Post by Krickette on Jun 27, 2010 21:32:49 GMT -5
Name: Vin
Show Name: Vintage Affair
Age: 13
Gender: Stallion
Breed: Dutch Warmblood
Height: 16.3hh
Physical Description: Vin is the sort of horse who looks taller than he is. Part of this may be because he is a leaner beast with long legs and smooth muscle. He is a bright bay with three socks and a large star which covers one half of his face more than the other. He is a fine specimen with no history of health issues.
His size can be intimidating, but he is really a big pushover. He stands at 16.3 hh, but gives off the appearance of an even larger animal. He has an open shoulder and nice hip, and is overall an extremely well conformed animal. Unlike many of the creatures in this world, he deserves to be an intact stallion.
Personality: Vin has been there, done that. Not necessarily in a bad way, he hasn't been ill treated a day in his life. He just knows the ropes. At shows and hacking around he's a dream, he auto-changes, lines up straight for jumps, has a nice natural headset and sweeping stride. Basically, anyone who can balance and halfway steer could ride him through a course. He does have his days, however, as all horses do, when he is going to do as he pleases until you give him exactly the correct cue.
Though he is a stallion, he is not one to worry about. Not to say that he could be thrown in a pasture with any old horse, but when handled he is always well behaved and can be ridden and shown with mares and other stallions alike. He hardly realizes that he has working parts until he is allowed to breed. He understands that it is a privileged and not a right, thanks to attentive and experienced handlers.
History: He was born on a plush farm who sold him because, well, that's what you do. He was purchased by a young woman who wanted to train him up to be her personal hunter jumper mount. When he reached the ripe age of four she began training him on the flat, leaving him another year to develop before she began jumping him. She took him all the way from baby green to working hunter at age 9. But then she had to move for work and couldn't bring him along.
So she sold him to a local stable who continued his career and promote him as a stud. However, in these economic climates, every horse has to earn its keep, so he could not simply lead the life of pampered show pony anymore. They began using him in lessons, at first tentatively, but then realizing that he had a true knack for it. The couple who owned the stables went through a nasty divorce, though, and now all of their prized animals are being sold off one by one.
Discipline: H/J, XC, some Dressage.