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Post by Morning Star Equestrian on Oct 16, 2012 17:56:36 GMT -5
Don't even get me started on writing...
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Post by Echo on Oct 17, 2012 9:54:20 GMT -5
But you must recognize that art is something unique and it is worth the pain ;D I can't imagine my world without my fantasies
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Post by Morning Star Equestrian on Oct 18, 2012 2:46:07 GMT -5
I entered Shakhid in another halter show. Not sure why. I never do very at well at them, but oh well. If you're on the Equus Forum, it's the Desert Beauties Halter Trial. His basic stallion entry. EnterSaluteWalkTrotConformation JumpWhy does this horse deserve to win?Shakhid is an amazing athlete. Not only does he excel at jumping sports, but also in dressage as seen here performing a piaffe. Silly - Shakhid and Amanda strategizing before the show. Shakhid is listening attentively to Amanda's advice, which is: "See this? Jump over it." Complicated stuff here.FUN (ADULT) ENTRYAmanda and Shakhid's "Rock is Dead" trick show *Best to think of '80s or '90s hard rock music in the background of these pictures...or at least I do. Like Metallica, Marilyn Manson, or Slipknot. Enter - Shakhid is noticeably more excited about this portion of the show as the pair enter the arena and the music begins to play. Salute - Amanda and Shakhid's routine starts with a rather sassy pesade as a salute to the judges. Original Trick - An ode to Rock and Roll with a flash of the sign of the horns (Shakhid's doing his own variation )Lie on back - A "play dead" trick to fit with the more macabre tones in the music. Sit on belly - Time for a more intimate trick as the bridge plays Trick Jump - It wouldn't be Heavy Metal without some aspect of danger. Amanda and Shakhid perform a dangerous trick, showing both trust between the pair and giving the audience a good show. Why does this horse deserve to win?
As seen in his stallion entry, Shakhid is a superb athlete, but the trick performance allowed us to see his more spirited side and the bond his has with his owner. Shakhid is the embodiment of the Akhal-Teke with his golden color, intelligent mind, and deeo connection with his owner. Here he is below having a good gallop around the arena. Silly - Amanda and Shakhid practicing a variation of the Rock Tribute trick (and Amanda doing some awesome air-guitar moves). And, for my friends here, he has one more class to enter in that show (which closes on Saturday) which is luckily only four pictures. Unluckily, it's a costume class and I decided for reasons I do not understand, to draw Shakhid's costume by hand. Haven't done it yet, but you can see the yet-to-be-edited photos I'm using below: This is also the costume my sim will be wearing for Alain's Masquerade, though not for the Halloween Cross Country/Trail Ride (EF's one on the Equus-forum, not Kristen's) because I find dresses look odd on horseback. Simply because EA couldn't incorporate how a dress would actually fold when riding a horse. Though admittedly most times you are riding a horse, it's not in a dress. Also think one of my cats may be hallucinating. Around this time at night (between 2am-4am), he always starts making all kinds of chirps and various meows while running around the apartment and rolling on the ground. And not with my other cat. No, Naboo, my other cat sits on his cat tree and watches him run by like he's an idiot. Maybe Sheva, my cat, is just far better at entertaining himself than I. And...Shakhid's my main competitor so expect much more of him
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Post by Echo on Oct 18, 2012 12:16:30 GMT -5
A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!! I must love his passion for every step, his noble body looks great in every move he makes. He is champion without doubts! ;D
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Post by Morning Star Equestrian on Oct 19, 2012 1:57:54 GMT -5
Okay, good news, I worked on fixing the running mane tonight. Bad news, I didn't get a chance to test it. Because I was doing Equus admin stuff which happened to tie in nicely with MSE stuff. Which was creating breed templates for exotic horses. Why? You'll understand in due time. Anyway, started with making the templates of the horse breeds that will be added to MSE. Turns out it is terribly hard to find pictures of these horses. I did my best. As a reminder, MSE focuses on the breeds of Central Asia which includes the Middle East and part of Russia. BaluchiMSE's Baluchi mare MSE's Baluchi stallions The Baluchi has curved ears like the Marwari and Kathiawari, however the Baluchi is not from India, but from Pakistan. It is thought to share a history with these Indian breeds, but not much is known on the breed's history, like many rare breeds of the region. Baluchis are normally between 14.0-15.2hh; various sites will say different colors, but most list gray, bay, chestnut, and black. The key to tell these "curved ear" breeds apart is in the head shape. Kathiawaris exhibit more Arabian influence than the Marwari and will have more Arabian-like features such as the brood forehead, wide nostrils, and dished face. The Baluchi has a thick, broad rectangular head, different from the Marwari's triangular head shape. Other differences include shorter back in Baluchi and various musculature differences in the neck and shoulders. Tukoman/Turkmen/Turkmene Do not be confused, this is not an Akhal-Teke! The Turkoman horse is a now extinct breed of horse thought to be the predecessor of the Akhal-Teke breed. It has been argued that the Turkoman and Akhal-Teke were, and are, the same breed, one simply being a strain of the other. Recent efforts in places like Iran are underway to revive the breed. Thus MSE's Turkoman horse is based on the Iran Turkmen Horse, a project with scientific backing to trace lineages of Akhal-Tekes and breed specific horses to get a breed more like the extinct Turkoman before outside lines with introduced to the breed (ie thoroughbred blood introduced in Akhal-Teke lines). The Turkmen horse is different from the modern Akhal-Teke in appearance. They are of even lighter stature than the Teke with a shorter back and long, thin muzzles. They reach the same height of the Teke (avg of 15.0-16.0hh) and come in the same colors as the breeds are so closely related. MSE only has one Turkmen so far, a bay stallion with birdcatcher spots however MSE is planning to import another soon. Iomud/Iomudskaya/YamudMSE's Iomud stallion, a Large-Type Iomud. The Iomud is a breed of horse which originated in Turkmenistan, the same country of origin as the Akhal-Teke. As with all three of these breeds, it is an extremely rare breed and is in danger of extinction. In the 1980s a stud was set up in Turkmenistan dedicated to efforts to save this rare breed. MSE's Iomud mare, a Medium-Type Iomud Iomuds are often described as the Akhal-Teke's stocky cousin and have three variations: Large-Type, Medium-Type, and Small-Type. Large-type Iomuds are the tallest and show influence of Akhal-Teke bloodlines. This type is a great jumper and is just about as close as one can get to a Middle-Eastern Warmblood-type horse. The medium type is most common and resembles early Oriental breeding with English thoroughbreds. The last type is the rarest; it appears as a small animal with short legs and very robust, showing its history of breeding with Mongolian horses (the Mongolian horse breed is thought to be the oldest "true" breed of horse). Iomuds' size depends on the type, but range from 13hh to 15.2hh. Iomuds are most commonly gray, but can also be chestnut or black. Okay, critique time! It was frustratingly difficult to come up with these horses. irl Baluchiirl Iran Turkmen Horse:irl Iomuds:**Yes, I realize the Iomud is the worst one. We don't yet have a slider that will allow us to increase the width of the neck along the y-axis, so that made it very frustrating. Especially when there is a lot of variation in the breed and not a lot of pictures of them. Also realized how difficult it is in the Sims to made a wide, Roman type head...this time wide on the z-axis...or y-axis, depends on you're looking at it. Same issue with the neck; we can made it wider on the x-axis, but not the other two axises. I finally feel the same pain as the Baroque horse breeders...
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Post by Lance Donckers on Oct 19, 2012 3:50:42 GMT -5
Amanda they are... They are... They are... Iam speechless !
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Post by Jes Coleman on Oct 19, 2012 4:17:34 GMT -5
In my opinion you did well!!
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Post by Echo on Oct 19, 2012 12:31:10 GMT -5
Don't tell me anything about roman heads -.- I live in school with typical baroque horses, my nation's state treasures (the old Kladruby horses) and I decided not to breed them cos of this problem New horses are amazing! I feel like we all will teach a lot from you and your rare horses ;D like them all, especially the Baluchi mare And thanks for lady de Winter! ;D
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Post by Morning Star Equestrian on Oct 19, 2012 12:40:16 GMT -5
Thanks guys I'm a neurobiologist, but my undergraduate degrees are in psychology and anthropology. I've always been close to animals and bring an anthropology student came to greatly respect other cultures and their traditions. As I've told some of you who have spoken to me more personally, I don't care if the breeds I have become popular in the community or not. To me it's more about education. When I joined the community, many including Christina herself, had never heard of the Nez Perce before. Now I've seen on the Equus forum frustration by some appaloosa breeders that the Nez Perce are more popular than the appaloosa! To me, that's a reward. We may not be able to help these breeds directly, but just by educating others about them, it is a big step forward. I'd love to cover every rare and exotic breed, but I am only human so MSE is focused on the Akhal-Teke and it's related breeds. Also been wanting a second show horse just in case I need one...trying to decide between Iomud and Turkmen, but I'm leaning toward my gray Iomud since I like confusing people entirely when I post which breed my horse is. That and it is a more robust horse than the Turkmen. Just as an fyi, the gray iomud is mostly based off the first picture of the irl Iomud I posted and the chestnut is based off the third and fourth. Again, frustrating to make, but at least I pulled off a heavier looking horse that still has an oriental (Teke, not Arabian) look. So I keep telling myself. @alain: That Baluchi mare may or may not be pregnant with a DJ baby When I had the idea the other day about a DJ offspring with curved ears, it wasn't whether I was going to do it, but which of the three breeds I was going to it with.
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Post by Lance Donckers on Oct 19, 2012 13:13:11 GMT -5
Thanks guys I'm a neurobiologist, but my undergraduate degrees are in psychology and anthropology. I've always been close to animals and bring an anthropology student came to greatly respect other cultures and their traditions. As I've told some of you who have spoken to me more personally, I don't care if the breeds I have become popular in the community or not. To me it's more about education. When I joined the community, many including Christina herself, had never heard of the Nez Perce before. Now I've seen on the Equus forum frustration by some appaloosa breeders that the Nez Perce are more popular than the appaloosa! To me, that's a reward. We may not be able to help these breeds directly, but just by educating others about them, it is a big step forward. I'd love to cover every rare and exotic breed, but I am only human so MSE is focused on the Akhal-Teke and it's related breeds. Also been wanting a second show horse just in case I need one...trying to decide between Iomud and Turkmen, but I'm leaning toward my gray Iomud since I like confusing people entirely when I post which breed my horse is. That and it is a more robust horse than the Turkmen. Just as an fyi, the gray iomud is mostly based off the first picture of the irl Iomud I posted and the chestnut is based off the third and fourth. Again, frustrating to make, but at least I pulled off a heavier looking horse that still has an oriental (Teke, not Arabian) look. So I keep telling myself. @alain: That Baluchi mare may or may not be pregnant with a DJ baby When I had the idea the other day about a DJ offspring with curved ears, it wasn't whether I was going to do it, but which of the three breeds I was going to it with. You also make the Akhal-Teke popular.
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Post by Echo on Oct 19, 2012 13:56:20 GMT -5
Another little DJ, now with curved ears? ... OMG OMG. I hope the foal will not be avalible for sale. Cos if it will be... you know ;D I am in need of foundation horses... can you send me the stock? I found pretty marwari. And amazing thick Teke stallion O.o and this Teke's color is interesting, too. I am pretty sure that my first marwari mare must have color of the irl marawari up... don't you have horse like that? I knew you had something like that and I must talk to you cos of my last teke mare for Wicky
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Post by Alice Kyle on Oct 19, 2012 14:28:14 GMT -5
Amanda, they're all great works. And thank you! Cause I had never heard about these breeds bedore! It is really interesting.
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Post by Morning Star Equestrian on Oct 19, 2012 15:32:56 GMT -5
@alain: I'll pm you. And don't worry, I'll be keeping DJ's foal so no one has to battle temptation I actually only have one of his direct offspring (American Tragedy, a Paint-Teke), so it's time I get another. @everyone: Thanks for the compliments! As I said, they were hard to do, but they are also the breeds I've been wanting to add to MSE for several months now, just never got around to making them.
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Post by Lance Donckers on Oct 19, 2012 16:13:34 GMT -5
Amanda i have an question. Will you create some other leg protection soon Like this Or this !
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Post by Alice Kyle on Oct 19, 2012 16:43:05 GMT -5
How do you manage to have so many horses in your stable?!
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