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About Me Member Digital Artist Hetty S.Female/United States Recent Activity Deviant for 11 Months
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Horse Training

Tue Dec 1, 2009, 4:57 PM
Well, not much art to comment on today. Late last night I did get my new fursona, Nova, to a post-able state. Gocheckherouttttt!!!
Uhm... o.O that sounded weird--OKAY! Nevermind that, I'll tell you how my day went today.

Today was absolutelyamplifiedawsomeamazing with just a dash of frustration. Hey, nothing's perfect right?
(((By the way, my apostrophe/quotation mark key is sticky, so if you see a missing apostrophe, don't assume I don't know how to punctuate. It's all my keyboard's fault.)))

So, I went up to my barn to work horses with my instructor (Margo), who owns the farm. It's a lot of work, but I love riding the horses and being around them so much. There are four young mares, just green broke, who are being trained by Margo (and myself). Trixie, Liza, Fatale and Pearl. Liza, Fatale and Pearl all came from another barn. Trixie was born and bred at Margo's farm, and in fact her mother lives there as well. (I can think of at least 2 other pairs of horses who live at the farm who are mother and foal).
Dec 2nd: here's the rest of the entry.
These young mares are being trained in Saddleseat, which is a very showy, fast-paced, slightly wild discipline. When I began training them with Margo, it was my first time riding Saddleseat. It takes quite a bit of getting used to, but it sure is exhilarating! Each mare has a distinct personality, and some are easier to train than others. Trixie is usually the best; easy to work with, calm, and mature, and some days she's the tricky, spooky, and wild one. Most of the time she's a good girl. Liza is very reliable, and is almost always good. She's my favorite, and absolutely fantastic to ride.
Fatale can be good and she can be bad, it all depends on her mood. Lately she's become more spooky, jumping at random objects, and being a bit more "shifty."
Pearl is the special case. She requires slow, calm actions, low voices and lots of comforting. I've only ridden her once, and when I did I fell off twice, but when Margo rides her she goes so well. In the arena under saddle, she is the best. Her head just goes up automatically and her motion is awesome!

They require lots of energy, as does my theater class, which is why I'm so tired. So I think I'll close here.

<3 Dancy/Zeph

  • Mood: Tired
  • Listening to: My mother playing CafeWorld on Facebook
  • Reading: What I'm writing, of course!
  • Watching: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
  • Playing: Nunsk
  • Eating: Nada
  • Drinking: A&W rootbeer

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Hello... I'm ArabZephyr. Or am I? You may know me as Star Dancer in some places. That's the name I usually go by. And so you'll probably see "SD" on most of my work. Rest assured I AM Star Dancer. :) No seriously, I am!

I absolutely adore horses, no matter how many times I am bucked, kicked, bitten, shoved and pooed on by them. I wish I could say I owned a neat little chestnut Arab mare who I love to show English Pleasure on, but I don't. I don't own any horses, except my MASSIVE collection of Breyer figures. I take lessons/help work my instructors horses at least once every week. Right now four young mares are in training to be saddleseat horses. That gets interesting.
My heart has been stolen and locked for good by a little bay Arab named Maxx. I have his picture up on here. He's a twerp. I wish he were mine.

I also happen to be 1/2 Scottish (1/4 from both sides), and 1/4 Czech. And 1/4 something I don't know. Prob'ly something European.

So....... that's about it for me. Oh yeah. I like to draw. xD

Devious Info

  • Interests: HORSES. and other mammalian lifeforms
  • Favourite movie: Star Trek
  • Favourite band or musician: I like Taylor Swift right now, but I'm apt to change
  • Favourite genre of music: Oldies rock, country, some indie/alternative
  • Favourite poet or writer: Emily Dickenson
  • Favourite photographer: indigowaltz
  • Favourite style of art: Perfectionist
  • Operating System: Chocolate
  • MP3 player of choice: Zen Mozaic
  • Wallpaper of choice: Anything with horses
  • Skin of choice: Preferably unbruised, uncut, and unharmed.
  • Favourite gaming platform: www.proboards.com
  • Favourite cartoon character: Myself
  • Personal Quote: She who can find words both witty and wise, is lucky to be able to spread humor sans lies.
  • Tools of the Trade: Bamboo Wacom

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Comments


:iconcrossingguard:
Hey! It's Betsy! =] How are you?

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"A line is a dot that went for a walk." -- Paul Klee
:iconarabzephyr:
Hiya! I'm good. Though I think spending so much time on my computer art is messing my eyes up.

So how are you?

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I have six locks on my door all in a row. When I go out, I lock every other one. I figure no matter how long somebody stands there picking the locks, they are always locking three.
~Elayne Boosler
:iconcrossingguard:
Aw! xD

I'm fine! Feeling kind of ranty at the moment, but I'm ok. xD

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"A line is a dot that went for a walk." -- Paul Klee
:iconarabzephyr:
Haha, I can relate. :)

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I have six locks on my door all in a row. When I go out, I lock every other one. I figure no matter how long somebody stands there picking the locks, they are always locking three.
~Elayne Boosler
:iconfaeriedragon19:
HI THERE! It's Alena ;)

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It's not science fiction, it's inspiration!
:iconarabzephyr:
Yay! Hi! :D

--
I have six locks on my door all in a row. When I go out, I lock every other one. I figure no matter how long somebody stands there picking the locks, they are always locking three.
~Elayne Boosler
:iconfaeriedragon19:
How're you doing? :meow:

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It's not science fiction, it's inspiration!
:iconarabzephyr:
I'm doing good. Right now I'm transferring a sketch I did a couple nights ago into Paint Shop Pro. My newest fursona!

And you?

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I have six locks on my door all in a row. When I go out, I lock every other one. I figure no matter how long somebody stands there picking the locks, they are always locking three.
~Elayne Boosler
:iconfaeriedragon19:
Awesome!

I'm doing okay. I'm going to put up some fanfiction and stuff up really soon, and then some more drawings :)

--
It's not science fiction, it's inspiration!

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