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Gale 3 Lone Mare she watched the two stallines then the first one run off. That was odd. She got up and went in search for a spring. She hadn’t had water that morning so her throat was parched. She trotted off to seee what was around there. when she reached a spring she dipped her head down and took a drink feeling the cold water go down her throat. Her ears were perked up listening to her surroundings for either more lone stallines or predators. |
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Rain||4 yrs||mare||ranch herd||regular||m:Kane(direct) Rain lifted her head ears perked, she thought she had heard a distant call of a stallion challenging who knows what. Brushing it off Rain turned her head to see the foal besides her, "Saga dear how bout you go play with amir hm? If you need me ill be with kane." On that note the mare gently nudged Saga toward amir before trotting up to her old friend gently touching her muzzle to his, "How did you sleep last night?" She asked her eyes full of affection. |
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Bluelark || 6 || Ranch Herd Regular || M: Amir, Dez, Others (Ind) The spotted mare raised her head from her chosen patch of clover, pausing in her chewing as she heard the bellows of two stallions. They were rather faint, but they were close. Closer than she, at least, would prefer. Blue had been raised around horses who had been taken off the rangeland. They had told stories of lead stallions competing with bachelors, or other leads from other herds. If a stallion lost his herd, the foals and other dependents usually lost their lives. Blue hadn't really believed them as a filly, but now that she was actually living their tales... she understood how dangerous their situation was. How dangerous Amir's situation was. The white and gray mare stamped a hoof, nostrils flaring. She wouldn't lose her son to some intruder. Her eyes moved to the bay colt and she released a small exhale. Bluelark opened her mouth to speak but was beat to it by Dez, who was now trotting back down from the hill. The flaxen chestnut tossed his head and announced, "There is another herd nearby, as well as a bachelor. Don't stray too far from one another. We'll be moving closer to the mountains soon, to stay out of the way of the others." Bluelark watched the stallion as he spoke with a wariness in her eyes. Would the foals be able to maneuver the mountains? She wasn't built for it herself; she could manage, sure, but many of their herd were young. As if reading her mind, Dez added, "The foothills will be safest, and the stream runs through them. We won't move into the mountains themselves." |
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|| Kane || 5 years || stallion || mentions: Rain, Piercing blue eyes scanned the grasses and foliage below for the young filly he had taken under his wing after the fire. While holding no biological relation to the foal, he had grown attached to the poor thing becoming almost as protective as any parent would. A brute of a stallion, it was odd to see him be so attached to something so small. With his massive size ,after all a 18 hand draft horse like him could do heavily damage, he could be in charge. But Kane liked Dez, Dez was a good leader and he put his trust in the other stallion. And if something got past Dez, he’d stop it before the mares or foals got hurt. He didn’t want leadership or dominance, he wanted the herd to be safe. No more running, no more fear. The fire destroyed their lives that was enough pain. A soft voice talking to him snapped the stallion out of his deep trance. It was Rain, a long term friend of his. As she pressed her muzzle into his he returned the gesture carefully. “I slept well, Rain” he lied grinning. “And my morning is even better having seen you.” |
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|| Amir || 3.4 weeks || Ranch Herd || Colt || Foal|| Mentions: Rain, Dez, (Ind) ` With all four of his legs curled towards his core, the young foal lay on the coolness of the morning grass. His head was lifted from the spot where it had lain, and his half-lidded gaze swept over the area before him. He could see the other horses of the herd from his position next to his mother. Amir would have preferred to remain still and resting by his mother's side, but with the morning hours pressing on the young colt heaved out a sigh. Moving his front legs from the curled position and straightening them out in front of him, Amir lifted his used his two front legs to haul himself. Straightening his back legs as he did so the bay-colored foal managed to stand with little more than a step for balance. He was doing far better in the aspect of standing than he had been the previous weeks. His legs growing stronger and sturdier the more he used them. With his feet now beneath him Amir shook out his coat and gave his tail a few swishes as he did so. When Dez began to speak as he descended from the hill he'd been on, Amir swiveled his head and looked past his mother and towards the red-toned stallion. While he hadn't any real idea as to what the lead stallion was speaking of he understood two things. That he was being told to remain next to his mother and the herd, and that there would be more walking. The very idea of moving on from this area seemed daunting. A flick of his ear and Amir turned his brown hues to his mother. "What does he mean, bachelor?" He questioned. He had heard the sounds of other horses but being as young as he was and with little knowledge of just how things worked out here, he couldn't quite comprehend just why the sound seemed to put the other horses on edge. |
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Rain||4yrs||ranch herd||mare||regular||m: Amir,kane,Dez Rain turned her head toward Dez as the lead began to talk arter he finished she turned back toward kane. Just looking into his eyes she could tell something was troubling her dear friend 'The fire has left us all on edge...if he wants me to know whats wrong he will tell me when he is ready.' She flicked her tail nervously at his last words "well im glad you slept well, i had a few baf flash backs, but nothing that will end my life" Rain took a step back ever since the fire she realized how much Kane meant to her. Not a friend or a brother figure she realized she was in love. But she wouldnt admit this outloud. |
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|| Kane || 5 years || stallion || mentions: Rain, Dez (ind) The lead stallions announcement didn’t fall on deaf ears with Kane, and he was sure they’d soon start moving. Which made him all the more worried to ensure everyone was accounted for. Flash backs… Rains soft voice admitting thy she was struggling too made Kane’s heart melt. Sure he was physically powerful, but something about her openly admitting her struggles made him soften and drop his playful attitude. But not enough to admit his own fears, they were friends but he knew there was no time for weakness now. “I won’t let anything happen to you,” he promised seriously looking the mare in the eyes. The stallion had to admit she was rather- he shook his mane and laughed. “I’ll scare off any predator with this ugly face” |
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||Saga || 4 Days || Filly || Ranch Herd || Foal|| Mentions: Rain, Kane, BlueLark, Amir ` Saga had woken fairly early despite the tiring day of travel the day prior. Sleep was still heavy in the black and white foal's eyes and in the way she moved somewhat sluggishly. The morning had been a cool one leaving her shivering on occasion. Hearing her mother's request for her to play with Amir the young foal straightened her ears and turned her gaze to the bay colt. They were decent friends she liked to think, but she hadn't any interest in playing with him. At least not right then. Before she had much of a chance to give her mother a response she was being nudged towards Amir. Looking over her shoulder Saga watched as her mother trotted towards Kane. With a slight flare of her nares, she gave her tail a swish before approaching the bay colt and his mother BlueLark. "Hello Amir, Hello BlueLark." She greeted upon her approach picking up her pace to a trot. Amir turned his focus from his mother only long enough to give Saga a curious look. "Hello." He greeted. The young colt didn't let his gaze rest on the filly for long however before he was looking up towards his mother waiting expectantly for the answer to his question. Saga noted the interaction but thought little more of it than Amir simply declining the silent offer to play that had been given in her greeting. For a short moment, the black and white filly considered staying put and waiting for Amir to finish whatever it was he was doing, but before long she decided against it. Another brief glance in the direction of her mother told the foal that she was still in conversation with Kane. Turning and moving away from Amir and Bluelark, with her mother and Amir busy she decided it wouldn't hurt to find something to occupy herself for the time being. |
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Bluelark || 6 || Ranch Herd Mare || M: Amir, Saga, Rain and Kane (Ind) The spotted mare had zoned out before Rain's black and white filly approached, bringing her back into the present. She whickered a greeting to the little filly and then remembered that her son had asked a question. Saga moved off, and, while Blue kept one eye on the filly, she responded to Amir's inquiry. "A bachelor is a stallion who has no herd," she explained. "Most of them want to be in charge of their own herd, and so they try and compete with other stallions to get one. They are strangers, and I don't trust them." Especially around foals, she added mentally. The grim sights some of the mustang mares on the ranch had described popped up refreshed in her memory. Broken bodies, the stench of blood and carrion... Bluelark shook the thought away quickly, her face sobering. "If one ever comes near us, you stay right by me." |
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Gypsie|Ranch Herd Foal| Mentions: Kane That treacherous night was indeed ingrained in the minds of the ranch horses. This was especially so for the unusually colored filly. The heat and the flames reaching for her baby fur and suffocating her. The blazing debris forcibly ripped her away from her own mother. She genuinely thought that she would die, had it not been for the shadow of the gentle giant Kane looming over her and shepherding her away from the hell. Since then the weakened filly hadn't left the giant horse's legs since. His presence, grand, protective, and warm, replacing everything she had lost. She never let go of him, except for last night, when the other young ranch horses explored as much as they could of the area. Gypsie took advantage, and blinded with grief had settled down to sleep hidden completely underneath a large patch of tall yellow flowers. The stress had her in such a deep sleep, she didn't notice the other younger horses play about. She didn't notice her care taker wandering around looking for her until his smell passed by and took ahold of her nose. The multi-colored filly adorably poked her head out of the flower patch. Her pale eyes winced at the brightness of the new morning. "K-kane?" she softly spoke out, her voice cracked in her grogginess. |
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