sound the bugle now, play it just for me

independent spirit

[rubrumvirtutem]

today this baby got to go back to my daddy in heaven. mom had to put him down today because he had some nerve issues and couldn’t walk. I’m thankful for getting to love this horse for 20 of his 26 years. Here in the next few weeks, I will make him a shadow box to put in my house. I will always love this horse because this was the one I learned every thing on. Today was hard. I’ve been crying on and off all day.

[disneyroyalty]

Spirit, who could not be broken

[boisterousfifty]

                                                  “A horse, am I?”

      “A horse, indeed!”

                               Independent Amalthea                                      Multi-muse, Semi-Selective, OC and Crossover friendly                                          Follows from @trollsofthezodiac, penned by Blaze.

[cimmaronstallion]

ofcimarrcn:

I’M HERE TO SALUTE EVERYONE WHO RPS IN THE SPIR.IT FANDOM ROCK ON MY DUDES !!

there’s more?

[cimmaronstallion]

The stallion is feeling his oats this morning. What in the world could he be excited about?

[cimmaronstallion]

“The story that I want to tell you cannot be found in a book.“ (Sorry if I’ve already sent one in.)

A story? From this two leg? It may be interesting enough to hear. Ears were perked forward and his head was tilted to the side. 

[jucys01]

Spirit: I had been waiting so long to run free, but that goodbye was harder than I ever imagined. I’ll never forget that boy and how we won back our freedom together.

[mydollyaviana]

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (Dreamworks 2002)

[threefeline]

YOU RUN LIIIIKE THE RIVER 

YOU SHINE LIIIIKE THE SUN 

YOU FLY LIIIIIKE AN EAGLE 

YEAH YOU AAAARE THE ONE!!!!!!!!!!!

[skunkandburningtires]

“Spirit was probably the film I learned the most on. Spirit was a big learning experience for me. I’d done a few four-legged animals here and there, but I really didn’t get into the real heart of it until Spirit. That’s really why I wanted to do it. It’s like, I need to get to the heart of this matter if I’m going to be a complete animator.

“I’d done a few little horses pulling carts in Beauty and the Beast and some lions walking around in The Lion King, but to do the horse and really take it apart, to figure out the gates and get it enough into your system that you could then just animate it and have the horses do things that horses really can’t do, but make it look like they could do…you know? To just have the freedom to be able to animate an animal without having to rely on any live action for it, or to have it enough in your system that you could do it – that was the challenge and the joy of doing that film.”

– Animator James Baxter on Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, via The Animation Podcast

Gorgeous GIFs via 2dtraditionalanimation, worksofadream and I’m not your handler

[wilage]

nap time between mother and son (: 

[namiiswan-archived]

[citydin]

“ I’ll run like the river. I’ll follow the sun. ”

for ehuru​. ♥ happy belated birthday!

[lrnpage]

So I got this book for my birthday with all the dreamworks animation films concept art, character designs and sketches…. And holy wow did I just have a whole new breakdown over Spirit!

WHY IS THIS MOVIE SO HEARTBREAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL?!? And why is this concept art so beautiful?

@fivenightsatereris

[fjdksljlkjljklkjljk-archive-dea]

spirit: stallion of the cimarron (2002) ☆ the story i want to tell you cannot be found in a book. they say that the history of the west was written from the saddle of a horse, but it’s never been told from the heart of one. not till now. i was born here, in this place that would come to be called the old west. but, to my kind, the land was ageless. it had no beginning and no end, no boundary between earth and sky. like the wind and the buffalo, we belonged here, we would always belong here. they say the mustang is the spirit of the west. whether that west was won or lost in the end, you’ll have to decide for yourself, but the story i want to tell you is true. i was there and i remember. i remember the sun, the sky, and the wind calling my name in a time when we ran free. i’ll never forget the sound and the feeling of running together. the hoof beats were many, but our hearts were one.

[alderans]

“They say that the history of the west was written from the saddle of a horse, but it’s never been told from the heart of one. Not till now. I was born here, in this place that would come to be called the Old West. But, to my kind, the land was ageless. It had no beginning and no end, no boundary between earth and sky. Like the wind and the buffalo, we belonged here, we would always belong here. They say the mustang is the spirit of the West. Whether that west was won or lost in the end, you’ll have to decide for yourself, but the story I want to tell you is true. I was there and I remember. I remember the sun, the sky, and the wind calling my name in a time when we ran free. I’ll never forget the sound and the feeling of running together. The hoof beats were many, but our hearts were one.”

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)

get to know me → favourite animated movies (2/10)

[halsteds]

Get To Know Me Meme: [1/5] Favorite Movies » Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)

“The story that I want to tell you cannot be found in a book. They say that the history of the west was written from the saddle of a horse, but it’s never been told from the heart of one. Not till now. I was born here, in this place that would come to be called the Old West. But, to my kind, the land was ageless. It had no beginning and no end, no boundary between earth and sky. Like the wind and the buffalo, we belonged here, we would always belong here. They say the mustang is the spirit of the West. Whether that west was won or lost in the end, you’ll have to decide for yourself, but the story I want to tell you is true. I was there and I remember. I remember the sun, the sky, and the wind calling my name in a time when wild horses ran free.”