#barrocos

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Even though I titled the image irina_firstride.png, this is pretty obviously not Irina’s very first ride. Despite her docile and eager-to-please nature, that didn’t go very smoothly, not as smoothly as this for instance. We’re thinking about training her in more than one discipline once we get the basics down, which-- at her rate-- will be sooner rather than later. 

I’m really liking the look of colored lines when dealing with light horses, and at the moment she’s the lightest one I have. :) What do you think?

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A little bit of jumping training for three of our bounciest babes, all dressed up in their boink costumes! Left to right is Kitty, Dante, and Ash! Originally these were going to have little detailed jumps, but these were primarily done before coffee again and I wanted coffee more than I wanted small jumps. Maybe next time :)

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Registered Name: GV Black Mamba Barn Name: Ash ID Number: 346 Rank: Sargento Gender: Mare Breed: Barroco Height: 15.2 hh (157 cm) Coat: Silver Black Splash Genotype: Ee/aa/ZZ/nSpl Markings: Blaze, two socks, two coronets

Discipline: Show Jumping Competitions: 0/0/0 - 1 Temperament: 3 Personality:     Solitary     Attentive     Curious

Lineage: Starter Breeding: Closed Offspring: None yet

Other:     - Has difficulty seeing low-contrast jumps     - Does NOT like peppermints     - Genuinely enjoys working with people and doing her best, is a joy to ride

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All of the horses here need to be used to a saddle and rider, if nothing else. Even Irina. So we start with the saddle!

I tried a new thing this time with coloring the lines, because black lines looked so harsh against an extremely light horse, and I really, REALLY like the results! Let me know what you think! 

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She’s not normally one for dressage, she doesn’t have the passion for it like a certain someone does, but Kitty can go through the motions for you if it makes you happy! In this case, it’s another ghost rider, but we’ll pretend it’s an actual person riding. 

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A bit of barding fun with Kitty and Eros, who are taking to their new costumes with various degrees of grace. Kitty looks like a lovely, demure lady’s horse—Eros looks a lot like the horse the black-armored antagonist with a red shield would ride. 

Just a simple shading job on these two, I went for a stroke outline to make these look a little more graphic, a little more isolated. A bit like stickers, really! 

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Registered Name: GV Catherine de Medici Barn Name: Kitty ID Number: 354 Rank: Cabo Gender: Mare Breed: Barroco  Height: 16.1 hh (165 cm) Coat: Smoky Grullo Splash with Brindle (pangare carrier)  Genotype: Ee/aa/nCr/nD/nP/nSpl Markings: Stocking, pastern, apron face splash

Discipline: Dressage, Working Equitation Competitions: 0/0/0 - 0 Temperament: 5 Personality:       Inquisitive      Brave      Affectionate

Lineage: BE Cesar Xever x AR Queen  Breeding: Closed Slots:  1) Reserved for BonBonBerry 2) 3)  4)  5)  6)  7)  8) 

Offspring: None yet

Other:       - Is likely to throw a few crow hops in warmup, but not enough to unseat her rider. It's more out of excitement to get working      - Lips at your hands and sleeves almost incessantly. Best solution is to let her do it       - LOVES running and playing with foals, she absolutely loves babies

Purchased From: Foal Design

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Registered Name: GV Knight Barn Name: Knight ID Number: 087 Rank: Capitán Gender: Stallion Breed: Barroco  Height: 16.2 hh (168 cm) Coat: Silver Sooty Buckskin with Hidden Splash Genotype: Ee/aA/nCr/StySty/nZ/nSpl Markings: Crooked stripe, heel spot, stocking, sock

Discipline: Dressage, Halter, Endurance Competitions: 1/0/1 - 2 Temperament: 3 Personality:       Calm      Protective      Attentive

Lineage: Starter Breeding: Closed Slots:  1) Used  2) Used  3)  4)  5)  6)  7)  8)  9) 

Offspring:       - GV In Regards to Love

Other:       - He will know if you're new in the saddle or a veteran, and will act accordingly.      - Likes peace and quiet, and can stomp when the dogs bark too much      - He and his progenies have a decent chance of throwing twins 

Purchased From: AR Knight