite her to the herd? She is still young. The two-leggeds have likely not influenced her that much."
Rain shot the stallion a glare. "You may be right, Thorn. But I am in charge. And I will decide if this... Kalani is worthy to join us."
"Who said I wanted to join?" Kalani muttered bitterly.
"Are you joking?" Thorn snorted. "Take a look at yourself. You hide behind a barrier and only get to go out when the two-leggeds boss you around. What life is that?"
Something stirred in Kalani. She realised that Thorn was right. She had never been entirely happy around humans - always longing for something more.
"All right," Kalani admitted reluctantly. "Supposing you're right. What is it you want me to do?"
Rain stamped once, to bring the two back to attention. "I have not invited you yet!"
"Well, hurry up then, Rain." Thorn murmured. "I don't like it here."
"Fine!" sighed Rain in defeat. "You must pass a test to show me what skills you possess. But I must ask. Do you accept our challenge? Our life is never easy, and you should think about that."
"I don't care," Kalani replied. "I accept."
Rain dipped her head in a nod. "As for your test," Rain thought aloud, glancing at the fence and returning her attention to Kalani. "Jump the barrier. Prove to us that you are brave enough to join us."
"Deal," Kalani answered, cantering some distance back from the fence. Swishing her tail, she felt her heart pounding. She never knew any horse that could jump the fence. It was several feet high - and Kalani was still only young. Regardless, she thought it was worth a try.
The mare started off a speedy trot, bursting into a breakneck canter. The fence was soon coming to meet her. Kalani jumped, feeling a twinge of fear as she stayed in the air for a brief moment. Her hind feet clipped the top of the fence, but she had cleared it. She was free. Kalani often believed she saw something in Rain's eyes after she had jumped; pride. "Well done, Kalani," Rain said, properly pronouncing Kalani's name for the first time. "That took courage that some horses don't have. Welcome to the herd."
So, Kalani ventured off after the wild horses. Her owners realised the day that they discovered the dents in the top of their fence how Kalani had escaped. And she has, occasionally, ventured back to her old home to speak with her old herdmates.
Kalani is now five. She swiftly climbed the ranks of the herd, and became the lead mare when Rain passed away. She got her wish. She was finally a leader.
Kalani and her herd wander this earth without much ambition, but live for the sheer freedom of it.
I understand that by adopting this creature I take full responsibility for it.
Pet's ID Tag: 77
Name You'd Choose for It: Kalani Dreamer (Kalani is a Hawaiian name meaning "sky")
Gender: Mare (female for those who are unaware xD)
Reason You Want It: She's been up here for a while, and I think she has a lovely, natural design. I'd been trying to make up my mind as to whether I should adopt her or not, and I finally decided I would. I, myself, am absolutely horse crazy, and thought it would be very fun to write about and roleplay a horse.
History/Background/Other:
The woman stepped back from the mother and foal, shaking her head gravely. "Not what we want." She said as she gazed at the foal. Those eyes! Such a startling blue. She'd never even seen a foal with eyes that colour! The foal gazed at her with those same startling blue eyes, and began to walk towards the human. The woman obligingly petted the filly, shooing her away when she attempted to bite. "We need to sell her on," she sighed, turning to a man who had been observing the scene. "She isn't what we want. I don't need blue eyed, freakish, appaloosas in my stable, Ron."
The man - a bald, bespectacled fellow who seemed adjusted to the woman's ways, simply nodded. "You're right, of course, Hannah. But why act like it's a bad thing?"
"We stick to normality. I'm not causing any trouble over what is acceptable for an appaloosa." Hannah replied, folding her solid arms.
"She's still Dream's baby." Ron added, smiling at the mare and her young filly. "And she needs a name."
Muttering under her breath, Hannah shrugged. "You name her. Dream's always been more your horse than mine."
Ron complied with the concept easily. The eyes! So blue. Blue like the sky. Sky... he thought. Kalani. That means sky, doesn't it? Yes. And Dream's daughter...
Then he had the name exactly. "Kalani Dreamer," he said aloud with a grin. "Do you like that name?" he asked the foal, who stared at him blankly with her head tilted to one side,
Kalani Dreamer - Kalani or Lani for short - was sold on as soon as she could be separated from her mother, a grey appaloosa named Sweet Dreams. The sale was kept very quiet - to keep the blue-eyed foal a secret more than anything. The family she lived with did not compete. Instead, they took great pleasure in trail riding. Not with other people, just by themselves. Kalani did not see any other horses besides the tiny herd she lived with - of which she was hoping to become the leader of soon enough.
When Kalani turned three, and the time had come for her to be started under saddle. But she did not take to it well. She panicked and bucked as soon as the saddle so much as touched her. It took Kalani's owners a very long time to get her to accept the saddle - and they were still nervous.
It was after one of these events that Kalani met a herd that would change her life. She found herself, on a cool, autumn day, peacefully grazing in the sparse shade. It was cold, and Kalani had just begun to sprout a winter coat. Her blue gaze flickered as she heard some sort of movement. Hoofbeats? Perhaps one of the children's ponies got out. The smart little things always were!
No. There were several pairs of hooves. Kalani made a mad dash to the fenceline. Soon, a small herd came trotting into sight. Their lead mare, a fleabitten grey, came to a halt as she saw Kalani. Kalani stood with her ears pinned back and stomped one hoof.
"Who are you?" the lead mare asked, laying her ears flat against her head as Kalani had done.
"Kalani." Kalani answered quietly, and the lead mare's herd all gave amused whinnies. "Well?" asked Kalani with slight offense. "What's your name?"
"Rain."
The herd's stallion - a large bay - stepped forward. "She seems a fit creature. And we are mourning the loss of Blossom. Why don't we invite her to the herd? She is still young. The two-leggeds have likely not influenced her that much."
Rain shot the stallion a glare. "You may be right, Thorn. But I am in charge. And I will decide if this... Kalani is worthy to join us."
"Who said I wanted to join?" Kalani muttered bitterly.
"Are you joking?" Thorn snorted. "Take a look at yourself. You hide behind a barrier and only get to go out when the two-leggeds boss you around. What life is that?"
Something stirred in Kalani. She realised that Thorn was right. She had never been entirely happy around humans - always longing for something more.
"All right," Kalani admitted reluctantly. "Supposing you're right. What is it you want me to do?"
Rain stamped once, to bring the two back to attention. "I have not invited you yet!"
"Well, hurry up then, Rain." Thorn murmured. "I don't like it here."
"Fine!" sighed Rain in defeat. "You must pass a test to show me what skills you possess. But I must ask. Do you accept our challenge? Our life is never easy, and you should think about that."
"I don't care," Kalani replied. "I accept."
Rain dipped her head in a nod. "As for your test," Rain thought aloud, glancing at the fence and returning her attention to Kalani. "Jump the barrier. Prove to us that you are brave enough to join us."
"Deal," Kalani answered, cantering some distance back from the fence. Swishing her tail, she felt her heart pounding. She never knew any horse that could jump the fence. It was several feet high - and Kalani was still only young. Regardless, she thought it was worth a try.
The mare started off a speedy trot, bursting into a breakneck canter. The fence was soon coming to meet her. Kalani jumped, feeling a twinge of fear as she stayed in the air for a brief moment. Her hind feet clipped the top of the fence, but she had cleared it. She was free. Kalani often believed she saw something in Rain's eyes after she had jumped; pride. "Well done, Kalani," Rain said, properly pronouncing Kalani's name for the first time. "That took courage that some horses don't have. Welcome to the herd."
So, Kalani ventured off after the wild horses. Her owners realised the day that they discovered the dents in the top of their fence how Kalani had escaped. And she has, occasionally, ventured back to her old home to speak with her old herdmates.
Kalani is now five. She swiftly climbed the ranks of the herd, and became the lead mare when Rain passed away. She got her wish. She was finally a leader.
Kalani and her herd wander this earth without much ambition, but live for the sheer freedom of it.
I understand that by adopting this creature I take full responsibility for it.
go for whoever you really want.
