FAQ: (Long post under the cut)
Who are you? Em/Cast, late 20ā²s, they/them pronouns, permanently exhausted sicknote with a fatal attraction to talented horses. Iāve been through the wars medically, both due to being a dumbass with my horses and chronic health conditions, so Iām just trying to do the best I can here lmao. I can also be found at @thetrashbagswasteland for all of my fandom/random blogging stuff, primarily gaming (Mass Effect franchise atm) related.
Tell me about your horses:
HermesĀ 2007 bay zangersheide gelding (Quadrillo x Chanson de Kabaret)āØThis is my main guy, the love of my life and also my problem child. Heās a stunningly talented horse with shit for brains. Heās competed up to 130cm classes with my trainer as well as flouncing around smaller stuff with me, but is banned from dressage shows due to his inability to complete a test without throwing a strop, as heās proven twice over. Iāve owned him since May 2011.
FreyjaĀ 2016 chestnut zangersheide mare (Untouchable 27 x Leader M)āØMoose, as sheās sometimes called, is the redheaded demon horse I fell in love with in 2019. Sheās got an enormous personality to match her 17.3hh body and the springy feet to go with it - sheās currently going up the showjumping levels and hopefully will go international before the end of the 2025 season.Ā
Sāpoir 2006 bay selle-franƧais gelding (Quidam de Revel x Livarot). This cheeky bastard is my newest buddy and technically Hermesā (half) uncle. He shares a braincell with Hermes most days, but I canāt begrudge him that because heās such a cheerful guy. In a previous life, he was a fairly high level eventer and amateur showjumper, but now heās come here to live a slightly lower-key life doing his favourite things at a more reasonable level as well as doing amateur dressage.
Vigo - 1997 black Welsh section D cob gelding (Cathedine Telynor x Ffoslas Caradog Ap Daffyd)āØThis old man is my darling pony, donkey of the swamps, sir of the wiggles. He has a million nicknames, as you can see. Vigo lives at home year round and rules the roost. Iāve taken him competing in jumping, dressage and TREC as heās a massively polyvalent little beast. Heās been with me since 2013. Given his age heās now entirely retired aside from the occasional bareback wander around due to his slowly worsening arthritis and lack of need to keep fit anymore.
What are your hobbies? I read/write fanfiction and original fiction, occasionally do art, make stained glass windows/display pieces and participate in Vulture Culture (the collection of bones, fur and wet specimens). My fandom blog can be found at @thetrashbagswasteland, where Iām more active.
āØWho was Rethy? Rethy was my old horse, who unfortunately had to be put to sleep due to sudden posterior paralysis in 2019. He was a 2005 anglo-arab gelding who Iād mainly competed in showjumping. Most notably, he had serious aggression issues due to having been abused in his youth and took a very particular handler to manage. Partly because of his aggression, and partly because of his larger-than-life (if that can even be said for a 17h giraffe of a horse) personality, he took a lot of patience to love but rewarded my efforts greatly. I miss him a lot.Ā
Who was Cool? Cool was a 2009 zangersheide gelding that I part owned with my trainer back in 2015. He and I werenāt a terribly good match (horses donāt come much lazier than him) but he took me up to amateur showjumping. We sold him in 2016 and from what I hear, is now loving life with a far more suitable young rider in Belgium.
Who wasĀ Sana?Ā Sana was 2001 grey arab gelding (Pegase EF x Neman)āØWe took Sana on as a companion for Hermes in 2013 as he and Vigo couldnāt live together at that point. His old owner took him to CEI160 endurance competitions, but he had to retire due to DJD in both knees. After a slow retirement and worsening health concerns, Sana passed away in late 2024 from a heart attack in his own field at home.
Who wasĀ Horsie?Ā Horf was a 2017 grey anglo-arab gelding (Business x Pastel dāOlympe).āØI bought him as a project mid June 2020 with the intention of selling him on eventually due to him needing someone to bring him on in a relaxed manner whilst he continues to grow and mature. After a debate about his wishes and needs versus my goals, I sold Horsie in early 2022.
