Maple Island Pony Fanclub

[The Royal Mirage]

*throws my mares at you* They're single ladies too, granted Minny isn't looking atm.

There will actually be 3 different 'special events' to celebrate lovey-dovey-mushy day, two of which I'm excited for and one of which I'm dreading. But oh well xD

[Drizzpone]

EVENT YAAAAS ;A;

-loads confetti canon-

[The Royal Mirage]

Still got a few weeks to go, though I will have some of the surprises up before Valentines *wink wink* There will be plenty of time for confetti :3

[The Royal Mirage]

The first of our Valentine surprises has arrived! A new gene!

In early February, 2015, a new mutation of Maple Island Pony colouration was discovered. This new gene at first appeared to be a form of leopard complex, and was therefore called 'Peacock Appaloosa' for its resemblance to the bird of the same name and its spotted pattern; genetic testing has since proven that this is not the case. The peacock appaloosa gene does, however, override leopard complex genes, which may indicate that the two genes are located on the same chromosome. The peacock appaloosa gene, sometimes simply called the peacock gene, is now known to be partially dominant; heterozygous will show white spotting in peacock feather patterns (white outline, faint white inlaid with a white spot inside), homozygous will also show facial markings and colourful roaning over the neck and sometimes the rump, with the roan being more extensive on males. It is thought by researchers that this new mutation was developed as a method of attracting potential mating partners, as the bright colours and patterns will make individuals carrying this gene more noticeable to others of their kind.

I am going to be VERY sick of drawing hearts by the end of this!

[Drizzpone]

YAAASSS I forgot about these!!

[The Royal Mirage]

Figured valentines was the perfect time to pop them out xD

[Bella.]

This is a very very delayed post, but I am proud to have won my first mip, Tyrrell::

He has my favourite set of horns too c:

So I hope to be active here, since I now actually own one of these cuties ^^ Weird thing is... He is 13.3hh, whereas I just first pictured the species as being around like, 10-11hh xD (Same size as my wme's shhh)

I am also really liking designing some of the foals for the breeding artist competition, some of the outcomes are really neat!
So that is about it from me...

*poof*

[The Royal Mirage]

https://join.me/886-764-530

Streaming some adopts, come join if you'd like

Thanks for joining, all done for today

[The Royal Mirage]

Quick question for you guys:

I don't have time to do breedings regularly yet, but would anyone be interested if I opened breedings irregularly? Once a month or so? I have some time over the next few days, so I figured I'd ask first if it's something you would all be interested in

[Dia.]

I don't have any breeding plans at the moment, so I'm not exactly a good person to ask. :/
But I think irregular openings would be a good idea. ^^