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Fusilier, Escaped Horse Capturer! Plus Update on Series.
8 years ago
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Hello all!
So today has gotten off on an adventurous start when my family got a phone call that four horses were loose in the neighborhood. Fortunately, they were not ours, but I was concerned about their safety as well as for other people who were not as experienced as I am with horses. Therefore, I went out to look for them, to make sure they were okay and to keep other people from doing anything stupid (I've seen far too many people make the situation worse by trying to herd them...). I went down and got a lead rope, just in case, then went out to look for them. I did find them on the other end of the neighborhood grazing in a grass lot behind a vacant house. I kept my distance, and I called my father to let them know where they were, as there was no sign of the owner. For the horses safety, we planned to escort them back to our house until the owner was found, so he went a put our horses in the back lot and to get a bucket of grain. During the phone call, one of the horses noticed me, and started to approach me, so I also closed the distance, but at an angle, so I wasn't going straight at him. I also clicked my tongue, which I guess in my part of the States is generally the most common way to call over a horse. I eventually stopped walking when I got to a spot where the grass was mowed, but still called him over as he was still curious of me, I also assumed a relaxed pose, and didn't stare at them directly. The other horses then followed the first one, and fortunately none of them seemed to be stressed or worried. Eventually he approached me, and I let him sniff my hand, which I guess got him even more curious as I probably smell like my own horses. Another one of the horses approached, and I assumed that she was lead mare, as she made the first one move off to the side as she started to sniff me. A third soon followed. The fourth one, a grey buckskin, seemed to be more interested with grazing near by than observing me. However, at this time, someone drove up in a golf cart with a bucket of grain, who fortunately was the owner, and he escorted them back to his place. Apparently, the horses knocked down a part of the fence and got out. So, yeah, I got to meet three new horses, though the owner wasn't all that talkative, though granted it was still in the morning, and obviously he wanted his horses safely back home.
So, other than that little bit of excitement, I'm still working on the group picture. I've gotten all of the basic coloration done for the mares, and added some details. I'll upload my progress on it sometime this evening. I'm currently drawing my feral fursona Fusilier, as I'll be adding him to the background somewhere so those mares aren't just staring and flirting at an empty white void. :-P
If any of you all have any questions, comments or whatever for me, just leave them below!
Thanks for your support!
~Fusilier
So today has gotten off on an adventurous start when my family got a phone call that four horses were loose in the neighborhood. Fortunately, they were not ours, but I was concerned about their safety as well as for other people who were not as experienced as I am with horses. Therefore, I went out to look for them, to make sure they were okay and to keep other people from doing anything stupid (I've seen far too many people make the situation worse by trying to herd them...). I went down and got a lead rope, just in case, then went out to look for them. I did find them on the other end of the neighborhood grazing in a grass lot behind a vacant house. I kept my distance, and I called my father to let them know where they were, as there was no sign of the owner. For the horses safety, we planned to escort them back to our house until the owner was found, so he went a put our horses in the back lot and to get a bucket of grain. During the phone call, one of the horses noticed me, and started to approach me, so I also closed the distance, but at an angle, so I wasn't going straight at him. I also clicked my tongue, which I guess in my part of the States is generally the most common way to call over a horse. I eventually stopped walking when I got to a spot where the grass was mowed, but still called him over as he was still curious of me, I also assumed a relaxed pose, and didn't stare at them directly. The other horses then followed the first one, and fortunately none of them seemed to be stressed or worried. Eventually he approached me, and I let him sniff my hand, which I guess got him even more curious as I probably smell like my own horses. Another one of the horses approached, and I assumed that she was lead mare, as she made the first one move off to the side as she started to sniff me. A third soon followed. The fourth one, a grey buckskin, seemed to be more interested with grazing near by than observing me. However, at this time, someone drove up in a golf cart with a bucket of grain, who fortunately was the owner, and he escorted them back to his place. Apparently, the horses knocked down a part of the fence and got out. So, yeah, I got to meet three new horses, though the owner wasn't all that talkative, though granted it was still in the morning, and obviously he wanted his horses safely back home.
So, other than that little bit of excitement, I'm still working on the group picture. I've gotten all of the basic coloration done for the mares, and added some details. I'll upload my progress on it sometime this evening. I'm currently drawing my feral fursona Fusilier, as I'll be adding him to the background somewhere so those mares aren't just staring and flirting at an empty white void. :-P
If any of you all have any questions, comments or whatever for me, just leave them below!
Thanks for your support!
~Fusilier
