We all struggle to write personalities for our ponies from time to time. Sometimes we just don't have inspiration for one horse, and others we just need something different to focus on to refresh us before we do the rest. If this is a problem you've been having, then you've come to the right place!

How It Works

• You submit up to two horses without personalities. You can give them a leg type or leave it up to the person writing the personality to decide.
• You will be assigned the same number of horses that you submit. These horses will be randomly selected from what other people have submitted.
• Once you know which horses you have been assigned, you have two weeks to write a personality and running style for them.
• When you're done, either send the personality directly to the owner of the horse or post it below!
• As a reward, you can claim a minor item for every personality you complete!

Rules

• You may submit up to two horses.
• Horses can be from any year! They don't have to be a yearling to take part - they just need to not have a personality already! You can submit yearlings, weanlings, horses that will be born next year, older creates that you plan on making, etc.
• You may tweak the personality you receive for your horse if you want to, but if you're going to be very particular about what kind of personality you want for a horse then this may not be the best place to submit them.
• Try and write a personality that you would be happy about receiving in terms of content/length.
• When adding the personality you receive to your horse, it is polite to add a note at the end saying who wrote it!
• Feel free to ask if you have any questions!

Don't Have Any Horses Without Personalities?

That's okay! If you have finished all of your own personalities but still want to take part, post a reply saying so! I'm sure somebody has a horse without a personality that you can take on and, as you are not receiving a personality in return, you can claim two minor items as a reward!

Entry Form

[b]Horse Name:[/b]
[b]Horse Link:[/b]
[b]Leg Type:[/b] [say what leg type you want the horse to have or whether the person writing the personality can decide]
[b]Other:[/b] [anything you want to add]

Horses will be assigned on Tuesday 21st July.

Personalities must be submitted within the next two weeks. Final day for personalities is Wednesday 5th August.

Horse Name: Silent Stowaway
Horse Link: Link
Leg Type: Up to you!
Other: n/a

Horse Name: Harpoon
Horse Link: Link
Leg Type: Up to you!
Other: n/a

Horse Name: Much Madness
Horse Link: x
Leg Type: Up to you
Other: You can make him however you'd like - name inspiration? Inspiration from parents?! Go for it!

Horse Name: Transient
Horse Link: here
Leg Type: Page says front runner but if you want to change that go for it
Other: n/a

Horse Name: Raining Fire
Horse Link: valkyriestud.weebly.com/raining-fire.html
Leg Type: Can be decided by writer
Other: Nerp

Horse Name: Spiteful
Horse Link: Spiteful
Leg Type: Up to you!
Other: You can ignore the plot points if you want, I'm not super picky about this guy!

Horse Name: Loose Cannon
Horse Link: link
Leg Type: Closer preferred (can make it whatever type of closer that fits the persona)
Other: She descends from fiery and difficult horses on both sides of her pedigree.

So many lovely horses here!! 😍

Assigned horses are as follows:

KingHarry ; Transient (CC), Much Madness (Frosty)
S u N f r O s T ~ ; Raining Fire (Kenren)
creativecause ; Silent Stowaway (Harry)
Kenren ; Loose Cannon (Ripley)
Cruisey ; Harpoon (Harry)
ripley ; Spiteful (Cruisey)

You now have two weeks to finish personalities! (I'll extend the final date a day because I pulled this a day late 😅)

If you're struggling to finish a personality on time, message the owner to tell them! I'm sure it'll be fine as long as you get to it eventually!

If you have to drop out, message the horse's owner to say, and also message me (I'll do any personalities for people that drop out seeing as I'm running this thing).

I think it'd be fun to post finished personalities here (remember to @ the owner!), but if you're rather PM them privately then that's fine too! Just make sure you post here to confirm that you finished it! Once you've posted, you can claim your item prize 😊

Have fun everyone! Can't wait to see what you write!

KingHarry

Harpoon’s Personality
Leg Type: Savage Stalker

Harpoon is one of the most unassuming deadly weapons to have in the barn. It’s no secret that her lineage is quite docile, but there’s an unignited fire sitting under this filly’s tail ready to be released. Harpoon is built like a brick house and isn’t afraid to use her body to get what she wants, especially when it comes to breakfast and dinner. She’s quite food aggressive in her stall; this was something that popped up after she started her training. She needs to be left alone to eat in peace with nobody beside her or in front of her, otherwise she will lunge and spear you in the middle of the chest if you get too close. God forbid you try to turn her out right after breakfast. This was learned the hard way after she decided to break down her stall door to get to Oncoming Storm after she walked by. Clearly her stablemate was too close for comfort!

Harpoon is much better now after spending months learning her body language and quirks. She’s otherwise relatively easy to handle on the ground and absolutely loves to be hand-grazed and fussed over excessively. Harpoon is always walking with purpose and is always one step ahead of her human, but she is very quick to respond and respect their space. If she’s told to slow down, she will with no questions asked because she’s very much a people person. Harpoon’s relaxed nature makes it easy for her to travel from track to track. She is the type of horse that will stand with her head resting comfortably on someone’s shoulder no matter where they are, catching a quick snooze before heading to the races.

As soon as she hears the sound for the post parade, Harpoon turns into a savage. Take one look in her eyes and you’ll instantly know that she’s out for the kill, but somehow keeps herself calm and collected when she’s around her humans. Harpoon can only tolerate a track pony for a few minutes before she’s sent off to work on her own. You might see a romp or two as she’s warming up, but as soon as she’s locked into the gates it’s game over for the rest of the field.

Harpoon is so fast you hardly ever see her breaking from the stalls, blending in with the crowd before she’s right there attacking the top three or four horses with ears pinned flat against her head. Her leg type is called Savage Stalker because she doesn’t just stalk one horse. Harpoon is almost too smart on the track and is not afraid to intimidate more than one horse throughout the race. As she thunders her way down the turf, she breaks free from the pack like a savage gone wild.

Ah!!! Thank you, Cruisey, I love it!


First of mine done! Second one coming asap!

S u N f r O s T ~

Much Maddness
Leg Type: Variable (mid-pack preference)

Everybody has heard of werewolves, but have you heard of werehorses? Obviously a literal werehorse is impossible but there is a joke that Much Madness has a touch a lunacy to him in the literal sense of the term; insanity driven by the phases of the mood.

Though he is a chaotic force at the best of times, staff have noted that Much Madness' talent for disorder does often seem to increase around the time the full moon is clear in the sky. This must be a coincidence, no? It must be, but that does not stop any jokes from occurring when he slips his halter and goes rampaging around the barn, or when he finds the muddiest patch in the paddock to roll in right after a thorougher bath.

Other than causing trouble, Much Madness also has a passion for snacks. This is pretty useful, as it means there is a way to lure him away from whatever chaos he's creating. A packet of mints will usually do the trick, or perhaps a fresh carrot. To be honest, it doesn't really matter - if he can eat it, then he's going to be distracted by it!

Thankfully, he's less distracted on the track - a race seemingly the one place where he can truly focus on doing something other than causing mischief. That isn't to say that Much Madness doesn't have a chaotic run style, though. While this horse favours running in the middle of the pack for the majority of the the race, he has an unpredictable nature to him that allows him to comfortable run in other positions should he spot an opening that would be beneficial to him.

Here, it is important for him to listen to his jockey, who has worked with Much Madness on working with his tendency for, well, madness to using it to both of their advantage. Whatever position he's running in during the race - be it his favourite position of mid-pack or something else - he and his jockey will work together, responding to each other's feedback as they speed towards the goal they both want; that first place position.

Horse: Silent Stowaway
Leg type: Closer


It's widely accepted that Thoroughbreds are athletes that can excel in more areas than just horse racing. They're majestic animals that have the ability to captivate just about anyone around them as they race across the pasture as the sun is going down with nothing but the wind in their manes. The horse at the back of the pack that just biffed it over a flat surface? That's Stowaway. She has a nack for that sort of thing. As a matter of fact this may just be the clumsiest horse you'll ever meet. 

Stowaway's charm goes so much beyond just being a big clumsy filly though, she's endearingly known as the snacks snatcher around the barn. Stowaway has been stealing food from the staff of King of the Hill since the day she was born. Hamburgers, cookies or carrots, this filly does not care, if you aren't paying attention it is hers for the taking. She'll reach her long neck out as far as she can go and nab it right from your hands. What she lacks in footwork she more than makes up for in precision with her mouth. It isn't uncommon to find her with a brush between her teeth or a lead rope in her mouth when being tied up and groomed. Everything goes in her mouth. She'll even help you sweep the barn if you put a broom next to her stall!

So far, Stowaway is clumsy, a snack thief and exhibits quite the oral sensory seeking behavior. But it doesn't stop there! She's also quite the singer! While some horses sound like whales Stowaway has quite a pleasant whinny to listen to. It's a good thing she's got the voice of beyonce because she's so buddy sour that she'll whinny the whole time she's away from her pasture and herd mates but about half way through a ride when she starts getting tired she'll just start moaning instead. 

Stowaway misses the break. Every. Single. Time. True to her clumsy nature she'll stumble out of the gate and buy her time at the back of the pack while she gets herself sorted, which also happens to take up the majority of the race. What this filly lacks in foot work she more than makes up for in the final stretch of a race though. Stowaway can go from zero to a hundred pretty quickly if the timing is just right. Those long legs are good for something and she can put a field of horses behind her in  just a matter of a few strides and draw off in impressive fashion. 

Thank you, creativecause !! <3

And here is yours in return!

Transient

Leg Type: Front Runner

Transient is a big thinker. His tendency to pause before reacting wasn't too much of a surprise, what with how neither of his parents were particularly impulsive or flighty either. What is perhaps a little odd, though, is how he stand stock still for long periods of time, staring into space as he is seemingly trapped within his own thoughts. The exact nature of his contemplations are unknown, but staff like to imagine that if he were human, he would be a great philosopher, rivalling even the ancient Greek greats in the field of reasoned logic.

But don't be tricked by how he pauses before he acts, because he is thinking. Perhaps he will take a moment to respond to a call for food, or maybe he doesn't instantly acknowledge the presence of another horse, but when he does react, he does so with precision and polite grace. It seems undeniable that Transient is a very intelligent horse - albeit one that is easily won over with a carrot and a scratch behind his ear.

It took a while to get this horse used to the starting gate. He's clever but he's still a horse, and so, when he was first introduced to it, he took one look and deemed it a terrifying monster. Teaching him otherwise took longer than expected. He understood that the monster wasn't moving, yes, but what if it moved later? But eventually Transient got the idea, and now he barely bats and eyelid at it -walking in easily and without any fuss at all.

​A lot of people would assume that such a thoughtful horse would choose to run towards the back of the pack, watching his competitors before making his move against them. Such an idea seems sensible, but it would be incorrect. During a race is the one time when Transient seems to let loose and act on impulse. The second the gates open, he makes a dash to the front of the group - ears pinned back as he refuses to let anybody else take the lead. Transient runs like he's sized up every other horse in the race and decided that he can beat them easily and, well, perhaps he has! This confidence powers him on until the finish line where, once crossed and he has slowed back to a reasonable pace, he once again becomes a careful, contemplating figure.

Horse Name: Roman Empire
Horse Link: Roman Empire
Leg Type: surprise me!
Other: Go wild, he's a create so you can envision his sire and dam any way you like (if you need to)

@rende I'm afraid you're a bit late to enter the official version of this! However, if you don't mind waiting until I have time (and I don't know when that'll be but hopefully by the end of the week), I quite enjoy writing personalities so I don't mind adding you on and throwing you one of my guys to write in return!

If this is fine, do you want to pick any horse with an unfinished personality from here? Dedicated Fanbase and Oncoming Storm are my only guys that aren't done for the Y19s, but the Y20s and Y21s are pretty much all unfinished 😊 Let me know who you'd like to write and I'll start writing yours!

No worries KingHarry I can write his personality, I wouldn’t want you to have to worry about doing it!

But! I wouldn’t mind still experimenting with a personality for one of your guys though if you’d like

Cruisey :

Spiteful's Personality
Leg Type: Early Mid-Pack


Spiteful is no one’s spitting image. He’s a colt of his very own, a master of his own fate, a true Da Vinci man, neither Goliath nor David. While he may not appear to be brawny upon first sight due to his nearly perfect conformation, upon closer inspection, Spiteful is a wiry, lean, mean machine. His eyes always seem to be alight with mischief and rebellion, daring his human connections to step a toe out of line. The bay colt sets some very narrow standards when it comes to handling him and he most certainly likes his routine. Ask him to do something just a little bit differently or challenge him to go just a bit farther than he wants to go that day, and you can expect that he’ll switch his oddly “blonde” tail and refuse. Quite the contrarian, Spiteful made for an interesting yearling to break, but eventually the training wore down his stubborn nature and he began to enjoy his work load.

On the track, Spiteful needs to be kept to himself in the mornings and away from his rivals in the afternoon until he reaches the gate. Nothing will rev this gangbuster-colt up like a crowd or another rival before the race. He must wear ear plugs throughout his exercise and lord help the fool aboard his back should he ever shake one free. His morning workouts are always zippy and sharp, and he’ll often come back having barely broken a sweat. Spiteful will go into the gate in the afternoon if first asked politely. Known for an average break, Spiteful will find himself middle of the pack, but he won’t stay there for long. The rider will restrain for as long as they can, usually for about a furlong or two, before they have to let him go. And once he goes, Spiteful is gone in a sweeping, momentum driven bid for the lead. Spiteful will run like the Mario-kart bullet, mowing down all who remain in his path on his way to victory.

Horse: Loose Cannon
Leg Type: Closer

While Lucy was always bound to be something special, she has proven to be an exceptionally charismatic filly with a bit of a mean streak. She's not a large filly by any stretch, but she's got power rippling from neck to hoof and back again and she knows it. She's a flashy thing, always with her head up and just a little white showing around her eyes as she looks down at you, making her handlers unsure of whether she's just watching or if she's about to explode. True to her breeding, she's very much not a pet, and resents being touched by human hands even when it's necessary. She's waspy when being groomed, and if she starts pinning her ears and lashing her tail you'd better move away - when she kicks, she absolutely means it, and she doesn't pull her punches. She's got so much free movement and energy that you're courting danger if you handle her without at least a nose chain. Otherwise she's likely to completely ignore the fact her groom's there at all if there's something she wants, be it another horse, getting out into the field, or spooking at something loud. She's something of a bully around the other horses, all bared teeth and pinned ears around food and pushy if anyone crowds her space. Given all of that, she's actually rather well-mannered at the end of a shank as long as she's not actually being touched. She reaches an odd sort of truce with her grooms, and while she's fidgety and irritable while being saddled, she tolerates the handling in preparation for a work. She's definitely the sort that needs 'short and sweet' lessons over a drawn-out schooling, as it's best to stop while she's still in a good mood. Once she hits her limit, she shuts down completely and would rather buck and fight and rear rather than continue against her will. Only on race day, with the promise of an action-packed sprint on the horizon, does she tolerate a drawn-out affair.

Lucy walks to the track with a characteristically high head carriage, side-eyeing her competitors and the crowd from over the pony's back, chewing thoughtfully at the bit during the parade. As fussy as her temperament is, she seems to ignore the pony altogether and focus mostly on her rider's hands and contact while watching the field. Perhaps it's the energy that quiets her, or perhaps it's really a game-day focus. Either way, even with all of that nervous energy bundled up, she is more responsive than usual when it's time to work. She loads like a champ, though potentially her biggest flaw is that she pins her ears at the horses beside her, generally distracting her long enough that she's a beat late when the gates open. She settles well at the back of the pack though as they roar off, taking a handful of strides to catch her rhythm and gather her composure before her jockey begins to urge her into the chase. Her move is nearly immediate, given she starts from further back, and she'll begin picking off horses with massively long strides for such a small horse. She's decisive in her movements, with no energy wasted, and will crowd in tight on the turn before sling-shotting forward at the top of the stretch. With such a competitive horse, it's no surprise that she won't take no for an answer here. Her drive is top-notch, and her pedigree gives her the talent to get the job done.

Kenren, yours is coming, I promise! It's a weekend goal.

Kenren AS PROMISED <3

Horse: Raining Fire

Rain was born with the expectation of fire in his blood, and he didn't disappoint. He was a fighter from the moment he dropped. He's all sweet with his dam, sure, a complete mama's body, but put him across from another equine and you'd swear he's shooting fire from his eyes at them. He doesn't take kindly to other equines in his space and can be a bit territorial, though he's not quite as tall as he could be to really prove his dominance. Though territorial, he's not a bully; Rain would just rather be left alone to do what he pleases, no interference from others. Training him was a slight disaster; Rain had to be in exactly the right mood, or it ended up being a complete waste of time. Luckily, Rain is an expressive type; once you know the horse, you can tell at a glance whether he's currently approachable or not. More often than not, it's not the worst of times to go tango with him. The best time to handle him appears to be the very early mornings, which is why Rain is usually worked out before any of his stablemates. Rain is willful and stubborn, but handling him well has its perks. He's smooth and very much fast once you get him going, and he can actually be a blast to work with once his head and emotions are in the right place. He's oddly fond of music, so playing some before you go get him can help loosen him up a bit.

Leg Type: Front Runner
Rain is pure class on the track. His moods don't seem to matter all too much when he's out there - probably because he can feel the weight of other eyes and wants to put on a show. Rain seems to fancy himself the king both on and off the track, but on the track he becomes a lot more push-button. He'll load like a pro, break like the best, and take a spot right at the front. He's not a crazy front running type, but he does like to be in control of the pace, with the added benefit of having no horses in front of him for him to get mad at - they should be following him, after all, not the other way around! With a high cruising speed, Rain will glide along in that lead and gradually accelerate with each passing quarter. Due to this gradualness, his ending move is not as explosive as it could be, but by the end of a race he's at nearly top speed anyway, meaning it's already hard to try and catch up to him with a finishing move. When challenged, Rain's fiery gaze is on full display. He's hard on the bridle and can be difficult to hold back when necessary, meaning he really needs a strong jockey up top in order to give the best of performances.