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EDIT2: Sold to *Leia-Luver ! Congrats.
EDIT: She's now for auction, here !

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Here's another thing I doodle during the time I waited weeks for the Videotron guy to come and give me my long-overdue Internet and cable. x_x
Do you recognize her?

It's little Cricket! Except.. not so little, lol.
So, what became of her, you might ask? Well, one day, we invited a Brazilian friend over – a polo trainer – to Double Dance and we managed to show him Cricket in training, when we passed by the arena. We'd always thought she'd have the potential to be a decent polo pony (her registered name would suit it, too), but wanted an expert opinion.
Well, he was smitten with her, and offered quite a hefty sum to buy her off of us. Said she'd be the perfect mount to teach young polo riders how to play, assuming her personality would fit the task, as well. We weren't concerned about the disposition issue (Cricket wouldn't hurt a butterfly and got more and more docile by the day), but since we were quite attached to her, we agreed on only part-leasing her to his stables. Once she was of age, she was shipped off for polo training at this man's farm, and he was flabbergasted by her natural knack. She knew how to gallop in a perfectly straight line, follow the ball religiously, swerve on a dime and halt or bolt at the slightest touch, all within just a few weeks.
She has since been to quite a few games, served many good riders, and has taught countless youngsters the basics, due to her sweet, calm, easygoing and obedient character.
We were a tad disappointed to see her beautiful locks shaved to a pristine roach, but it's all worth it, in the end. She absolutely loves her job.

Also, I know the tack, and... err, well, everything isn't perfect, so no comments about that please.
I tried to make her look near identical to her foal profile pic, because I thought it was kind of cute, and I wanted that “innocent girl” look to show through, even as an adult.

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Registered Name: DD Bat-and-Ball
Barn Name: Cricket
Gender: Mare
D.O.B.: 09/28/2002
Breed: ½ Lusitano, ½ Anglo-Arab
Bloodline: Romero x DD Naomi
Phenotype: Chestnut. Coppery brown shade, with slightly fading darker muzzle, ear tips, genital area, and around the eyes. Mane and tail are a bit darker hue than the coat, but it's roached (so, there's just a pale brown strip of shaved fur where the mane should be. It can grow back in time, though, if we'd change her discipline and stop trimming her regularly.) Her markings include a hind left sock, three stockings, a large star, and a tiny pink snip between her nostrils.
Eyes: Silvery blue
Genotype:ee / Aa
Height: 14.2hh
Build: Round, a bit small and petite, feminine, and dainty, yet with a fair amount of muscles. She's elegant and proportioned.
Breeder: *Hazel-rah of Double Dance.
Owner/trainer: *Hazel-rah of Double Dance. (sold to *Leia-Luver on 12/06/09!)
Temperament: Playful, when she gets out of her shell, but most often, she's a bit shy and cautious. We are still working on her overcoming this, and she's making wondrous progress. She's extremely easy to train, is quiet, respectful, careful, and always thinks of her rider before herself. Also loves to gallop all-out and to socialize.
Discipline(s): Polo
History: Bred and foaled at Double Dance, she was part-leased out to a Brazilian friend of ours to be trained as a polo pony, which turned out to be a great success. Unfortunately, this friend recently died of a sudden heart attack, and we need to find a new owner for her, since we now can't keep her, either. Her name partly comes from her unusual interest in crickets and grasshoppers, when she was a foal. It now suits her discipline as well, though.
Awards & Winnings: N/A
Offspring: N/A
Restrictions: Must be bred to realistic stallions only.

Art & character © *Hazel-rah
HorseArt-RPG concept © ~moonfeather

Description
EDIT2: Sold to *Leia-Luver ! Congrats.
EDIT: She's now for auction, here !

-----

Here's another thing I doodle during the time I waited weeks for the Videotron guy to come and give me my long-overdue Internet and cable. x_x
Do you recognize her?

It's little Cricket! Except.. not so little, lol.
So, what became of her, you might ask? Well, one day, we invited a Brazilian friend over – a polo trainer – to Double Dance and we managed to show him Cricket in training, when we passed by the arena. We'd always thought she'd have the potential to be a decent polo pony (her registered name would suit it, too), but wanted an expert opinion.
Well, he was smitten with her, and offered quite a hefty sum to buy her off of us. Said she'd be the perfect mount to teach young polo riders how to play, assuming her personality would fit the task, as well. We weren't concerned about the disposition issue (Cricket wouldn't hurt a butterfly and got more and more docile by the day), but since we were quite attached to her, we agreed on only part-leasing her to his stables. Once she was of age, she was shipped off for polo training at this man's farm, and he was flabbergasted by her natural knack. She knew how to gallop in a perfectly straight line, follow the ball religiously, swerve on a dime and halt or bolt at the slightest touch, all within just a few weeks.
She has since been to quite a few games, served many good riders, and has taught countless youngsters the basics, due to her sweet, calm, easygoing and obedient character.
We were a tad disappointed to see her beautiful locks shaved to a pristine roach, but it's all worth it, in the end. She absolutely loves her job.

Also, I know the tack, and... err, well, everything isn't perfect, so no comments about that please.
I tried to make her look near identical to her foal profile pic, because I thought it was kind of cute, and I wanted that “innocent girl” look to show through, even as an adult.

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Registered Name: DD Bat-and-Ball
Barn Name: Cricket
Gender: Mare
D.O.B.: 09/28/2002
Breed: ½ Lusitano, ½ Anglo-Arab
Bloodline: Romero x DD Naomi
Phenotype: Chestnut. Coppery brown shade, with slightly fading darker muzzle, ear tips, genital area, and around the eyes. Mane and tail are a bit darker hue than the coat, but it's roached (so, there's just a pale brown strip of shaved fur where the mane should be. It can grow back in time, though, if we'd change her discipline and stop trimming her regularly.) Her markings include a hind left sock, three stockings, a large star, and a tiny pink snip between her nostrils.
Eyes: Silvery blue
Genotype:ee / Aa
Height: 14.2hh
Build: Round, a bit small and petite, feminine, and dainty, yet with a fair amount of muscles. She's elegant and proportioned.
Breeder: *Hazel-rah of Double Dance.
Owner/trainer: *Hazel-rah of Double Dance. (sold to *Leia-Luver on 12/06/09!)
Temperament: Playful, when she gets out of her shell, but most often, she's a bit shy and cautious. We are still working on her overcoming this, and she's making wondrous progress. She's extremely easy to train, is quiet, respectful, careful, and always thinks of her rider before herself. Also loves to gallop all-out and to socialize.
Discipline(s): Polo
History: Bred and foaled at Double Dance, she was part-leased out to a Brazilian friend of ours to be trained as a polo pony, which turned out to be a great success. Unfortunately, this friend recently died of a sudden heart attack, and we need to find a new owner for her, since we now can't keep her, either. Her name partly comes from her unusual interest in crickets and grasshoppers, when she was a foal. It now suits her discipline as well, though.
Awards & Winnings: N/A
Offspring: N/A
Restrictions: Must be bred to realistic stallions only.

Art & character © *Hazel-rah
HorseArt-RPG concept © ~moonfeather