cryptid princess

Nevelis by RobasArel

Camsaen & Nevelis by Ilex

Girl: The boys don't know about this yet but like, when you guys peel off your skin layers, like when we like shed-

Boy: I want, with all my heart- I feel, in my bones, I feel like this is a joke, but- But then I read the comments. Do you- do you guys shed? D-d-do you shed your skin? Do you do that? Is that- Is that like- What- What-what are the other masks for? What-what are the other face masks-? What does that do? D- Is it once a month? Like a Netflix subscription? Is- is it twice? Do they hit you with two? How does- How does- I have so many goddamn ques- Sweet chalupa Jesus I jus-

The end: *happens *

Me:

Oh god, now I'm thinking of amputees and how those would work

Horses are SUPER fragile, or maybe more like delicately balanced.. but particularly their crazy spindle-legs which centaurs get to deal with! But a big part of why hurt legs are a death sentence for horses has less to do with "It kills them" and more to do with quality of life, which a centaur can get around! A horse with a broken leg doesn't understand it can't put ANY weight on that leg for an extended period and will attempt to go about their daily life and act normally, which basically guarantees re-injuring the bad leg and a high chance of injuring the other 3 legs as they try to cope with the change in balance and weight distribution. It all leads to a really poor quality of life with almost no chance of truly healing properly. The story of all they did trying to save Barbaro the racehorse is a long sad story that illustrates a lot of the issues even with modern veterinary medicine with trying to deal with a broken leg in horses.

Thankfully with centaurs, They understand the need for healing, are able to manage their own quality of life and have the gear to support themselves in the time it takes for the injury to heal!

Also perfectly good for long term use in the case of aging, amputation, or general disability! Which is common with the front legs and lower backs of centaurs given the unusual stresses caused by their body-plans. They were created with thicker and more robust front legs to cope with the permanent added weight of the torso instead of a horse head, but injury and disability in that area is still very common!

Camsaen & Nevelis by Ilex

Nevelis by RobasArel