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Casimir
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Name:
Casimir
Name Meaning:
Destroyer of Peace
Nickname:
Mr. Bites-A-Lot
Casi
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Gender:
Stallion
Age:
4 Years, 8 Months
Breed:
Mustang/Akhal-Teke Mix
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Appearance:
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Casimir closely resembles his Akhal-Teke heritage, having a long back and flat croup. His legs are straight, yet his hindquarters are rounder, unlike pure-bred Akhal-Tekes. The two traits that are shared are the narrowed chest. Other than that, that's the only similar thing. His body is muscular, with a defined-narrowed chest and his legs stocky. The stallion's hooves are hardened, a trait commonly found in mustangs. To clarify, his body is highly muscled, taking the bodily frame of his mustang heritage. His height is 15 hands, another trait that's shared between the two breeds. His mane and tail are thick, having a glossy sheen to them. He has the beauty of the Akhal-Teke, yet the hardy body of the Mustang.
His coat is a solid black, with a few white markings decorating his coat. Casimir's face is almost covered entirely by the white head pattern. His muzzle and the bridge of his nose have white pigmentation, yet his eyes are untouched. The colorless marking makes his nostrils pink in color. Although, people tend to joke that it was the blood of his many victims that he bit. On the left side of his neck are patterns that trail down his belly, yet the markings on his left side are small compared to the others. As for the right side, his neck and belly design are noticeable. Lastly, his hindquarters have two socks on the lower half of his legs, making his hooves lighter in color compared to the front ones. As for his coat, it has a shiny texture from his Akhal-Teke genetic, making his coat reflect beautifully under the Sun.
To finish him off, his body is riddled with old scars from his previous owners. The injuries are mostly on his belly from the overuse of sharp spurs, which makes the hairs on them shorter and coarse. His lips are worn down from halters with bits, making his skin a different color from old bruising, and his teeth in the back are terrible compared to the frontal ones. Besides those few issues, he's in healthy condition, yet his personality isn't the same.
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Personality:
Casimir wasn't named destroyer of peace without reason. His hostile attitude towards anything is a cause of why he was sent off to the ranch. However, his hostility is worse around men, as his ears would pin back at their voices. If a male gets too close to him, anyone is a victim of his hostility. His aggressive persona is a defensive tactic, which works perfectly, yet it grants him a lot of enemies that don't completely understand him. Around women, his attitude is better, yet it's a selective few that he lets approach him. He'll allow them to groom or pet him for a few minutes, but if they do it for an extended time, he'll be angry and nip them. What makes him hard to cooperate is his tendency to bite without warning-never giving any clear sign of his frustration. Instead, he uses violence to sway away possible threats, which are humans. His behavior makes Casi's neutral around other horses, albeit he isolates himself from the others, preferring isolation to being in a herd.
His isolation worsens his behavior, making him lack strong social skills, resulting in him picking fights with other horses. Casimir's attitude made him be put in a pasture by himself, and yes, he does try to run away from those trying to put him back in his stall. If a hand of any kind goes close to his snout, he'll nip at their fingers to keep it away from his face. He doesn't try to shed blood, yet it does happen accidentally, although rare. Affection or coddling stresses him out, shuffling away from the one trying to express such manners. Casi's reaction is labeled as aggressiveness and unbroken instincts. His eyes are full of mistrust, mainly around strangers that dare to approach him. Strangers that try to pet him will receive a headbutt and one strike away before he bites them if they try again. However, those who research horses can tell he's stressed and nervous around humans.
What few get is that the source of his attitude is that he's nervous, with fear stimulating his brain. Casimir, deep down inside, is skittish about certain things. Those being sudden movements of a hand or cramped in a tight space for too long. His avoidance of the things that stress him out calms him down immensely, and him wanting to keep it. To him, it's his peace of mind, a break from the anxiety building inside his head. Once he finds someone to help his nerves, he'll be a fiercely loyal stallion that would accept affection from them. Nevertheless, it's near impossible for him to choose that someone, considering that he's selective about who he lets near him. His trust is hard to earn, but once you get it, that trust will never fade unless you do something to harm him intentionally.
Likes:
Being Alone
The One He Trusts
Open Spaces
Limited Affection
Running
Carrots
Calm Weather/Sunny Days
Quiet Places
Jumping
Dislikes:
Crowds
Strangers
Tight Spaces
Extended Touching
Staying In Place
Apples
Stormy Weather/Thunderstorms
Loud Noises
Sudden Movements
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Difficulty:
10
Rider:
N/A
Skills:
Stamina, Agility, Speed, and Hardiness
Trained In:
Eventing [Professional Level]
Racing [Moderate Level]
Endurance [Moderate Level]
Western [Novice Level]
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Mate:
Open
Crush:
Nope
Foals:
Nada
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Friends:
Valentine [He Guess]
Enemies:
Many
Affiliations:
Valentine ["Friends"]: Their encounter wasn't much of one at all, with him nipping at her to leave him alone. Stubbornly, the mare still decided to stick around him, even after the constant attempts of him trying to shoo her away. At this point, he doesn't care if she grazes beside him, finding it no use to shoo the mare off. Internally, he appreciates the company the mare offers him but would never admit that.
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Backstory:
Casimir is a result when a wild mustang that had eyes for an Akhal-Teke mare. The pregnancy was unexpected, angering his previous owners, that wanted to breed the mare to another pure-bred Akhal-Teke. With his arrival, the owners noticed his near-perfect genetics from the two horses and decided to keep him to train him to be a professional eventing horse. His upbringing wasn't great at all, with his owners pushing him to his limits daily with little to no breaks in between. Casimir's previous owner's training methods were cruel, to say the least, resulting in him acting aggressively for protection. Much to his former owner's shock. Finding him near unrideable, they shipped him off to the ranch he currently resides in. Now, his new owners are working to rehabilitate and reintroduce him to human socializing. Unlike the former owners, their approach to him is slow and steady to earn his trust. Their methods seemingly work, as his anxious behaviors have calmed down somewhat, making him allow a few to approach him to tend to his needs.
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Other:
9
Spring 
Day Weather: 
Brimstone
