Welcome to Hickstead, home to both Seven Oak Stables, and Blue Acre - two rival stables. Both offer opportunities for their clients to reach the highest level of excellence. Each stable differs from the other, so choose wisely and never forget, loyalty is everything... Meanwhile as the stables battle it out, there's trouble brewing at the university. Be careful, if you don't pick a side you may get caught in the cross-fire...
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Narc was curious about what was going on over in the stall beside him as the grey horse paced about. He didn't want to be left out on whatever was going on. He wanted to play too! He stuck his nose through the bars and nickered at the stallion curiously, only to be snapped at! Pulling back rapidly to avoid his face getting ripped apart, he slipped and backwards with a thud, snorting loudly. Why was he always so mean? He got up and picked up his teddy from the ground where he'd left him and watched.
He neighed loudly as the other horse got out - he got out! He wanted out too! Nickering he started looking to get out too, he didn't want to be alone! But his top dividing gate was shut and he couldn't do the same or even try it... His friend was walking away! He turned quickly, jamming teddy through the bars rough before following suit, putting his head through the bars. So far so good, now for the rest...
He backed up a little and tried to jump, only smashing his body into the sturdy wall, the suddenness of it causing him to drop his sole comfort into the other stall. He could get it though... or not. Narc tried to reach down to where his teddy lay in the bedding but there was no give. Shrieking, he pulled back - if he could get dad's attention... But there was no getting back either. Narc squealed, head stuck in the bars to the other stall and he couldn't grab teddy - he was going to die! He needed teddy back and he needed his dad and that was that! He tried to pull backwards again, two-three times with no luck. Tried to jump a through again, but that wall was still there - why was it still there?! Screaming, Narc froze, his whole body shaking from nose to tail - where was dad?!
show name • God of Olympus stable name • Narcissus, Narc age • 7 Years Old breed • KWPN height • 16.2hh discipline • Cross Country gender • Gelding
the appearance
identifying features• Handsome sooty bay lacking any white marks.
the personality
likes • Teddy (moderately sized plush bear toy), His Toys, Sugar Cookies, Cuddles, his Owner dislikes • Farrier (huge baby about it, Farrier beware), Cars, Float/Trailer-ing (takes forever to load), the Wheelbarrow (it's the devil), standing still, Vet/Dentist/Chiro (they're killing me!) strengths • Stupidly Loyal, Loveable weaknesses • Teddy (needs him to ease 'anxiety'), Dramatic to all Hell fears • Everything... there is nothing that his horse doesn't fear overall personality • Where to begin... Narc is a sweet individual who has the potential to be a living flight risk at the drop of a hat. Going from fine to seeing God in front of your eyes takes less than a second to achieve and it comes from absolutely nowhere and more often for no reason, or for a 10000% bullshit reason. A flappy tarp? Runs away. Long grass tickles a leg or a branch swats him, lord have mercy on your soul. AND EXTREMELY PRONE TO - OOOOH! LOOK, A SHINY PENNY! when you are trying to get him to jump over things, or thinks some jumps are massive ravines to pause at before springing forward like a goddam gazelle. Exceptionally dramatic and a huge sook that needs his teddy bear to do the most basic tasks.
the history
owner • MAX BENJAMIN RYAN father • Unknown mother • Unknown siblings • Who knows overall history • Narc was a dummy-foal at birth, far less coordinated and aware compared to normal. His first owners thought that he would not survive, but with vet intervention and some patience, Narc recovered though it seemed to set the tone for the rest of his life.
Overly babied and coddled, he was not exactly raised as most horses should, having to be bottle fed after his mother rejected him shortly after he got up. He was doted on by people, and against the best efforts of his first owners, did not mesh with their foal crop well. Smaller, Narc was consistently bullied by other foals in his age bracket, and would spend hours at a time by the gates screaming. In the end, he won out and continued to be babied.
As he got bigger and stronger, more attempts were made to try break the association, even sending him away to be saddle broke. He spent a year with the breaker, but when he came back, he was somewhat better. Whilst he could be ridden, he was still incredibly green and nothing short of being the most skittish horse on the planet. His owners thought it was just because he was green, that he would settle down. So they threw him into competition, mostly that of Cross Country.
It was a hit and miss, but Narc seemed to take some joy in jumping, though as it went on, Narc's antics were only reinforced by naive people. He threw many when he would suddenly stop and throw his head down, or stop and leap like he was some sort of deer.
At the age of six, his owners finally decided to sell him, after many people told them that Narc was a joke and a failure of a horse. Sold on as a Cross Country prospect, he was taken in by a young lady who thought she could turn a quick profit on him, though Narc proved her very wrong. She later sold him six months on, upping the price she bought him for no effort added to the next crazy idiot that would think he was a good prospect. She gave him a stuffed teddy bear when he left, and he's had it ever since.
Quirks; - Tends to stick his tongue out when he's content, no one understands it. - Vocal to all hell - Can tell when he's in a funky mood when he does his awkward jog - Whites of eyes are almost always showing regardless of what he's doing. - Vets generally cannot decide if his actions are behavioural or if there is something neurologically wrong with him.
the role player
alias • BlackJack, Jac age • Mid 20s other characters • Someone else count them...