Hors

Domesticated

hors

Keb world horses, known as Hors, are common mounts used for traveling and transporting goods. They are the popular companions of nomadic kebs, farmers, and a variety of folk in rural areas. Hors come in two main varieties, Draft and Common. Drafts are larger, sturdier, and all around stronger and good for farm work and pulling heavy objects. They tend to be fluffier than Commons, especially in the neck, face, and legs. Commons are slimmer and better for riding and traveling. They cannot pull or carry as much as a Draft can, but they have better endurance and are notably faster. 

Hors are free to make if you own a Kebanzu (this does not include Nat the community keb) and can be obtained through the pet shop! 

 

Lifespan:
 Approx 25-30+ years
Height:
 approx 5'0" at the shoulder (Common)
approx 6'0" at the shoulder (Draft)
class:
 Mammal
diet:

Herbivorous with the majority of their diet being grass and hay. Hors owners must be careful not to treat their hors to too much sugar (found in fruit and vegetables) to maintain a healthy and happy hors! 
Temperament:

What with being prey animals, hors are naturally skittish and wary of most things they come across. Despite this they are curious and can easily be trained to overcome many of their anxieties. A hors owner with a good rapport with their companion will find their hors playful and affectionate while a hors owner still working on the bond with their hors may find themselves in need of watching out for kicks and nips (watch out for those pinned ears! - most horses are easily won over with an apple so it's good to keep one handy)!
environment:
 Wherever their owner may live though they do not cope well with extreme cold or heat.

 

 

General Hors Anatomy

Hors don't differ far from earth horses in their anatomy but some notable differences are: 

  • Cloven hooves rather than solid
  • Bones all down the length of their long tails rather than just the top portion
  • Larger ears
  • Slimmer builds

Hors always have fur on their manes and tails. It's sometimes common practice for owners to hog their hors' mane or tie up their tail fur for safety purposes (especially when the hors works around farming equipment) but never would a hors have a naturally bald tail or mane. It is not the done thing to hog the fur from a hors' tail as this removes their ability to easily swat pesky flies.

An image showcasing Hors anatomy

 

Colours and Markings

 

Hors can be any colour that would appear on an earthly horse. Eyes can be any colour, but are more commonly muted greys, blues, greens, and browns. Below is the list of markings found on the Hors species.

Please use the following information when designing a Hors MYO! All markings are common and free unless stated otherwise.

Dark Points

Marking darker than the base coat that can be found on the horses extremities such as legs, face and muzzle. Dark Points can have a solid finish or blend into the base coat with a soft fade. Dark Points don't have to be present on all extremeties: a hors may just have Dark Point markings on its face for example.

 

Solid white markings

Any type of white marking that does not include additional spots. Solid White Markings can cover earthly horse traits such as Tobiano, Splash and Overo or simply broadly cover Piebald to avoid getting technical. Solid White Markings is also the trait to use for minimal face and sock markings. Solid white markings are always white or off-white.

 

Spotted white markings

White markings with the addition of spots! Spotted White Markings can cover earthly horse traits such as Leopard, Spotted Blanket and Pintaloosa or simply cover any Piebald marking with additional spots to avoid getting technical. Spotted White Markings are always white or off-white.
 
Dapples

Close-knit spot markings that can have solid or faded edges. Dapples can be darker or lighter than the base coat.

 

Fleabites

Small freckles that can be sparse or highly concentrated. Fleabites can be darker or lighter than the base coat.

 

Spots

Stand-alone spot markings independant of Spotted White Markings that can be darker or lighter than the base coat.

 

Pangare

Markings lighter than the base coat that can either be belly markings, leg markings, face markings or all of these options. Pangare can have solid or faded edges.

 

Uncommon Markings

The following markings are not free to use and require an Uncommon Trait per marking.

Dun

Dun give a Hors a dorsal stripe, barring on the leg joints, or both. Leg barring never strays far away from the joints of the legs.

 

Brindle

Any kind of thin, vertical, interrupted stripes. Brindle doesn't extend onto the legs of the Hors. Brindle can't be used to mimic thicker, solid stripes such as tiger stripes or zebra stripes. Brindle can't run horizontally across the Hors.

 

Rare Markings

The following markings are not free to use and require a Rare Trait per marking.

Chimera

Covers any case of piebald that does not use white or off-white markings. Covers the mixing of two separate Hors colours patch-worked together onto one Hors.