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Published: 2010-01-03 14:46:45 +0000 UTC; Views: 1238; Favourites: 36; Downloads: 10
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Description Alrighty, this here handsome fella is Twisted Fire Starter - i'm trying to 'buy' him from here [link]

I'm really proud of this pic, so I hope my work pays off and I get him... *worried* I've adored him since he was a colt

Reason you want the horse?: Because I simply adore his design and personality, and i'm sure he'll fit in perfectly at SPaVES <3
Do you plan on showing the horse?: Erm.. I think it might be a bit hard to do so, what with his wings and general temperament. But if I ever find one that suits him, then quite possibly, yes ^^
Short Story of adoption: When Linus found out that Flamin' Spades was auctioning off some of their horses, he immediately hooked up the trailer and went off to have a look at the stock on offer. Though all the horses were amazing in their own way, the one that caught his eye almost immediately was the fiery stallion tethered far from the other horses, flapping his great wings irritably.

Having already seen him once as a colt, it was quite easy to recognise the stallion and all interest in the other horses on offer was lost. After having a quick word with October, he went to have a closer look at Fire Starter. Though at first the stallion pinned his ears and snorted irritatedly, the minuted Linus laid a hand on the rope holding him there, the dark stallion pricked his ears and fell still, wings twitching excitedly by his sides at the prospect of being let loose.

He was brought back to SPaVES that very day and put in a loose paddock to see how he would react. At first, he sniffed about, somewhat curious but mostly losing interest after finding it was a normal paddock. As a small crowd of stable hands and regulars gathered, he looked up into the darkened sky and seemed to grin mischievously. Then, in a mere blink of an eye, he was gone, having propelled himself upwards into the oncoming storm with a laugh-like whinny.

He flew so far up we almost couldn't see him and for a moment we feared he wouldn't be coming back. But then we saw him begin to plummet down, wings left to stream uselessly at his sides as he came down at amazing speeds. He once again seemed to let out his laughing sound and it was easy to see the delight in his fiery eyes the closer he got. Finally, when everyone had just about started to panic, he snapped his wings open and came to an immediate halt two feet above the ground. From there, he simply hopped down to the ground and stood there for a moment, panting softly.

He seemed to glance over at his enraptured audience, as if trying to gauge the reaction of the crowd. There was silence for a moment then the small group gathered began to whistle and whoop in excitement, amazed at the winged stallion's daring show. As various treats were held out, Starter came over and tentatively accepted the various tidbits, even allowing a few short pats.

There's no doubt this boy is an adrenaline junkie, but we have a good feeling he'll fit right in here.
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Comments: 134

orengel In reply to ??? [2010-01-03 22:43:58 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! And me too!

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KwehCat In reply to ??? [2010-01-03 18:25:10 +0000 UTC]

Wow, that is amazing! Best of luck, I hope you get him!

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orengel In reply to KwehCat [2010-01-03 22:49:03 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, mate! Me too <:3

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casca-x In reply to ??? [2010-01-03 17:53:55 +0000 UTC]

Wow that horse KICKS BUTT! I really hope you win him, I loved that backstory You basic anatomy and porportions are always soooo good, it's pretty hard to believe you work without references! I love the curve of his spine here, his streaming tail looks great too

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orengel In reply to casca-x [2010-01-03 22:52:01 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, glad you like it! And yeah, me too ^^

I often use a bunch of refs to glance at when working with horses standing still - for some reason, they always seem harder than horses in weird positions - so a weird position like this was darn fun And it's nice to hear someone say that - my non-horsey friends over here kept bugging me about how he was too fat >___>;

BTW, I got your card yesterday. Thanks again!

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casca-x In reply to orengel [2010-01-04 01:20:14 +0000 UTC]

xD people don't understand that horses aren't like dogs with flexy spines and tuck waists, they have big round bellies I guess weird poses are easier because everyone knows what a standing horse looks like so they can point out your mistakes but no one really knows what a horse falling out of the sky would look like

Oh you did?? Yay! Heh I was worried that since I put the autumn leaves in your envelope that it'd get rejected by international postal service for mailing organic things overseas and whatnot Glad it got there!

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orengel In reply to casca-x [2010-01-04 01:35:32 +0000 UTC]

Exactly! There have been so many times I drew a horse with a normal sized barrel and one of my classmates sort of leaned over and went "Oh cute. Is it pregnant?" And jeepers - if they see *ahem* "boy-bits" on my horses they sort of go "omgwtflawl!" Yay maturity.

Maybe that's why XD I should draw more weird poses then XDDD

Awesome leaves by the way! You don't ge leaves like that around here ^^

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casca-x In reply to orengel [2010-01-04 01:40:05 +0000 UTC]

xD oh gawd... in 6th grade I was looking through a book with photos of horses and this boy took my book and circled every single horse's sheath People people people.. you can't censor life!

Hah and every different color came from the same tree too!

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HorseLoverNoOne In reply to casca-x [2010-01-05 12:03:47 +0000 UTC]

It's kinda funny how quickly drawn my teenager mind was to this comment made me rofl it did made me really rofl what is it with photographers and photographing stallies?

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casca-x In reply to HorseLoverNoOne [2010-01-05 19:16:15 +0000 UTC]

xD thilly boyth

Stallions are supposed to be the 'better examples' of the breed, (idk why ) plus they show off a lot more often in the pastures Mares like to graze but stallions are all OMG LOOK AT ME DOIN STUPID STUFF YAYY

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HorseLoverNoOne In reply to casca-x [2010-01-05 23:20:07 +0000 UTC]

Typical males no matter the type they're all the same lol

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casca-x In reply to HorseLoverNoOne [2010-01-06 03:20:32 +0000 UTC]

LMAO

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orengel In reply to casca-x [2010-01-04 01:58:33 +0000 UTC]

Pfft, yay censoring! I remember at my old school, we had a discipline master who was really strict about the whole boy-girl relationships thing. So he had these papers we could fill out as reports if we saw any "offenders". So one day my friends went and wrote a report about 2 cats that were caught being friendly out the back of the compound XD

Seriously? Ah the wonder that is nature

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casca-x In reply to orengel [2010-01-04 02:16:24 +0000 UTC]

xD Those kitties need to get some sex ed, dont they know that's harassment? Reminds me of when my 1st grade class picked up these two turtles and yelled "MISS LYNN THESE TURTLES ARE STUCK TOGETHER!!" Lawl

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orengel In reply to casca-x [2010-01-04 08:50:25 +0000 UTC]

Stuck together! Priceless!

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Stride-Away-Stables In reply to ??? [2010-01-03 16:47:33 +0000 UTC]

It's awsome. The wings are great! Hope you get him!

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orengel In reply to Stride-Away-Stables [2010-01-03 22:54:07 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the support! And yay for simple wings ~___~;

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Stride-Away-Stables In reply to orengel [2010-01-03 23:53:45 +0000 UTC]

Nah, there awsome.

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samys-cc In reply to ??? [2010-01-03 16:46:22 +0000 UTC]

dude this looks awsome!!
i love the colouring!!

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orengel In reply to samys-cc [2010-01-03 22:55:49 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, mate! I was so desperate to get this guy, I actually drew it off paper then scanned it in and coloured it XD; Long process but it seems to have worked!

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samys-cc In reply to orengel [2010-01-04 07:06:27 +0000 UTC]

it sure did!!

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orengel In reply to samys-cc [2010-01-04 08:59:19 +0000 UTC]

XD Great! BTW can't wait for wednesday! Can you call me again when you read this? My credit's gone kapoof >___>

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Experimentor-Iblis In reply to ??? [2010-01-03 15:10:12 +0000 UTC]

wow looks really amazing! Hope you get him!

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orengel In reply to Experimentor-Iblis [2010-01-03 15:14:02 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Glad you like it! And yeah, me too!

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Experimentor-Iblis In reply to orengel [2010-01-03 15:20:05 +0000 UTC]

your welcome^^ and hehe *hoping with you*

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orengel In reply to Experimentor-Iblis [2010-01-03 15:21:28 +0000 UTC]

XD Thanks for the support!

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Experimentor-Iblis In reply to orengel [2010-01-03 15:25:06 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome ^^

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Infected-Skully In reply to ??? [2010-01-03 15:07:47 +0000 UTC]

Looks awesome! Hope you get him ^^

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orengel In reply to Infected-Skully [2010-01-03 15:10:30 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much! And yeah, me too ^-^

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Lily-Pad-Stables In reply to ??? [2010-01-03 15:02:24 +0000 UTC]

Wow, thats amazing

good luck getting him

x

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orengel In reply to Lily-Pad-Stables [2010-01-03 15:06:11 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I'm really anxious And i'm quite happy with this - I generally fail at winged things XD

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Lily-Pad-Stables In reply to orengel [2010-01-03 16:20:11 +0000 UTC]

you did a great job on the wings

x

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orengel In reply to Lily-Pad-Stables [2010-01-03 22:57:34 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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