Name: Blaze

Nicknames: Flame, Blazie

Age: 5 years old

Breed: Trakehner

Gender: Mare

Height: 15.2 hh

Colour

Pelt: Chestnut

Eyes: Brown

Markings: four stockings, blaze, 2 Bend Or spots on near hind quarters

Mane/tail: Same chestnut as coat

Relatives

Sire: Firebird

Dam: Morning Glory

Siblings: Open

Relation to Spirit: She used to be the mare of Spirit’s son, Mex. She’s now with Texas, Rain’s full brother

Family & Friends

Stallion: Texas © blazetail

Ex stallion: Mex © Blazetail

Foals: None yet

Herd: South Sky Herd

Rank: Mare

Friends: Texas, Open

Enemies: None yet

Personality:

Blaze is a willing, caring and friendly mare. All her life she’s been part of a bustling stable environment, so times of quiet and boredom tend to make her restless. She finds the rivalry between Texas and Mex very exciting, and she’s overjoyed to be in the thick of it. Due to the fire that caused her to become a feral horse, she’s deeply afraid of flames now, which is somewhat ironic, considering her name. But since she’s so phobic of fire, Blaze will often insist on staying near water. There is no time she likes better than winter, when the snow is laying thick on the ground.

Likes:

Water, fire, excitement, dressage, activity

Dislikes:

Fires, boredom, when there’s not much going on

Fears:

Fires

History:

Blaze was born on a Trakehner stud farm established in North America. Her full name is Blaze of Glory. Her mother was a broodmare born in the United States, whilst her father was a purebred Trakehner stallion imported from East Prussia.

From a very early age Blaze was handled by humans and taught to accept a halter and lead rope. By the age of 2 she was broken to ride, and by 3 she was starting to be taught dressage movements and disciplines. The filly moved beautifully, with all the grace and elegance of the Trakehner breed. Rather than keep her on as a broodmare, the stud decided to train her for dressage and sell her for a higher price.

Blaze quickly gathered interest from all over the country, and by the age of 4 she was sold to a professional rider in Utah. Parting from her birthplace and her parents, Blaze was transported across the country to her new home, where she was given her own stall in a fancy livery stables and left to settle in.

Over the next couple of months Blaze’s new owner worked her vigorously, preparing her for the show circuit. But disaster struck one night on a boiling August evening. A lightning storm set the dry underbrush alight, and the flames rapidly spread to the bone dry wooden stable block. Awaking to find themselves surrounded by flames, the horses inside panicked, screaming and throwing themselves against the wooden doors in their desperation to get out. At the sounds of the commotion men came running, and one threw open the barn doors. The waft of fresh air that blew into the open barn fanned the flames, and with a terrified cry Blaze destroyed her stall door and bolted from the fire and chaos.

Everyone was so busy extinguishing the fire that Blaze escaped from the stable yard unseen. Fear clouding her mind, she galloped on, farther and farther away, until the first rays of dawn broke above the horizon. Exhausted, the chestnut mare stopped by a watering hole and fell into a fitful sleep.

Some hours later she was awakened by a buckskin pinto stallion. Poor Blaze was traumatised and burnt, so the stallion took her back to his herd where she’d be able to recover safely. For a while Blaze stayed with him, grateful for his help. But one night a dark figure crept up to her. With a start the mare realised it was another stallion, and that he was trying to take her back to his herd. Blaze was scared and excited, unsure what to do. But the stallion’s calls were urgent, and she realised she wanted to go with him. Together they stole out of the herd, the stallion stealing her from right under the buckskin’s nose, almost.

Once they were a safe distance from the buckskin pinto and his herd, the dark stallion introduced himself as Texas. Blaze was excited by him and flattered that he had taken the risk to steal her specifically. She happily joined his herd.

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