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HOLT'S BACKSTORY-- Part 2
7 years ago
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Hey there y'all,
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A small anthro puma, named Levy Dallas (SHE IS HOLT'S TRUE RIDER AND I WILL POST HER REF EVENTUALLY I PROMISE X3) had been touring feedlots in her area in search of Wolfhorses she believed were strong enough to bring back from being untamable. She ran a rescue of her own, called Jay's Nest Ranch (linked directly with Bluestrike Stables) and provided homes for Wolfhorses whose spirits weren't quite gone. She was inspired by Holt's meanness when she came to the feedlot he was living at, and despite the workers of the feedlot warning her of his deadly aggression, decided to take him home. There, she nursed him back to health and-- once he was completely recovered --attempted to ride him for the very first time.
To begin with, Levy couldn't even get near him in the round pen without Holt charging at her, teeth bared. She got bit several times and kicked by his clawed feet, but refused to give up. By working slowly with him, she was eventually able to pet, brush, and put a lead rope on him until the day finally came where she could put a saddle on him. She worked with him tacked up on the ground, giving him his space on days where his past was tormenting him and pushing him back on the days that he pushed her. Holt gradually came to trust her, and the day came where she rode him for the first time.
This ride didn't last long, though! He threw her off the first, second, third, and fourth time she attempted, despite her years of bronc experience. Frustrated, Levy continued trying to tame him, but he just wouldn't give in. She was hospitalized twice for injuries she received when being bucked off. The fact that he trusted her on the ground began to irritate her, as she realized that he wasn't bucking because he was afraid-- he was bucking because he wanted to be stubborn. She then worked him relentlessly, infuriated by his behavior. For the same reasons, Holt became harder to work with, as he knew he was getting his way.
Finally, after 2 years of this back-and-forth resistance from the two of them, the game they were playing with each other became tedious for the both. One day, when Levy went out to his paddock to try again, Holt let her ride him, to her surprise. He found that he actually enjoyed being her work partner-- as that is truly what a good horse and rider are together. Over the months following their first true ride, Levy taught Holt how to cut cattle (herd them) and run barrels (barrel racing). When rodeo season came, however, the two of them knew that Holt only had one competition he truly belonged to-- the bronc riding Wolfhorses.
Levy signed Holt up for other bronc riders to ride during a rodeo, and his performance left the judges stunned. Holt was recognized for his wild behavior from rodeos across the nation and was requested to stand in as the mount for professional bronc riders. To this day, Levy is the only furry he allows to ride him tamely, saving his crazy, wild-born bucking for the spotlight. Anyone who is able to step away from a tossing of his considers their luck for the rest of their lives ran dry.
Despite the wild ride his life took him on, Holt remained good-spirited and trusting in the end, becoming his own sort of wild ride.
Thanks for reading! Hope this makes you see my boy in a new light. Please support wild real-life horses and burros that wander the BLM lands of North America! https://www.blm.gov/programs/wild-horse-and-burro
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A small anthro puma, named Levy Dallas (SHE IS HOLT'S TRUE RIDER AND I WILL POST HER REF EVENTUALLY I PROMISE X3) had been touring feedlots in her area in search of Wolfhorses she believed were strong enough to bring back from being untamable. She ran a rescue of her own, called Jay's Nest Ranch (linked directly with Bluestrike Stables) and provided homes for Wolfhorses whose spirits weren't quite gone. She was inspired by Holt's meanness when she came to the feedlot he was living at, and despite the workers of the feedlot warning her of his deadly aggression, decided to take him home. There, she nursed him back to health and-- once he was completely recovered --attempted to ride him for the very first time.
To begin with, Levy couldn't even get near him in the round pen without Holt charging at her, teeth bared. She got bit several times and kicked by his clawed feet, but refused to give up. By working slowly with him, she was eventually able to pet, brush, and put a lead rope on him until the day finally came where she could put a saddle on him. She worked with him tacked up on the ground, giving him his space on days where his past was tormenting him and pushing him back on the days that he pushed her. Holt gradually came to trust her, and the day came where she rode him for the first time.
This ride didn't last long, though! He threw her off the first, second, third, and fourth time she attempted, despite her years of bronc experience. Frustrated, Levy continued trying to tame him, but he just wouldn't give in. She was hospitalized twice for injuries she received when being bucked off. The fact that he trusted her on the ground began to irritate her, as she realized that he wasn't bucking because he was afraid-- he was bucking because he wanted to be stubborn. She then worked him relentlessly, infuriated by his behavior. For the same reasons, Holt became harder to work with, as he knew he was getting his way.
Finally, after 2 years of this back-and-forth resistance from the two of them, the game they were playing with each other became tedious for the both. One day, when Levy went out to his paddock to try again, Holt let her ride him, to her surprise. He found that he actually enjoyed being her work partner-- as that is truly what a good horse and rider are together. Over the months following their first true ride, Levy taught Holt how to cut cattle (herd them) and run barrels (barrel racing). When rodeo season came, however, the two of them knew that Holt only had one competition he truly belonged to-- the bronc riding Wolfhorses.
Levy signed Holt up for other bronc riders to ride during a rodeo, and his performance left the judges stunned. Holt was recognized for his wild behavior from rodeos across the nation and was requested to stand in as the mount for professional bronc riders. To this day, Levy is the only furry he allows to ride him tamely, saving his crazy, wild-born bucking for the spotlight. Anyone who is able to step away from a tossing of his considers their luck for the rest of their lives ran dry.
Despite the wild ride his life took him on, Holt remained good-spirited and trusting in the end, becoming his own sort of wild ride.
Thanks for reading! Hope this makes you see my boy in a new light. Please support wild real-life horses and burros that wander the BLM lands of North America! https://www.blm.gov/programs/wild-horse-and-burro
~N/A
And no, Levy was his first rider. Many have tried to ride him after her— or tired —but because of his past and overall spookiness, Levy tends be his only rider anyways... unless he’s in competition!
:3 thanks for the questions! I’m always open to answer.
So what if in your headcanon, that my character completes his eight second ride on Holt with all of his experience?
Would Holt let him ride?