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Published: 2011-09-08 13:45:41 +0000 UTC; Views: 1546; Favourites: 46; Downloads: 0
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Description HOW BEAUTIFUL IS THIS BABY GOING TO BE?!?!

Breeding between Willowglen's Shezan [link] and FLS Desert Queen [link]

Story
In the aim of trying to get some amazing offspring out of his favourite mare, Lee started the arduous task of finding an appropriate stallion for her. He browsed studbooks and registries, made shortlists that turned into long lists and then eventually gave up. He sat one spring night leafing listlessly through a horse newsletter, hoping to spot something. Amber sat opposite him at the table, mug of coffee in one hand, a magazine in the other. "Ooh, what about Willowglen?" She suddenly piped up. Shoving the magazine towards him. Lee blinked for a moment and gazed at the glossy page. The Arabians looked stunning and perfect, grazing in green pastures with gleaming coats of remarkable colour.
"Hmm," he pondered, scanning over their ad page.
"Give them a ring, ask for a list of studs," Amber provoked gently, sliding the phone towards him. He agreed and called Willowglen, hoping they would hold the answer.

A few days later the email appeared with a list of studs and their images. Amber rested her chin on Lee's shoulder as she read the email with him. "Oh, what about him?" She mused as she pointed at a beautiful chestnut stallion. "Ibn Inshalla... ooh he looks lovely." Lee nodded in agreement, but carried on scrolling down. Suddenly Amber squealed, deafening him slightly. He frowned and looked at her. "Look at him! Lee, Lee look!" He glanced back to the computer screen to see a beautiful black chestnut stallion, stood proud and strong.
"Says here he's Inshalla's son," he said quietly, reading the information. The more he read, the more he fell in love. "I think this is the one," he mused softly, reaching for the phone. Amber bounced slightly as she pressed her ear to the phone too to listen in. "Hello? Oh hey, this is Lee from Firelight, I rang the other day requesting a stud list? Yes... Yes they're all so beautiful, but I think we've decided... Shezan, is he still open? ... He is? Fantastic." After a few minutes, the arrangements had been made. Priscilla would fly to Willowglen for her covering in just a few weeks.

As they unloaded the small grey mare, she threw her head up and whinnied loudly. Her ears were perked forwards and her tail held high, the scent of stallion making her stretch tall and elegant. Lee had just finished taking her rugs off when he felt Amber punch him on the arm. "Lee!" She hissed, gazing off towards the stables. "Look." He straightened up from unfastening Prissy's boots to see a handler leading Shezan across the yard. His coat was like melted chocolate, gleaming in the sunlight. Prissy whinnied excitedly to him, and the stallion halted stock still to stare over at her. He returned her call with a shrill whinny before being led on towards the pen where they would meet. Lee grinned and glanced at Amber, casting the blankets and boots into the back of the truck.
"Let's go," he said with a broad smile.


Shezan © =Ehetere
Amber © =belle980
Lee, Prissy and the rest © *mapal
Background: [link]
Refs: Lost them! D: I'll take a look for them.
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Comments: 37

SomersetRaven [2011-11-12 16:21:08 +0000 UTC]

This is beautiful, Shezan is a gorgeous stud and he and Prissy will make a beautiful foal

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mapal In reply to SomersetRaven [2011-11-18 19:54:09 +0000 UTC]

Thank you ^^ I'm looking forward to this baby

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Loftystocks [2011-10-06 06:00:36 +0000 UTC]

I have submitted the background to my new stock account: New [link]

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mapal In reply to Loftystocks [2011-11-23 10:40:38 +0000 UTC]

Alright, I've updated the link

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Loftystocks In reply to mapal [2011-12-18 23:23:12 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, I appreciate the effort.

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oakhollowd [2011-09-09 17:30:16 +0000 UTC]

I agree sheer elegance! Loveit!

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mapal In reply to oakhollowd [2011-09-09 17:53:26 +0000 UTC]

Thank you :3

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oceans-inferno [2011-09-09 15:37:53 +0000 UTC]

I love arabs. You've got their dished faces down pretty well. Nicely done

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mapal In reply to oceans-inferno [2011-09-09 17:53:42 +0000 UTC]

Thank you ^^ I never used to be very good at Arabs, but I'm getting there now

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Madam-Lofty [2011-09-09 00:22:56 +0000 UTC]

Looks great!

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mapal In reply to Madam-Lofty [2011-09-09 10:22:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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ceara [2011-09-08 22:37:45 +0000 UTC]

Definitely going to be a lovely foal Even if I'm not a huge fan of Shezan's personality

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mapal In reply to ceara [2011-09-08 22:39:47 +0000 UTC]

Haha well as cute as Prissy is, she's no angel either xD The foal is going to be beautiful, but probably just awful to train

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ceara In reply to mapal [2011-09-08 22:41:14 +0000 UTC]

Ahaha. A nice fun challenge. I like spirit - Zafir is still a bit of a nutter that way. So long as there's no meanness or aggression

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mapal In reply to ceara [2011-09-08 22:43:24 +0000 UTC]

Well I think mainly Shezan appears to be cheeky, and a bit bull-headed. Prissy can be malicious, but only out of her fear of humans. I think under all that fear is a very playful and mischievous horse. So it'll just be a trouble maker foal, I think.

I have to say I do like my Arabians with spirit :3 but I agree, aggression or actual maliciousness is just not good

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ceara In reply to mapal [2011-09-09 08:54:00 +0000 UTC]

I think on one of his ref pics it says he's mean, but I've decided in my head that it's the results of training.

Trouble maker foals are fine, they can learn respect!

Haha. I find it amusing to talk about the personalities I like in my virtual horses. IRL, my favourite horse ever was a welsh mountain pony called 'Beau'. He was soooo snuggly and incredibly sweet. Very friendly and affectionate. Under saddle, he was very responsive and eager to please but also had a good amount of get up and go. The few times I came off him, he'd come back to me and patiently wait for me to get up. I haven't seen him since I was about 12, but I still think of him.

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mapal In reply to ceara [2011-09-16 13:13:01 +0000 UTC]

I think cheeky and high-spirited can also be mistaken for mean.

With the right, sensitive training any horse will respect its owner.

Yeah my favourite pony is a bit of a nutter, but deep down he's so loving and cuddly. He came back when I fell off, too I love horses that have personality, but aren't complete nutjobs.

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ceara In reply to mapal [2011-09-16 14:19:39 +0000 UTC]

Same! I don't spend much time at all around horses in person, I'm allergic so didn't ride much past puberty. Still miss it sometimes.

I agree though that cheeky and high spirited can be mistaken. That having been said, I've seen mean. Ugh, one of the lesson ponies I rode was horrible! He was a scrubby half arab chestnut thing. He tended to bite and have random unpredictable tantrums. I suspect it was just that he didn't like lessons with constant newbies, but ugh. Couldn't stand him.

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mapal In reply to ceara [2011-09-19 13:55:44 +0000 UTC]

Aww that's horrible I don't think I could stand being allergic to them. I have a friend who's allergic to horses but she still works at the stables lol. It's not such a severe allergy, just coughing and sneezing and sniffling lol.

Yeah I've seen mean too. I think some horses just get pushed too far though. They have enough and just get all stressy. Can't blame them I suppose. I don't think any horse is inherently bad. I know one horse at the riding school who kicks and bites and is generally mean, but he's old and has been a lesson pony all his life, so I guess I'd have had enough if I was him too. But if you find his scritchy scratchy place he's sweat, and begs for more scratches xD

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ceara In reply to mapal [2011-09-21 09:21:45 +0000 UTC]

I am pretty sure that this is what happened with the one I knew. Most of that behaviour is learned after all. But Rusty was never sweet. Even if I was gently grooming, I'd still have to be pretty quick because he'd try to bite or kick.

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Arabian08 [2011-09-08 21:28:52 +0000 UTC]

Awwe... so cute!

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mapal In reply to Arabian08 [2011-09-08 21:34:35 +0000 UTC]

Thank you ^^

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Arabian08 In reply to mapal [2011-09-08 21:39:18 +0000 UTC]

^^

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EternalStarTrail [2011-09-08 15:19:31 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful picture ^^

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mapal In reply to EternalStarTrail [2011-09-08 17:57:28 +0000 UTC]

Thank you ^^

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EternalStarTrail In reply to mapal [2011-09-08 17:59:13 +0000 UTC]

No problem

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Ready-Or-Not [2011-09-08 14:14:26 +0000 UTC]

Aww really, really excited for this baby!

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mapal In reply to Ready-Or-Not [2011-09-08 14:41:01 +0000 UTC]

Me too it's going to be AMAZING!

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ArcanaMajor [2011-09-08 13:54:06 +0000 UTC]

That's very cute. Love the adorable mare! <3

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mapal In reply to ArcanaMajor [2011-09-08 14:41:17 +0000 UTC]

Thank you ^^ Haha in her ref she looks all serious, but actually she's a little cutie xD

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KeeTheHusky [2011-09-08 13:49:10 +0000 UTC]

AWWWWW DAMN CUTE

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mapal In reply to KeeTheHusky [2011-09-08 14:41:24 +0000 UTC]

Hehe thank you xD

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Ehetere [2011-09-08 13:48:17 +0000 UTC]

Eeee, how pretty are they! The story is awesome too - I love this

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mapal In reply to Ehetere [2011-11-13 20:08:55 +0000 UTC]

Sorry to seem pushy in any way D: but did we ever get the foal sorted for Shezan and Prissy? If you give me some constraints I can come up with a design if you like.

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Ehetere In reply to mapal [2011-11-26 08:20:14 +0000 UTC]

No I don't think we did. If you have a design you want then go ahead, and if you're stuck I'll see if I can find a time we can join.me and I'll do some designing with you perhaps

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mapal In reply to Ehetere [2011-11-26 09:46:09 +0000 UTC]

I didn't really have a design in mind, to be honest, but I'll put them through the coat generator and see what I get :3 But I would like you to decide the name, as the sire is yours

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mapal In reply to Ehetere [2011-09-08 14:46:24 +0000 UTC]

IKR?! I love this pair so much xD

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