Post by Admin on Dec 15, 2020 23:30:24 GMT
The Basics
Registered Name: Snow Snake
Year of Birth: Y16
Height: 15.3hh
Color: Grey (Bay)
Gender: Stallion
Sire: Venom (CR)
Dam: Blizzard Walk (CR)
Snake, though his name in itself should suffice, is best described as 'waspy'. Snake came to us from a small breeding operation in Colorado, where they emphatically told us the story of their famous little colt who was bitten by a rattlesnake when he was a few months old - then immediately turned and trampled it, in front of enough witnesses to make him a local legend. It was by some stroke of luck a dry bite, as the colt never showed symptoms of poisoning and since gained status as being a tough little devil. All of this was learned by Valkyrie at a small yearling sale, and though they had had their eye on the unblooded colt to begin with, the tenacious toughness the colt exuded sealed the deal. The farm Snake grew up on had a little bit of everything - livestock, large machinery, small children running around and dogs barking constantly. Because of that he's practically bomb-proof, never flinching at new things or spooking at anything. It's pretty obvious, then, when he just doesn't WANT to do something, because he's not actually scared of it. For example, he hates the vet and everything that comes with him. He knows the sound of his truck, the sound of his coveralls, the sound of his voice - and he'll immediately become impossible to catch in a field and ornery in a stall. He also hates to be tacked, though he doesn't seem to even notice it once it's actually on. It must be the process itself. He'll put his head high in the air when being bridled and squeals and kicks if he's girthed too quickly. He's fussy every time he's groomed. But he's not sour all the time. When the air turns brisk he becomes a foal, rolling and squealing and sprinting around his paddock. He likes being around other horses, even if they aren't in the same paddock. He's comfortable as long as he can just see them. Snake is a tough, tough horse, and can stand unflinching while a wound or hematoma is poked, prodded, and examined. He's never so much as gone lame on an abscess, which means his feet need to be checked constantly - they'd get infected before his pain tolerance told anyone there was a problem. It also means that the normal aches and pains of a racehorse are nothing to him - he can get bumped around, smacked inadvertently with a whip, anything during a race, and he won't so much as flinch. He's a competitor through and through, fighting like a bull and never backing down from a challenge. That tenacity and soundness is sure to show throughout a long racing career.
Breaking without real hurry from the gate, Snake spends the first half of a race somewhere between the preceders and the closers. He sits back, preferably letting the horses on the front end wear themselves out. However, the way he makes his move means it doesn't matter quite as much if the horses up front are tired as long as they don't get too far away from him. He starts picking off the other horses before the turn, moving up the rail under the radar, weaving in and out of traffic very methodically until he's got daylight ahead of him. He tends to have one or two horses left ahead of him going into the stretch though he'll be right on their heels, and once shaken up and given the go, he has a feral drive to hunt them down and snag that win.
Racing Information
Class: Grade 1
Preferences: 5-8F Turf
Leg Type: Stalker
Race Record: 50 16/12/9
Racing Achievements:
None
Breeding Information
Availability: Open
Number Of Foals: 0
Progeny:
- Name, out of Mare (Status, Grade)