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Darklight STable's bred stallion "Hollow's fall"

It wasn't an easy life, being the young offprsing of a chance mating between a Kelpie and a Nightmare. Neither sire nor dam was the parenting type and his dam's fierce moodswings had made him keep his distance from colthood. He still bore the scar on his hind quarter where the mare's sharp hoof had kicked him.
It had been one of those times, one where her tantrum had sent him fleeing in terror that, running blindly, had seen him fall and tumble as the earth beneath him had given away after several months of nothing but rain. Cold, shivering and scared, he'd found one of the blocked up entrances to the Valley's underground caves.
Now almost fully grown, the young stallion was still exploring, finding new places brining more exhiliration to his blood and more thrill to his being than he'd ever thought possible.
The network of caves and passages ran under much of Darklight Valley, and Hollow's fall found himself often peeking through cracks no one could see, or standing hidden in the shades of an unknown outcrop watching, ever watching the other creatures of the valley. Oh, how he yearned to run with them, play with them...
Such throughts brought little more than steel claws squeezing his heart. Still he feared to be among them.
He was the outsider, ever the outsider...always alone...always watching...

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(sire)(S) Winddrinker Clearwater Stable's Depression x (dam)(S) Mannanan

bloodline: [link]

for further ino - visit Darklight Stables [link]
some info contained below

Bloodline
Bloodtrace
*(1)Hollow's fall
* otherwordly
* 50% Kelpie 50% Nightmare
* 15 years
* 165cm
* His coat is midnight black most of the time, but turns into shades of grey during the equinox and the mane and tail (as well as his rear hooves) are tinted red, while his front legs are decorated by two stockings reaching above the knees. Hollow's fall's most prominent feature are the four horns on his head of different sizes, splashed with blood-red markings from the tip downwards. He also has a scar on his right hind quarter. When in the dark, his eyes glow with a white blue light allowing him to see even in the depth of blackness.
Unlike his dam he has no power over water, but he is attracted to it. If he's inherited any abilities from his sire, only time will tell.

* passable traits: Will most likely pass on the ability to see in the dark - along with the glowing eyes, though the colour will vary. Red tints will be seen somewhere on his offspring - the amount varying with the mare's colouring. The amount of horns will also vary depending on the dam. If bred to a mare with bad temper or dark blood (such as other nightmares or the like) the dormant nightmare blood will surface - perhaps even resulting in the offspring having a taste for live flesh.

Hollow doesn't take to tack well, so he's rarely ridden, and if so, usually bareback with only a halter or a lead. He's proven to be quite the little rascal, when he feels comfortable.
The other day, we realized at least one of the reasons for this. For the first time we were able to examine Hollow's mouth. This came about due to that' we've realized that he wasn't eating anything and we were concerned.
It would appear that, while Hollow in fact has the kind of teeth you'd expect from a nightmare and can, in fact, open his mouth quite widely, the reason for why he isn't eating seems to have been inherited from his Kelpie side. If Kelpies actually eat, we don't know - but Hollow has never shown any interest in food (unless it's treats) possibly one reason for why he's so much more laid back than most horses with a large abount of nightmare blood.
It was good that we didn't need to worry about his health but we are going to have to work out what to use on a bridle, as he obviously can't handle a bit like an ordinary horse.

With all the effor going into his training for the races, we've discovered something else. While Hollow is perfectly (for a nightmare anyway) behaved while you're on the ground and takes commands very well that way - once you're secure on his back, he seems to think that as you go where he goes, he can go where he wants to go - so getting him to behave is a lot more troublesome. If you have x numbers of pounds of carnivore that wants to go in one direction while you want to go in the other, there's not really all that much of a competition.
Thankfully this isn't as much a problem in the valley - as Mae usually doesn't use a saddle or bridle on him, so I think we'll be keeping him as a halter and trick horse when it comes to show once this first (and only) race is over - unless it goes unexpectantly well.


(sire)(S) Winddrinker Clearwater Stable's Depression x (dam)(S) Mannanan





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References:
Horse from :iconcolourize-stock:[link]
basic cave outline from :icondracoart-stock: [link]
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Challenge 38; Abandoned
Image size
3264x2448px 2 MB
Make
OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
Model
E-500
Shutter Speed
1/60 second
Aperture
F/4.5
Focal Length
30 mm
ISO Speed
400
Date Taken
Aug 2, 2006, 12:24:07 PM
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OfDarkestFantasies's avatar
May I breed him to my mare Alma Iconnu? [link]